Trouble with forks

[Noodle soup]

Hi all, have been on here before but forgot my details. anyway I post on behalf of my son, we are building up a new scooter, phoenix revention deck, French I d forks, proto scs, and first time using scs, do you need to cut the fork steerer tube down as it seems to long? Looks to me like it needs to be cut back below the ridge in the scs clamp, is this right?

I'll try and get some pic up if I can.

Cheers.

 

[Dallen.]

You could cut it, or use a spacer on the fork between your deck & your scs to raise the scs up a tad.

I'd use the spacer rather than cutting it, & yes it needs to be below the ridge in the scs a little bit. Few mm depending on the top cap you're using

 

[toddpickel]

Yes, and a starnut will be needed inside the forks.

 

[Juan.]

If the scs doesn't reach all the way to the headset cap like so :

Then you may need to run spacers like the black scooter has all the way to the right

 

[Noodle soup]

Cheers for the replys everyone, will look into the spacer thing, although think I will need more than what's on the black scooter, can't believe how long these french I d forks are, and also need a smaller star nut and because of the thickness of the fork tube.

 

[Noodle soup]

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This was a pic posting test, and also a chance to see how long the steerer tube is

 

[Michael Osterlund]

get these http://www.danscomp.com/products/309007/FSA_PC_Headset_Spacer.html
I would get a plastic one at your local bike/scooter shop for alot less money.
and check if they have a starnut in the top but I dont think they do, you will need to cut them and hammer a starnut in.

use this http://www.scooterdad.com/scooter-configurator

 

[Noodle soup]

The orange one's would go well with the colour scheme, cheers Mike.

 

[Juan.]

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This was a pic posting test, and also a chance to see how long the steerer tube is

that's a long as fucking headtube.

 

[Noodle soup]

that's a long as fucking headtube.

That's what I thought, it nearly to the top of the proto clamp, may have to cut it down because it's going to look daft with lots of shims.

 

[Alex Collins.]

I would cut down the fork as spacers kill the look of the scooter aswell as weakening the fork.

 

[Noodle soup]

I would cut down the fork as spacers kill the look of the scooter aswell as weakening the fork.

Going to give it a try at the weekend. Cheers

 

[Garrett B]

Damn, those new french id forks look sweet.

 

[Noodle soup]

Damn, those new french id forks look sweet.

they would be even sweeter if they didn't need cutting lol

 

[Noodle soup]

Now fully built

FInally got the forks sorted.

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[CallumR]

That's a nice setup

 

[Noodle soup]

That's a nice setup

Cheers, cut an inch and half off the bar height since the pics.