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Title: s&m pitch n ditch info needed
Post by: harris on June 06, 2007, 07:04 PM

right im green on a fair bit ,but whats the difference on pitch n ditch forks.
is it the dropouts or beefy tubing.dan

Title: Re: s&m pitch n ditch info needed
Post by: darkersomeday on June 06, 2007, 07:13 PM

i think the only major difference was that the ditchforks had peg mounts?

alex'll know, :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: s&m pitch n ditch info needed
Post by: harris on June 06, 2007, 07:14 PM

super   :)

Title: Re: s&m pitch n ditch info needed
Post by: Lazarou on June 06, 2007, 07:22 PM

I thought that was the only difference, we need a new department......'Ask Alex!'

Title: Re: s&m pitch n ditch info needed
Post by: SaMAlex on June 06, 2007, 07:28 PM

Sorry guys, I was a bit slow tonight.

As the others say, its nothing more than the peg mounts. Pitch-without, Ditch-with. The first dichforks just had a hole drilled in the leg, much like early hoffman forks. Then they moved to the ones with the big mount at the bottom of the leg so it looks like a small peg is welded to the fork leg. I have a feeling that 'Woody Allan Bars' will be posting a great pic of his to this thread any time soon (Ive got the pic but its his so I'll let him do it).

Happy to help when I can

Title: Re: s&m pitch n ditch info needed
Post by: harris on June 06, 2007, 07:28 PM

ALEX

Title: Re: s&m pitch n ditch info needed
Post by: harris on June 06, 2007, 07:29 PM

thats that sorted nice n easy   ;)

Title: Re: s&m pitch n ditch info needed
Post by: woody allen bars on June 07, 2007, 02:21 PM

Here's the pic Alex was talking about.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v227/CraigS/bmx/SMforks.jpg)

From the left they are early pre-Ditch forks; '92-era Pitch forks (two identical pairs - just different stickers); late 1" Ditchforks (probably '96 as they've got the later sticker which they carried over to the 1 1/8" versions).

The S&M Forks are the least common, especially as Alex also has a pair without holes in the dropout - just goes to demonstrate the random nature of the early stuff Moeller got made.

Craig

Title: Re: s&m pitch n ditch info needed
Post by: darkersomeday on June 07, 2007, 02:29 PM

look at them beuaties! :daumenhoch:


mmmm, pitchforks......

Title: Re: s&m pitch n ditch info needed
Post by: harris on June 07, 2007, 02:33 PM

i need 1" ditchforks

Title: Re: s&m pitch n ditch info needed
Post by: SaMAlex on June 07, 2007, 02:54 PM

Quote from: harris on June 07, 2007, 02:33 PM

i need 1" ditchforks

Just get some pitch and see if Rory will swap with ya. Im sure he could do with getting those peg mounts off his race bike.

Title: Re: s&m pitch n ditch info needed
Post by: teamsano on June 10, 2007, 05:57 PM

yeah, i also had those first ones but without holes in the dropouts.

Title: Re: s&m pitch n ditch info needed
Post by: SaMAlex on June 10, 2007, 07:23 PM

funny you say that Gogo, W.A.B. asked me about them and I said I have never seen a set with holes in them, but they do look like early s&m forks.

Title: Re: s&m pitch n ditch info needed
Post by: teamsano on June 10, 2007, 10:04 PM

tbh the pair on the left look like an older set with the 92 spec stickers on them.
the ones i had with those stickers defo had no drillings in the dropout.
i can't recall if my mad dog forks had holes in them, im thinking they did...