The Tange ones I'm talking about are from the 90's, are canti brake compatible, and look like this:
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/download/file.php?id=12350 They licensed the crown design from Bontrager who's forks were similar, but usually had a black crown, beefier legs, and go for a lot more money in the used market place. The Tange one is probably fine or even more appropriate for your purpose, because the legs aren't as stiff. I actually have a couple of the Bontrager ones sitting on my desk at the moment, because I'm doing the steerer swap. If you find one and are interested, I can walk you through the process and show you where to find the steerers. Another thought I just had, that may be the best one yet - especially if you can find a 26" riv fork or a too-short X0-1 fork - is to do a steerer extension. That would surely cost less than a new custom. I think the typical method is to use a inner dowel/sleeve to butt a new section on and maintain alignment, and then braze or weld together. On a shorter fork, the sleeve could cause problems with a quill stem, but yours is long enough that it might work great. I didn't realize until now that the XO-2/XO-4 crown was different than the XO-1/Atlantis. The later takes a pretty wide tire. I can't imagine how that decision made sense, but it sure illustrates the kind of corporate bean counting that Grant must have had to deal with at the time. On Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 9:32:05 AM UTC-6, Tony DeFilippo wrote: > > Thanks Keith! Yeah that gray one was almost perfect, might have been > 'close enough' as I have some margin at 24cm. I am keeping an eye on ebay, > not quite every day but I do have some searches going. Those switchblade > forks look like they are mostly disc forks... which would work but would > necessitate some wheel changes and different braking styles front to back > for sure! :) > > > > On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 10:06 AM iamkeith <keith...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Here's one that only missed by a cm of steerer length: >> >> >> http://m.ebay.com/itm/26-inch-Bike-Fork-Gray-1-in-Threaded-for-Mountain-Comfort-Bike-V-Brake-Compatble-/232298936149?hash=item3616187755%3Ag%3AtfQAAOSwU8hY7AnU >> >> Im sure you're watching the bay already, but you should keep an eye for >> complete bikes as a donor, too. Some of those old lugged stumpjumpers, for >> instance, had long headtubes with cool biplane fork crowns and can often be >> had for your price range. >> >> Another idea is to look for a tange (or bontrager) switchblade fork, >> which also come up regularly. You can bolt in any 1" steerer in a matter >> of moments, to get the length you need. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/XzUkZ8LS6sM/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
