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- CommentAuthormarshall
- CommentTimeMar 9th 2010
So citybikes won't do it, a better cycle won't do it. Does anybody know of anywhere that will? I reeeeaaaalllly don't want to hear about how you think its a bad idea, not safe, etc etc etc. Just wanna know of places in town that do it thanks.
- CommentAuthortimeATAK
- CommentTimeMar 9th 2010
Duuuude. What r u thinking?
Bad IDEAA.
- CommentAuthorThe Stizzle
- CommentTimeMar 9th 2010
Don't care if you do it or not. Curious: why?
- CommentAuthorAmy
- CommentTimeMar 9th 2010
I think Doug had threads added to a fork by Ahearne.. i can't remember... whatever the framebuilder on page st is between vancouver and williams
- CommentAuthorwhite folks
- CommentTimeMar 9th 2010
Yeah ahearne. Call first though coz grumpy guy.
- CommentAuthorCam
- CommentTimeMar 9th 2010
Aubrey got a some threaded at bike central
- CommentAuthormarshall
- CommentTimeMar 9th 2010
like forreally real? or is it the joke where some one asks question and you refer them to dean to go get chewed out for it?
- CommentAuthorCam
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
nope, aubrey had dean thread some 1" track forks to use on that sparton.
- CommentAuthorCam
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
nope as in you won't get chewed out. it is for really real.
- CommentAuthoryung jeezy pdx
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
citybikes wont?
i went in there with my cannondale fork and they were like sure no problem.
- CommentAuthorAmy
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
iirc, most places will only add threads to an existing threaded fork
- CommentAuthormarshall
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
yeah, thats what they said. they will add threads, not thread a threadless fork.
- CommentAuthordeliciousfuture
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
try the CCC. it will be expensive though.
- CommentAuthormarshall
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
Im waiting to see if buggy will just do it
- CommentAuthorSkidMark
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
Just go to a framebuilder. Bike shops don't understand that taps and dies are wear items, and it's a crap shoot as to whether the person doing it actually knows how to operate the tool.

I'm not sure why Park charges about double for that die compared to what a die that size normally costs.
- CommentAuthormarshall
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
Yeah if buggy won't do it I'm gonna see if mark belladonna will
- CommentAuthorCam
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010 edited
Is there any specific reason not to get threadless forks threaded? From what I saw, Aubrey's came out pretty good.
- CommentAuthormarshall
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
Yeah, I think why some places won't do it has to do with the thickness of the tubing on threaded vs. Threadless steerer tubes being different, and so threading a threadless steerer tube that has thinner tubing could theoretically make it dangerously thin and compromise the integrity. I think places just won't do it for liability reasons mostly. Could be wrong though
- CommentAuthorluno
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
marshall:
Yeah, I think why some places won't do it has to do with the thickness of the tubing on threaded vs. Threadless steerer tubes being different, and so threading a threadless steerer tube that has thinner tubing could theoretically make it dangerously thin and compromise the integrity. I think places just won't do it for liability reasons mostly. Could be wrong though

i think this..
- CommentAuthorjoeeasy
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
It is that reason.
- CommentAuthorSkidMark
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
So you measure it and compare it to a threaded fork. It has to be somewhere close to 22.2 for a quill stem to work.
- CommentAuthorjoeeasy
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
Shops won't do it for liability reasons but it can work
- CommentAuthorluno
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
inb4 people say "just get a threaded fork"
- CommentAuthorTrevy
- CommentTimeMar 10th 2010
use the threadless fork threadless...
- CommentAuthormarshall
- CommentTimeMar 11th 2010
buggy did it. if buggy approved it Ill ride the shit out of it, hes a solid dude.
- CommentAuthorThe Stizzle
- CommentTimeMar 11th 2010
Still though... why?
- CommentAuthorAmy
- CommentTimeMar 11th 2010
the reason they won't do it is because it's way easier to fuck it up and ruin your fork and they dont wanna take that risk. adding threads is easy because you just continue the existing threads.. but starting new threads gives a possibility of fucking it up where you start the threads.
- CommentAuthorluno
- CommentTimeMar 11th 2010
marshall if youre worried about ballin you can just get a cinelli alter and keep it threadless problem solved
- CommentAuthormiguelaron
- CommentTimeMar 11th 2010
alters arent that great, just ok.
- CommentAuthormarshall
- CommentTimeMar 12th 2010
..I hate alters. And they never came in 90mm I don't think. And my concern wasn't "ballin" I just already had a ck threaded headset and nice quill stem
- CommentAuthormiguelaron
- CommentTimeMar 12th 2010
they did come in 90mm, i have a 120 that i might put on the new build.
- CommentAuthorSkidMark
- CommentTimeMar 13th 2010
Amy:
the reason they won't do it is because it's way easier to fuck it up and ruin your fork and they dont wanna take that risk. adding threads is easy because you just continue the existing threads.. but starting new threads gives a possibility of fucking it up where you start the threads.

This is true because a bike shop has no way to keep the tool perpendicular to the fork, another reason why a framebuilder is the way to go. Bring a good attitude and a six-pack.
- CommentAuthoryung jeezy pdx
- CommentTimeMar 13th 2010
well today we learned that threading a fork is a bad idea. way to go crooked threads!
- CommentAuthorThe Stizzle
- CommentTimeMar 14th 2010
It's probably be cheaper to buy a damn threadless stem anyways.
- CommentAuthorbschultz
- CommentTimeMar 14th 2010
I have one that I'm willing to give for free
It's a 130 tho
- CommentAuthorwhite folks
- CommentTimeMar 16th 2010
gonna asplode prolly

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