Posted 7 years ago.
Can i use tapered fork to non tapered frame.
Tapered fork in non tapered headtube no doubt for the umpteenth time.
But you can use a non tapered fork on a tapered frame with the correct headset.
You can t use a tapered fork on a normal 11 8 frame as the tapered fork is fatter than that.
Tapered fork to non tapered frame.
This depends on what your frame was designed to be set up with geometry wise as putting the wrong one in will change the angles or mean the fork crown hits the frame.
I think it s so awesome on how we automatically answer no to some.
But you can use a non tapered fork on a tapered frame with the correct headset.
Sorry it ll only fork on frames that take an integrated headset your chameleon doesn t.
I was going buy a pair of expensive world cup forks which were tapered so did a wee experiment with these first to make sure everything was going to be ok.
This video shows how to install a tapered fork 1 1 8 1 1 2 inch to a 44mm bore semi integrated headtube similarly known as zero stack headtube.