Dilemma - ITM Millenium fork on Specialized Sirrus

8 months ago I bent the fork on my 2002 Sirrus and only now have gotten around to replacing it ,
after some bad experiences (Wiggle sending me a 1" instead of 1 1/8" Kinesis Crosslight fork when
the latter was sold out as if I wouldn't notice the difference).

Although I'm delighted with the Millenium, I'm not so delighted with the compatibility issues or the
lack of help from my LBS. I asked them whether I needed a carbon bung(?) for it and they vacillated
and basically said 'pay us to install it'. What I really need to know is whether I must and where I
can get a bung and what I do with it!

Also, the Sirrus' 28c tyres are too wide for the Millenium! I've measured the rim-to-rim distance
and according to the chart at Sheldon Brown.com I can use 25c. Can anyone tell me if this will suit
the Millenium?

As you can tell I'm a dumbass so help would really be appreciated

"Colin Boyd" <lib_boyd@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> 8 months ago I bent the fork on my 2002 Sirrus and only now have gotten around to replacing it >
As you can tell I'm a dumbass so help would really be appreciated

I can only help your grammar.

do you mean got!

I detest creeping Americanisms!

"JP" <noone@noone.com> wrote in message news:f8Qjb.11590$kA.2914601@wards.force9.net...
>
> "Colin Boyd" <lib_boyd@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:e5c5767c.0310141349.6e9ea7dc@posting.google.com...
> > 8 months ago I bent the fork on my 2002 Sirrus and only now have gotten around to replacing it >
> As you can tell I'm a dumbass so help would really be appreciated
>
> I can only help your grammar.
>
> do you mean got!
>
> I detest creeping Americanisms!
>
>
Perhaps he is an American. Is there a rule that says that Americans have to write in 'English' when
contributing to UK NGs?

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Michael MacClancy

Michael MacClancy wrote:

> Perhaps he is an American. Is there a rule that says that Americans have to write in 'English'
> when contributing to UK NGs?

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"Michael MacClancy" <herzel@REMOVECAPITALSo2.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "JP" <noone@noone.com> wrote in message news:f8Qjb.11590$kA.2914601@wards.force9.net...
> >
> > "Colin Boyd" <lib_boyd@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:e5c5767c.0310141349.6e9ea7dc@posting.google.com...
> > > 8 months ago I bent the fork on my 2002 Sirrus and only now have gotten around to replacing
> > > it >
> > As you can tell I'm a dumbass so help would really be appreciated
> >
> > I can only help your grammar.
> >
> > do you mean got!
> >
> > I detest creeping Americanisms!
> >
> >
> Perhaps he is an American. Is there a rule that says that Americans have
to
> write in 'English' when contributing to UK NGs?
>
He did admit to being a dumbass. So I wasn't too certain.

However, he has got (yes this is 'got') a 'co.uk' e-mail address.

So in my book absolutely no excuses.

"JP" <noone@noone.com> writes:

> "Colin Boyd" <lib_boyd@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:e5c5767c.0310141349.6e9ea7dc@posting.google.com...
> > 8 months ago I bent the fork on my 2002 Sirrus and only now have gotten around to replacing it >
> As you can tell I'm a dumbass so help would really be appreciated
>
> I can only help your grammar.
>
> do you mean got!

The verb get (got, gotten) orignally meant to procreate; it doesn't mean anything else (except by
extension of that meaning), so any other use of it is (equally) poor English. But if you're going to
(ab)use it, 'gotten' is simply an older form, and thus arguably better English. 'Got' is a modern
abbreviation.

Simon, can always out-nazi a grammar nazi.

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