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Replacing my front fork
I have an GT Avanlanche 2.0. My front fork was stolen back in January and I
want to start riding it again. I have the tools and the patience but I'm unsure about the parts I need to buy. I know I need a front fork, a disc brake caliper, a new front brake cable but I'm unsure if I'll need anything else. Right now I have a baggie full of three washer-like things, a small conical spring and the cap which goes in the middle of the handlebars. How or where do I find out the parts that are needed? Just that I want to do this myself rather than pay someone else for the labor in addition to shopping around to get the best price for the best parts. |
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Replacing my front fork
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:22:56 -0500, Haakon Studebaker
wrote: I have an GT Avanlanche 2.0. My front fork was stolen back in January and I want to start riding it again. I have the tools and the patience but I'm unsure about the parts I need to buy. Tools: Hacksaw and steerer cutting guide (unless you can cut really straight) or big tubing cutter, and 5mm allen wrench. If you are really insistent about doing the whole job yourself, you will also want to buy or fabricate a setter for the starfangled nut. From personal experience, unless you have installed a few of those, I'd say you're better off having someone else do it. This is a job that looks incredibly easy...and isn't, unless you have the right tool. Parts, assuming that the bars, levers and stem remain present: Fork, front wheel with tire, caliper, brake disc, bolts for disc and caliper, starfangled nut (have the bike shop knock this into place after you cut the tube; see note above), brake cable and housing, skewer, headset (the bottom bearing and crown race are pretty much guaranteed to have been stolen with the fork) and spacers as needed to achieve the correct stem height. I know I need a front fork, a disc brake caliper, a new front brake cable but I'm unsure if I'll need anything else. Right now I have a baggie full of three washer-like things, a small conical spring Maybe from the wheel skewer? and the cap which goes in the middle of the handlebars. How or where do I find out the parts that are needed? See above. Just that I want to do this myself rather than pay someone else for the labor in addition to shopping around to get the best price for the best parts. Good luck in your search. Bargains can often be had, but sometimes the search has to be carried on for quite a while before the good stuff is located. In particular, don't settle for just any fork; this is the one area where spending more than you feel is reasonable would be better than buying a cheap substitute. In my opinion, the RST Gila was no prize; I'd shop for a RockShox or a Marzocchi instead. I'd also give strong consideration to carrying a second U-lock to use just for locking the fork to the frame. -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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Replacing my front fork
Werehatrack wrote:
On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:22:56 -0500, Haakon Studebaker wrote: I have an GT Avanlanche 2.0. My front fork was stolen back in January and I want to start riding it again. I have the tools and the patience but I'm unsure about the parts I need to buy. Tools: Hacksaw and steerer cutting guide (unless you can cut really straight) or big tubing cutter, and 5mm allen wrench. Pffffttt, holy ****e! I went and looked for a "steerer cutting guide" and it's $75! Last time I cut a steer tube, I used a $10 miter box I had picked up from the HW store for woodworking projects. I strapped the fork to the miter box with some zip ties and had it cut in no time at all. Is the steerer cutter really worth the $65 difference? [1] If you are really insistent about doing the whole job yourself, you will also want to buy or fabricate a setter for the starfangled nut. From personal experience, unless you have installed a few of those, I'd say you're better off having someone else do it. This is a job that looks incredibly easy...and isn't, unless you have the right tool. Good thing I didn't know that when I did it. ;-) I whacked it in and managed to do a perfectly adequate job with my improvised method. I did pick up the *correct* tool for the next time I have to do it. [1] Not being a smart-arse, I'm truly curious. -- Dane Buson - "I had an IQ test. The results came back negative." |
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Replacing my front fork
Dane Buson wrote:
Werehatrack wrote: On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 10:22:56 -0500, Haakon Studebaker wrote: I have an GT Avanlanche 2.0. My front fork was stolen back in January and I want to start riding it again. I have the tools and the patience but I'm unsure about the parts I need to buy. Tools: Hacksaw and steerer cutting guide (unless you can cut really straight) or big tubing cutter, and 5mm allen wrench. Pffffttt, holy ****e! I went and looked for a "steerer cutting guide" and it's $75! Last time I cut a steer tube, I used a $10 miter box I had picked up from the HW store for woodworking projects. I strapped the fork to the miter box with some zip ties and had it cut in no time at all. Is the steerer cutter really worth the $65 difference? [1] If you are really insistent about doing the whole job yourself, you will also want to buy or fabricate a setter for the starfangled nut. From personal experience, unless you have installed a few of those, I'd say you're better off having someone else do it. This is a job that looks incredibly easy...and isn't, unless you have the right tool. Good thing I didn't know that when I did it. ;-) I whacked it in and managed to do a perfectly adequate job with my improvised method. I did pick up the *correct* tool for the next time I have to do it. [1] Not being a smart-arse, I'm truly curious. I don't see why a steerer tube even has to particularly square. I've set a bunch of star nuts with a long bolt and hammer, didn't seem too tricky. |
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Replacing my front fork
Peter Cole wrote:
Dane Buson wrote: Werehatrack wrote: If you are really insistent about doing the whole job yourself, you will also want to buy or fabricate a setter for the starfangled nut. From personal experience, unless you have installed a few of those, I'd say you're better off having someone else do it. This is a job that looks incredibly easy...and isn't, unless you have the right tool. Good thing I didn't know that when I did it. ;-) I whacked it in and managed to do a perfectly adequate job with my improvised method. I did pick up the *correct* tool for the next time I have to do it. I don't see why a steerer tube even has to particularly square. I've set a bunch of star nuts with a long bolt and hammer, didn't seem too tricky. That was my solution as well. Not really elegant, but I needed to ride into work the next day, and my only bike looked like this: http://members.arstechnica.com/x/zuv...rly_parted.jpg -- Dane Buson - XML is like violence -- if its not solving your problem, use more. |
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