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Does anyone know if it's possible to swap a head tube on my old xs bfe??
Obviously this involves cutting the old one out and welding a new 44mm one in.
But can it be done and is there a company that does this type of thing?
Ta.
I would expect it to be perfectly possible however prohibitively expensive especially when you factor in a re-spray and the likes.
Ben cooper fixed a soulcraft bike that had a snapped head tube not all that long ago I probably try there first.
Ah ok, not too bothered about respraying it that well.
Might just sell and buy something that I can buy a fork for.
Definitely do-able. The usual way is to remove the old HT completely, and mitre the tubes to fit a new one in the jig. It's reasonably involved.
Another way I tried on a hack bike for Carl @ Bike Love is to chop off most of the HT but leave the bit joining the TT and DT, and fillet on the new HT. Looks pretty cool actually 😉
Ah thanks for the info Ben, How much would something like the second scenario likely cost me? And would it be ok as a dirt jump bike after?
£50 not counting painting.
The thing to be aware of with that technique is the HT doesn't end upn the same place, it's about 5mm forwards - and if it's tapered you'll have a slacker head angle. That can be a good thing of course 😉
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Hmmmm well worth considering then! Could do with being as slack as it is now with a 110mm fork but with a 80mm fork.
Excellent. Thanks so much Ben! £50 sounds entirely reasonable.