U.S.E Sub fork

[dyna-ti]

With 40 watchers Im probably the last to see this

But for those others that havent, here it is.
One of the disc mounts looks to have snapped, but possibly a talented specialist could repair that.
Either way its as rare as it gets

USE SUB LEFTY FORK & WHEEL. (not Cannondale) 26" vintage / spares. New bearings. | eBay

USE SUB LEFTY FORK & WHEEL. Wheel has just had new bearings installed. It was removed from a bike recently and was still being used until a month ago. These are genuinely rare, cost £800 without the wheel in the early 2000's.

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[markoc]

Sub zero levels of cool, but that’ll take some welding skill

 

[dyna-ti]

Sub zero levels of cool, but that’ll take some welding skill

Probably grinding off the entire mount, fabricating another, then welding that on. Heat treatment after. No small task but worth it.

I got an Amp F4 BLT that was missing literally one complete side and all the pivot points were riddled with cracks. I had an engineer replace all the parts and remake the pivots in a more modern alloy. I even had someone make new springs.

After all that I sold them, though after a number of years regretted selling them and bought them back.

 

[jimo746]

Sub zero levels of cool, but that’ll take some welding skill

What will???

 

[kase1983]

its scrap. broken and well worn stanchion. hub might still be of use.No pun,

 

[dyna-ti]

its scrap. broken and well worn stanchion. hub might still be of use.No pun,

People have paid that for cracked and extremely manky white porcs. Or a Manitou FS, in equally cracked condition.
Knackered disc drive anyone

Some things you just arent going to get new and shiny, and in the collecting game, sometimes if it looks good, it looks good and is a plus to just have.

 

[Russell]

Broken, parts missing, worn… it’s a pile of scrap metal and should be priced as such.

Nice to buy and restore but the selling price needs to drop by at least 50% to reflect that.

 

[Rebikecumbria]

super cool boingy but would be a small mission to get it back to even a good rideable condition, have always wondered what these would be like to ride and how they perform, i think they are the only lefty that actually looks good aswell, has any one ridden one ?

 

[ajantom]

I owned and ran one many moons ago.

Lovely piece of engineering,very simple to service, a bit agricultural in the actual bounciness dept but they'd be amazing with a modern damper and airspring.

I damaged mine (not as badly as these!) in a crash, and think I sold them on here for £100ish as spares or repairs.

I'd say these are toast...buggered brake mounts and serious stanchion wear.

Some pics from the vaults...

 

[Rebikecumbria]

I owned and ran one many moons ago.

Lovely piece of engineering,very simple to service, a bit agricultural in the actual bounciness dept but they'd be amazing with a modern damper and airspring.

I damaged mine (not as badly as these!) in a crash, and think I sold them on here for £100ish as spares or repairs.

I'd say these are toast...buggered brake mounts and serious stanchion wear.

Some pics from the vaults...

did the anti-dive system work well ?, one with modded upgraded internals would be very nice