Syncros legs tange crown question

[vincenth]

I have a pair of syncros powerlite legs that I want to bolt on a tange switchblade crown. However the tange crown is wider then the syncros. I know its possible to mod the fork legs by turning the dropouts from the outside to the inside.
Does anyone know how to do this?

Off course I could try and find a 1” syncros crown but I have a feeling that could take a long time.

 

[vincenth]

Help identifying switchblade style fork

This fork came to me with 1987 mountain klein frame. I saw similar was sold on ebay recently as "Vintage Bontrager Switchblade Mountain Bike Fork" but this one is a bit different. Any info would be well appreciated. thanks

www.retrobike.co.uk

In this thread an example is posted

 

[fettler]

Would a slightly wider front axle be easier? What hub are you thinking of using?

 

[vincenth]

I dont believe there is such a thing. Correct me if I am wrong but the only mtb qr standard is 110mm.
Tacing bikes use 100mm.
Also I want to use xtm730 hubs

 

[fettler]

Manitou used wider axles BITD. Would be an easy manufacture of an axle with cartridge hubs but a bit trickier with a cup & cone setup. I'm not sure how many extra mm you need but it's still possible to drill out a solid axle which is wider. It just seems a shame to pull the fork legs apart considering their rarity and value.

 

[Lucidone]

Not sure what the difference in leg centres are (?) but will the canti studs be in the correct width range if you mod the drop outs?

 

[raidan73]

I dont believe there is such a thing. Correct me if I am wrong but the only mtb qr standard is 110mm.
Tacing bikes use 100mm.
Also I want to use xtm730 hubs

Standard MTB front spacing is 100mm

 

[troje]

That is too bad, I wonder what happened to the original crown? I’ve seen syncros legs conbined with other crowns, not the switchblade though.

I believe I have a spare crown somewhere. We could decide to marry it with your legs. Question however is who will be the beneficiary

 

[vincenth]

That is too bad, I wonder what happened to the original crown? I’ve seen syncros legs conbined with other crowns, not the switchblade though.

I believe I have a spare crown somewhere. We could decide to marry it with your legs. Question however is who will be the beneficiary

I have a syncros crown but it has a 1 1/8” steerer.
Maybe we can both get something out of a trade

 

[vincenth]

Ooh and thanks for the advice, tips and correction.
Leaving the fork legs intact is probably the rihht decision