I'm trying to wrap my brain around the statement: "the forks could lose alignment." This makes no sense whatsoever. Forks are either in alignment, or they are not. It's not a dynamic process!
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05-19-2009, 08:50 PM #1
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05-19-2009, 09:31 PM #2
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Bit scary if your wheel decide to turn left when you turn your handlebar to the right...
Is this because the steer tube break while riding?
I'm with Margo on this one. Confused??
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05-20-2009, 05:42 AM #3
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"We screwed up, bring it back so we don't have a big honkin' lawsuit on our hands" is another way to describe it but they probably didn't think that was the best way to put it either
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05-20-2009, 06:05 AM #4
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I have heard that it's an easy fix. Take your bike to your shop if you fall under this recall.
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05-20-2009, 07:48 AM #5
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It looks like the forks in question have a weird suspension system just beneath the head tube:
Originally Posted by lunacycles
I'm trying to wrap my brain around the statement: "the forks could lose alignment." This makes no sense whatsoever. Forks are either in alignment, or they are not. It's not a dynamic process!
Could that be what's losing alignment?
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