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I just bent my 3rd set of mongoose decade forks on my decade race bike (pics later). What would you consider the strongest but not stupidly heavy threaded forks out there, prefer pre 92.

RDB · 2012-07-20 4:48pm

GT style, Powerlite, Landing Gear

freedo · 2012-07-20 4:51pm

RDB wrote:
GT style, Powerlite, Landing Gear

Any perticular year? I loce the looking of landing gears but i know price varies from age

99tourevive · 2012-07-20 4:51pm

+1 ^

RDB · 2012-07-20 4:52pm

Id go with any year Landing Gear's I guess...I dont know much about them...I have also noticed the prices can vary.

RDB · 2012-07-20 4:53pm

if you were not such a franking beast you would not have this problem

Blue_Max · 2012-07-20 5:01pm

if you don't mind you could always do the threadless conversion and use a threadless fork on your decade. all you need is a 1 1/8 a-headset, a tioga beartrap headset and use the cups from the tioga and the bearings and dust caps from the a-headset with a few 1 1/8 spacers and your ready to go with a stronger fork on a older frame.

RDB · 2012-07-20 5:13pm

Blue_Max wrote:
if you don't mind you could always do the threadless conversion and use a threadless fork on your decade. all you need is a 1 1/8 a-headset, a tioga beartrap headset and use the cups from the tioga and the bearings and dust caps from the a-headset with a few 1 1/8 spacers and your ready to go with a stronger fork on a older frame.

I like that idea too...I didnt mention it because freedo is old school OG...

it would be the strongest way to go...the slap some Pitchforks on it

JAMMJ · 2012-07-20 5:14pm

are the later mongoose decade forks tange? I swear by tanges.

freedo · 2012-07-20 5:15pm

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are the later mongoose decade forks tange? I swear by tanges.

Spintech

JAMMJ · 2012-07-20 5:24pm

okay thanks, that is what i thought. Earlier tange pinched ones are strong. I have tried and tried to bend them. pffbhh yeah right. I was doing 5 ft high jumps in the past and bent gt pro, schwinn predator and spinners forks all but tange.

RDB · 2012-07-20 5:28pm

here are some Tange forks...if you claim that much abuse with no breakage...Id go for it

http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/60665

matt thomas · 2012-07-20 5:30pm

pitchforks maybe?

Blue_Max · 2012-07-20 5:30pm

try some tange trx forks, their from the early 80s but their very strong. when I was riding with threaded forks I swore by tange trx's, I was jumping small stair cases, jumping off 3 foot drop offs and using them on dirt jumps and they never bent on me. then again at the time 5 years back when I was using them I was 120 pounds though but not anymore.

Giginfrogg · 2012-07-20 5:33pm

I would say landing gear, mcs, CC

freedo · 2012-07-20 6:19pm

looptailnut · 2012-07-20 6:20pm

best bang for the buck bitd Landing Gear all the way

freedo · 2012-07-20 6:22pm

landing gear it is then

RDB · 2012-07-20 6:29pm

teachbmxcharlie · 2012-07-20 6:36pm

Threaded Pitch Forks, and if you want to take out a second mortgage, Bottemas.

freedo · 2012-07-20 6:38pm

teachbmxcharlie wrote:
Threaded Pitch Forks, and if you want to take out a second mortgage, Bottemas.

how often do threaded pitchforks come up for sale

RDB · 2012-07-20 6:40pm

teachbmxcharlie · 2012-07-20 6:43pm

freedo wrote:
teachbmxcharlie wrote:
Threaded Pitch Forks, and if you want to take out a second mortgage, Bottemas.
how often do threaded pitchforks come up for sale

Actually, I think Kid718 has threaded Standard forks. Hit him up. If he does, you'll tear the headtube off the Decade before you bend or break those.

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Scraplord · 2012-07-20 6:48pm

freedo wrote:
teachbmxcharlie wrote:
Threaded Pitch Forks, and if you want to take out a second mortgage, Bottemas.
how often do threaded pitchforks come up for sale

Threaded Pitchforks are actually very wimpy. I have seen many sets bent.
You best bet is to do the threadless conversion if you want all out strength.

teachbmxcharlie · 2012-07-20 6:54pm

Here are the Standards:

http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/59356

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