May the forks be with you…
Sorry for the bad pun…
I just replaced my very old and knackered set of mountain bike forks from my original bike which now gets used as a commuter hack.
So off came the old ones with some judicious hammer and screwdriver action to remove the original headset (not too much effort considering they were the originals from many years and miles of abuse).
On went the new headset with some rubber mallet hammering to seat it properly – followed by the new rigid fork from Surly. Everything fitted together easily enough and although I think the front of the bike sits a wee bit lower but it feels a heck of a lot better than all the play that my old one was exhibiting. I’ll post a pic once I’ve washed it – so that may be a while…