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flag unfitoutlaw
Posted: Feb 23, 2010 at 14:36 Quote
hi there i have a old bomber fork dual crown (2001) its black and yellow. near the bottom of the fork there are two holes that are about 2-3 cm apart. i was wondering if these are for some type of disc brake mount, they are no where near the post mount that are on my 888 forks. any ideas ? i think the fork is maybe a jr t or mr t ? it has a 20mm solid axle. thanks for your help
flag iamamodel
Posted: Feb 24, 2010 at 18:21 Quote
These?

http://www.marzocchi.com/template/detailProdotti.asp?LN=UK&idC=1561&IdFolder=113&idMY=2145&IdOggetto=3073
flag unfitoutlaw
Posted: Feb 24, 2010 at 19:51 Quote
yep those are them. any idea what the two holes on the bottom of the fork are for that are like 2 or 3 cm appart? im guessing a older type of caliper that mounts directly to the fork. any ideas of a bracket that i could use to mount some modern brakes to it. thanks for your time
flag iamamodel
Posted: Feb 25, 2010 at 18:34 Quote
I would find some crusty old-school downhiller that works in your LBS and he MIGHT be able to find the brake adapter that you are looking for. Getting it made would cost more than those forks are worth. You might be able to find some really cheap pair second hand that are all smashed up and get the adapter from those.
flag enid-puceflange
Posted: Feb 26, 2010 at 15:36 Quote
Those forks are i.s fitting (industry Standard)
What kind of brakes are you wanting to fit on them?

You will pick up an adaptor for most brakes to fit those forks for around £10.00 ($15-20)

It amazes me the lack of knowlege that people have on their own hobby, and try to educate people on it!

Gc
flag iamamodel
Posted: Feb 26, 2010 at 18:33 Quote
This post had sat around for days with no answer and no-else stepped in. So I answered it. My answer of 'they are for brakes and go to your LBS to get an adapter' is valid.

I don't guarantee anything I say unless I have the stuff in my hand. I haven't seen those forks for years and, if you know so much about such things, you'll also know that there was three or four mount standards and I can't remember which mount those forks were.
flag enid-puceflange
Posted: Feb 26, 2010 at 19:08 Quote
iamamodel wrote:
Getting it made would cost more than those forks are worth. You might be able to find some really cheap pair second hand that are all smashed up and get the adapter from those.
Rolleyes :Cool :

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Categories.aspx?CategoryID=563

Gc
flag iamamodel
Posted: Feb 27, 2010 at 1:00 Quote
Understood. But if it was a redundant standard then it wouldn't be so simple, and I can't guarantee it is not from the other side of the world.
flag almightybenners
Posted: Feb 27, 2010 at 2:16 Quote
iamamodel wrote:
Understood. But if it was a redundant standard then it wouldn't be so simple, and I can't guarantee it is not from the other side of the world.
but it isn't it's an IS mount
flag enid-puceflange
Posted: Feb 27, 2010 at 4:36 Quote
almightybenners wrote:
iamamodel wrote:
Understood. But if it was a redundant standard then it wouldn't be so simple, and I can't guarantee it is not from the other side of the world.
but it isn't it's an IS mount
:Cool :

G
flag pbuser102331
Posted: Feb 27, 2010 at 5:31 Quote
iamamodel wrote:
Understood. But if it was a redundant standard then it wouldn't be so simple, and I can't guarantee it is not from the other side of the world.

Why not just ask the op to measure the distance between the is mounts he currently has,is saves time and arguments.

But I'm pretty certain that by 2001 is was just is or industry standard.
flag unfitoutlaw
Posted: Apr 7, 2010 at 18:04 Quote
ok so i finally got time to take a look at them forks. the two holes on the bottom of the fork measure 1 inch from center to center. hope that helps. i spoke to marzocchi and they were not alot of help. thanks...
flag iamamodel
Posted: Apr 8, 2010 at 21:06 Quote
I'm sorry to hear they aren't I.S. Looks like what I wrote in my second post stands.

Some more bad news:

http://www.sram.com/_media/techdocs/disc-brake-compat.pdf

"Note: Some 2000 and earlier Marzocchi forks use disc tabs that are not International Standard. Avid does not offer brackets for any of these forks."

Are you sure they are 2001? There should be a round stamp on the bottom and at the back of the lowers - it will show the year and month of manufacture.

I could be wrong though, since I lack the knowledge to educate others on my hobby.:P
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