Will a strait 44mm head tube take a Straight 1 1/2 fork

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Will a strait 44mm head tube take a Straight 1 1/2 fork
robhughes
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I think the answer is yes but just need confirmation.Cheers all.

Posted 11 years ago

wrecker
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Yep.

Posted 11 years ago

getonyourbike
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Yes

Straight, not strait.

Posted 11 years ago

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robhughes
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It,s late and i,m tyred…Fixed… 😉
Cheers chaps..

Posted 11 years ago

getonyourbike
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The other one needs fixing too. 😉

Posted 11 years ago

big_scot_nanny
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Hmm, I thought so, but I asked on-one about the el guapo 44 head tube, and they said it would only take tapered. Whereas my mega does take a 1.5 straight.

Depending on bike, I would deffo ask importer/manufacturer.

Posted 11 years ago

tomaso
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Check the Hope pick n mix selection and the external cups will make it happen for you

Posted 11 years ago

robhughes
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getonyourbike…No way… 🙂

Posted 11 years ago

robhughes
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Cheers tomaso…Great info.External cups it is then…
big_scot_nanny.Is that because of the length of the head tube?

Posted 11 years ago

remoterob
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Merlin Fox fork by any chance?

Posted 11 years ago

robhughes
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They be them… 😉

Posted 11 years ago

brant
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I advised a customer that a 456c would take 1.5 the other day. It won’t due to internal cups molded into frame.
Don’t see any reason why El Guapo wouldn’t though.

Posted 11 years ago

Alex
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I was looking at those for my rocket… it’s a 44mm straight head tube so should just be some headset trickery?

Posted 11 years ago