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20 inch conversion on an EZ1
I believe I had read during the past year about a person who converted the
front wheel of his / her EZ 1 to a 20 inch wheel. Unfortunately, I can not recall the details. Is anyone on this newsgroup familiar with how to accomplish this and more importantly, would it work? Or, would it cause the recumbent to handle poorly? Thanks. |
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I was wanting to do this. However my LBS was unable to locate a fork
with a long enough stem to go through the head tube. I did find an article on the HPV site where someone had modified their fork for more rake to reduce the low speed front wheel flop. Freddie M. Wall wrote: I believe I had read during the past year about a person who converted the front wheel of his / her EZ 1 to a 20 inch wheel. Unfortunately, I can not recall the details. Is anyone on this newsgroup familiar with how to accomplish this and more importantly, would it work? Or, would it cause the recumbent to handle poorly? Thanks. |
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Thanks for the suggestion. I checked the J and B site and saw that one has
to go through the LBS. I'll speak with the one I use a lot and see what they have to say. Thanks. wrote in message oups.com... I would think a long enough fork would be available from J&B /Sun. http://www.jbimporters.com/ |
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I went by my LBS and the mechanic called JB Importers while I was there.
After the mechanic explained my request, he said the customer service representative was abrupt and said "NO!" It seems that he would not even discuss selling the LBS a fork to try the conversion. From exploration of other sources, it seems that there are few if any other manufacturers that make a fork that would meet the need. The mechanic said he would keep checking, just in case. I just wish I had not bought a recumbent several years ago before they released the models with larger wheels. In my area, recumbents were nonexistent and I was glad to find what I did at the time. Since I have a collection of other bikes for various purposes, I am not interested in buying another recumbent. If the Customer Service Rep is indicative of this importer's attitude toward customers, I will definitely think long and hard before deciding on one they import. If anyone happens across another source for the conversion, I would appreciate it. Thanks for any assistance you can give. wrote in message oups.com... I would think a long enough fork would be available from J&B /Sun. http://www.jbimporters.com/ |
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Try here...
http://poweroncycling.com/FORKS.htm "Freddie M. Wall" wrote in message ... I went by my LBS and the mechanic called JB Importers while I was there. After the mechanic explained my request, he said the customer service representative was abrupt and said "NO!" It seems that he would not even discuss selling the LBS a fork to try the conversion. From exploration of other sources, it seems that there are few if any other manufacturers that make a fork that would meet the need. The mechanic said he would keep checking, just in case. I just wish I had not bought a recumbent several years ago before they released the models with larger wheels. In my area, recumbents were nonexistent and I was glad to find what I did at the time. Since I have a collection of other bikes for various purposes, I am not interested in buying another recumbent. If the Customer Service Rep is indicative of this importer's attitude toward customers, I will definitely think long and hard before deciding on one they import. If anyone happens across another source for the conversion, I would appreciate it. Thanks for any assistance you can give. wrote in message oups.com... I would think a long enough fork would be available from J&B /Sun. http://www.jbimporters.com/ |
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Freddie M. Wall wrote:
I went by my LBS and the mechanic called JB Importers while I was there. After the mechanic explained my request, he said the customer service representative was abrupt and said "NO!" It seems that he would not even discuss selling the LBS a fork to try the conversion. From exploration of other sources, it seems that there are few if any other manufacturers that make a fork that would meet the need. The mechanic said he would keep checking, just in case. I just wish I had not bought a recumbent several years ago before they released the models with larger wheels. In my area, recumbents were nonexistent and I was glad to find what I did at the time. Since I have a collection of other bikes for various purposes, I am not interested in buying another recumbent. If the Customer Service Rep is indicative of this importer's attitude toward customers, I will definitely think long and hard before deciding on one they import. If anyone happens across another source for the conversion, I would appreciate it. Thanks for any assistance you can give. A RANS Tailwind fork is raked for LWB use and has cantilever studs in the correct place for an ISO 406-mm wheel. I suspect that the steerer would be long enough, as I had to cut quite a bit off mine when I converted my RANS Wave to an ISO 406-mm front wheel. Check with a RANS dealer. -- Tom Sherman - Near Rock Island |
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The 20 inch fork offered by Power-on cycling is a RANS Tailwind 406 fork, I
think... Be well, Tom, Doug "Tom Sherman" wrote in message ... Freddie M. Wall wrote: I went by my LBS and the mechanic called JB Importers while I was there. After the mechanic explained my request, he said the customer service representative was abrupt and said "NO!" It seems that he would not even discuss selling the LBS a fork to try the conversion. From exploration of other sources, it seems that there are few if any other manufacturers that make a fork that would meet the need. The mechanic said he would keep checking, just in case. I just wish I had not bought a recumbent several years ago before they released the models with larger wheels. In my area, recumbents were nonexistent and I was glad to find what I did at the time. Since I have a collection of other bikes for various purposes, I am not interested in buying another recumbent. If the Customer Service Rep is indicative of this importer's attitude toward customers, I will definitely think long and hard before deciding on one they import. If anyone happens across another source for the conversion, I would appreciate it. Thanks for any assistance you can give. A RANS Tailwind fork is raked for LWB use and has cantilever studs in the correct place for an ISO 406-mm wheel. I suspect that the steerer would be long enough, as I had to cut quite a bit off mine when I converted my RANS Wave to an ISO 406-mm front wheel. Check with a RANS dealer. -- Tom Sherman - Near Rock Island |
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Thanks for the suggestions. I have printed them off and will follow-up on
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Re J&B, you might have to tell them you want a fork for an EZ Sport.
They may not approve of the idea of modificatons. In any case, it seems like there are other sources. |
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