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Jul 27, 2010, what is the ideal length of a steerer tube?

THINKING OF CUTTING MY STEERER TUBE SHORTER, BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS AN IDEAL OR STANDARD LENGTH FOR THIS

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Jul 27, 2010, I don't know what size my shocks should be!

I am looking for new/used front shocks for my Rocky mountain flo raw (15 frame) but im not sure how to match the size of shock with my bike..

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Jul 6, 2010, beast

just joking around w my brother in-la

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Jul 4, 2010, forks are round the wrong way

the bike is a kinetik fusion mountain bike dual suspension i cant turn the forks around it hits the fram

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Jun 21, 2010, my forks dont go down horizontal

basically i followed every instruction on here. i have been riding my forks for some time and just realised they don't actually bounce at all i have 2

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Jun 10, 2010, The inside of the sterring tube of the forks were the stem screws down into the fork has snapped out or the weld has broken

If the fixing thread inside the steering tube has come away can it be replaced or do you need to buy need forks. They are Rock Shock suspension moutain

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Jun 10, 2010, Getting my old cantilever breaks to work on my new suspension forks

Just upgraded to suspension forks on my GT mt bike. Everything went well until I realized that my front break cable housing fits into a cradle at the headset.

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May 17, 2010, lost old fork measurements

How do I calculate the length of my fork stem without my old forks. I lost the paper that I wrote down all the measurements on and I sent my old forks

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May 17, 2010, Warp Speed Ahead

Mountain biking is my husbands second nature. He is steath, agile and committed to the ride, when on his bike. I am not so much on a bike, but I appreciate

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May 9, 2010, x rated mountain bike

the forks will not come of

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