head set question

jas1978
jas1978 Posts: 29
edited May 2010 in The workshop
I would like to change the forks on my road bike, the frame measures 41.5mm and I would like to fit forks with a 1 1/8" steerer, is this possible?
thanks

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  • neiltb
    neiltb Posts: 332
    you need to know the fork steerer diameter and go form there, frames have all sorts of material thicknesses.


    http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_ha-i.html#headset

    edited for shocking spelling
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  • el_presidente
    el_presidente Posts: 1,963
    jas1978 wrote:
    I would like to change the forks on my road bike, the frame measures 41.5mm and I would like to fit forks with a 1 1/8" steerer, is this possible?
    thanks

    1 1/8" is the diameter of the fork steerer tube, most modern bikes use this diameter steerer. I am not sure what piece of the frame you have measured that is 41.5 mm but it will be irrelevant, you just need to check the existing fork is a 1 1/8" steerer. What make & model is the bike?
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