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General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: timber 2114 on July 12, 2015, 05:39:21 am

Title: girvin forks
Post by: timber 2114 on July 12, 2015, 05:39:21 am

hi just purchase a set of girvin front forks of off a 657, but when ive fitted them they seem to small at the top for my handle bar stem to tighten down on , is there something missing thanks.

Title: Re: girvin forks
Post by: Colin on July 13, 2015, 04:59:36 am

Girvin Vectors are usually 1" steerer, so if your old stem is 1&1/8" then there's your problem.

Col.

Title: Re: girvin forks
Post by: timber 2114 on July 13, 2015, 11:20:14 am

hi thanks for that col , so can you buy 1 inch stem that just clamps on same as the 1&1/8 one cheers.

Title: Re: girvin forks
Post by: Willie_B on July 13, 2015, 02:10:05 pm

Just buy a spacer to allow the 1 1/8" stem to clamp on the 1" steerer tube. On ebay and probably your local bike shop. Unless this is a good reason to buy a different stem.

Title: Re: girvin forks
Post by: timber 2114 on July 14, 2015, 07:51:21 am

ok thanks willie_b i will look on ebay that sounds like what im looking for cheers timber 2114

Title: Re: girvin forks
Post by: Colin on July 14, 2015, 08:58:17 am

yes, you can buy a 1" stem, Original Vector stems will be 1" if you're looking for restoring the bike to original.
check eBay for one.

Col.

Title: Re: girvin forks
Post by: timber 2114 on July 26, 2015, 05:48:38 am

hi thanks for the help got a spacer of off ebay £4 cheers dave