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I've bent my forks, haven't I?
"Westie" wrote:
Just a quick question to put me out of my misery; I've been looking at my Manitou Skareb Comp forks today. The wheel should be centred in the fork, shouldn't it? I'm looking at mine and the tyre and rim are not centred and it gets worse when I put my weight on it. Looking at it from a riding position, the top of the wheel moves to the left when I put my weight on it and the knobbies on the tyre are almost rubbing the (Manitou reverse) arch. There's only a 1/4" clearance on that side versus the 3/4" on the righthand side. And none when I hit any half decent bump - the tyre rubs against the arch. The quick release is mounted and tightened correctly. And while the wheel isn't 100% true (it's got maybe a couple of mm wobble), it does appear to be dished OK. The disc rotor is not rubbing on the pads. I would suggest NOT riding that fork any more. There aren't many things on modern forks that can bend without being nearly ready to break (since they're all made out of "brittle" materials like aluminum or magnesium instead of steel or ti). Even if a catastrophic failure isn't in the cards, if the fork is flexing enough to cause tire-to-fork interference, what happens when you're really flying and land a big jump, and the front tire grabs enough fork to send you over the bars? Not a good thing. Life is too short to ride a broken fork (especially if you do). Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame |
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