For FORKS-sake

[The Drongo]

Just a small post to clear up some TECHNICAL DETAILS FOR MTB DUMMIES 101:

 

FORK: Large two pronged [forked !!] object found between FRONT wheel and the NUT that holds the Handle Bar.

(Unless you ride a Cannondale - in which case one whole side is missing)

Can be found on both FULL SUS and HARDTAIL MTB species.

 

SHOCK: A small tube shaped object connecting the bum end [seat] of the bike to the REAR wheel area. Making for more comfortable 75+ km rides.

NOT found on HARDTAIL MTB species.

 

Hope that clears up the issue and makes for more accurate SEARCH options.

 

PS: For those who have never ridden a LEFTIE - having only a single 'prong' to your FORK makes it really difficult to fix a front tyre flat - STAY AWAY !

 

MORE on UPPERS, LOWERS and STANCHIONS to follow.

[Face Plant]

unless specified as a front shock .......exit left

[Capricorn]

so all cars have cannondale forks up front, and normal shocks at the back?

hotdamn, it's the samething.. but, i understand teh OPs frustration. Since it's an industry norm when referencing the two components, might as well follow suit.

[Tumbleweed]

PS: For those who have never ridden a LEFTIE - having only a single 'prong' to your FORK makes it really difficult to fix a front tyre flat - STAY AWAY !

 

Huh?

[Johan Bornman]

Welcome to The Hub.

 

You're going to have a right royal time to sort out terminology here.

 

Some okes have got bikes with front and rear forks.

 

Some think a rim is a wheel.

 

Some okes complain about noisy Avid breaks.

 

Some have developed some pompous name for the right and left side of a bike....something like drive side and non-drive side.

 

Give them gas

[The Drongo]

@ CAPRICORN - Huh ? - Sorry I thought this was a cycle forum - my bad!

 

@Tumbleweed - HA! Tumbleweed=0 / The Drongo=1

[The Drongo]

@Faceplant

 

Am looking for a no sweep front steering wheel for my mountain bike - battling with a web search.

Can u help ? Ta

 

In car-bon !!

Edited December 17, 2010 by The Drongo

[Capricorn]

drongo: if u took a second to unbunch, you'd see i wasn't really deriding you..

[Face Plant]

@Faceplant

 

Am looking for a no sweep front steering wheel for my mountain bike - battling with a web search.

Can u help ? Ta

 

In car-bon !!

sure you would find a no sweep front steering wheel at www. masseyfurgusondriversRUS.com

[The Drongo]

@Capricorn - excellent! No pun intended I suppose?

 

@Faceplant. Thanks. Order placed. Hope I am happy with purchase.

 

Am sure Johan will be glad that all ya'll got the point.

 

CONSIDER ME UNBUNCHED

[Tumbleweed]

CONSIDER ME UNBUNCHED

 

Some call that dropped.

[greatwhite]

@Drongo:

 

So you joined the hub to tell us this......

 

OK, thanks

[Nikolais]

Generic bike sale post

____________

Fro Sale:

 

Raligh Down hill bike or can be used for crossing countie

Hydrolic Breaks

Manito Minut Shock

Fox spring back shock

____________

 

Sellin for frend as he is now overseas and wuld like to sell to help cover the cost of the move {Note; no punctuation)

[Face Plant]

Nikolais you know the post is uselas without da piktjas

[Tumbleweed]

Nikolais you know the post is uselas without da piktjas

 

On the coach?

[The Drongo]

@ GREATWHITE

 

Not at all. I joined The Hub for many reasons. I joined Rant and Rave for the abuse.

 

@Nikolais (Nicholas). The post related to 'terminology' not spelling. Its not even worth starting on spelling.

 

Fotunately, when one googles hydrolic, google in its cyber wisdom asks - Did you mean [u]HYDRAULIC[/u]? - prob solved.