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Old 04-27-07 | 08:22 PM
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Seeking fork with long steer tube

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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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Old 04-27-07 | 09:32 PM
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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.
Have you considered taking an Ishiwata fork you like and having a long threaded column spliced on to get the length you need? I don't know who in your neighborhood does that sort of thing, but in the SF Bay Area, Bernie Mikkelsen did a LOT of them, for cheap, and very nice work. Probably just as strong as as a one-piece steerer when done right.
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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.
I did that on my black Fuji. Had an accident and crunched the fork. The steerer was slightly bent just above the fork crown. Salvaged the top part to splice onto another fork (cut down); the welder can't be an amateur.
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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Old 04-28-07 | 12:32 PM
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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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Old 04-28-07 | 06:37 PM
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If the OP is not interested in this, please, please PM me.

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has some sort of duck stamped onto the steerer just above the race.
Funny duck: walks like a dove, quacks like a dove, must be a...Columbus.
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Old 04-29-07 | 05:57 AM
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If the OP is not interested in this, please, please PM me.
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Hey, Silent1, give this guy a PM; fork is a little short, thanks.
do you have an image to share?
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