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11-16-12 | 07:26 PM

chicken0207

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1" fork replacment

I have a 1980's schwinn sprint i ride as my daily fixed gear and i recently managed to bend my fork in an incident that wasent my fault but that is another story . I am looking for an inexpensive replacement fork , i am running 27" tires on my bike and i would like to keep the 27's

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11-16-12 | 07:34 PM

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Somafab has some nice ones on their website. Anything any good is going to set you back between a hundred and a buck-fiddy, though.

11-16-12 | 07:39 PM

chicken0207

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Sadly that is almost what i have invested into the bike, i have considere the nashbar carbon fork as it seems to have fairly good reviews from what i have seen , or maybe looking around here for a vintage 1" fork that would fit my bike.

11-16-12 | 08:01 PM

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Tons of forks on ebay. You can get a nos chrome 27" fork for less than $30.

11-16-12 | 08:31 PM

chicken0207

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Tons of forks on ebay. You can get a nos chrome 27" fork for less than $30.

The cheapest ones i can find are like 40 bucks and there either new or beat up older ones.

11-16-12 | 08:36 PM

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/27-INCH-200m...item43b3ba51d5

11-16-12 | 08:38 PM

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How long do you need the steerer to be? I'm assuming threaded headset?

11-16-12 | 08:39 PM

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How long is the steer tube on your Sprint?

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11-16-12 | 08:43 PM

chicken0207

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How long do you need the steerer to be? I'm assuming threaded headset?

It is threaded, the old fork measured in with about a 180mm steerer

11-16-12 | 08:56 PM

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Origin 8 has some that were $50 in the LBS, basic lugged fork

11-16-12 | 10:03 PM

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chicken0207

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/27-INCH-200m...item43b3ba51d5

Appreciate the link , i think this fork should fit the bill since its a pretty cheap bike i beat up in the city, unless anyone has any advice against this fork. all the money is in the drive train anyway

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