Thank you 5-7, for your exstensive description. I will try to make sense of it all and hopefully the "gods will smile upon me" and I will have the most compatible forks on my bike.
You said this: "Measure the diameter of the steerer tube; It should be 25.4mm(1") or 28.6mm(1.125").
Measure the diameter of the steerer tube at its base.
It should be 26.4mm or 27mm on a 1" tube."
I got a little confused on this because you gave 4 different measurements.
The "steerer tube" is attached to forks correct?
I remember I took apart a bike once and I had to remove the cups/races at the top and bottom of tube.
Do I have to do that in order to make my measurements?
You are right about the "local" bike shop, I tried to tell them that I wanted some rims that had disc brakes on them that were for a 7 speed.
They showed me a pair of rims that were the quick release type, without the gears, that were compatible to the cassette type gears.
I have the freewheel type gear on my rear rim that I was hoping I could transfer over to the new rim.
Also I was thinking that the quick release type of axle might be less strong than a conventional type, for motorized purposes?
Thanks again,
-NOOB