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02-11-23, 11:51 PM
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I had the same problem (front end shimmy) with the same era headset on my 83 Davidson.
Pretty much ruined a long weekend tour in Seattle and environs.
Take it from me, replace it soon. Twill not improve with age.
Pretty much ruined a long weekend tour in Seattle and environs.
Take it from me, replace it soon. Twill not improve with age.
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02-12-23, 08:19 AM
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Thought I'd share this here first. I just picked this up locally and haven't touched it yet. The lady actually had a matching set, same size. In rough working shape right now but I grabbed the better looking of the two frames. Both bikes were missing their front wheel. I bet they were somewhere in the garage she picked these up at. Under the grime and such appears to be a nice bike. Nothing fancy but the care taken with the lugs is very evident as well as a nice paint job....originally. Not sure where I'm going with this one. I'll start and individual post on this bike as I sort it out.
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02-12-23, 11:51 AM
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Did I just buy this fork from you at the Seattle Bike Swap yesterday? If not, I just picked up a spitting image of it. But I think this one has mid-fork rack mounts, so ... I guess not! On the assumption that mine is not yours, do you want to check mine out? I'd happily pass it along to you at the ridiculously low price that I picked it up. I just couldn't leave it orphaned in a parts bin.
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02-12-23, 12:02 PM
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Did I just buy this fork from you at the Seattle Bike Swap yesterday? If not, I just picked up a spitting image of it. But I think this one has mid-fork rack mounts, so ... I guess not! On the assumption that mine is not yours, do you want to check mine out? I'd happily pass it along to you at the ridiculously low price that I picked it up. I just couldn't leave it orphaned in a parts bin.
Do you have a picture of the fork? My frame is 64.5 CTT so I need lot of steerer!
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02-12-23, 07:49 PM
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Sadly, it's probably not going to be long enough, then. I checked it (eyeballed it) against my own 62-63cm frames and it looks just barely too short for those. I'll measure it to confirm, but it's unlikely.
