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Title: Changa Forks - what's the alternatives ?
Post by: brass monkey! on October 30, 2006, 01:38 PM: I saw Frosty's thread on Forks which got me thinking - i need a pair of Changa Forks for a frame i've just acquired....

These are gonna be hard to source, so what else can I use??

anyone have experience of this

ta
Matt
Title: Re: Changa Forks - what's the alternatives ?
Post by: Frosty on October 30, 2006, 01:57 PM: I think the nearest are going to be the mongoose forks, see the pic below (same one used in my GHP thread)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y91/frosty_paul/GHP/forkdrops.jpg)
Title: Re: Changa Forks - what's the alternatives ?
Post by: brass monkey! on October 30, 2006, 02:57 PM: thanks Frosty, :)
I haven't got the VDC yet, but I think it uses a 5" threaded fork ?

all this 4" & 5" fork thing does my head in, they look very similar eh !

:daumenhoch:
Matt
Title: Re: Changa Forks - what's the alternatives ?
Post by: stuntmaster on October 30, 2006, 05:00 PM: there was someone selling repro changa forks age`s ago but never seen them
Title: Re: Changa Forks - what's the alternatives ?
Post by: lazychubs on October 30, 2006, 05:36 PM: waqs talking to dave and spud last night changa forks look the same as the goose ones
but you need 5 inch steerer tube and goose are 4 inch
Title: Re: Changa Forks - what's the alternatives ?
Post by: brass monkey! on October 31, 2006, 01:02 PM: Quote from: Lazychubs on October 30, 2006, 05:36 PM
waqs talking to dave and spud last night changa forks look the same as the goose ones
but you need 5 inch steerer tube and goose are 4 inch

okay, thanks fella !

still searchin then ! ;)
Title: Re: Changa Forks - what's the alternatives ?
Post by: RATTY on October 31, 2006, 03:43 PM: If its a 5" headtube, your gonna struggle, I managed to get landing gear copies of Alans for £30, but ive been looking for 9 months to get the ones i need :(