fork with posts
01-31-05 | 10:56 AM
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fork with posts
ok so my brakes have no clearence, and I'm planning on ridding cross this fall (ummm fixie cross), I have two options for canti brakes, I can send my current fork to the local frame builder, then have it powdercoated. or I can buy one from kelly, already powdercoated. New fork would be 180, posts and coating would be 35+60=90. kelly is a better product and i could sell my for for around 50 bucks, or have 2 nice forks. Any pro's cons to either? Would adding posts affect the structural integrity?
01-31-05 | 11:03 AM
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alexi, there's another option that was discussed in this forum a few months ago
osts that attach to your fork with bands...sorta' like a hose clamp. a bit ghetto and if i recall correctly the maker was in japan, but perhaps others here remember better or you could do a search.
if i had the $ for the new fork, then i'd get that for cantis and keep the other fork for road brakes...also know you can get a canti-friendly fork for less than 180...not as nice as a kelly, though.
osts that attach to your fork with bands...sorta' like a hose clamp. a bit ghetto and if i recall correctly the maker was in japan, but perhaps others here remember better or you could do a search.if i had the $ for the new fork, then i'd get that for cantis and keep the other fork for road brakes...also know you can get a canti-friendly fork for less than 180...not as nice as a kelly, though.
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01-31-05 | 11:12 AM
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A Surly cross fork will run about $60 and comes in 1" and 1 1/8".
01-31-05 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by dabern
alexi, there's another option that was discussed in this forum a few months agoosts that attach to your fork with bands...sorta' like a hose clamp. a bit ghetto and if i recall correctly the maker was in japan, but perhaps others here remember better or you could do a search.
if i had the $ for the new fork, then i'd get that for cantis and keep the other fork for road brakes...also know you can get a canti-friendly fork for less than 180...not as nice as a kelly, though.
osts that attach to your fork with bands...sorta' like a hose clamp. a bit ghetto and if i recall correctly the maker was in japan, but perhaps others here remember better or you could do a search.if i had the $ for the new fork, then i'd get that for cantis and keep the other fork for road brakes...also know you can get a canti-friendly fork for less than 180...not as nice as a kelly, though.
01-31-05 | 12:37 PM
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Interloc straight blade steel cross forks come up on ebay no and then. I grabbed one for $50 and it as a very tiny decal near the posts. About the size of a quarter. Liking it so far, nice and stiff. Huge amounts of clearance. A set of 38c's look small in there.
01-31-05 | 01:43 PM
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you could go the brake plate route, its used commonly in BMX, you can get them in U brake and V/Canti sizes, they just bolt on to your existing brake hole. i've used them before and their pretty strong and cost effective, and you can always just unbolt them
heres a link to Dans comp, just go under brake accesories,
they're listed at 24 bucks for the V model, https://www.danscomp.com/index-park.html
i've had one for around 5 years on the back brake of an old dirt jumping frame,
the draw back is they don't look as nice.
but, they work
heres a link to Dans comp, just go under brake accesories,
they're listed at 24 bucks for the V model, https://www.danscomp.com/index-park.html
i've had one for around 5 years on the back brake of an old dirt jumping frame,
the draw back is they don't look as nice.
but, they work
