Very nice bike.

Using a rigid front fork can lower the overall height of the bike, and lowering
the rear shock adjustment can get you a reasonable seat height.

When installing the seat make sure the seat mount metal is insulated from the
carbon fiber to prevent fretting damage to the frame.

Looking forward to seeing how it comes out.

Best,

Doug

--- In Cruzbike@yahoogroups.com, "boiseboy.dougt" <boiseboy.dougt@...> wrote:
>
> Hi folks!
>
> I can't afford a Silvio at this point so have embarked on the conversion/donor
as the alternative.
>
> I just bought my donor bike:
>
> '97 Trek Y33 or Y?? Pro Issue model, decaled and painted in Trek/VW racing
team colors, yellow/navy. The bike is almost all original, in fairly decent
shape, except the front fork.
>
> The original(?) Rock Shox Judy SL front fork needs work, so I've decided to
replace it with a more suitable street/road/urban/touring fork, featuring both
rim and disc brake adaptability. At some point during or after the conversion, I
may choose to move to disc brakes, most probably mechanical.
>
> New or used (in good condition), I don't care.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks for your time. I've really enjoyed reading posts of this group.
>
> BoiseBoy
>
> Boise, IDaho, USA
>