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Tour Easy Chopper fork/26" front wheel/with Disc brake! A smooth fast ride!
Hi everyone, another first, possibly?
I've always liked tinkering/modifiying my recumbents - previous (Rans Tailwind 20/26 wheels in 1999, and now my Toureasy 26/700c Wheels 2007: present! Here is my latest, and successful alteration which I have found to be positive in looks, functionality and performance! Forks used:- 3G forks : primetime fork, 1" head tube, threadless headset, with disc brake tabs. 26" front disc brake wheel. Rear wheel 700c. So far have rode over 40 miles on it, no problems with handling, steering etc, still a fast ride... but smoother! and looks more like a Chopper Bike! Gets lots of looks and comments! Perhaps Easy racers can adopt this design, to compete with the Stratus XP? Tour Easy Chopper fork/26" wheel/with Disc brake! A smooth fast ride! Hope this Link works.. http://www.kodakgallery.co.uk/Slides...localeid=en_GB |
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Tour Easy Chopper fork/26" front wheel/with Disc brake! A smooth fast ride!
On May 3, 6:01 pm, wrote:
Hi everyone, another first, possibly? I've always liked tinkering/modifiying my recumbents - previous (Rans Tailwind 20/26 wheels in 1999, and now my Toureasy 26/700c Wheels 2007: present! Here is my latest, and successful alteration which I have found to be positive in looks, functionality and performance! Forks used:- 3G forks : primetime fork, 1" head tube, threadless headset, with disc brake tabs. 26" front disc brake wheel. Rear wheel 700c. So far have rode over 40 miles on it, no problems with handling, steering etc, still a fast ride... but smoother! and looks more like a Chopper Bike! Gets lots of looks and comments! Perhaps Easy racers can adopt this design, to compete with the Stratus XP? Tour Easy Chopper fork/26" wheel/with Disc brake! A smooth fast ride! Hope this Link works.. http://www.kodakgallery.co.uk/Slides...are&Uc=bomwabh... Nice work! I bet adding that big front fork put a bit more weight on the front end and evened out the weight distribution. Mark |
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Tour Easy Chopper fork/26" front wheel/with Disc brake! A smooth fast ride!
Hi, These Forks can be cut to the required lenth (depending on what size wheel you wish to use) so some of the weight is discarded, I used a heavy duty pipe cutter (the type they use for copper or steel pipes), and put the trim caps back on the ends. I have'nt weighed these forks, but I would say that the're a little bit heavier than a standard steel or alloy fork, but to me the slight weight penalty doe'snt outweigh the transformation and ride of the bike. I went out on a 40 mile ride last sunday with some wedgie bike friends and they all commented how most of the time I was'nt pedaling as much as them, there seems to be better rolling inertia with these big wheels. No loss in performance (for me), if anything the bike rolls better. Here's a link to the actual forks (they would include disc brake tabs): www.3gbikes.com/components/prime_time_fork.html Best Wishes, Andrew. |
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