Have you considered a Softride Suspension Stem? That'd be cheaper, and probably more harmonious with a Rivendell.
http://www.softride.com/bikes/bike_accessories/powerstem.html Other sizes/models can be found on Ebay. -Jim G On Jan 27, 7:21 am, clayton <[email protected]> wrote: > I haven't seen any Rivendells with a suspension fork, so I thought I > would share. I found a brand new Rock Shox Quadra on Ebay with a 1" > steerer that was unthreaded. After threading it and carefully filing > the indexing groove I have a fork that gets almost two inches of > travel. I have had multiple carpal tunnel surgeries that did nothing > to reduce the numbness and pain in my hands when I rode. I tried 2.35 > wide tires with 20 psi, etc. The fork works. No more numbness when I > ride. I want a higher quality fork but the only one I have found is > from White Brothers for somewhere in the neighborhood of 800 dollars. > Anyone have a quality suspension fork with a 1" steerer" or any > suggestions? Recommendations? > > Thanks! > Clayton --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
