Merlin Newsboy #75 with home made fork

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Thank you, it is necessary to be precise so that the fork is reliable and symmetrical.
Following the manufacture, cutting session...
 

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It remains to check the adjustments, strip the bond areas and bonded on a jig.
 

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Finished, rest to put in place ...
 

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Brave operation with the fork bonding! I guess it was a lucky coincidence that the Ti legs fitted over the steel crown? Did you have to alter the diameters of the different tubes in any way?
 
Re: Merlin Newsboy #75

mojo ti":1yp1boh5 said:
Thanks, I have made this fork with a Kona P2 and Litespeed first generation lower :roll:

I hope you will not mind... :oops:
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Are you taking orders? Got the same broken titanium fork and a P2 is easy to come by...

Cheers
IHR
 
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Great bike and effort. May i ask why you didn't build the homemade fork with RC mounts so you can RC brakes on both sides?

Best regards

Moritz
 
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mauricer":1szwlxrv said:
Great bike and effort. May i ask why you didn't build the homemade fork with RC mounts so you can RC brakes on both sides?

Best regards

Moritz
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Why ?
Because I do not have RC in stock and I really do not like these brakes.
This is not practical, it holds the mud and braking is not terrible.
These brakes are like many mythical things (Ringlé, ...) ;)
 
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