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Old 05-12-19, 03:13 AM
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Trevtassie
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Originally Posted by wreckembent
eh... back in my day... we just sawed whatever spare forks we had off at the crown and hammered them on to our bike forks. we didn't know nuthin' 'bout fancy geometries, weldin', safety, color co-ordinatin' or nuthin'.

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That thing when you pull a wheelie and the front wheel and fork extensions roll off. Best thing was to jump off the back and start running.
We used to whack a set of 27" forks on a 20" frame. Did the trick and a bit safer.
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