Busted Boardwalk
 

Well my Boardwalk has died. Loaned it to a friend's daughter and a carload of boys thought it was a good idea to see how close they could come without actually hitting her. Unfortunately the fork folded and the frame buckled when hit the curb. Fortunately she is ok. Anyone have a source for a fork and frame that I can swap my components too?
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go for fhon frames, or litepro.
they many many models, they even have crmo frames like your passed away bordwalk

Contact Thor @ thorusa.com,... He's the USA Dahon distributor, and I'm sure he can help you out.

What would be the price difference between getting a new frame + fork(including shipping).
Then your time swapping all other parts. Versus just getting another used Boardwalk?

Also if this was cause of a car; there might be recourse with the auto's insurance company or
civil court.

I had completely forgotten about this,... The driver of the car is responsible for damages. They owe the OP a new bike.

No recourse from the auto side. The oxygen thieves buzzed and ran, leaving my friend's daughter laying in the gutter. 😡 At the end of the day it is usually cheaper to buy a used replacement, especially with shipping to AK, but I enjoy building up bikes. So like any good hobby I am not worried about resale as I usually ride my money out of them.
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I was already in contact with Thor as I had just ordered up a new latch and magnet for it. He wasn't holding out much hope for a replacement frame from his end. Looked at the Fnhon post and that is a possibility, but where and how would I source either of those frames in the States?
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I would check Craigslist, there is a nice Novara Flyby in Wasilla.

What year is your Boardwalk? Some parts don’t transfer well if they are a few years old. My 2002 model is considered ancient! Is your stem a quill attachment to the fork?

you might put a BMX fork on it.
 

I bought a used Dahon CIAO that had a BMX fork put on it. I have since taken it to Guatemala and given it away.
As I recall it was basically a threadless headset and held on my the two bolt clamping of the folding handlebar stem.
Before shipping out I added a device call a head lok to add more assurance like a star fangled nut but it extends all the way thru to the bottom of the fork tube.
If you saw one you could probably make your own.

These are the only pictures I have left of the bike and none of them show how it was done, you may have to innovate.

You might try to adapt a BMX fork from a donor bike.
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This idea has merit.

I think a donor boardwalk would be preferred, but I have seen BMX bikes set out with the trash. Like most bikes its usually the back wheel that gives out first. You might pick up a fork and front wheel for nothing.

Thorusa has a Jetstream suspension fork available that may work.

Assuming one could find a donor BMX with front wheel, and the fork tube was too long or not threaded low enough Take it to a bike shop to have them extend the threading , cut off excess. It would be cheaper than the postage for a new fork. Thats' what I would do with a busted boardwalk.

All that needs to be done is to purchase a new bmx fork and trim it to size.
https://www.danscomp.com/bmx/Parts/Forks/

I guess the 2 bike shops I use are bit better equipped.

The other folding bike owner above managed to get a Dahon Ciao that had been fitted with a fork that fit. I'm sure a bike shop can provide this assistance.

And yes, the spacing is 100mm. If the slimmest fold is required it's unacceptable. Otherwise, it'll work just fine,...a new bmx wheel or so later. I doubt the op will be upset getting a wider old for the front wheel, since they already have those knobbies on there.

All and all, a bmx fork will work.

And a good bike shop will help install a bmx fork,... The bike shop by my house does threaded to threadless conversions on occasion.

Sorry gang, wasn't meaning to ignore my own post. Got busy with other projects and back burnered this one. The fork wasn't my biggest worry as I would have probably gotten a replacement from Thor. That Jetstream one was calling to me just because it looks neat. The show stopper is the tweeked frame. At this point I will probably be scrapping it out and start saving up for a new folder as bare frames seem to be unobtainium here in the US.
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I recently found an S1 Boardwalk local to me that I was considering picking up for parts (I want the upper part of the stem/handlebars, seat post, derailleur, etc); I wonder how much shipping would run for a bare frame and fork out to AK. Unfortunately, I'm in Eastern Canada, but if you have happen to strip the bike and want to weigh/measure the frame and fork, I can try to figure out how much shipping would run. Having said that, the bike I was looking at had a "dent" on the left side of the frame, just behind the headset; as far as I can tell, this is standard for the S1 Boardwalks, but I haven't been able to find a good picture of a bike that shows this for comparison.

In Seattle https://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/b...904648695.html