austin man
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| posted on 16/1/11 at 05:01 PM |
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push bike question
Any of you bikers know how to strip down the front suspension forks on a mountain bike ? the bike is a cros between a mountain bike and a road bike
Hybrid make is a Carrera Crossfire 1000. Which has a damaged bush. Eagerley await your expertise
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Chaddy
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| posted on 16/1/11 at 05:11 PM |
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depends what make and type of front sus.
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austin man
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| posted on 16/1/11 at 05:24 PM |
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aal I know it the Bike is a Carrera Crossfire (Halfords Brand)
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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Chaddy
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| posted on 16/1/11 at 05:26 PM |
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Which bush is damaged, can you post a picture.
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austin man
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| posted on 16/1/11 at 05:36 PM |
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if you consider that the forks are in essence a 2 piece affair the lower section and the upper section that slide in to the lower it is the bush that
the upper section slides in sorry no pics. I was hoping that there was an easy way of parting the top and bottom section. The forks are to fit a
27" wheel which appear a little expensive to buy for the sake of a nylon bush
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Chaddy
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| posted on 16/1/11 at 05:51 PM |
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There are several ways that bike forks split. Some have a bolt in the bottom of the leg or a cir clip in the top under the dust seal, some have both
and some have a bolt down from the top of the leg. Some of the cheap ones don't split and are throw away. Sorry I can't be more help but
there are so many different types.
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tegwin
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| posted on 16/1/11 at 06:16 PM |
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If they are a cheap "Non branded" fork then taking them appart will probs make things worse... A lot of the cheap forks are not designed
to be serviced..
You'd be better spending £50-£60 on a pair of second hand "branded" forks instead...
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austin man
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| posted on 16/1/11 at 06:31 PM |
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cheers currently looking on ebay but not sure which ones will fit as apparently there are 2 types of head sets Im a bit old school on bike ie the
grifter and chopper era
Halfords review say this
Carrera Crossfire 1 Mens 20" Hybrid Bike with lightweight aluminium frame and front Suntour CR-8V suspension fork
any help or guidance toward suitable forks appreciated the guy at Halfords said there where 2 different type of fork aroung but wasnt clear what he
meant. The head set on this doesn't look look like the older bikes with the long bolt down the centre. Hope this makes sense
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Simon
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| posted on 16/1/11 at 06:35 PM |
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This is what you need
ATB
Simon
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austin man
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| posted on 16/1/11 at 06:37 PM |
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They will triple the price of the bike Gulp
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Chaddy
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| posted on 16/1/11 at 07:17 PM |
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They wil be either inch or inch and an eigth measured across the bit that goes through the head tube.
This is what is on your bike
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=52737
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RK
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| posted on 16/1/11 at 11:22 PM |
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replace it or get a new bike. cheap bikes are not made to last. I've had a lot of experience thrashing bikes, and it just won't be worth
putting money into it. If you must repair it, take it to a reputable shop and they will do it for not much plus parts.
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