Fork post mounts

[Jussi Kettunen]

I'm looking ideas for coming forks with the post mounts.
Please show how you have done them.

Here's how I made the post mounts for my fat bike fork. I'm wondering if I need to add another gusset between the mounts, any thoughts on that?

[afwalker]

I think that looks pretty stout. I'm planning on making a fat fork myself so interested in the comments that follow
cheers
andy walker
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[Clockwork]

Belltown Bikes came up with a method that makes mitering a little easier. It's a steel ball that has a flat and M6 hole.
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These are my direct mounts.

[Jussi Kettunen]

Belltown Bikes came up with a method that makes mitering a little easier. It's a steel ball that has a flat and M6 hole.
P3231245 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Thanks for reminding soft polish steel ball method. That's something I would like to try in the future, should definitely make mitering easier.

[Boedie]

Looks nice! I would be tempted to add some support to the bottom mount. Your current set-up would probably suffice just fine. The brake adapter is a gusset in a sense, but a little reinforcement adds extra hours of sleep down the road.

It's kind of funny how post mounts used to be less desirable in the off road past ( for fear of stripping threads), but now it's the new rage.
-Chris

I'm looking ideas for coming forks with the post mounts.
Please show how you have done them.

Here's how I made the post mounts for my fat bike fork. I'm wondering if I need to add another gusset between the mounts, any thoughts on that?

[Jussi Kettunen]

Looks nice! I would be tempted to add some support to the bottom mount. Your current set-up would probably suffice just fine. The brake adapter is a gusset in a sense, but a little reinforcement adds extra hours of sleep down the road.

It's kind of funny how post mounts used to be less desirable in the off road past ( for fear of stripping threads), but now it's the new rage.
-Chris

I'm still thinking of adding some support to the bottom mount, but I have not made the decision yet. I still have time to think about it before the fork leaves for the paint.

I found this from the Waltworks blog, Waltworks Bicycles: Not weird enough?

Actually, if you tie them together, it makes everything much worse - more ways to pull out of alignment. I figure the caliper will be the bridge, so as long as I get the threads where they need to be, it's good to go.

[Rich Beaudoin]

I was thinking about post mounts for a springtime project and after considering the ball-type, I am ordering the post mount made by Paragon. They make one for 135 & another specific to 142 thru axles. Is there anything they make that doesn't look and function well (other than some ugly dropouts)?

[MiWi]

I´m kind of an overcautious guy.
(220lb, even considering my weight, I built myself some probably overdimensioned forks)
You probably don´t need the gussets between the mounts.

Those are my fork-postmounts.

[steve garro]

I´m kind of an overcautious guy.
(220lb, even considering my weight, I built myself some probably overdimensioned forks)
You probably don´t need the gussets between the mounts.

Those are my fork-postmounts.

If you haven't painted that move the lower cable guide up the leg a few inches.
Looks good!
- Garro.

[Jussi Kettunen]

I´m kind of an overcautious guy.
(220lb, even considering my weight, I built myself some probably overdimensioned forks)
You probably don´t need the gussets between the mounts.

Those are my fork-postmounts.

Those look really good.
I think I will do something similar next time.
What size legs on that fork?