Disc fork for '92 Kona Fire Mountain

[jerryS]

The thread on retro mountain bike touring has got me all fired up to load up my old Fire Mountain and trundle off into the sunset. It's currently got v-brakes on it but I might want a bit more stopping power if I'm loaded up with camping stuff - hence the thought of putting a disc brake on the front. i've seen a firm selling one inch steerer threaded disc forks on ebay - apologies if link doesn't work

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181586723324? ... EBIDX%3AIT

would these do the trick, or should I be looking for something else?

cheers

 

[raidan73]

Re:

They would do the job although I believe the axle to crown is 10mm higher than the P2 your bike would've come with, resulting in a slightly slacker head angle and less responsive steering. Saying that, you probably wouldn't notice the difference and for touring it probably won't matter too bad a thing anyway.