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1" threaded forks , stripped thread . Can it be fixed ?

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mattbloke:
looks similar to the damage i had on mine. are you coming on the london ride? if i get my tool back off of andy il bring it with me  :)

mattfx81:
Personally I would go for removing the old steerer tube and welding a new one in place which I could do myself so would cost me pennies in gas and a filler rod. I'm sure someone on here has an old set of forks they may donate to the cause if you go down that path. It may be cheaper to just look for a replacement fork though.

MartyC:

--- Quote from: mattfx81 on March 24, 2012, 01:47 AM ---Personally I would go for removing the old steerer tube and welding a new one in place which I could do myself so would cost me pennies in gas and a filler rod. I'm sure someone on here has an old set of forks they may donate to the cause if you go down that path. It may be cheaper to just look for a replacement fork though.

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Wow, that has to be the most extreme solution; surely if you are handy with a welder then filler weld over the existing threads and retapping the thread has to be the most cost effective and LEAST intrusive way of repairing them?  Hundreds of bike shops do that kind of repair (I know we used to at Heff's Bike Shop), replacing the steerer tube I suspect would hardly ever be done unless it was bent or cracked in some way; surely?

ozone:

--- Quote from: MartyC on March 24, 2012, 04:21 AM ---
--- Quote from: mattfx81 on March 24, 2012, 01:47 AM ---Personally I would go for removing the old steerer tube and welding a new one in place which I could do myself so would cost me pennies in gas and a filler rod. I'm sure someone on here has an old set of forks they may donate to the cause if you go down that path. It may be cheaper to just look for a replacement fork though.

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Wow, that has to be the most extreme solution; surely if you are handy with a welder then filler weld over the existing threads and retapping the thread has to be the most cost effective and LEAST intrusive way of repairing them?  Hundreds of bike shops do that kind of repair (I know we used to at Heff's Bike Shop), replacing the steerer tube I suspect would hardly ever be done unless it was bent or cracked in some way; surely?

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+1.  Well said that man...

mattfx81:
Its the cheapest method for me personally and I could do the work myself.

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