That's exactly what I did with my bike (silver-brazed Reynolds 531 frame with canti bosses brazed
on) I set up for cyclocross. I acquired a Peugeot cromoly hybrid fork and painted both frame and
fork the same color. looks and works great! "Bruce Lange" <
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> Independent Fabrication makes forks and does lots of custom jobs on their bikes. They'd probably
> do an 1-1/8". Might also call Co-Motion, they do
lots
> of touring bikes and also lots of custom.
>
> Would also be a good project for a local framebuilder.
>
> For those out there interested in a more affordable solution, look for a decent old hybrid bike.
> My old hybrid's fork has an 1-1/8" steerer,
mid-fork
> braze-ons, and cantilever mounts. It's overbuilt. Hard to say how its rake/trail would preform on
> a road bike though.
>
> Bruce
>
> "David Ornee" <
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> > I am interested in a Steel 700C 1-1/8" Touring Fork for a Litespeed
Blue
> > Ridge touring bicycle. Head tube length is 18.3 cm. I want something that has low rider rack
> > ability and cantilever brake
> studs.
> > Who makes quality forks for this application? Direct responses to dave at ornee dot net welcome.
> > David Ornee, Western Springs, IL
> >
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