Upgrading an old fork (sorta)

Brett Jaffee said:

Anyway, I'm trying to decide whether this is worth the
effort and any additional costs.

First question: Does anyone familiar with this bike (or
bike's of its era) know if I would have to replace the
headset when I switch the forks?

This really depends on which Judy you're being offered.
IIRC, some of the older ones were produced with threaded
steerer tubes, so you might be lucky and can do a straight
swap out. If not, refer to j-j-Open ↗
harris.net/bike/ambfaq.htm#3.17

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Second: The old fork has cantalever brake mounts, while
the Judy uses v- brakes. I can bum an old v-brake off one
of my buddies, so that's not a problem, but can I use the
old brake lever?

Cantis and Vs use the same mounts, so provided the Judy
has a hanger, you can just leave the cantis on there. And
to answer your actual question, the old brake lever
shouldn't be used with Vs - they use different pull ratios
so it will be [censored].

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Since I got my FS bike last year, my old bike, a 10 year
old Giant Sedona, has been become my back-up bike (it's
from when the Sedona was actually a mountain bike btw,
not a hybrid/comfort bike as they are now) Mostly it
gathers dust in the garage. The Sedona has a nearly non-
functional Manitu 1 fork on it. A friend of mine has
offered to give me his old Rock Shox Judy fork for free,
so I'm considering the upgrade. Granted not a great
upgrade, but anything is better then the near 0" of
travel of the Manitu.

Anyway, I'm trying to decide whether this is worth the
effort and any additional costs.

First question: Does anyone familiar with this bike (or
bike's of its era) know if I would have to replace the
headset when I switch the forks? Would I need to change
the stem also? I believe I currently have a quill-type
stem installed.

Second: The old fork has cantalever brake mounts, while
the Judy uses v- brakes. I can bum an old v-brake off
one of my buddies, so that's not a problem, but can I
use the old brake lever? The brake levers on the bike
are integrated with the shifters, so I'd rather not
replace them.

Thanks in advance!

What size of the steerer tube? 1" or 1 1/8"

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What size of the steerer tube? 1" or 1 1/8"

Dunno, actually. Is that something I can check without
removing the fork
(i.e., by measuring the inside diameter of the head tube or
the diameter of the stem quill)?