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Dahon stem movement?
Have had a D7 now a few weeks and generally quite pleased with it but
have noticed that there is some movement on the handlebar main stem. Its about 1/4 of inch and the locking mechanism does not click down as tight. Anyone know if this is normal with usage or should I get it looked at. Would like to hear from any other owners regard this. Thanks for any help. http://piscatorialtimes.blogspot.com/ |
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Dahon stem movement?
Thanks Chris for the info, the bike is a few weeks off the first
service and theres a few issues so will let them sort that out. Once again thanks. http://piscatorialtimes.blogspot.com/ |
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Dahon stem movement?
thepiscator wrote:
Have had a D7 now a few weeks ... but have noticed that there is some movement on the handlebar main stem. Its about 1/4 of inch and the locking mechanism does not click down as tight. Anyone know if this is normal with usage or should I get it looked at. It sounds distinctly abnormal, and yes, you should have your dealer look at the bike. I ought to draw your attention to a thread on the Dahon discussion forum: http://www.dahon.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1675 in which I detailed very similar behaviour with my Helios SL. In a nutshell, the sliding latch block part couldn't tighten the clamp because the thread which engages with the adjusting bolt had stripped, and there was no way to tighten it - so the handlebars rocked backwards and forwards and side to side, and the QR lever didn't really do anything. This happened within about eight weeks of buying the bike. Dahon replaced the entire handlepost under warranty and so far it's been fine. Some owners have alternatively reported the aheadset becoming loose with fairly similar symptoms. Have a look at: http://www.dahon.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1784 Side note: you didn't mention which particular D7 you have - but if it's the Impulse D7, the 'Re-Bar' bit of the frame can have a tendency to load and unload when you alter your weight on the handlebars, and this flex manifests itself as forwards and backwards handlebar movement - but not a rattly sort of movement. Most of the other D7 models use the 'Speed' frame and are probably a little stiffer in this respect. Hope this helps! Becky |
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Becky,
Thanks for the excellent information this was most helpful. My bike is the Speed 7 and about a month old. Currently in the locker at work I think I will collect it next week and take it back to the dealer. The gears arent up to much either, clonky and slow to change so I hope to get these problems ironed out. Thanks for the links as well. Regards The Piscator. http://piscatorialtimes.blogspot.com/ |
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