i have an '01 monster t, and right now am running the drop crown that came with it. even though the monsters of that vintage are not overly tall at 550.5mm, or 21.9 inches or so, i still want a lower handlebar height. (remember my "a low dh fs frame" thread? yeah, handlebar height is part of my quest for "lowness".)
so what are my options? i think a flat crown off a fork of the same age might be out of the question, both because the head tube on my yet-to-arrive frame could be a bit too long for that and because they are hard to obtain.
which leads to my questions:
1) does anyone know if marzocchi's own '03-'04 monster t top crown, with its nifty medium level of drop and integrated stem, will fit my '01 monster? i will call marzocchi during the week to confirm, but was hoping that some of you well-connected monkeys would know offhand.
2) does anyone know of companies making aftermarket crowns for '02-and-before monsters other than betd?
3) does any company make flat bars with identical width, rise, and sweep as protapers? all i know of in the "wide, flat bars" category are trials bars, and i don't want to be running those, as much as i like trials...
so what are my options? i think a flat crown off a fork of the same age might be out of the question, both because the head tube on my yet-to-arrive frame could be a bit too long for that and because they are hard to obtain.
which leads to my questions:
1) does anyone know if marzocchi's own '03-'04 monster t top crown, with its nifty medium level of drop and integrated stem, will fit my '01 monster? i will call marzocchi during the week to confirm, but was hoping that some of you well-connected monkeys would know offhand.
2) does anyone know of companies making aftermarket crowns for '02-and-before monsters other than betd?
3) does any company make flat bars with identical width, rise, and sweep as protapers? all i know of in the "wide, flat bars" category are trials bars, and i don't want to be running those, as much as i like trials...