Super clean Yo-fork rebuilt - what d´ya say?

Mucha Gueva · October 16th, 2013, 7:33 AM

I´m about to build up a 1992 Yo Eddy but the fork was missing - so I had this one made by a german frame builder. I had a Yo back in the 90-ies - and it seems to me that this comes really close. The dropouts are even better with stainless steel reinforcements. What´s your opinion?

chefmiguel · October 16th, 2013, 7:48 AM

Impressive.

jonsonneborn · October 16th, 2013, 10:35 AM

Looks nice! Even the teardrop gussets are close!

E @ DB · October 16th, 2013, 12:47 PM

Deutsche Qualität!!

Stingercut · October 16th, 2013, 7:11 PM

Good to see these can still be fabricated for sensible money.

Mucha Gueva · October 17th, 2013, 7:23 AM

308 euro to be precise - which makes about 400 US-bucks

yeah, I guess american design with german craftmanship, that´s a good working melange

the guy who makes em is frame builder Georg Blaschke (www.gebla.de)

got to admit that after my first yo eddy I had italian steel bikes from Scapin which definitely outmatched the Yo in terms of craftmanship and technical design. And they rode better, reacted quicker - I ride them since 1997.

But hey, a Yo is still a Yo ... gotta have one

RobTu · October 18th, 2013, 6:21 PM

Hate to go against the grain, but doesn't look close, to me. Still, it's a nice looking segmented fork.

Stingercut · October 18th, 2013, 7:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mucha Gueva

308 euro to be precise - which makes about 400 US-bucks

yeah, I guess american design with german craftmanship, that´s a good working melange

the guy who makes em is frame builder Georg Blaschke (www.gebla.de)

got to admit that after my first yo eddy I had italian steel bikes from Scapin which definitely outmatched the Yo in terms of craftmanship and technical design. And they rode better, reacted quicker - I ride them since 1997.

But hey, a Yo is still a Yo ... gotta have one

I'm looking forward to a detailed treatise on the semantics of 'frame feel' from you soon brutha.

Amen...

Syborg · October 19th, 2013, 12:26 AM

Georg rocks! He not only make great bikes but also good forks!

here the web address:http://www.gebla.de/

Please show us your build when the time comes.
I'm very excited to see your Yo Eddy. If you still need parts for your build, please let me know.

Regards Helmut

nader · October 20th, 2013, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Syborg

Georg rocks! ...

Yes he does!

This is another one of his forks

DocChill · October 24th, 2013, 2:51 AM

Hi together,

the fork in my Titanium has also been made by GEORG (www.gebla.de).

Very good work in my opinion -
he knows what we want

!

Cheers,
Daniel

@Nader / P.S. - Nice Picture!

Stingercut · October 24th, 2013, 8:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DocChill

Hi together,

the fork in my Titanium has also been made by GEORG (www.gebla.de).

Very good work in my opinion -
he knows what we want

!

Cheers,
Daniel

@Nader / P.S. - Nice Picture!

Wooooow !!! A true work of art

I-ROBOT · October 25th, 2013, 4:37 PM

I would like to know what he uses for welding material. The brazing on the dropouts is a bit curious but otherwise a decent looking piece!
Scott

DocChill · October 29th, 2013, 11:43 AM

Hi Steve,

here you'll find the particular production steps of the fork

. Maybe that helps a bit - I'm sorry but it's only available in german... Georg wrote, that his forks have more weight than the original ones by Fat City Cycles (about 50 to 100 gramme).

Cheers,
Daniel

Mucha Gueva · November 12th, 2013, 9:17 AM

... too much about if it´s 100 percent original. I just like the aggressive, straight looks of this forks design in general. The gussets are a nice extra, but I wouldn´t have needed them and I didn´t ask Georg for them. He just made them.
The dropouts are reinforced by stainless steel inserts. Maybe that´s why they look different in that area.
I´m going to cut down the steerer and let you know about the weight as soon as I get it back from painting. It won´t be a Fat City stock color, for sure! I got inspired by the colour schemes of the famous american Gretsch guitars (again german craftmanship in its origin, eh!), so it´s going to be a turquoise sparkle-glitter paint job. You see, t´s going to rock and roll!

Ronin 09 · January 30th, 2014, 10:21 PM

is this one suspension corrected?

do you have the dimensions handy -
1. crown to axle length
2. rake

cheers!

October 16th, 2013, 10:35 AM	#3
jonsonneborn Senior Member Join Date: November 17th, 2009 Location: San Rafael, Ca Posts: 317	Looks nice! Even the teardrop gussets are close! __________________ '87 Kicker, '88 Wicked, '89 Team Comp, '89 Wicked, '90 Yo Eddy, '92 Monster, '94 Yo Eddy,'97 Yo Betty, '97 Chris Chance Road Bike '99 Yo Eddy

October 24th, 2013, 2:51 AM	#11
DocChill Senior Member Join Date: July 11th, 2012 Location: Ennigerloh-Westkirchen, Germany Posts: 164	Another fork made by GEORG ;-) Hi together, the fork in my Titanium has also been made by GEORG (www.gebla.de). Very good work in my opinion - he knows what we want ! Cheers, Daniel @Nader / P.S. - Nice Picture!

October 29th, 2013, 11:43 AM	#14
DocChill Senior Member Join Date: July 11th, 2012 Location: Ennigerloh-Westkirchen, Germany Posts: 164	Production steps of the fork... Hi Steve, here you'll find the particular production steps of the fork . Maybe that helps a bit - I'm sorry but it's only available in german... Georg wrote, that his forks have more weight than the original ones by Fat City Cycles (about 50 to 100 gramme). Cheers, Daniel

November 12th, 2013, 9:17 AM	#15
Mucha Gueva New Member Join Date: September 20th, 2013 Location: Bingen/Germany Posts: 14	I don´t care ... ... too much about if it´s 100 percent original. I just like the aggressive, straight looks of this forks design in general. The gussets are a nice extra, but I wouldn´t have needed them and I didn´t ask Georg for them. He just made them. The dropouts are reinforced by stainless steel inserts. Maybe that´s why they look different in that area. I´m going to cut down the steerer and let you know about the weight as soon as I get it back from painting. It won´t be a Fat City stock color, for sure! I got inspired by the colour schemes of the famous american Gretsch guitars (again german craftmanship in its origin, eh!), so it´s going to be a turquoise sparkle-glitter paint job. You see, t´s going to rock and roll!

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October 16th, 2013, 7:48 AM	#2
chefmiguel Senior Member Join Date: June 12th, 2011 Location: NYC Posts: 307	Impressive.

October 16th, 2013, 12:47 PM	#4
E @ DB New Member Join Date: October 4th, 2013 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11	Deutsche Qualität!!

October 16th, 2013, 7:11 PM	#5
Stingercut Senior Member Join Date: July 2nd, 2013 Location: London Posts: 607	Good to see these can still be fabricated for sensible money.

October 17th, 2013, 7:23 AM	#6
Mucha Gueva New Member Join Date: September 20th, 2013 Location: Bingen/Germany Posts: 14	308 euro to be precise - which makes about 400 US-bucks yeah, I guess american design with german craftmanship, that´s a good working melange the guy who makes em is frame builder Georg Blaschke (www.gebla.de) got to admit that after my first yo eddy I had italian steel bikes from Scapin which definitely outmatched the Yo in terms of craftmanship and technical design. And they rode better, reacted quicker - I ride them since 1997. But hey, a Yo is still a Yo ... gotta have one

October 18th, 2013, 6:21 PM	#7
RobTu Senior Member Join Date: October 8th, 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 271	Hate to go against the grain, but doesn't look close, to me. Still, it's a nice looking segmented fork.

October 19th, 2013, 12:26 AM	#9
Syborg Senior Member Join Date: August 5th, 2009 Location: Grand Duchy of Baden/Germany Posts: 147	Georg rocks! He not only make great bikes but also good forks! here the web address:http://www.gebla.de/ Please show us your build when the time comes. I'm very excited to see your Yo Eddy. If you still need parts for your build, please let me know. Regards Helmut

October 25th, 2013, 4:37 PM	#13
I-ROBOT Senior Member Join Date: January 7th, 2007 Location: Hudson, MA Posts: 426	I would like to know what he uses for welding material. The brazing on the dropouts is a bit curious but otherwise a decent looking piece! Scott

January 30th, 2014, 10:21 PM	#16
Ronin 09 Member Join Date: February 23rd, 2009 Location: Melbourne Austrlia Posts: 36	is this one suspension corrected? do you have the dimensions handy - 1. crown to axle length 2. rake cheers!

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