Hi folks, and thanks for keeping it classy around here. I'm a long-time lurker, working on building up a 1983/4 Centurion Elite GT that I got sans forks. It's an old touring frame, but reasonably lightweight and packing all the braze-ons I've been looking for in an all-day, commuterish bike.

It's got just under 6" of headtube, and I'm having a hell of a time sourcing a threaded replacement fork with cantilevers and, ideally, mid-fork bosses. There are a couple on the auction site, but they've got really short steerers. Looking for chrome, ideally, so as not to clash with the champagne Keith Anderson paint job. Anyone hear tell of one of these, or have one sitting in your parts bin?

The other routes are:
1) Running a mullet setup with a centerpull up front. Anyone tried this?
2) Buying a relatively ugly unicrown fork from the local co-op or online
3) Going threadless, necessitating new headset, stem, shim, etc.

I'd welcome any leads, or info on other folks' workarounds for this particular issue.

Do you know what axle-to-crown length you need?


Here's one possible option: Soma Classic Curve Cyclo-Cross/Trekking Fork

Spinner is pretty nice stuff. Excellent chrome. (I lucked out buying one for a 26" atb NOS for $10 at a swap meet!)

This sellers title could throw a buyer off with his title desc. and 'carbon'. Perhaps shoot an offer.

1 inch Threaded Spinner 1988 Carbon Steel Fork Steer steering NOS 22 2x27 LOT X | eBay

the 26" atb version

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For 27" wheels? (Cantilever bosses would be positioned 4 mm differently for 700c wheels.)

Sorry, should have mentioned I'm converting it to 700c, but either size should work (I've got a set of old Deore cantis with plenty of adjustment, and Kool Stop thinlines).

Nothing in Austin Texas?

Thanks for this: I actually did just that and bought from this seller (not close to asking price), but it's just a few cm too short. It will be back for sale shortly : /

That's my current backup plan; given that it costs significantly more than I paid for the frame, I'm hoping for a more wallet-friendly option.