I am in need of a quality fork, preferably an all-chrome one, for a project I'm working on. The intended frame is 55 cm, so I need a fork with about a 180 to 190 mm steering tube, with about 50 mm of threading. I would prefer sort of a generic fork with a "proper" flat or semi-sloping crown, because it would best match the frame style. The frame has a gray, marbled paint job and half-chromed stays and rear drop outs. The paint would be hard to match, so an all-chrome fork would look most original. I can live with English or Italian threading, but no French please. I can probably manage a fork with a longer steering and English threading, and cut additional threads and trim if necessary, as long as the steerer is not fully chromed. I'd rather find something that works as is though, if possible. Some years ago I had acquired a fork from a Colnago Super that had been parted-out that I had intended to use. I hadn't really done anything with the fork because it didn't really meet the criteria as well as I wanted, being from a 59 cm frame and having a chrome steerer. As fate and bike karma would have it, the Colnago donor frame that had provided that fork recently ended up in the hands of list-member Marty Walsh, who learned from the original owner that I was in possession of the fork. With the intent of keeping harmony in the delicate Karma of the vintage bicycle universe, Marty and I struck a deal to reunite the Colnago frame and fork. In restitution, Marty's task is to help find me a suitable fork for my project frame. Hence, this plea is from both me and Marty. Marty's on the hook to pay for another fork (although may also have items to trade, including a chrome Super Vitus fork from a Peugeot), but I thought it best to provide the description of what I needed.
A few details of the intended frame can be seen here:
http://www.wooljersey.com/
The frame is NOS, so I'd like to find a fork that looks as new as possible, but I'm also willing to compromise if necessary.
So, if anyone out there has a wayward fork, it will find a good home with my frame. Please let Marty and me know if you have something available that might fit the bill.
Small price to pay for keeping the world of vintage bicycles in harmony.
Thanks in advance -
Wayne Bingham
Lovettsville VA USA