Man this sux! I have what looks like 86 or 87 street beat forks. They are tapered near the drop outs with the skyway stamped on them in big letters. WIT me! Ok I am at home today trying to put a white Hutch headset on it. and the lock nut or the adjusting cone goes about a quarter way threw it and stops! At first I thought the threads on the forks were messed up but they seem to be fine Well this is actually my first resto project and I really never did this before. The forks came with what appears to be a nos set I purchased in the box .The frame is stamed 85 I know these cant be the orignal forks I have a white 85 with the lightning bolts stamped forks. It seems that the threads are smaller in diameter at the top and get wider towards the middle? I dont understand the forks look new ahhhh I put grease on the threads and tried to work it nothing Help

i could be wrong, but, sounds like the thread size doesn't match. could be the forks are 28 tpi and the headset is 24 or 26 tpi or even vice-versa. just a thought.

Werid is the heaset set fits well on the white streetbeat forks could it be they changed the tpi from the 85- 87 ??

could be, you have another headset to try?

Yeah I did a tioga bear trap that I had on the white beat ahhh Or could the forks be a reject or something ? Cuz why would they go on all the way up to the top of adjusting cone but no further ? like I said it appears to change in diameter toward the center?

sound like a defect, like somewhere during manufacture a lathe setting was off. take the fork to an established/reputable shop and see if they have the tools/ability/COMPETENCE to chase the threads with a fork die.

with a 1" fork, unless it's old french or italian stuff, there is only the 24tpi thread pitch.

run a caliper on the threads that will tell if it is off, and by how much.

Bros you guy are awesome your insite and concern is very valued! as for day one you guys have helped me alot every one here just awesome well went to a bike shop they put the forks with adjusting cone in a vice and twisted them untill the went on it worked! no problems it was a white hutch headset anyways! Th beat is waiting for its toughs and that is it!

Mr.Coasterbrake might be right: "sounds like a defect, like somewhere during manufacture a lathe setting was off"

Yeah, in all my years at Skyway I never heard of such a thing. If so, is this rare defective fork like a rare defective nickle? *scratches chin*

Please, send this fork to Skyway. www.skywaywheels.com
Call me first and I will give you a return goods authorization. (RGA)

I want to see this thing. What color is it? Got any pictures? I might be able to help.

Skyway, here to stay.

Bart