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    What's up with the steering head angle? The front tire hits the frame...

    I didn't take a video but after my first trip to the track with this bike I realized it just wasn't the right fit for me. One weekend riding it around the pits and pre-riding about 400 feet of the track and the front fork is a write-off, the second battery pulled all the riv-nuts out of the...
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    What's up with the steering head angle? The front tire hits the frame...

    No sir, but a good question. The fork action works as it should from what I can tell, and it even responds a little to adjustments to the preload and compression settings. But I have to run it pretty stiff, or locked out for most of the time. I'm not a particularly heavy guy at 167lbs. I have...
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    What's up with the steering head angle? The front tire hits the frame...

    Someone mentioned a triple tree style front fork. THAT might work, thank you. I'll see if I can find one that'll fit the 4" tires. edit: I just looked at the website pics again. I swear I see up to 5° of rake difference between the grey and black bike. No apparent difference in the suspension...
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    What's up with the steering head angle? The front tire hits the frame...

    Pretty much describes the bike when I got it, I quickly became a red-seal journeyman bicycle mechanic after unboxing this one (jokes). There was not a part on it that I didn't need to re-tighten, adjust, bend into place, etc. The head tube/bearings were very loose and I remedied that after...
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    What's up with the steering head angle? The front tire hits the frame...

    I bought the bike as a trainer for training low HR zones 5-10 hours a week when not practicing or racing motorcycles. I've noticed that hard braking, or hitting a bump causes the front wheel to come back and meet the frame and try to bind up, sending me over the bars. Is this normal for a cheap...
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