Wright Pads Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 I just found my old set of Fattys when i was making space in the shed.I had bent them from front hops just above the crown race aera. I'm certan a few here have replaced there steare tube on them and was wandering what size tuning and method you used.TaPete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex.loves.boys Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 I just found my old set of Fattys when i was making space in the shed.I had bent them from front hops just above the crown race aera. I'm certan a few here have replaced there steare tube on them and was wandering what size tuning and method you used.TaPetedoing front hops?there like the strongest fork out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wright Pads Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 doing front hops?there like the strongest fork out.No there not. Go see Nick and Jo that live up on The Hoe @ Plymouth. Jo snaped 4 and Nick snapped manny more. Alex did 2 sets too.I've never snapped any Alex. What i have done is bent the sterare tube. I've put a crease in there and it's effecting the headset. So hense a new one fitted and perfect working. So the forks are not broken nor snapped, just damiged good as it be.Plus Lukely Logic had them before me and he front hops as much as i did back in the day up er in Bristol.Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 There was a guy who replaced the steerer in his, replaced with some plain gauge steel tubing, pressed and pinned by a local engineering company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wright Pads Posted January 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 There was a guy who replaced the steerer in his, replaced with some plain gauge steel tubing, pressed and pinned by a local engineering company.Any ideas whom that was or any more detials please?Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-Finger-er Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 I just found my old set of Fattys when i was making space in the shed.I had bent them from front hops just above the crown race aera. I'm certan a few here have replaced there steare tube on them and was wandering what size tuning and method you used.TaPetejust check yellow pages for local engineering companies. and hobble on round there and ask there opinion, most places will undertake it i should imagine.bit of useless info, but may be worth taking on onboard/thinking of getting done.had some old sus forks with a steel steerer. aluminium crown, and some idiot who borrowed them cut the steerer just a load to short.so spoke to a local retired engineer. in his opinion one of the best ways of doing it(note he is 100% none biker, and was looking at it from an engineering point of view). was to: cut the steerer off flush with the crown. and then cut a thread into the steerer that was left inside the crown(a good inch and a bit long) and cut the same thread into a new piece of steel tubing which would become the new steerer then on a lathe, and with a die, cut out a piece of threaded rod about 3-4 inches long to match the thread cut in the tube(i think i may have the piece of paper with the suggested size on it somewhere, was wierd and AF'y)screw the threaded rod into the crown/steerer.till a thread or 2 popped out of the end. peen these over with a ball hammer. and just tack the rod to the base of the steerer on the underside of the crown. then just locktight the top bit of the steerer onto the thread(as it had a good 2-3 inches of thread on it wasnt gunna come loose).although i think he was missing the point,cos i think part of his idea was i could remove and change the steerer whenever i wanted, say for swapping it from bike to bike, when infact i just wanted it making longer.(however it was useful to know if i ever needed another steerer, could just drill a hole through this one, clamp the crown in the vice, put a bar through the hole, and unscrew it off)however cost of this job seemed to be more expensive than sellling the forks second hand and buying a new pair at £120. think the price i was quoted from an engineering firm to do the discussed work was around £80,but were going back a couple of years now.so think you may be better off getting another set of second hand fatty's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wright Pads Posted January 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Sounds intresting that screw idead but risky at same time. Loctight, preser and pin will hold it if it was to be done as to preusre and thread.Iolo and Arron @ Fresh Prouducts both have agrred they can do it pretty much.Remove the pinHeat them up and press old one outTake measurment make newHeat fork up againPress in new oneLeave to coolUse a bolt as to the pinI want to do a few other mods to them too, no boss mounts, smoethed off and a differnt paint jobPete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshywa Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 If theyre just bent you/an engineering firm could probs straighten it out for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 just twat it the other way so its straight again.actually don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-Finger-er Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 Sounds intresting that screw idead but risky at same time. Loctight, preser and pin will hold it if it was to be done as to preusre and thread.Peteyea as i say i think the bloke missed the point, my mate had cut it shortter rather than using spacers, so when they came to be fitted to my frame, they wer too short. i think his idea was to get a couple of tubes cut up different lengths so that i could swap them round for different bikes, which was missing the point,i just wanted a couple of extra inches(dont we all) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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