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Customer
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2022
Look at the space between the head tube and the top of the fork!!! Also look a the space between the brake and rim. It doesn't even reach!!!!! The way it's welded is very dangerous at that!!! The stress point is all wrong!!! I honestly wouldn't even give this away! I would give it negative 5 starts if I could. DO NOT ORDER THIS IF YOU CARE ANYTHING ABOUT USABILITY AND SAFETY!!!!!
Joseph Wang
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2017
Great looking chrome fork, steerer threads are nice and clean and dropout spacing fits a standard 100mm front hub. Only issue I had is that standard short reach brake calipers like those found on the majority of modern road bikes will not work with this fork, as the distance between the brake mounting hole and the brake track on the wheels is too far. You will need something like this , as I measured the reach on my bike to be between 65-75mm from the edges of the brake tracks. The fork is also not drilled out to accept a recessed screw so you will need a nutted version, linked above, otherwise drilling is needed.
hotdog428
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2015
Bought this for the trashed '79 Ross Gran Tour frankenstein bike that I use for commuting on some days. A previous owner bent the fork and this was a perfect replacement. It works with 27" and 700c wheels. The two pairs of eyelets next to the fork end gives you more options for mounting fenders or whatever. chrome looks nice but I painted mine because I felt like it. I think this is a tough fork that is on par with, if not better than most hi-ten forks that came on the old 10-speeds 30-40 years ago.
Collectorque
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2014
Excellent value.Very good workmanship and material. Clean braze and plating, smooth finish.Generous sized steer tube with more than sufficient 4" thread to fit most popular sized frames. The extreme tall frame of 62cm and above may need to look elsewhereNot the lightest nor the stiffest, but it does not cost a few hundred bucks either .Its an economy replacement for value priced bike, not mega dollars hand made master piece.As what it intend to be, its great value. One will had a hard time finding a better deal.
Bethlizzi
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2012
I ordered this fork to replace the bent original fork on my 1972 Raleigh Grand Prix. I used the Sunlite 1" threaded headset as well. Both products seem to be surprisingly high quality, no issues with construction or aesthetics on either product. I was also pleasantly surprised to find that the Sunlite fork, with crown race installed, uncut for proper length, was noticeably lighter than my original fork. The only setback with this fork was the gigantic sticker that was on the steer tube - and very difficult to get completely off. But, that has nothing to do with the actual product, which is fantastic so far. I have about 150 miles on it so far, and I am very pleased.
Raleighphile
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2012
I rebuild bikes and often the forks are so bent and tweaked that the bike will NOT ride straight and can be felt pulling to the side even when you are not riding no-hands.So this is my Go-To fork for a rebuild bike that has forks that pull. It's not a fancy or super-light fork but it is made of CroMo and isn't too terribly heavy.This fork does ride very nicely though. If you are used to alloy or carbon this fork is just flexible enough to give you a cushy, almost suspension-like ride and a nice lively feel instead of buzzy/dead/bone-jarring ride that many too-stiff but light forks give you. Sure you will save a pound or so with a carbon fork -but you'll pay a lot more money and many folks don't like the look of modern carbon on a vintage steel bike.There are many decent bikes that deserve a new lease on life but are not worth spending a ton of money on fixing back up, especially on just one part like a fork if it needs a new one. This fork puts bikes back on the road instead of into the smelter to be recycled -or worse yet into a landfill :(The quality of the chrome can be hit or miss. I've had some that are just beautifully-chromed and look like they came off of a high-end chromed 80's road bike. I've had others that were not so nice. I guess it depends on who was on the shift doing the pre-plating prepwork at whatever factory in China these are made in. For the low-low price these sell for I won't complain.I put one of these on a Raleigh Pursuit I built up as a long-distance bike and painted part of the top with high-temp paint and baked it until the finish was hard using an oven. It turned out very well and looks nicer than the painted (but bent) fork that came on the bike. Holding the 80's fork side by side with this replacement they are almost identical -they look like they came out of the same factory even.The dropouts have 2 eyelet-holes in them -one front and one to the rear of the axle. This is nice if you have fenders, or a fender and a front rack. It's a nice touch that you don't see on most budget replacement forks.Check out my picture of the fork I painted. It wasn't hard to tape off the crown and make a nice-looking chrome & painted fork with some decals I made up. Looks like it is factory-made by Raleigh.
GLF
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2011
I bought this fork to replace the original 1970 27" Raleigh Super Course one I broke. As the title indicates it's an "Econo Fork" but all I now use that bike for is to commute to work so this one will do--for now. The chrome isn't spactaular and I'm suspicious of the crown. I'm convinced that I will need to keep wiping them down to keep off the rust. One nice thing is that it has 2 screw holes on each tip for mounting fenders or whatever.
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