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motomagII

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new school fork ideas please
« on: June 07, 2012, 09:08 PM »
i need a plan got set really smartr forks but when i tried using em they are for internal headset not normal so im screwwed unless anyone hsa got way of using em
let me know if you have figured a way of uasing em pleasew

Offline Gary72

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Re: new school fork ideas please
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2012, 09:14 PM »
I'm guessing you mean the forks have a built in bearing race?
I thought you would be able to use it with a sealed bearing headset. I've had external headsets that have sealed cartridge bearings in them and the fork race is a flat angle if that makes sense.
Or is the fork steerer tube to short to clamp a stem on?
Got any pics?

motomagII

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Re: new school fork ideas please
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2012, 09:19 PM »
i think it needs to be a sealed 45/45 campy style headset which i dont have i have a unsealed bearing headset
maybe someone can check this for me i can easily buy a sealed one if they fit

HEYWOOD BMX

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Re: new school fork ideas please
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2012, 11:48 PM »
 :)Trouble with a lot of forks with integrated crown race is that the steerer tubes are too short to run on a  regular headset although Odyssey seem to be an exception.

motomagII

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Re: new school fork ideas please
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2012, 07:41 AM »
fck it i will just repaint my s&M forks this weekend and use them lol

Offline Munnyella

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Re: new school fork ideas please
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2012, 08:11 AM »
You could try and machine a 45 degree chamfer on the underside of a std crown race, so it sits on the integral fork race.

Issues with this would be-

1, the steerer tube may not be long enough to clamp the stem on properly because-
2, the forks would effectively be hanging out of the headtube by another 4mm or so.

The sealed external headset would be best though, I have one on my Alone which cost less than a tenner on ebay, pretty good too.

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