Can I Use Tapered Fork To Non Tapered Frame

You can t use a tapered fork on a normal 11 8 frame as the tapered fork is fatter than that.

Can i use tapered fork to non tapered frame.

But you can use a non tapered fork on a tapered frame with the correct headset. Tapered fork to non tapered frame. I believe giant used this std for years before tapered forks appeared iirc can use an external bottom cup to fit. 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.

Sorry it ll only fork on frames that take an integrated headset your chameleon doesn t. 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. I think it s so awesome on how we automatically answer no to some. You will need to get a headset bottom cup that fots the new frame the old frame looks like it takes a 44mm cup top and bottom new frame takes a 56mm cup on the bottom or 55 so lets check you can get a bottom cup that fits your non tapered fork or one that takes a tapered fork and use the adaptor 3 trackguy.

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. You can t use a tapered fork on a normal 11 8 frame as the tapered fork is fatter than that.