I took some side by side pics of early and later Hutch cruiser forks.


I always thought my forks didn't quite look the same as other forks I'd seen on XL24s but it wasn't until I got another set recently that I really noticed the difference.


Apparently the early forks were made by MCS, not Profile.

If you check the March '82 BMX Plus! test of the XL24 with Toby Henderson he is actually running standard MCS cruiser forks (without the Hutch dropouts).
My set have the Hutch drop outs and a drilled brake hole.

BTW - my frame is a pre-serial number but does not look to be MCS made from what I can see.


The big differences between the two forks are:
> weld size
> top of the fork bends where they meet the head tube
> fork race size

The angles, length and dropouts appear to be the same on both sets of forks.

('newer' standard production Hutch 24" forks are on the right)

Interesting Andy. Is there any forward offset on the forks (i.e between the steerer tube and fork legs?) Or are they straight through?

the early hutch forks had no brake hole either as my pre serial forks have no hole

Mine don't either.

Hutch MCS built 20" forks for comparison also...

Kurt - actually, the forks are pretty damn straight (no offset).

I would say mine have been drilled for a front brake - I may get it filled.

Thanks Andy - Mine have quite a bit of offset - a bit like a banana actually. Hope to get them rebuilt soon.