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I need to know how to remove and refix forks for transporting my bike by air;
if it makes any difference;
Bike: Bullit
Headset: Chris King
Forks: Rockshox Boxer
With the forks on the bioke is a little tight to get into my Neil Pryde bag
thanks
Do the forks have an integrated stem?
undo top allen key
undo stem
take all off
lift frame and fork will fall on foot
remember that taking the caliper off might have been a good idea
take brake caliper off
put all in bag
repeat above process but not in the above order, ensure to squint and feel pretty sure that the bars aren't straight
fiddle with front brake for the first ride
hope that helps?
as it's a boxxer, MrN needs to add the bit about loosening & removing the upper crown
for poor-peoples headsets you may need to give top of steerer a whack to start the fork moving & remove the conical washer thin in top of headset - dunno about Christaltips ones
dont bother removing crowns just slide the legs out from them, save yourself alot of hassle that way.
what's holding the crowns in when steerer is removed - aren't they "loose" then anyway ?
surely there's about 10 seconds' difference between removing and not removing ?
Just undo the pinch bolts on the fork legs and remove the fork like that, leaving the crowns and headset on the bike. Lot easier than bothing with the faff of messing with/losing bits of your headset.