Type l & Type ll WTB Fork designs,

Even though the first Type_ll fork was a segmented design without the iconical sleeved fork crown to be developed shortly after in the early 80s, here its all the actual building process, picture reference aswell as different makers details..

The Type l didnt predate the type ll fork in the making but it did in fact on paper as prototyping for a friend of CC. Never the less the idea was to expensive to fabricate, so it was left to Cunningham himself to later come back to his earliest forkdesign additionally to the straight blade fork on his first light weight aluminum mountain bike.

Scot Nicol (Ibis)
Charlie designed it, and we went in together on batches of crowns (acquiring, tubing, bending, machining). We each did our own legs and dropouts and welding and silver brazing and such. No royalties were involved, Charlie just wanted people to be riding good forks.

Pics borrowed are partly from Steves blog, facebook and instagram to showcase some of his work and craftsmanship.
Some other Pics are Cuningham forks which in the beginning (just as with Steve, but CC was usually a few years ahead)
had straight and slightly pointy forkcrown tips later on ...

The design of the fork is from CUNNINGHAM yet at the same time also exclusively used by Steve and Ibis with the latter sharing crown bends and making their own dropouts
There were also a few exceptions back then like Otis Guy, Mark Slate, and later for some years Willits was making Typ2 forks also but lately its only Steve andy sons having the complete formula to make em legit.

Having been on the hunt for an old Typell version to finish the American Breezer from 1989, it couldn't wait ordering a new fork from Steve to have older style manufacture dropout details. None the less as long as he makes them and you supply old parts it can be done he says.

The forkdesign was even out there before 87, but is mentioned from there on in the Wtb catalogs and Mombat. Ibis claims to have made the fork as well since 84.
Steve had been collaborating with Charlie for that Type 2 forks as early as 83.

The old order sheet to start the Album with was shared by this former client..

The crown fork design originally started out as a segmented version by Charlie Cunningham and went on to be a "R2-bend" (as used on the Gooseneck stems) cromoly sleeve tube and evolutioned out from fillet brazing to unfiled fillets and then became tig only later.

Over time the fork design has been executed in all possible configurations of steeringdiameter, brake systems, axle standards & build heights.

further info and pics :
https://www.mtb-news.de/forum/t/type-2-gabel-information.949109/#post-17663751

Type II Fork
http://mail.stevepottscycles.com/
Regarded by many as the finest rigid fork ever built, the Type II fork is an original Charlie Cunningham design. Steve and Charlie are lifelong friends and have worked together on many projects that helped shape what mountain biking is today. The Type II has undergone a few updates that make it even more desirable than before; now offered with suspension adjusted geometry (leg length) and disc brake compatibility.

There are many schools of thought regarding mountain bike forks: How much travel? Suspension or rigid? Spring or oil? Lock-out or not? Like most Marin County residents, Steve knows the terrain can be unforgiving, and a suspension fork can take the edge off a longer ride. But it was Charlie's Type II fork that created a cult following among rigid riders back in the day when suspension forks were in their infancy, and the Type II fork is still attracting devoted rigid off-road riders today. The proprietary fork crown and blade-to-tip taper provides a ride so smooth and lively you'll forgot what a suspension fork even does. The Type II fork certainly looks old-school in this day and age of motocross-looking suspension forks, but the ride proves otherwise. Ask Steve to build his signature fork for your Potts 29er, or consider having him build a replacement for an existing bike in your stable. The Type II is still available in a 1-inch threaded steerer with roller cam studs and extra wide spacing for the old-schoolers.

more build pics:
http://stevepottsbicycles.blogspot.com/2010/05/