Originally Posted by
supcom
New Fork, of course. Try to match the geometry of the old fork or the bike handling will change.
+1 Excellent advice supcom. The term is "suspension corrected fork" I believe. Alternatively to the travel agent/Dia Compe levers, you can get cantilever brakes. For light touring a range of gears from 25 or 30" to 100" should be ok.