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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: motomagII on December 05, 2006, 09:15 PM

Title: weird problem
Post by: motomagII on December 05, 2006, 09:15 PM

i have slight problem with ride .every bike i have had i have found it very heavy/hard to lift the front end up ive just got the exact opposite on one i cant keep the sucker down .how to i solve this problem pleasde

Title: Re: weird problem
Post by: harris on December 05, 2006, 09:18 PM

geometry   lengthen the rear end  will help keep it down

Title: Re: weird problem
Post by: DR VINOAH on December 05, 2006, 09:22 PM

as dan said

but put a few more links in ya chain

and place wheel in drop out slot

as far from the frame as possible :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: weird problem
Post by: Bren Gunn on December 05, 2006, 09:24 PM

Inverted stem, it'll drop the bars :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: weird problem
Post by: Mattdub on December 06, 2006, 12:08 AM

longer stem does it  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: weird problem
Post by: digitaltransfer on December 06, 2006, 07:22 PM

So what is the Current and Previous RIDE ??? perhaps others have had the same issues with the bikes  ?  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: weird problem
Post by: motomagII on December 06, 2006, 08:10 PM

its a gt frame .it has shortish top tube as i was finding it hard going with 21 .maybe a bit too short 19.5 .wheels base is quite short too .its a 2 year old gt frame .feels cool but man the front is light/.

Title: Re: weird problem
Post by: OrgasmDonor on December 07, 2006, 12:45 PM

take the braced layback off it