trek 850 fork
09-05-14 | 07:47 AM
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trek 850 fork
I will be getting a 1991 trek 850, minus the front fork. Apparently the 850 that year came with a cruise solid front fork. To get a replacement I will need to know the axle to crown length, the rest I can measure when the bike arrives. Anyone happen to know the crown to axle length?
09-05-14 | 08:02 AM
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Please email me and remind me to measure the fork on my wife's bike. She has an 850 from around then.
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09-05-14 | 08:49 AM
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Save [MENTION=152773]noglider[/MENTION] some labor, my 1996 rigid 850, with 1 1/8 threaded steering tube measures 39.5 cm from axle to crown. Without actually measuring, the unicrown clearance over a standard 2.1 inch MTB tire across my various rigid MTBs, which includes Trek 850, HardRock, Stumpjumper, Miyata, and Rockhoppers all look to be about the same for mid 1990 bikes.
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09-05-14 | 10:29 AM
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Thanks, [MENTION=305894]oddjob2[/MENTION].
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09-05-14 | 10:55 AM
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i checked my trek 800 and univega alpina uno both are 395mm. sounds like the magic number, many thanks.
