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Old 24th May 2008   #1
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700c fork for a 650c frame

Hello everyone!

I after a HHSB, and I have found something really nice, a lo-pro really sweet, and not bad in price.

The problem is that the frame came without forks, the guy has told me that I need a 650c fork and having a look in ebay I found nothing, and what is wrost nothing in end items. Having a good search in google, I found nothing, I after something in steel and 1", I know is plenty of them in carbon and 1"1/8, other posibility is order one to a framebuilder, but the price is scary.

So my conclusion, is going to be hard to find one.

So, thinking in other posibilities, I thought what about putting a 700c fork, is only 5cm difference.
I know I will change the geometry of the bike, but I will lift the BB, that is good, and relax the position of myself on the bike, that is also ok, the angle of the headtube will increase but with a straigh fork should be OK.

Now the questions are,

should I put a 700c one? yes, no, why?

Do anyone in here have a 650c fork in steel 1" and want to sell/swap/donate?

Any one has another idea I haven't think off?

Thanks for your ideas

rik

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