Seeking fork with long steer tube
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Seeking fork with long steer tube
Hi,
I have a couple of Fujis with very large steel alloy frames - 67.5cm c-c. I am looking for any fork with a steer tube that is 295/296mm long from the bottom of the bearing race to the top of the threads. If it's Ishiwata, that's would be a bonus! Forks with steer tubes this long are uncommon, but do exist.
Thanks for your consideration, Jim
PS: I've not had any success on Ebay.
I have a couple of Fujis with very large steel alloy frames - 67.5cm c-c. I am looking for any fork with a steer tube that is 295/296mm long from the bottom of the bearing race to the top of the threads. If it's Ishiwata, that's would be a bonus! Forks with steer tubes this long are uncommon, but do exist.
Thanks for your consideration, Jim
PS: I've not had any success on Ebay.
#2
Originally Posted by beaverstuff
Hi,
I have a couple of Fujis with very large steel alloy frames - 67.5cm c-c. I am looking for any fork with a steer tube that is 295/296mm long from the bottom of the bearing race to the top of the threads. If it's Ishiwata, that's would be a bonus! Forks with steer tubes this long are uncommon, but do exist.
Thanks for your consideration, Jim
PS: I've not had any success on Ebay.
I have a couple of Fujis with very large steel alloy frames - 67.5cm c-c. I am looking for any fork with a steer tube that is 295/296mm long from the bottom of the bearing race to the top of the threads. If it's Ishiwata, that's would be a bonus! Forks with steer tubes this long are uncommon, but do exist.
Thanks for your consideration, Jim
PS: I've not had any success on Ebay.
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Originally Posted by unworthy1
Have you considered taking an Ishiwata fork you like and having a long threaded column spliced on to get the length you need? Probably just as strong as as a one-piece steerer when done right.
Bike rides fine. DOWN SIDE: All steer tubes have Ishiwata stamped on them; that is now missing on my black Fuji. While it rides great, the bike pedigree is still missing an essential piece.
Thanks for the idea, which does work.
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I have a fork with a steerer of 288 mm from the bottom of the race to the top of the race. I bought it from a Schwinn dealer that shut down last year. Chrome NOS but I don't know what brand, has some sort of duck stamped onto the steerer just above the race. PM if you are interested.
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Originally Posted by jgedwa
If the OP is not interested in this, please, please PM me.
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