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So I was reading this article called Stability of a Bicycle by David E. H. Jones and in it he talked about how front projection affects the stability of a bicycle with a negative front projection ...
The bike I own is a pretty old Nishiki 351 Hybrid bike, so any branded spare parts are pretty hard to find. Now I have this issue of missing a top cap from the fork (see image). What kind of cap ...
I have this Peugeot Nouveau fold up bicycle that I'm trying to restore, but I can't manage to remove the forks from the frame. I've removed the handle bars and the stem(?) as well as the pieces that ...
I bought this front wheel
https://www.probikeshop.fr/roue-avant-mavic-aksium-ust-disc-a-pneus-center-lock-2-aa9/154559.html
and this surly fork
https://www.bike-components.de/fr/Surly/Fourche-Rigide-...
I put a picture of my original frame. The internal diameter of the straight cylinder is 31mm.
In this frame was installed an original fork of diameter 1''.
I would like to buy this fork : https://www....
this is my diy electric bike, but in the latest headset servicing (I had to change the seal of the top bearing), I noticed that I've a broken part on the top of the "bearing crown race stays"...
I'm unsure whether these scratches are completely normal wear for my 3 year old never-been-serviced Rockshox Recon TK Silver 29 because they don't feel rough to the touch, and the fork has been ...
The photos below are of an air spring from an '07 Fox 32 Alps Series fork. Likely an OE model, 100mm travel, and is an RL. I'm getting confused on the orientation of this type of negative plate. These ...
I know it’s a Marzocchi, maybe a Dirt Jumper 3? but I’m trying to ID it so I can do a service and also would like to know the proper air pressure, which I can’t figure out without knowing what model ...
Long time ago, bicycles had threaded 1 inch headsets and fork steerer tubes were always made of steel. Then, approximately the same time, 1+1/8 inch headsets, threadless headsets and steerer tubes ...
I have upgraded my bike with a new front suspension fork. Bought and fitted an adaptor from Shimano as the fork is laid out for 160mm (Postmount 6) and my disc front wheel brake rotor is 180mm. ...
Forks that use an air spring, as opposed to a coil spring, have to be pumped up to the desired pressure to work as intended (using a shock pump). From experience, I know that they lose pressure over ...
I need to service a headset of bike as it was initially not even turning without applying strength. And even then it would make an awful noise. I suspect a lot of rust in there.
I have removed the ...
My bike has front suspension, which I have never done any maintenance to, and I don't plan to do so in the future either. I've owned it for 10 years now, and it's kinda stiff by now, but other than ...
https://whitebikes.com/ax-290-ff-20/b/2461/
This is my bike and I'm planning to use suspension fork on it, I've converted it to ebike. My budget is approximately 100€/120 dollars. Do you have any ...
I recently got myself a new bike with a RockShox Judy Silver fork and all has been good so far, however I noticed after the first ride that quite a bit of oil ended up on the stanchions, which I ...
I'm restoring another old bike of mine (20 y.o).
Want to repaint the bike, but I need to remove all the parts.
Trying to remove the old rusty fork but have no idea how to do it.
I tried to remove the ...
I would like to convert a MTB frame to an XC bike for riding on former railroad tracks that have been converted to trails that present a mix of surfaces: fine gravel, dirt road with crushed stone, ...
I've got a fox 36 talas RC2 from year 2006 and it's missing one of those black threaded inserts that pinches the front axle :
the part is M5 threaded, and approx. 28mm x 8.05mm
How is this called and ...
I've just restored my 98' Kona Caldera, but I left the fork like it was since it seemed to work smoothly enough. Considering I would like to not mess with a fork (like everybody), even if I've done ...
Some forks come in a variety of different fork offsets for the same model.
How does replacing the fork designed for the bike with:
A fork with smaller offset, everything else the same
A fork with ...
I am contemplating buying a gravel bike and wonder whether a titanium bike with titanium fork is/can be "better" than a carbon bike with a suspension component. I don't intend to ride ...
I know you get headset questions all the time, hopefully this one mixes things up a bit. I recently acquired a 2015 litespeed CX frame, which has a 44 mm head tube. It is listed as having a height of ...
I have an almost brand new decathlon rockrider st520 (bought it 3 weeks ago) and noticed if I preload the bike the suspensions just don't compress. They will compress only if you hit the front brake ...
Hello, I dropped the bike from standing and also had a front end collision later. The damage is from dropping the bike from standing because I can see the crack in a much older photo from after the ...
I have some rust on my front forks. This question tells me how to deal with it, but I'd like to know whether it will be impacting the structural integrity of the forks.
I'm planning on going touring (...
I've got a Genesis Equilibrium 725 steel frame and fork that came with an unbranded (but said to be Prestine) headset and Genesis-branded top cap and star fangled nut.
The headset and nut aren't ...
I know there's a lot of question regarding paint defect or crack.
But I need your opinion about this.
Recently, I bought new bike but discounted and it's the last piece of it.
On the back of the ...
I have recently had a really hard landing and bottomed out my fork, this time it was different though, when I went back to do the jump again I noticed that when I changed the rebound setting it wouldn'...
Working on a bike that has had significant indoor turbo usage, (i.e. a lot of sweat has run down the headset) and corrosion has bonded the aluminium spacers to the carbon steerer. The steering is ...
When basic maintenance for very basic Suntour XCM/ XCC fork is needed?
Is it needed just in case if something wrong or once a year or after some amount of km?
By maintenance, I mean something like ...
I want to clean my headset/head tube. I removed the top cap, the stem, the (only) spacer, and a conical thingie from the steerer.
Still, the fork (a RockShox Recon SL circa 2009) won't come out!
...
I looked around a little, but I couldn't find the answer to my question on this site.
I have a Raleigh Tekoa 1, which is an entry level XC hardtail with an SR Suntour XCM30 fork.
Recently I've noticed ...
What are the good service intervals for the DNM USD-6 fork? How to understand that it should be maintained first? What are the recommended procedures for this?
I got hit by a car and it damaged the front wheel and fork. I took my bike (canyon inflite AL) into a store and they ordered a replacement fork and wheel. The problem is they had to replace one of the ...
I would like to ask question if my frame and setup are OK for me.
I am 5'6.5" (169 cm) tall and I am using a Merida HFS 1000, frame size 16". Please tell me what fork travel should I set up ...
I got new Grail CF SL 8 and my headache started when I realized I cannot make headset play stop.
After tightening all the screws to exact values I can still produce play on my steering wheel.
...
I have a bike (~2016 year of manufacturing) with a fork which has what is called a straight 1⅛" steering tube, used with threadless headsets.
I have always thought that, compared to tapered 1⅛ – ...
I'm putting together a bike that will allow me to go to work. I work in a warehouse outside of the city I live in, and I want to avoid roads trucks take because I haven't ride a bike for about ten ...
Today I looked into my steerer tube and saw this:
Since Im new to carbon frame, I cannot decide if this is a serious problem which has to be fixed asap, or just a minor scratch on the surface. It ...
Basically what is going on with my bike is that I tried to fix a creaking problem in the area where the stem and the bike frame meet. I took apart the front of the bike and some of the headset pieces ...
I've rounded out my top cap bolt by using a bad allen key. I've tried most solutions to removing stripped bolts but none of these have solved this issue. If I use a large adjustable wrench and place ...
I have a rockshox pike with scratches on the fork stanchion. I would like to know if there was anything I can do without buying a new one. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Here is a ...
I have a "Dyno Moto7" cruiser made in 1997. I removed the forks to paint the frame and there were 3 bearings that came out when the forks were removed. No one can figure out how the third ...
I recently bought a used hardtail MTB (my first bike ever) with Shimano's Acera groupset, double-wall wheels, but the front SR Ssuntour suspension has only 30 mm travel, which isn't enough for riding ...
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