Andrew - Thanks for another great article. Lets hope the powers that be take note.
This is something I am going to have to deal with when I rebuild by Keewee Cromo 8 which is currently hanging in my garage in a temporarily retired state. The plan is to refurbish and rebuilt it when (and maybe if) my daughters get old enough to ride DH. I did get a quote to have the headtube replaced with a 1.5" HT and it wasn't silly money (£150 from memory) however getting a fork that fits the Cromo King headset I already have pressed in would be a far better option.
Your options for the forks are good however I think they could be even easier. Why not just produce a 1 1/8" CSU (in the current fork width) with a 35mm diameter stanction. Then you would buy the tapered ST fork and a 1 1/8" CSU and get them swapped over. This is going to cost more but in the grand scheme of things I would happily pay over the top to keep an old bike running. Plus it would make it very easy for the fork manufacturer. The 1 1/8" would be on a long lead time so shops / suppliers don't need to keep stock - just order from the manufacturer as and when needed.
I know Mojo were previously doing this with Fox forks but an not sure if this will continue as they aren't the Fox supplier in UK any more.
June 22, 2018, 12:54 a.m. - fartymarty
Andrew - Thanks for another great article. Lets hope the powers that be take note. This is something I am going to have to deal with when I rebuild by Keewee Cromo 8 which is currently hanging in my garage in a temporarily retired state. The plan is to refurbish and rebuilt it when (and maybe if) my daughters get old enough to ride DH. I did get a quote to have the headtube replaced with a 1.5" HT and it wasn't silly money (£150 from memory) however getting a fork that fits the Cromo King headset I already have pressed in would be a far better option. Your options for the forks are good however I think they could be even easier. Why not just produce a 1 1/8" CSU (in the current fork width) with a 35mm diameter stanction. Then you would buy the tapered ST fork and a 1 1/8" CSU and get them swapped over. This is going to cost more but in the grand scheme of things I would happily pay over the top to keep an old bike running. Plus it would make it very easy for the fork manufacturer. The 1 1/8" would be on a long lead time so shops / suppliers don't need to keep stock - just order from the manufacturer as and when needed. I know Mojo were previously doing this with Fox forks but an not sure if this will continue as they aren't the Fox supplier in UK any more.