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Marty
Guest
Hi all,
Another problem with the 1986 Raleigh Crested Butte SS
project. I purchased a Profile Design conversion quill 1" to
1-1/8" threadless adapter. The diameter of the adapter is
22.2mm. Before I purchased the adapter, I made a quick
measurement of the fork tube diameter to make sure that this
would work. Well, quick usually goes with inaccurate in my
case. Sure enough, it doesn't fit! A closer measurement of
the fork tube diameter indicates that it about 21mm.
I have a few options:
1. Use the original bar and stem. This is actually all one
unit and made of CroMo. I really don't want to use it.
So, I'd like to go with the next option.
2. Upgrade to a more modern 1" rigid MTB fork. I'd also
have to upgrade the headset. My concern is that the head
tube of this frame may not take a modern headset. How do
I make sure that a "modern" 1" headset will fit he
headtube of this frame?
3. Get an adapter that will fit the 21mm fork tube. Anybody
know of any conversion quills that come in that size?
4. Find a machine shop that will take the diameter of
the adapter that I have down to 21mm (or whatever I
really need.).
This is one strange bike.
Thanks.
--
Marty
Another problem with the 1986 Raleigh Crested Butte SS
project. I purchased a Profile Design conversion quill 1" to
1-1/8" threadless adapter. The diameter of the adapter is
22.2mm. Before I purchased the adapter, I made a quick
measurement of the fork tube diameter to make sure that this
would work. Well, quick usually goes with inaccurate in my
case. Sure enough, it doesn't fit! A closer measurement of
the fork tube diameter indicates that it about 21mm.
I have a few options:
1. Use the original bar and stem. This is actually all one
unit and made of CroMo. I really don't want to use it.
So, I'd like to go with the next option.
2. Upgrade to a more modern 1" rigid MTB fork. I'd also
have to upgrade the headset. My concern is that the head
tube of this frame may not take a modern headset. How do
I make sure that a "modern" 1" headset will fit he
headtube of this frame?
3. Get an adapter that will fit the 21mm fork tube. Anybody
know of any conversion quills that come in that size?
4. Find a machine shop that will take the diameter of
the adapter that I have down to 21mm (or whatever I
really need.).
This is one strange bike.
Thanks.
--
Marty