Clayton, I've thought about doing the same thing to my Atlantis. Where are you finding a White Bros. shock with 1" steerer? Thanks, Tim
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 12:14 PM, jim g <yoj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Have you considered a Softride Suspension Stem? > > That'd be cheaper, and probably more harmonious with a Rivendell. > > http://www.softride.com/bikes/bike_accessories/powerstem.html > > Other sizes/models can be found on Ebay. > > -Jim G > > > > On Jan 27, 7:21 am, clayton <treefir...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I haven't seen any Rivendells with a suspension fork, so I thought I > > would share. I found a brand new Rock Shox Quadra on Ebay with a 1" > > steerer that was unthreaded. After threading it and carefully filing > > the indexing groove I have a fork that gets almost two inches of > > travel. I have had multiple carpal tunnel surgeries that did nothing > > to reduce the numbness and pain in my hands when I rode. I tried 2.35 > > wide tires with 20 psi, etc. The fork works. No more numbness when I > > ride. I want a higher quality fork but the only one I have found is > > from White Brothers for somewhere in the neighborhood of 800 dollars. > > Anyone have a quality suspension fork with a 1" steerer" or any > > suggestions? Recommendations? > > > > Thanks! > > Clayton > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
