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Today I bought, or it got delivered, or I fitted...
BrianP:
Not quite today, more like last week but hoping to get them on my 'goose this weekend...
Brian :daumenhoch:
Midschoolfool:
I've decided to make life easier for myself. Not.
In fact the opposite.
The Schwinn doesn't really need a new or better fork.
The Firecloud one on it is really nice, and I would lose the front brake.
Why upset the apple cart when the bike is complete?
I bought a Kink Empire fork for the STA. However it needs *a lot* of work and is black. I actually really dig the chrome fork it has now, but it's from 2017 so it's new school and as such the chrome finish is poo and wishy-washy as modern chrome is.
So that got me thinking. Nearly everything on that STA is NOS......
And then the idea hit me. Put the Ditch Fork on that.
Problem is the DF is 1". So I bought a NOS Tange Seiki 1" sealed headset and a shim for the stem I'm using. All I need now are some shims for the headset into the frame. Which I can get my mate to machine on his lathe.
Will stick some pics up later. Can't do it on phone.
Midschoolfool:
And the stem adapter.
Midschoolfool:
Another NOS part for the STA.
I noticed Alans had a load of them. However, I hate to say it but I really don't like buying from him. He indulges in numerous shady and questionable practices so I looked elsewhere. Didn't have to look far. Got it a fiver cheaper too.
I would have ditched the front brake (no pun intended lol) but I have a pair of NOS Fishbone levers on there so I wanted a front brake on it. Talking of ditching. Just heard back from Del, decals are ordered.
All works for me. I was going to get a BOA and strip it but the 1999 makes the perfect companion for the Pitbull on the back and was over half the price.
I also need to remove and repair the Pitbull properly. I have a feeling my poor old mate is going to have a lot of machining to do :LolLolLolLol:
Midschoolfool:
Right, that is the very last thing needed for the conversion.
Sadly instead of it being called something easily searchable like you know? 1" to 1-1/8" headset converter" it is called a headset converter with no dimensions on it at all until you open the friggin listing.
Very excited now. I fudging love that Standard.
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