Hi, got a new roadie frame off ebay a couple of weeks back for a bargain £26 ('Diamant' ? Never heard of them but it's got a 105 headset and b/b and the paint work is pristine. It's like the bike has never been used...)
Most of my parts go on (I've got RSX components from a scrapped old peugeot) cranks, shifters, mechs, rear wheel is OK but the front wheel hub seems too narrow for the forks. If I unwind the qr mechanism I can just stuff the whole wheel in but its not an engineering fit... I wouldn't ride on it.
The fork looks OK and I'm sure it's not been ridden. My options are... get a new hub for the front wheel (but the back one fits?) or try to squash the forks in a bit. Not terribly sure if this is wise from a structural point of view, besides which I don't know if I can physically achieve this.
Hi, got a new roadie frame off ebay a couple of weeks back for a bargain £26 ('Diamant' ? Never heard of them but it's got a 105 headset and b/b and the paint work is pristine. It's like the bike has never been used...)
Most of my parts go on (I've got RSX components from a scrapped old peugeot) cranks, shifters, mechs, rear wheel is OK but the front wheel hub seems too narrow for the forks. If I unwind the qr mechanism I can just stuff the whole wheel in but its not an engineering fit... I wouldn't ride on it.
The fork looks OK and I'm sure it's not been ridden. My options are... get a new hub for the front wheel (but the back one fits?) or try to squash the forks in a bit. Not terribly sure if this is wise from a structural point of view, besides which I don't know if I can physically achieve this.
Suggestions?
Get a new fork. Carbon forks are not terribly expensive on ebay, aluminium ones even cheaper.
Hi, got a new roadie frame off ebay a couple of weeks back for a bargain £26 ('Diamant' ? Never heard of them but it's got a 105 headset and b/b and the paint work is pristine. It's like the bike has never been used...)
Most of my parts go on (I've got RSX components from a scrapped old peugeot) cranks, shifters, mechs, rear wheel is OK but the front wheel hub seems too narrow for the forks. If I unwind the qr mechanism I can just stuff the whole wheel in but its not an engineering fit... I wouldn't ride on it.
The fork looks OK and I'm sure it's not been ridden. My options are... get a new hub for the front wheel (but the back one fits?) or try to squash the forks in a bit. Not terribly sure if this is wise from a structural point of view, besides which I don't know if I can physically achieve this.
Suggestions?
Cheers.
Check the dropouts, they should be 100 mm apart. If it is a steel fork re-alignment isn't a big deal -- --- Marten Gerritsen
Hi, got a new roadie frame off ebay a couple of weeks back for a bargain £26 ('Diamant' ? Never heard of them but it's got a 105 headset and b/b and the paint work is pristine. It's like the bike has never been used...)
Most of my parts go on (I've got RSX components from a scrapped old peugeot) cranks, shifters, mechs, rear wheel is OK but the front wheel hub seems too narrow for the forks. If I unwind the qr mechanism I can just stuff the whole wheel in but its not an engineering fit... I wouldn't ride on it.
The fork looks OK and I'm sure it's not been ridden. My options are... get a new hub for the front wheel (but the back one fits?) or try to squash the forks in a bit. Not terribly sure if this is wise from a structural point of view, besides which I don't know if I can physically achieve this.
Suggestions?
Your hub is bound to be 100mm and the forks are bound to be designed for a 100mm hub. See www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-spacing.html
It doesn't have to be a close fit before the QR is done up. How much play is there (in mm) and what are the forks made of?
A couple of mm of play with steel forks will be no problem at all, for a start.
Most of my parts go on (I've got RSX components from a scrapped old peugeot) cranks, shifters, mechs, rear wheel is OK but the front wheel hub seems too narrow for the forks. If I unwind the qr mechanism I can just stuff the whole wheel in but its not an engineering fit... I wouldn't ride on it.
Providing the gap is no more than a few mm, just use the QR to clamp it down on the hub. It'll be fine.
-- Tony
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