Author Topic: round peg square hole (Read 3278 times)

theRuler · « **on:** November 01, 2005, 08:08 PM »

any way of fitting 1 1/8th forks to an oldschool frame?

darkslider · « **Reply #1 on:** November 01, 2005, 09:14 PM »

If its a moto-one your local car recycler will help just squeeze till its a cuboid.

theRuler · « **Reply #2 on:** November 01, 2005, 09:14 PM »

i will work out a way.

billstup · « **Reply #3 on:** November 01, 2005, 11:26 PM »

Yes you can, don`t know how its done though

CD17 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 01, 2005, 11:30 PM »

Someone done it on here, on the old site, to a Haro Master I think & I can't remember who it was, but he got the headtube machined out just enough to fit the 1" 1/8 headset in.
Then fitted new skool forks.

aditup2004 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 01, 2005, 11:39 PM »

I may be wrong, but I am almost sure you can get a headset, which is sort of inverted; ie, the cups are the opposite way round (cones in the frame, cups on the forks) which does the job. I think I may have one, but NOT complete. I will look 2morro. Ad

steve · « **Reply #6 on:** November 02, 2005, 12:21 AM »

get an alloy newschoo heaset
-and file the cups

??/

-for sale new school, sky orbit fsa headset
-was from a new unridden bike
-also for sale redline newschool race forks
-new in paper
- swap for mini newschool headset

-will post
-pics?

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #7 on:** November 02, 2005, 01:03 AM »

It's no problem at all, as long as the parts are still available.....

You can buy converter cups to fit either fork into either frame. 1 1/8th forks into a 1" frame was quite a common job as people wanted the strength and clamp on stem option before having to upgrade their frame.

A ring around should see you right, try Billys up in Cambridge - I think their distributor used to make their own converter cups.

Hope that helps

Don't forget to buy suitable bearings as well......

showtime · « **Reply #8 on:** November 02, 2005, 07:14 AM »

or you need to find some mid school 1 inch threaded forks with a clamp on stem!
like superforks or kingpins

lazychubs · « **Reply #9 on:** November 02, 2005, 08:22 AM »

i fink it was gee who did it
i did it the other way put 1inch on 1/18th frame

theRuler · « **Reply #10 on:** November 02, 2005, 11:14 AM »

Quote from: TwoBobRob on November 02, 2005, 01:03 AM

It's no problem at all, as long as the parts are still available.....

You can buy converter cups to fit either fork into either frame. 1 1/8th forks into a 1" frame was quite a common job as people wanted the strength and clamp on stem option before having to upgrade their frame.

A ring around should see you right, try Billys up in Cambridge - I think their distributor used to make their own converter cups.

Hope that helps

Don't forget to buy suitable bearings as well......

sounds like the way to go.

i will try and find the cups!! or machine some existing ones

i want to run some beefy haro forks with ad lugs in my old streetbeat frame

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #11 on:** November 02, 2005, 12:08 PM »

http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-92089.html

doesnt help much, but quite funny..

darkslider · « **Reply #12 on:** November 02, 2005, 02:06 PM »

Why not go rigid

In a beavis and butthead type of snigger. That was cool!

theRuler · « **Reply #13 on:** November 02, 2005, 02:07 PM »

i'm a try the loose balls idea
i was thinking of that last night

i think it will work

darkslider · « **Reply #14 on:** November 02, 2005, 02:09 PM »

You wanna tighten your balls not losen them matey.

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #15 on:** November 02, 2005, 02:24 PM »

you reckon the tube will fit through the cups?

theRuler · « **Reply #16 on:** November 02, 2005, 02:38 PM »

fnarr

yes it does fit through the cups

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #17 on:** November 02, 2005, 02:43 PM »

you tried it? snug?

theRuler · « **Reply #18 on:** November 02, 2005, 02:57 PM »

just tried it.

the shaft moved freely within the hole

oberonspacefruit · « **Reply #19 on:** November 02, 2005, 03:05 PM »

hmm. you reckon it might work then with loose ball......? would have to mess with a few headsets to get the right combo, you would need 1 1/8" unthreaded headset.