Fit a 1 1/8 fork to 1" head tube?
05-22-08, 08:43 AM
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Fit a 1 1/8 fork to 1" head tube?
I have a Profile Design Silencer SL Fork 1 1/8".
Can this be fitted to an oldish Cannondale frame with 1" head tube?
Cheers
Karl
Can this be fitted to an oldish Cannondale frame with 1" head tube?
Cheers
Karl
05-22-08, 08:44 AM
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Yes, but it would involve chopping off the 1" headtube and having a frambuilder weld on a new 1-1/8" headtube. The correct size fork would be the logical solution.
05-22-08, 09:09 AM
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^^ despite the sarcasm, you can't put something too big into something too small. If you had a 1 1/8 head tube and a 1" fork, there are adapters, I believe.
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05-22-08, 09:42 AM
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I'll bet you were disappointed too. All those suppliments, only to find you went too far...
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