Originally Posted by
krash
those 1" threaded Tange forks are going to be much shorter axle-to-crown than an MTB 80mm suspension fork.
True. Speaking from experience though, it's all you're gonna find unless you luck out or go custom.
probably will improve the street handling.
Also true. Not as nice off road, but I'm pretty sure that won't matter for this guy.
Not a bad deal, but I got the same thing for 10 bucks with a fresh coat of gloss black on it from my LBS. It's always worth trying local instead of just jumping straight to eBay.
Also mind your steerer length. Too short and it won't work at all. Too long and you have to find someone who can rethread and chop the top off, which costs more coin. Labor charges can quickly turn a 20 dollar ebay fork into a 40 dollar one, and if you end up with that you might as well have just bought a new one for 50 online instead.