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heavy and want to ride again
I hope my answer can help, i'll write it pretty simple and short
If you wonder wether your bike can handle your weight you can check with the manufacturer (website) or at the bike shop with ...
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Does this poor damping in the forks indicate a fault?
Most Suntour forks are budget assemblies and offer a minimum of features. The damping is poor on the XCT30 because there is no damper. The left leg has a medium spring rate coil spring with preload ...
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Industry standard weight limit for suspension forks and carbon fiber forks?
For all the non-rotating† parts of a bicycle, weight limit should be understood relative to the intended use case: I wouldn't trust the fork on a cheap big-box bike to do more than just carrying a ...
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Shallow ring of death
The video is from an internet personality who a) behaves extremely problematically, b) has no engineering training, and c) has a thing about carbon fiber.
Raoul Luescher is a much more credible source ...
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heavy and want to ride again
Here are a few more general remarks from my experience (I agree with the others to keep the fork).
It's good to ride. But take it easy! I loved Criggie's approach. Specifically:
Protect your knees. ...
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heavy and want to ride again
Personally, I'd suggest leaving the fork as-is for now. Maybe later you'll want to change it, but save that for later.
Regarding your weight, I don't know what this specific bike is designed to be ...
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heavy and want to ride again
I agree that the fork is probably not cost effective to replace, and that it won't add much benefit - you would also need to remember that suspension forks need maintenance, which is costly.
In ...
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heavy and want to ride again
Congrats on wanting to ride again.
If I were in your position, I'd inflate the 25mm tyres to around 80-90 PSI (or if you have the 32mm stock tyres go for perhaps 60 PSI) and then do a basic M check ...
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heavy and want to ride again
Personally I wouldn't replace the fork, but I'd make smaller changes and start riding.
The back wheel takes more impact than the front, because a greater proportion of your weight is over it. So far ...
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Will a New Horizontal Stem Riser Support a Front Child Seat
I would not risk it - that's your child on top.
As an alternative, look at a "wee-ride" style of seat. This sits over your top-tube and locates the child between your knees. Not the most ...
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Will a New Horizontal Stem Riser Support a Front Child Seat
That steerer (The tube coming out the top of the bike frame that turns the fork) is cut off very short and is clearly designed to work with the extension that came with the bike. I doubt there is an ...
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Are curved aluminum forks safe?
The curved forks are more stable than straight one. Curved forks provide a bit of reverse camber, which causes the bike to be more stable in straight-line riding. You may notice that when riding a ...
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