There are usually three RST products you will find with no steerer: The Capa, the Neon, and the Gila. To find out where to purchase these forks and their steerer tubes, just Google on "RST no steerer" and choose from those retailers. The deal with the RST forks is that they can be purchased without a steerer tube, and you just order the steerer tube that fits your bike. Besides, RST has been around for so long and sold so much product, that they have probably managed to get a good product or two out the door by now. I know that RST makes forks that many MTB riders consider as "entry-level" (being generous), but let's face it - my bike is 15 years old, and the technology in a new RST fork, compared to what I have, is like voodoo. I did some research and found a manufacturer that still makes MTB forks that fit a 1-inch threadless headset: RST. The bike shop guy said that I had an older 1-inch (25.4mm) threadless headset (as opposed to a threaded headset), which would make replacement very difficult since new MTB headsets are all 1 and 1/8 inch (28.6mm). I paid a visit to my local bike shop (here in the ghetto) to see what it would take to make my old bike's fork better. NOTE: big props to Utah Mountain Biking and other MTB forums for information and resources. You can experiment with different riding positions and handlebar styles to tailor the bike for yourself. The bike, as set up by the bike shop, may not be adjusted for you and your riding style. Another neat thing about replacing your front fork: you can you can spend a little extra to try out different styles and heights of handlebars to make the bike work better for you. This is a good thing to do for a Freecycle bike, too. Replace the entire front fork for something more modern and still not break the bank! Besides - this is the ghetto, and we make do with what we have. Do you have an older full-suspension mountain bike whose front suspension fork is a little tired? Replacement parts for it may be non-existent, and labor costs to do the work may be more than the cost of a new bike, but there is no need to clutter up a landfill with a perfectly good bike just for a better ride.
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