I've been restoring a 1998 Scott Tampico for Bridleway/Canal/Work duties and I'm looking to replace the forks.
Could do with some inspiration or ideas. The axle to crown is about 411mm and it would need to have V Brake mounts.
I'll consider anything really, second hand of similar vintage or rigid.
oh and it has a ridiculously long head tube (need about 240mm steerer)!
Could do with some inspiration or ideas
We didn't swap stuff out in the 90's just common or garden 'swapped' 🙂
Have a look at pace forks on eBay as you can replace the steerer tube on them, and Tim at Fork English probably has them available (plus decals and lots of other nice bits)
how about this:
[url= https://www.athleteshop.co.uk/rockshox-recon-silver-tk-26-inch-100-mm-solo-air-1-125-front-fork-gloss-black? ]https://www.athleteshop.co.uk/rockshox-recon-silver-tk-26-inch-100-mm-solo-air-1-125-front-fork-gloss-black?[/url]
probably adds about 20mm to your a-c measurement but should be ok for canal paths
EDIT - sorry thats tapered. ignore me.
I'd probably go for something rigid for towpaths, less to look after. There should be plenty about at a reasonable cost.
Yeah, I'm leaning towards something rigid. Just need to find something suitable as that headtube is like the channel tunnel!
Had a look at the Pace forks, that might be an option too.
FFS don't get Paces. Even towpath bimbling is probably enough to make them break every 5 minutes, as is their usual want.
Even when they were brand new they were shite and unreliable, gawd knows what they're like years later!
Source: Working in a shop selling them, as well as owning a set - the single most unreliable bike components I've ever seen.
kona project 2s with long steerers come up on ebay a fair bit, for example:
That's not a bad shout retro, bit pricey starting bid though...
I'll add it to watch list and have a think.
Carbon CC sell the fork that would suit my bike for £78, so that's winning at the moment.
Cheers Submarined, always good to hear first hand experience 🙂
[i]Cheers Submarined, always good to hear first hand experience [/i]
Conversely I had pace rc35 forks on my orange p7 and never had an issue with them.
Own it with [url= https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302302221950 ]Bombers[/url] ?
Haha, I've had the same experience with my Vyron Dropper Gary.
Reviews and second hand info tell me they were unreliable and horrible to use. Mine has been faultless for over 12 months and easy to use!
Suppose a rigid fork is going to be more reliable by default though.
Dez, I had a look at Bombers (just in case I needed to remove them to arm myself!). They are an option, it's just finding a steerer long enough!
Dez, I had a look at Bombers (just in case I needed to remove them to arm myself!). They are an option, it's just finding a steerer long enough!
You can replace the steerer on some of the earlier bombers.
Rose bikes has a rigid steel fork.
If you can get some bombers like those above they'll probably need a similar amount of servicing to a set of rigid forks.
Cheers for all the suggestions.
I think I'll be going rigid with this. For the riding it will see, I just don't really need any suspension.
Just deciding on which fork to go for now. I'll check the Rose fork out too.
kona project 2s with long steerers come up on ebay a fair bit, for example:
Center of axle to fork crown approx 415mm
I bet it isn't...
You're right, it's more like 435mm A to C. Tried to measure it on the bike at work the other day.
