[RBW] Re: WTB: Ram or Hilsen fork, 260mm steerer (for resurrection)

2020-01-02 Thread Teague Scott
Thanks for the responses. It has been a busy few weeks and I haven't had the chance to think about this again. I’m now rethinking what might work on the Sequoia… I’m a rookie in the world of caliper brakes and didn’t consider the drastic effect that tire clearance might have on suitability. Oop

[RBW] Re: WTB: Ram or Hilsen fork, 260mm steerer (for resurrection)

2019-12-12 Thread Kainalu V. -Brooklyn NY
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[RBW] Re: WTB: Ram or Hilsen fork, 260mm steerer (for resurrection)

2019-12-10 Thread Kainalu V. -Brooklyn NY
I've got a couple of quickbeam forks in a box somewhere that belonged to 68cm beams. I'm not certain of their length, but maybe 260mm?, certainly not smaller. -Kai -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this gro

Re: [RBW] Re: WTB: Ram or Hilsen fork, 260mm steerer (for resurrection)

2019-12-10 Thread Teague Scott
Figured I'd put an ask out here (and then iBob) before going to the source for NOS. I've taken a look on Merry, and it seems like the vast majority of Soma options are threadless - I can't do that... - Teague On Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 11:31:32 AM UTC-7, Conway Bennett wrote: > > Maybe co

Re: [RBW] Re: WTB: Ram or Hilsen fork, 260mm steerer (for resurrection)

2019-12-10 Thread Conway Bennett
Maybe contact Soma/Merry for a Grand Rando or San Marcos replacement fork? Fair winds, Captain Conway Bennett 239.877.4119 On Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 12:21 PM Teague Scott wrote: > Hi Conway, thanks for the offer, but I'll have to pass. Trying to maintain > a bit of balance between the frame and r

[RBW] Re: WTB: Ram or Hilsen fork, 260mm steerer (for resurrection)

2019-12-10 Thread Teague Scott
Hi Conway, thanks for the offer, but I'll have to pass. Trying to maintain a bit of balance between the frame and replacement fork. This old frame maxes out at ~38mm. Seems that the hierarchy of suitable forks (I could be wrong...) would be: 1. Ram 2. Quickbeam 3. Hilsen 4. Hillborne I have a l