2023 Subscriptions ginty001 Posted October 5, 2011 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Looking to turn an old MTB into a commuter and want to put a rigid fork on it. Anyone got anything or any idea of where i could get one at a reasonable price.. Would need to be alloy (as opposed to steel) and preferably black in colour.. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Christie Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Ian, I've got a threaded fork with bosses for cantilevers, no disc mount. Real old skool style would that help you out at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions ginty001 Posted October 6, 2011 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Kenny, have PM'd you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 i have a pair of black forks for mtb. They are 4130 chromoly though. Lite and very strong. 1 1/8" threadless steerer. Its been cut to fit my bike, i will measure it for you. For both v-brake and IS disc brake. Yours if you want them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 You might have problems getting a rigid MTB fork that isn't made of steel (or carbon). I have a steel one with 1.125" threadless steerer (uncut), about 400mm axle-to-crown (i.e. not supension-corrected), black in colour...v-brake only, no disc mounts...and of course it has mudguard eyelets Yours for £15. I can deliver (as I pass your gaff on my way home from work) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 actually thats a good point, if you have a suspension corrected frame you need to get suspention corrected forks, the ones i have arent. I converted my old mtb into a road going mtb for training on the winter roads. I bought those forks and fitted them but they immediatley didnt look right as my frame is designed for 100mm travel forks. Riding it felt really odd and not right. So i bought a pair of alloy suspension corrected rigids and they are really good. Feels perfect now. Got them off ebay for about £35. But yea, got my schwalbe city jet 1.25s on there too. Its a fast wee bike and dosnt matter toomuch if the weather is crap.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions ginty001 Posted October 7, 2011 Author 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Guys, Thanks for the advice and offers, i'm going to see a set on Saturday, not sure if they're suspension corrected or not... The bike i have does indeed have a suspension fork, so does that mean i need a corrected fork, i'm not keen to use one if it's gonna look out of place ? Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyS Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 I've got a set of powder coated (titatnium grey / silver) corrected forks in the shed if you want to drop round and have a look at them. Yours FOC if you want them. You can pick up your replacement bibshorts at the same time Kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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