ben ev Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 i had a bit of a retard moment today and cut my forks down without the stem on so they are about 2" short welded it back up but dont really trust them, is it possible to get the head tube on the forks replaced? how are they held in? ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunt man t Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 :lol: funny topic think youre screwed mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt123 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 youre screwed mate Buy a new set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben ev Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 pants! anyone got some onza forks for sale, seen a few sets on fleebay but always abit skeptical of it. cant post anywhere else on the site yet so sorry if ime breaking any forums rules here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunt man t Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 pants! anyone got some onza forks for sale, seen a few sets on fleebay but always abit skeptical of it. cant post anywhere else on the site yet so sorry if ime breaking any forums rules here ive got sum echo lites but you cant sell on nmc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 You can fix them... Sort of. Rewelding them will work for the time being. You can't really replace the steerer tubes though. If they're internally threaded, you could make a small extension thing to screw in. If they're not, you can thread them and make the same adaptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Agreed a very silly mistake. Buying a new set will be a lesson learnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Send Paul Oliver a message, he can extend steerers What forks are they? If they're standard Onza's/ whatever, it's the perfect excuse to upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben ev Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 (edited) what forks are any good these days? not to bothered about weight. just wont them to be bomb proof and able to fit fairly big tyres 2.4 upwards and pref with 4 bolt hydraulic mountings which is why i was looking at more onza's? going to turn up an extention for the mean time with a sleeve so atleast there shouldnt be any issues with sheer preesure so they "shudnt" snap lol Edited April 12, 2010 by ben ev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modifiedridah2k9 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Well i have magnesium forks. they are awsome. like £100 very light but....not sure if they make them anymore. i would defonitly get new ones. not onza because they are made of steel(vwery heavy!) so like echo or zoo or somethin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey1991 Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Well i have magnesium forks. they are awsome. like £100 very light but....not sure if they make them anymore. i would defonitly get new ones. not onza because they are made of steel(vwery heavy!) so like echo or zoo or somethin You probably have magnesium alloy forks... Which are stupidly weak but very light. Strength wise you'll want to be looking at Echo urbans. Are you riding 20" or 26"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Trialtech or Echo Urbans, i run Urbans on both my 24" and stock, just find them a little flexier than what i've use before. Can i ask why you're running a 2.4"+ tyre on the front?! On the rear yes, but surely on the front its unneeded dead weight, you don't need the larger volume to absorb impacts etc. Just seems excessive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben ev Posted April 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 hi, its a 26". i made a sleeve with a step which sits in the tube, tig welded round then ground the weld off. will do for now lol. ide be suprised if it snapped. reason i have big front tyre is because ime abit of an old school rider. when i rode trials properly i was about 18 so 8 years ago now lol. not really into little tech stuff so my bikes have always been heavier but strong ish. quite like to burn down the odd set of woods aswell from time to time which alot of people probibly think is abit gay but what can i say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Nope thats fair enough, if you were just doing trials then i'd stick a skinnier tyre on the front, would ahve thought a 2.35 maxxis high roller would be more than sufficient though Hope the sleeve holds out, replace them asap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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