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Steering head socket vs spanner for setting torque
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<blockquote data-quote="Pete-o" data-source="post: 1465813" data-attributes="member: 98634"><p>Thank you for the compliments. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😊" title="Smiling face with smiling eyes :blush:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60a.png" data-shortname=":blush:" /> I find the forks as a whole to be weak; when compared to other bikes I've owned. I've never ridden the new style forks (inverted) but can clearly see the mechanical advantage. AND that "Rubber Band" lock nut set up, is weird! When I purchased my bike, the (steal) washer was under the triple tree and the rubber washer was crushed out of shape and needed replacement. I understand it's a heavy bike, and it handles great for its size. The previous owner brought it in TWICE for headset retightening. That indicates it's an ongoing problem. I'm not going to get rid of it over this, we all have flaws... just say'n! When you accelerate hard the front-end unloads so ride hard!! IMHO <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😁" title="Beaming face with smiling eyes :grin:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f601.png" data-shortname=":grin:" /></p><p></p><p>Pete-o</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pete-o, post: 1465813, member: 98634"] Thank you for the compliments. 😊 I find the forks as a whole to be weak; when compared to other bikes I've owned. I've never ridden the new style forks (inverted) but can clearly see the mechanical advantage. AND that "Rubber Band" lock nut set up, is weird! When I purchased my bike, the (steal) washer was under the triple tree and the rubber washer was crushed out of shape and needed replacement. I understand it's a heavy bike, and it handles great for its size. The previous owner brought it in TWICE for headset retightening. That indicates it's an ongoing problem. I'm not going to get rid of it over this, we all have flaws... just say'n! When you accelerate hard the front-end unloads so ride hard!! IMHO 😁 Pete-o [/QUOTE]
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