Re: [CR]Drilling fork crown for brake attachment

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing:Falck)

From: "David Feldman" <feldmans1@earthlink.net>
To: "Nor Meyer" <norbikes@hotmail.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <F214wgOjpXhXgAZg6Q10000ee55@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Drilling fork crown for brake attachment
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 09:48:27 -0600


Use a road fork. The Zeus crown has so little height that even if it didn't need a hole placed too close to it's bottom edge you would need to space the brake caliper forward to be able to completely fasten it to the crown.
David Feldman
Vancouver, WA


----- Original Message -----
From: Nor Meyer
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 11:16 AM
Subject: [CR]Drilling fork crown for brake attachment



> Are there any caveats for drilling a track fork crown for a front
> brake....? I have a dedicated track frameset that I want to use for fixed
> gear training on the road. It's a Zeus crown with a pretty abbreviated
> bridge---I'm thinking of just swapping out the fork for a drilled road fork.
> Thanx for any suggestions!
>
> Nor in Iowa