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Found Newsboy, now need fork...

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Wanted to share my latest pride and joy with you and wonder if anyone has a nice rigid fork for it. It is NOS (was build once but unridden), large and frame No. 5 :)

Corner points for the fork are: Rigid, straight bladed, 1 1/8" threaded steerer 185+ mm long, mild suspension geometry (410-415mm axle-crown). A Potts Type 2 would be the dream and i consider having one build. But as i am notorious impatient i thought i'd check here for a Type 2 or something similar.

Cheers, Carsten



 
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Carsten said:
Wanted to share my latest pride and joy with you and wonder if anyone has a nice rigid fork for it. It is NOS (was build once but unridden), large and frame No. 5 :)

Corner points for the fork are: Rigid, straight bladed, 1 1/8" threaded steerer 185+ mm long, mild suspension geometry (410-415mm axle-crown). A Potts Type 2 would be the dream and i consider having one build. But as i am notorious impatient i thought i'd check here for a Type 2 or something similar.

Cheers, Carsten

Jeez Carsten, nice work! Where do you find all these? I might have a Type II. How long is your headtube?
 
#9 ·
Fork...

Epic makes some sweet sexy forks now (may look sweet on a Newsboy):
http://www.epicti.com/ti-fighter.htm

If you want XACD from a US company:
www.spicercycles.com

Straight to the source:
www.xacd.com.cn

Many people bash the XACD stuff, I've had my fork for 5 years with no problems. The fork is also irocically made to the exact specifications you indicated. I ride around off and on road with this fork on my Merlin XLM.
 
#10 ·
Good call.

ssmike said:
I know you said you want a straight fork, but a curved blade Ritchey would be a good choice and complement the curves of the frame.
Merlin's came stock with Ritchey forks for a few years if I'm not mistaken and before that P2's. If it was my frame (and God I wish it was!!!) I'd go for the P2 right now and beg Steve to make you a Type II for the final build.With rollercam mounts.
 
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WTB-rider said:
Merlin's came stock with Ritchey forks for a few years if I'm not mistaken and before that P2's. If it was my frame (and God I wish it was!!!) I'd go for the P2 right now and beg Steve to make you a Type II for the final build.With rollercam mounts.
Yep. We sold quite a few of those w/ Ritchey forks. The Ritchey was just a good riding, affordable fork.

No need to beg Steve to make a fork. He's in production again.
 
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Incredibly beautiful frame. Wouldn't it be better to put an equally curvy fork on it though for esthetic reasons? Actually now that I think about it, all the Newsboys I've seen have suspension forks. However, my KHS Fleetwood cruiser looks pretty great with a curvy fork on it.

I just realized that I don't have a single picture of my KHS but it looks just like this.
 

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...thanks for the answers and compliments. It indeed has a 1 1/8" head tube, 6" long. The Ritchey was the stock rigid fork for this frame and certainly a good fork but i want something more exotic. Geoff's Newsboy is a bit of a reference, i dont know anymore how often i stared at these photos...



and this one:



the straight fork just makes it for me...

Carsten
 
#15 ·
Potts Type II

Congratulations on buying my favorite MTB frame ever. I have straight legged Kona project II t-less in a satin ti color or a purple Giant cromo threaded straight legger (both 1 1&8th oems) that looks kinda like a Fat Yo Eddy rigid. I have a NOS Suntour XC pro headset Here's the closest I could find on the web of the Giant fork. <IMG SRC=https://www.firstflightbikes.com/_borders/WickedFork.JPG>

Check with these guys in Stateville, NC they have a vintage bike collection 2nd to none.

https://www.firstflightbikes.com/1990_Steve_Potts_CCR.htm

Also, Independant Fabrications makes a nice MTB rigid with or without cantis.

I am dying to hear about the build you got planned for the Newsboy. Enjoy & you are envied.

Scott_in_Jersey
bikelife2003@optonline.net
 
#16 ·
Not to Hijack this thread...

But....


Termi,
whatever happened to that Willits(?) Full Sussy that you were building? Man, I haven't seen anything since it was the old boards... post some pics. The new boards miss your blingy ti pics to increase bike lust... come on now... :D
 
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Scott_in_Jersey said:
Congratulations on buying my favorite MTB frame ever. I have straight legged Kona project II t-less in a satin ti color or a purple Giant cromo threaded straight legger (both 1 1&8th oems) that looks kinda like a Fat Yo Eddy rigid. I have a NOS Suntour XC pro headset Here's the closest I could find on the web of the Giant fork.

That blue fork on the little grey Wicked is indeed a Fat City fork, not the straight Giant fork that you mentioned. The fork is still at First Flight, but the frame is resides in my garage (Jeff sold me the frame but would not part with the fork). I built it up for one of the kids.

p.s that Newsboy is indeed one of the coolest bikes ever! Congrats to the lucky few that have one.
 
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so finally i received the parcel i was waiting for so long. three weeks overdue, not sure where it got lost. but in the end everything turned out fine and i had a quick build late at night. will swap fork (Potts T2, only have to modify the steerer tube), brakes (black WTB rollercams front & rear), stem and maybe tires and then will post better pics.



Big thanks to Shayne and Dave and of course to Tim and Luke!

Carsten
 
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Carsten said:
so finally i received the parcel i was waiting for so long. three weeks overdue, not sure where it got lost. but in the end everything turned out fine and i had a quick build late at night. will swap fork (Potts T2, only have to modify the steerer tube), brakes (black WTB rollercams front & rear), stem and maybe tires and then will post better pics.



Big thanks to Shayne and Dave and of course to Tim and Luke!

Carsten
Looks great Carsten as always. Now we need to see your full line up!
 
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#26 ·
...some more pics of the Newsboy can be found here:

Newsboy Gallery

The specs:

19" (Large) Newsboy frame #005, 1995.
Potts Type II fork
Chris King 2Nut head set
WTB GG hubs 32h, Cook QR skewers (soon to be replaced by Paul QR skewers)
WTB Rollercams front & rear with WTB brake pads
Paul Love levers
DT Competition spokes
Mavic 117CD rims
Specialized Ground Control Extreme 2.5" tires
CQP cranks 181mm
Sampson Ti spindle pedals
Stonglight 36t ring (need a larger one)
Boone Ti bb
Suntour Superbe Pro rear der
DuraAce 5spd freewheel 14-25
Suntour XC Expert friction under-the-bar thumby
Shimano XTR 27.2mm seat post
old Flite Ti saddle
ControlTech stem (for the time being, i';mlooking for a nice steel quill stem with internal cable routing)
Answer Hyperlite 3deg bar
Generic foam grips until i found old WTB grips...
 
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