quill/a-head frames

are frames made differently in order to take the different style forks?

the reason i ask is that i was planning to buy a cheap frame to use as a commute bike, but i already
have some nice-ish rigid steel forks that can go on my a-head mtb, and i have a full spare headset
to go with it. so i was thinking of putting those forks with the frame in order to get a-head
advantages. so is this possible?

thanks

panda

 

panda wrote:
> are frames made differently in order to take the different style forks?

No, the same frames can take either threaded (for quill) or threadless (ahead) forks. Forks come in
different sizes, though: steerer diameters and lengths. The two most common diameters for forks and
headsets are 1" and 1 1/8".

> the reason i ask is that i was planning to buy a cheap frame to use as a commute bike, but i
> already have some nice-ish rigid steel forks that can go on my a-head mtb, and i have a full spare
> headset to go with it. so i was thinking of putting those forks with the frame in order to get
> a-head advantages. so is this possible?

It is if the frame takes the same diameter forks and the fork steerer (tube at the top) is
long enough.

~PB

 

"panda" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> are frames made differently in order to take the different style forks?
>

Apart from those that use integrated headset systems (e.g. Vitus 992), no. Ahead and threaded
headsets designed for the same diameter of steerer will work equally well in the same head tube.

David E. Belcher

Dept. of Chemistry, University of York

 

cheers all, i knew i should ask, and i had forgotten about 1" and 1 1/8" standards!

thanks

panda

"panda" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> are frames made differently in order to take the different style forks?
>
> the reason i ask is that i was planning to buy a cheap frame to use as a commute bike, but i
> already have some nice-ish rigid steel forks that can
go
> on my a-head mtb, and i have a full spare headset to go with it. so i was thinking of putting
> those forks with the frame in order to get a-head advantages. so is this possible?
>
> thanks
>
> panda