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Offline Gary72

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Re: Anyone converted 1" forks to 1 1/8 steering tube ?
« Reply #25 on: January 12, 2012, 11:07 PM »
How about Odyssey Director forks? You can get those with brake bosses.
Not excactly MId school, But kinda the look you after and a lot less fooking about.

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Re: Anyone converted 1" forks to 1 1/8 steering tube ?
« Reply #26 on: January 13, 2012, 09:02 AM »
Sorry Gary, i don't think directors come with brake mounts.  They don't have a drilled hole either to fit an AD mount or caliper

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Re: Anyone converted 1" forks to 1 1/8 steering tube ?
« Reply #27 on: January 13, 2012, 09:13 AM »
This project is just about complete. I have cut off an old 1 1/8 steering tube off a old set of bent forks(mongoose). The tube had to be drilled out towards the bottom, It got thicker as it went down. Drilled two small holes so I could weld it to the original tube. Fits perfectly, so now all I have to do is weld the tube as I mentioned and fix the bosses plus cable guide. That is all happening tonight.

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Re: Anyone converted 1" forks to 1 1/8 steering tube ?
« Reply #29 on: January 16, 2012, 04:33 PM »
A little bit more than a bodge job Ed but those forks came good.
Pics speak for themselves.


Donor forks steering tube and ad bosses



Ebay custom forks finnished



Real DMC forks

The moral is dont throw those old BMX parts away.
« Last Edit: January 16, 2012, 07:44 PM by monkeybat »

Offline Gary72

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Re: Anyone converted 1" forks to 1 1/8 steering tube ?
« Reply #30 on: January 16, 2012, 06:43 PM »
Top engineering :daumenhoch:

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