SOLD: USE SUB Fork 100mm black U.S.E. S.U.B w/ hub 26er

[Velomech]

SOLD

Here is a rare find:
U.S.E. S.U.B anti-dive fork
100mm travel
26er
32h hub
212mm steerer tube
Very few km's of use
Mint condition
Includes hub truing stand adapters and service manual/cards

Perfect, scratch free stanchion.
A few tiny scuffs on the upper tube.
I have the original wooden box too, if you want it. Will cost a bit more to ship though....

Price is $850usd (would trade for 29er version) Update: Price drop to $600
I take paypal (preferably 'gift')
Shipping in the USA will be $25
Worldwide shipping in a regular box will be $55 In the wood box will be $65

 

[apache]

Have a 'thats lush but I cant afford it' type bump.

Looks like an aircraft undercarriage leg. Sweet!

 

[Sidekick416]

:shock: :shock: :shock:

Wow !!!!!

 

[Ironv6]

Wow, beautiful fork.

 

[Andy R]

A nice piece of equipment and (mercifully) no use to me - however, what most caught my eye was the slotted IS brake mount....
Why the slots and why not just holes, as is normal practice? I realise that with normal (forward) wheel rotation the caliper will be pushed into the slots, but reverse rotation whilst braking isn't impossible (think rolling back off a bank when negotiating a tight switchback) and under those conditions slotted mountings seem less than ideal.

 

[Wold Ranger]

A nice piece of equipment and (mercifully) no use to me - however, what most caught my eye was the slotted IS brake mount....
Why the slots and why not just holes, as is normal practice? I realise that with normal (forward) wheel rotation the caliper will be pushed into the slots, but reverse rotation whilst braking isn't impossible (think rolling back off a bank when negotiating a tight switchback) and under those conditions slotted mountings seem less than ideal.

USE aren't that stupid, the slots are not parallel sided, just enough for the bolt shafts to be released when unscrewed, the head of the bolt cannot pull out, as the retention cup is machined so the head retains the bolt until it is un screwed several turns, the same as the axle grips on many forks.

 

[Barneyballbags]

That's lovely

I don't suppose you're in the market for a swap/trade for something more modern are you..?

I've got a Lapierre Zesty frame which I may be looking to sell.... Like this one below:

 

[Andy R]

A nice piece of equipment and (mercifully) no use to me - however, what most caught my eye was the slotted IS brake mount....
Why the slots and why not just holes, as is normal practice? I realise that with normal (forward) wheel rotation the caliper will be pushed into the slots, but reverse rotation whilst braking isn't impossible (think rolling back off a bank when negotiating a tight switchback) and under those conditions slotted mountings seem less than ideal.

USE aren't that stupid, the slots are not parallel sided, just enough for the bolt shafts to be released when unscrewed, the head of the bolt cannot pull out, as the retention cup is machined so the head retains the bolt until it is un screwed several turns, the same as the axle grips on many forks.

Fair enough, but I still don't understand the thinking towards using slotted IS fixings in the first place, as opposed to holes.

 

[Barneyballbags]

Fair enough, but I still don't understand the thinking towards using slotted IS fixings in the first place, as opposed to holes.

Probably some ridiculous claim by USE that it saves weight :roll:

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

A nice piece of equipment and (mercifully) no use to me - however, what most caught my eye was the slotted IS brake mount....
Why the slots and why not just holes, as is normal practice? I realise that with normal (forward) wheel rotation the caliper will be pushed into the slots, but reverse rotation whilst braking isn't impossible (think rolling back off a bank when negotiating a tight switchback) and under those conditions slotted mountings seem less than ideal.

USE aren't that stupid, the slots are not parallel sided, just enough for the bolt shafts to be released when unscrewed, the head of the bolt cannot pull out, as the retention cup is machined so the head retains the bolt until it is un screwed several turns, the same as the axle grips on many forks.

Fair enough, but I still don't understand the thinking towards using slotted IS fixings in the first place, as opposed to holes.

Cannondale did the same on the Lefty. It's so you can remove the caliper easily to take front wheel off. It would be a right pisser having to take out the bolts and washers to remove wheel. With the disc in caliper it would be impossible to remove wheel as it pulls off axle unlike a conventional fork/hub.

I put a Lefty on my Super V and it doesn't take any longer to remove front wheel than it would with normal wheel/fork. As has been said the slots aren't in line with each other and the machined retention cup keeps caliper in place unless the bolts are unscrewed several threads. I think you would notice a slack caliper long before that happened. The retention cup also ensures the caliper goes back in same place.