7/8' Worksman stem?

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Guys,
I need a little help here.
I just bought the nicest Worksman fork from fidel rambo (thanks Drew) to retro fit my Monark to except a 24x3 Kenda Kraze (there's PLENTY of room now!) .

It's a beautiful fork, excellent craftsmanship, except, I didn't pay attention to the fact that it's a 7/8" steering tube.
What?? :shock:
I didn't even know they made them that size! Now my really cool dual BMX stem won't fit AND my wife is gonna kill me! :mrgreen:

Does anyone know where I can get a stem for this unit? OR have an idea how to remedy this (other than getting another fork). Do you think I could bolt a 1" threadless stem to it?

Any help would be appreciated,

Dr. T

 

[user 135]

How old is the fork? What size is your stem? 22.2mm or 21.1mm(13/16")?

It is not advisable to bolt a threadless stem over the threaded portion.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Clancy it was a brand new fork . I ran into that alot that is alot bigger. I can go check the size on maybe one I have.
Mine is 24.30 mm or 24.40mm I think the ones on a Schwinn Heavy duti are the same size. Those stems won't fit anything else

 

[user 135]

I bet the stem is a 21.1mm or13/16" and he needs a 22.2mm = .874"

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Yeah I'm messed up if he is saying its a 7/8 tube then it will be really small and I thought Worksman and Schwinn were the same with really big ones. My mistake

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Thanks cman and Uncle Stretch
The fork is brand new.

I'm not sure of the inside diameter, the outside is 7/8" versus the traditional 1" or 1 1/8". I saw some old Schwinn and BMX stems online that claim to be 7/8", will they fit?

Right now, my options are to find an acceptable stem for this fork or scrap it, buy a 26" and run a 26X2.125 tire on the original Monark.

DANG! I REALLY want to run that Kraze up front!

Thanks,
Dr. T

 

[user 135]

The Stem you have should have a size imprinted the quill portion. It will either read 21.1 or 22.2. This is important to determine which way you need to go.

I doubt Worksman uses anything but one of the standard sizes listed above. You could always call them.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

cman,
I'll check out the stem when I get home this afternoon.
I hadn't thought about calling Worksman, I'll give that a shot too.

Thanks again for the help.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Re: 7/8' Worksman stem? - correction 7/8" steerer tube

cman,
I checked the stem, no numbers on it, just and 'insert' line and a Made in Japan stamp.
I called Worksman, they said a 55A stem will fit. They quoted me $12.60 + shipping.

Drew (the member I bought it from) said he had it mate to a Wald, so I'm gonna swing by the local BMX shop to see if i can find something there.

Cheers!
Rob

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Well, I finally swung by my local BMX shop (BoneShaker's BMX) and picked up a used 21.1 Wald stem. So, it's fixed, to bad I couldn't use the cool 4 bolt BMX stem I had, oh well, at now I can FINALLY ride the bike!

Thanks for everybody's input/advice.

Dr. T

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Well DR T one good thing about bike parts is if you dont use them on this build they will work on the next one. Can't have too many extra bike parts.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Amen to that, Unc.
There's always the next one, or the next or the one after that. :mrgreen:

Cheers!
Dr. T