I've never done this before but I'm guessing it's a pretty straightforward job. I'd rather do it myself than get my LBS to do it if I can. Are there any gotchas I should be aware of? The forks seem to have recently developed about 1/2" of unsprung travel when I lift the front of the bike off the ground so I'm going to replace them with some rigids.
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FWIW I've got a 1994 Saracen Sahara MTB (front suss only) with road tyres which I use for commuting, general pootling around and the odd 20-30 mile jaunt, mainly on roads but the occasional towpath.
Is your current fork threaded or threadless? A bike made in '94 could be either, but is probably more likely to be the former:
I've never done this before but I'm guessing it's a pretty straightforward job. I'd rather do it myself than get my LBS to do it if I can. Are there any gotchas I should be aware of? The forks seem to have recently developed about 1/2" of unsprung travel when I lift the front of the bike off the ground so I'm going to replace them with some rigids.
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FWIW I've got a 1994 Saracen Sahara MTB (front suss only) with road tyres which I use for commuting, general pootling around and the odd 20-30 mile jaunt, mainly on roads but the occasional towpath.
Is your current fork threaded or threadless? A bike made in '94 could be either, but is probably more likely to be the former:
