It is a Trek alpha alum frame with a 1 1/8" head tube with Crane Creek cups on. I has a 1" steel steer, alum fork without any race on it. Seem to be a bit odd.
According to the owner, it can be done with bearings. What do I need?

Prog going to need a fork with 1 1/8" steerer... Or check Chris King to see if they make a reducing headset

Sounds like I got screw on this deal?

You could install a headset reducer but it'd be ideal to get a 1 1/8" fork.

+1 to both points. Flipping the 1" fork should be relatively easy- there's lots of "vintage" bikes that it could work on. Then you could get a proper 1 1/8" steerer fork.

Dang- my bike-mechanic days predate all of this "oversize" headset stuff. Does that make me "vintage"?

Jeff,

Nice name by the way. I worked in a shop here in Los Angeles. It was 1985 during high school while earning enough money to buy sewups for racing. I know very little about these newer bikes. I stop messing around with them about 15 years ago. What do you think I can sell this vintage fork for. I bought this for my workman. He's been a great employee for a few years. It looks like I just got bit on this one. Headset reducers hard to find?

Jeff

any shop can get the reducers from qbp

Are they specific to a certain type of head set or will they work on all. A universal spacer?

they reduce the headtube so you can use a "traditional" 1 inch headset

Now I get it.

Thanks

Jeff

Gee- ya think? FWIW: I grew up there (South Pasadena, actually) and moved out in 1989. I ended up near Portland... and I like it here.

I would advertise the fork on Craigslist if you want to deal with the whack jobs, or see if you can place an ad with the LA Wheelmen or another club. There's got to be someone who's got a bike with a bent fork that would take it off your hands.

So, you are a local boy? We live in Mt Washington (since 96, grew up in Echo Park). We bank and shop in So Pas. because Highland Park is still a bit rough for us. Just so you know, Highland park is completely turned around. Yuppies with their Volvos and Subi have filled 40% of most driveways there. I worked in a shop near Griffith Park. Were you riding during the mid to late 80s? I may have run in to you one way or another. Montrose or the bowl ride?

I know where Vancouver WA is. ON my way home I spun out one evening on the south side of the bridge going into Vancouver back in around January 88-89.

Thanks for the Wheelmen tip. I just might do that.

Jeff

I've always been a better mechanic than rider. I tried the Rose Bowl ride a couple times and only proved that "off the back" was where I was going to stay. I worked at Euro-Asia Imports (same family as Montrose Bike Shop) for a couple years in the late '80's.

Oh, that's funny. Steve Lubanski (spelling) ring a bell? I think he may have been gone by then. I know Steve well. How about John (I think his last name is Lipzig), he was a good rider, cat 1 I think, that work in the shop. I was in the club for a couple of years. Montrose is the only people in town that carried any "Good" stuff. Well there's John's on Rosemead, and Bud's way out on the edge of earth and a couple of shops out on the West side like MDR. I still have my Casati with full Campy in race trim.

You worked in the shop as a mechanic then for Euro-Asia?