building a new bike
kirky1
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Hi i bought my dad a new frame for xmas(indigo vuelta ar2) as he wanted an alloy one but none of the components from his old bike will fit cuz its about 30-40 years old, so he needs new forks, handlebars, gears etc. all i want to know for the time being is will any modern road bike forks fit the frame or are they all different sizes? cheers
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Yes they are all different sizes, but most modern forks are 1 1/8" threadless so you will also need a 1 1/8" headset to fix them on.
something like this should do
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/forks-forks-road-deda-f-08-ud-carbon-forks-1-1-8-its/dedaforr6320000000000 -
There are two handlebar 'types' for road bikes. It boils down to the bearing sizes at the top and the bottom of the frame's headtube (the part of the frame where the fork fits through).
There are forks where both are 1 & 1/8 inch diameter. And tapered ones where the bottom bearing is larger. Looking at the Indigo site, yours is a straight 1-1/8" at each end. So the fork linked above will fit and is a great price for a good brand carbon fork.
You'll need bearings for the top and bottom of the head tube. It's impossible to say from the site what type of bearing's you'll need (there are lots of variety and it comes down to the way the frame is made. I would suggest taking the frame to a local bike shop and either asking them to fit the bearings for you - or just asking them what ones to use.
Some may see this as a bit rude on the shop to help out with building a bike you bought on the internet - but some shops are OK with this - you'll have to check up the shop to see. It may be worth getting them to do other jobs at the same time - ones that may need specialist tools that you probably don't want to buy yourself. Such as fitting the bottom bracket and cranks.0 -
nein. Probably not worth the effort0
