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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: oberonspacefruit on November 03, 2005, 10:36 PM

Title: round peg square hole my arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: oberonspacefruit on November 03, 2005, 10:36 PM: ive just ripped three bikes apart and there is no way a feckin round peg will fit in a square hole no matter how many fecckin cups and bearins you have,

bollox
Title: Re: round peg square hole my arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: theRuler on November 03, 2005, 10:42 PM: hehehe
what you saying?

the 1 1/8" forks go through the regular cups no worries.
Title: Re: round peg square hole my arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: oberonspacefruit on November 03, 2005, 10:44 PM: im sayin that the botton 4 -8 mm of the fork steerer shaft is bigger than an inch cup.

thats on oddessy thermal 41's, AND haro race forks
fekkers
Title: Re: round peg square hole my arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: oberonspacefruit on November 03, 2005, 10:44 PM: top fits in fine
Title: Re: round peg square hole my arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: theRuler on November 03, 2005, 10:48 PM: your shaft is wider at the bottom?
dont forget the bottom bit will have the "inner race" that sits in the bearings
Title: Re: round peg square hole my arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: oberonspacefruit on November 03, 2005, 10:52 PM: 41 thermals start gettin wider 1 inch up....lol
Title: Re: round peg square hole my arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: theRuler on November 03, 2005, 10:55 PM: stoopid forks
stoooopid

i will make my forks fit. both by hook and crook. mostly hook
Title: Re: round peg square hole my arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: oberonspacefruit on November 03, 2005, 10:58 PM: fuccccin haro race forks only have wide bit for 3mm but are:

A: gay
B: have no lugs.
Title: Re: round peg square hole my arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: TwoBobRob on November 03, 2005, 11:05 PM: If it's giving you a nightmare you'll need to start looking for early 1 1/8th forks with no steerer tube weirdness or 1" ahead forks from midschool days.... :)
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Post by: billstup on November 03, 2005, 11:07 PM: Gee (now specs) has done this on a Haro bash-guard so it can be done ;)
Title: Re: round peg square hole my arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: oberonspacefruit on November 03, 2005, 11:13 PM: yeah, i know it could be done but i wanted it done NOW!

fekkin bmx. its a curse i tell ya....i should have stuck to lego....at least the blue and red pieces weren't any dearer than the black and white.....
Title: Re: round peg square hole my arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: TwoBobRob on November 03, 2005, 11:14 PM: It can totally be done - I used to sell the bloody converter cups!!! But fork technology has moved on a bit and steerer tubes ain't all the same any more, hence the problems... :)
Title: Re: round peg square hole my arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: spinmaster on November 04, 2005, 09:13 PM: Quote from: theRuler on November 03, 2005, 10:48 PM
your shaft is wider at the bottom?

everyone seemed to miss this so i thought i'd point it out
Title: Re: round peg square hole my arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Beckyboo on November 04, 2005, 11:15 PM: I thought it.