Bike fork replacment..
09-30-12, 04:12 PM
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Bike fork replacment..
I bought my windsor dover 1.0. It's a nice bike I really enjoy ridding it. nice components except two things not so nice. the seat post is a zoom suspension and works like crap replacing this post with an regular xlc post. Same thing with the suspension fork in the front a zoom and it's too soft and nonadjustable. I want to replace with a rigid fork. been looking on https://www.niagaracycle.com/index.ph...46_4602_460203 wondering witch one will work for me. I'm defiantly mechanically incline just don't know a lot on bicycles. 
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A bit more info on your Winsdor Dover may help, maybe a pic?
You seem to need a 1" threaded fork for cantilever brakes. but I have no idea which length steerer you need. Also you need to make sure the fork is suspension corrected or whatever the correct term is, otherwise the geomentry of ypour bike will be slightly off.
You seem to need a 1" threaded fork for cantilever brakes. but I have no idea which length steerer you need. Also you need to make sure the fork is suspension corrected or whatever the correct term is, otherwise the geomentry of ypour bike will be slightly off.
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I couldn't tell you without looking at the fork/knowing the measurements. You want your replacement fork to have the same measurements as your current fork, likely it will be a suspension corrected fork.
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A bit more info on your Winsdor Dover may help, maybe a pic?
You seem to need a 1" threaded fork for cantilever brakes. but I have no idea which length steerer you need. Also you need to make sure the fork is suspension corrected or whatever the correct term is, otherwise the geomentry of ypour bike will be slightly off.
You seem to need a 1" threaded fork for cantilever brakes. but I have no idea which length steerer you need. Also you need to make sure the fork is suspension corrected or whatever the correct term is, otherwise the geomentry of ypour bike will be slightly off.
09-30-12, 06:32 PM
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With a threaded headset, only the last ~40mm is threaded. So you need to hit that window and still have enough threads left. The formula should be something like (steerer) > (head tube + headset stack height), but only greater by about 10-20mm.
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But in the OPs case it would be simpler to just measure from right under the crown race to the top of the topnut and subtract 2-3mm. But a slightly longer steerer is always better than too short.
The hard part will be finding a 1" threaded "Suspension Corrected" fork. Check Nashbar they may have one.
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But in the OPs case it would be simpler to just measure from right under the crown race to the top of the topnut and subtract 2-3mm. But a slightly longer steerer is always better than too short.
The hard part will be finding a 1" threaded "Suspension Corrected" fork. Check Nashbar they may have one.
The hard part will be finding a 1" threaded "Suspension Corrected" fork. Check Nashbar they may have one.
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I guess nashbar does not have one it has a 1 1/8 thredless steerer back to the drawing board a 29er might work will do some measuring.
10-03-12, 09:48 PM
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Isn't it annoying how the seat wobbles?? Take it to a bike shop and see what they say
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Is that necessary? A normal fork will tighten the head angle a degree or two max while increasing trail what, maybe an inch? Each change will sorta cancel the other out, so no big deal, I figure.
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You'll need to do your own measurements, but my eyeballs say that this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/RIGID-MTB-MO...item19d4433137 might work. This will move your geometry down into hybrid territory, and you will need to be wary of pedal height.
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Thanks for the help guys I need something that measures in mm first. I'm still not 100% sure where to measure from point to point. I'm not a bike mechanic I'm a truck mechanic.
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I bought my windsor dover 1.0. It's a nice bike I really enjoy ridding it. nice components except two things not so nice. the seat post is a zoom suspension and works like crap replacing this post with an regular xlc post. Same thing with the suspension fork in the front a zoom and it's too soft and nonadjustable. I want to replace with a rigid fork. been looking on https://www.niagaracycle.com/index.ph...46_4602_460203 wondering witch one will work for me. I'm defiantly mechanically incline just don't know a lot on bicycles.
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I think that people have been leading you astray. I doubt, highly, that a modern aluminum bike would have a 1" steer tube. Measure the diameter of the quill you have now. If it is a 1" it will measure 22.2 mm. If it is a 1 1/8" it will measure 25.4mm. I'll leave it up to the reader to do the conversion. If you don't have a caliper to measure with, you can use a quarter. 25.4mm...oh, alright, it's an inch...is just wider than a quarter. 22.2mm is significantly narrower.
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Ok I will check it out hopefully tonight. I really wasn't going to get anything till I did the measuring. Nothing like having a bike fork you can't use.
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I think that people have been leading you astray. I doubt, highly, that a modern aluminum bike would have a 1" steer tube. Measure the diameter of the quill you have now. If it is a 1" it will measure 22.2 mm. If it is a 1 1/8" it will measure 25.4mm. I'll leave it up to the reader to do the conversion. If you don't have a caliper to measure with, you can use a quarter. 25.4mm...oh, alright, it's an inch...is just wider than a quarter. 22.2mm is significantly narrower.
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You're probably looking at unthreaded forks for threadless headsets. They need to be longer, as they have to protrude some distance above the top race.
To use one of those you need to replace the (top half of) the headset, and get some spacers and a new stem.
To use one of those you need to replace the (top half of) the headset, and get some spacers and a new stem.
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The fork is available, by the way, in chrome as well. The black one would look good with your bike and continue that "Gateway" scheme.
You do want a steer tube that is long so that you can cut it to fit. Threadless steer tubes are very, very long compared to threaded forks.
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Has the OP done the swap? ^I'm gonna pick that one up unless somebody says otherwise. I prefer to call it a "LA Kings look"
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I bought my windsor dover 1.0. It's a nice bike I really enjoy ridding it. nice components except two things not so nice. the seat post is a zoom suspension and works like crap replacing this post with an regular xlc post. Same thing with the suspension fork in the front a zoom and it's too soft and nonadjustable. I want to replace with a rigid fork. been looking on https://www.niagaracycle.com/index.ph...46_4602_460203 wondering witch one will work for me. I'm defiantly mechanically incline just don't know a lot on bicycles.
Be sure to double check the prices on the fork once you figure out which exact type you need. Yes on suspension corrected. Good Chromoly forks are a glut right now -- in the $40 and up range on ebay, amazon or Nashbar. Might want to check one of them with both canti and disk mounts (many stores have these for about $10 more than a regular one)
PM if you need specific advice of some kind.