wiredued said:I don't want suspension on my MTB is there a solid fork that would work with the quill type handlebar stem and V-Brakes? It is the larger quill diameter (wider than a quarter). Thanks
wiredued said:...I disabled the suspension for now with Tec screws
dabac said:Wow, that's a scary fix. You're loading those screws in shear,and they're probably running through fairly thin-walled structures - that's a serious engineering no-no. If you insist on keeping it on that level you really should do a more solid bodge of it. Rip the fork apart, replace the suspension element(My guess is either springs or elastomers) with something incompressible. Cut it to match half the fork's travel or so. When you have the fork resting on the now incompressible suspension elements, then you might get away with using screws like that, just to stop the fork from extending when the front wheel is off the ground.
I'd still recommend swapping to a suspension compensated rigid fork for a threadless headset. Doesn't have to cost much and will buy you a lot of peace of mind.
FWIW. I also recommend that you (wiredued) simply switch to a threadless fork ... it isn't as cumbersome as you seem to think ...dabac said:Wow, that's a scary fix. You're loading those screws in shear,and they're probably running through fairly thin-walled structures - that's a serious engineering no-no. If you insist on keeping it on that level you really should do a more solid bodge of it. Rip the fork apart, replace the suspension element(My guess is either springs or elastomers) with something incompressible. Cut it to match half the fork's travel or so. When you have the fork resting on the now incompressible suspension elements, then you might get away with using screws like that, just to stop the fork from extending when the front wheel is off the ground.
I'd still recommend swapping to a suspension compensated rigid fork for a threadless headset. Doesn't have to cost much and will buy you a lot of peace of mind.
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