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My bike was on a roof-mounted carrier. The left side of the skewer came
loose, and the bike tipped to the right, bending mostly the skewer but also part of the aluminum dropout- the part that extends over the top side of the skewer- by about 1/4 inch. I had to bend it back with a vise-grip in order to get the bike back onto the rack. The alignment looks ok (visually) but is my dropout trashed? Can a new dropout be replaced in a carbon fork? Assuming that all the answers are pointing to "Get a new fork", I saw an Easton EC30 threaded fork on Nashbar for only $100 with a 10% discount (today only, and assuming a 220 mm will fit my bike). Has anybody had any experience with this fork? Thanks in advance - Gary |
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Gary wrote:
My bike was on a roof-mounted carrier. The left side of the skewer came loose, and the bike tipped to the right, bending mostly the skewer but also part of the aluminum dropout- the part that extends over the top side of the skewer- by about 1/4 inch. I had to bend it back with a vise-grip in order to get the bike back onto the rack. The alignment looks ok (visually) but is my dropout trashed? Probably. If it's aluminium, yes. Can a new dropout be replaced in a carbon fork? Not economically. |
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"Gary" wrote:
My bike was on a roof-mounted carrier. The left side of the skewer came loose, and the bike tipped to the right, bending mostly the skewer but also part of the aluminum dropout- the part that extends over the top side of the skewer- by about 1/4 inch. I had to bend it back with a vise-grip in order to get the bike back onto the rack. The alignment looks ok (visually) but is my dropout trashed? Can a new dropout be replaced in a carbon fork? Not realistically - time for a new fork (as it appears you assumed already). Assuming that all the answers are pointing to "Get a new fork", I saw an Easton EC30 threaded fork on Nashbar for only $100 with a 10% discount (today only, and assuming a 220 mm will fit my bike). Has anybody had any experience with this fork? Easton parts have been fine in my experience (though we've never carried the EC30). Whether a 220mm fork will fit or not depends on... a) whether you're looking for a threaded or threadless fork b) the length of your head tube c) the stack height of your headset d) if threadless, the clamp height and e) if threadless, the number of spacers you want under the stem. Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame |
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Just checked with my mechanic who measured my head tube and told me to
get a 200 mm or cut down a 220 to size. I called Nashbar- they verified that the threads go down 75 mm so there will be enough threading after I cut down the 220 sized fork (they don't have a 200). I still feel that the original fork would have been OK but I would never be able to ride the bike without worrying about it, so it wasn't worth it. Just my luck that the rest of the bike wasn't trashed - I would have replaced it with a Habenero! (maybe next time.) Thanks for all the info. |
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Assuming that all the answers are pointing to "Get a new fork", I saw an
Easton EC30 threaded fork on Nashbar for only $100 with a 10% discount (today only, and assuming a 220 mm will fit my bike). Has anybody had any experience with this fork? I have the threaded Easton EC30 from Nashbar on my Habanero. I was surprised at how much lighter the front end felt vs. a steel fork on a steel frame. Fork feels smoother on rough road, have felt no difference in stability or turning, vs. steel. BTW, the Habanero frame was a great deal too at $695 new! |
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It's in your head that it feels smoother. Genuinely.
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Gary wrote: an Easton EC30 threaded fork on Nashbar for only $100 with a 10% discount (today only, and assuming a 220 mm will fit my bike). Has anybody had any experience with this fork? Thanks in advance - Gary I've been using one for only a couple of months, but I'm very pleased so far. It looks like it flexes quite a bit, but corners great... and I have no troubles on 50mph descents. I think it's great for the money. -Ron |
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On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:33:44 -0700, Gary wrote:
Just checked with my mechanic who measured my head tube and told me to get a 200 mm or cut down a 220 to size. I called Nashbar- they verified that the threads go down 75 mm so there will be enough threading after I cut down the 220 sized fork (they don't have a 200). I still feel that the original fork would have been OK but I would never be able to ride the bike without worrying about it, so it wasn't worth it. Just my luck that the rest of the bike wasn't trashed - I would have replaced it with a Habenero! (maybe next time.) Thanks for all the info. I had a dropout come loose on a carbon fork, and re-glued it with epoxy. But my wife made me replace it, anyway... One recommendation: don't cut the fork down too closely -- get a few spacers instead. That way, when you get your Habanero, you can use your fork. I just barely managed that when I got mine, but it meant replacing the headset to get it to fit. -- David L. Johnson __o | Accept risk. Accept responsibility. Put a lawyer out of _`\(,_ | business. (_)/ (_) | |
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