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Roger….. Never sell the tools and imagination….

“Final word”on this conversion to a suspension fork. Conclusion first…. Not sure I would recommend the task as I laid it out. Details…. * Fork delivered after a 4+ week wait * Die for steering tube also from Aliexpress arrived….cost $30 * No one said they could or would thread the steering tube...

Thanks, I think we have one bike shop in town…. I’ll check with them..

Thanks for Tip details…. Thanks for your reply and details . . .

Thanks for Tip details….

All lithium based battery’s are finicky by their chemical nature. They should never be discharged below a certain level, about 3.4 volts per cell, and never over charged, 4.2 V per cell. The idea of using a smaller solar cell to act as a charger can definitely work. But one has to know the...

Thanks….pretty sure they would not a carry nut that size. A nut is not going to help cutting a new thread unless highly modified and costly

Thanks….pretty sure they would not carry a nut that size. A nut is not going to help cutting a new thread unless highly modified and costly..

Concerning these XP replacement, P35 style suspension forks. Does anyone know how the steering stem is attached to the fork piece..? if it happened to be using a pin (hidden under the paint), then it could be driven out, releasing the steerer tube. Now you have something that could easily...

Thanks for the “bulge” tip at the steerer base. I’ll check if that is still the case for the replacement fork when it arrives.

I have a replacement front fork on order (P35) style with suspension for my XP. These have an unthreaded steering stem. I can’t locate a machinist willing to thread the 1 1/8” (28.6mm) after cutting the tube to the correct length. I will have to purchase the correct die to do the threading such...