Except the cross-check fork has cantilever posts for 700c. Correspondingly, I bet the axle-to-crown distance is significantly different.
The only Surly forks designed for 650b have disc mounts and 1 1/8" threadless steerers (Straggler 650b, Karate Monkey 27.5). On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 7:02 PM, Eric Daume <ericda...@gmail.com> wrote: > Surly Cross Check forks do still seem to be available with 1" steerers. > Make sure they steerer is long enough, though. They only have 300mm. If you > have a big Homer and want your bars up high, it won't be enough. > > Eric > > On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Coconutbill <evan.spa...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> All are good suggestions, but i realized that it would be more practical >> just to ride an old Klunker mountain bike with 2.3's. >> i've tried the Paul racers and because my frame is very small, there's >> not enough distance in the rear from the cable hanger to get enough >> mechanical advantage . >> In the front it could work, but my fork wont take the stress, since it >> has been repaired once already. It dawned on me that a Surly fork wouldnt >> necessarily be a good choice, because Rivendells have 1'' steerers! >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
