Just as a general thing to keep in mind, that Quadra probably has at most 40-60 mm's of travel, where newer forks probably start at 80 mm. All these things will effect steering and handling significantly. (And you can get an idea of "true" travel by putting a ziptie on the the stanchion and going for a ride. Then measure the difference between that the top of the fork lowers.)
There are a lot of references to be found about adding suspension to frames that were not designed for it. It changes the head angle, wheelbase and "wheel flop" characteristics. It can also (especially on longer travel forks), put significantly different stresses on the headtube of a bicycle. Not trying to scare anyone away from that type of project, just illuminate some of the variables. Marzocchi, White and RockShox (early models) all used crowns with bolt-on stanchions rather than press fit. Sometimes you can find replacement crowns with different sized steerers. - Jim -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes on 1/27/09 12:03 PM, Timothy Whalen at whalen...@gmail.com wrote: 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
