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Hi all,

I have a '91 Marinoni that I'm going to build up for the coming season. My first build, and I have a fork question for you all ...

The bike has a 1" threaded fork at the moment. Which requires a 1" threaded headset ... the bike is English threaded. If I find myself a 1" threadless fork (carbon), will that enable me to run a threadless headset?

The advantages I see of making the swap: a) will enable me to run a carbon fork to reduce road buzz on long rides (I have to protect my hands / arms for work), b) will give me more / easier stem options to adjust fit.

Is this correct?

What are the downsides? I will of course keep the original fork if I want to return the bike to original later.

The bike will be my only road bike, and will see hard use ... training, centuries etc.