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    _ I have an 80's vintage Fisher Hoo Koo e Koo that I've revived as a rigid single speed just for
    fun. Recently, I've noticed that the front rim is getting pretty worn and should probably be
    replaced soon.

    _ As I was poking around looking for cheap wheels, I noticed that for roughly the price of a new rim
    and spokes, I could just buy a steel hybrid fork and use my cyclocross wheel on the front.

    _ Other than than having to carry two spare tubes, I can't see any obvious drawbacks. It would make
    an already silly looking bike sillier, but it might be fun. I'm thinking it might climb and descend
    a bit better. The bike has pretty slack angles and was designed to use a straight fork, so toe
    clearance should not be a problem.

    Any reason I shouldn't drop $40 on a hybrid fork as an experiment?

    _ Booker C. Bense

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    I have an 80's vintage Fisher Hoo Koo e Koo...

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    I could just buy a steel hybrid fork and use my cyclocross wheel on the front.

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    Any reason I shouldn't drop $40 on a hybrid fork as an experiment?

    An 80's MTB probably has very slack angles. Putting a larger front wheel on the front would make
    them slacker. I don't like the sound of that, personally.

    A second downside is that you might not have a very wide selection of available tires for
    offroad stuff.

    Dave dvt at psu dot edu

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