What Fork Will Work In Huffy

yodar said:

i AM DIRECTED BY THE VENDOR TO:
SPRING FORK FOR 26" BEACH CRUISER BICYCLE BIKE

HE CLAIMS IT IS LABELED 1'

Yet I see NOWHERE in the PICTURE do I SEE the word: 1"
or: one inch
or 1 inch

WORDS MEAN THINGS, remember.

So will a one inch part fit into a bike whose removed steering tube (the threaded part that sticks into the bike thru two bearing races) measures .996"


The ignorant need to know

Thankfully

Yodar

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I friend bought one for his Huffy WalMart bike. The only problem he had was that he didn't measure twice and cut once...neck a little short but worked out ok. 4 thousands of a inch isn't squat if you are correct..a little sanding would wipe out that much easily. But I don't think you will need to sand, as you might be off (you didn't see any part marked 1" either)...my $0.02

Yes, most cruisers are 1 inch headsets. That's the outer diameter of the steer tube. They take a 22.2 mm (or 7/8") stem. The springer forks like the one pictured is a 1 inch steer tube.

If a bike has a 1 1/8 inch THREADED headset, (usually mountain and later road bikes) it takes a 1 inch (or 25.4 mm) stem-

a 7/8 BMX headset (and some Schwinns) require a 21.1 stem- the skinniest

In other words, the stem size is always one size less than the headset, because it fits the INNER diameter of the steer tube- which is 1/8" less

Head tubes are specific and can't be substituted- a 1 1/8 headset will not fit a bike that is made for a 1 inch headset

Stems, on the other hand can be shimmed a size larger, but a larger size can't go smaller.

Steer tube length is something else again- and must be measured carefully when ordering-
a longer steer tube can be cut shorter, IF THERE IS ENOUGH THREAD.

The safest bet is to go to a bicycle swap meet and take your original fork with you. You can compare the two forks for the proper steering tube length and diameter.

Ok sorry to pull an old thread back up but, Did the fork fit and how was the shipping time and overall costumer service of the people you ordered from Yodar?