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Title: Oldschool Frame with N/S forks ?
Post by: oldschool rider on April 29, 2009, 09:39 PM

Ok guys I know this can be done and I'm sure there was a thread about it but I can't find it.

I would like a how to - For 1 1/8 forks into an O/S frame.


Cheers Guys.
Steve.

Title: Re: Oldschool Frame with N/S forks ?
Post by: oldschool rider on April 30, 2009, 09:26 AM

Can anyone help out ?

Title: Re: Oldschool Frame with N/S forks ?
Post by: harris on April 30, 2009, 09:29 AM

you need to put all the ball bearings loose into the cups with grease  then affix the rest.

Title: Re: Oldschool Frame with N/S forks ?
Post by: oldschool rider on April 30, 2009, 09:32 AM

Cheers Dan, You Da Man!

I thought that was all that was involved but wanted to check first.  :daumenhoch:




Steve.

Title: Re: Oldschool Frame with N/S forks ?
Post by: harris on April 30, 2009, 09:34 AM

i have better luck when i used the bigger ball bearings from a newer school headset
the smaller old school ones had a tad of slap   so try to find a newer race to pop the bearings from.

Title: Re: Oldschool Frame with N/S forks ?
Post by: oldschool rider on April 30, 2009, 09:48 AM

Cheers Dan I will do, it's not for me it's for a mate here I will pass the message on.





Steve.

Title: Re: Oldschool Frame with N/S forks ?
Post by: spinmaster on April 30, 2009, 09:57 AM

i've done this recently after seeing someone on here did it. can't find the thread but basically i put tioga beatrap 2 cups in the old frame got a unsealed 1 1/8th headset, took the bearings out of the cages, loads of grease in the cups, bearings in then used the rest of the 1/18th headset to finish off.

will look for the thread.

Title: Re: Oldschool Frame with N/S forks ?
Post by: fugazi on April 30, 2009, 09:58 AM

You also need to watch which cups you use as some of the more heavy duty jobbies wont allow the larger steerer tube through, beartrap 2 cups work well  :daumenhoch:  

Title: Re: Oldschool Frame with N/S forks ?
Post by: spinmaster on April 30, 2009, 10:01 AM

yep i was told beartrap 2 cups would be best.

here's the thread i got the idea from

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=72502.0

Title: Re: Oldschool Frame with N/S forks ?
Post by: oldschool rider on April 30, 2009, 10:21 AM

 :daumenhoch: Cheers for link to thread, I knew I had seen one somewhere.



Steve.