The Drongo Posted December 17, 2010 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face Plant Posted December 17, 2010 Share unless specified as a front shock .......exit left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted December 17, 2010 Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted December 17, 2010 Share 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Bornman Posted December 17, 2010 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drongo Posted December 17, 2010 Share @ CAPRICORN - Huh ? - Sorry I thought this was a cycle forum - my bad! @Tumbleweed - HA! Tumbleweed=0 / The Drongo=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drongo Posted December 17, 2010 Share @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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capricorn Posted December 17, 2010 Share drongo: if u took a second to unbunch, you'd see i wasn't really deriding you.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face Plant Posted December 17, 2010 Share @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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drongo Posted December 17, 2010 Share @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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted December 17, 2010 Share CONSIDER ME UNBUNCHED Some call that dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatwhite Posted December 17, 2010 Share @Drongo: So you joined the hub to tell us this...... OK, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolais Posted December 17, 2010 Share Generic bike sale post____________Fro Sale: Raligh Down hill bike or can be used for crossing countieHydrolic BreaksManito Minut ShockFox 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face Plant Posted December 17, 2010 Share Nikolais you know the post is uselas without da piktjas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted December 17, 2010 Share Nikolais you know the post is uselas without da piktjas On the coach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Drongo Posted December 17, 2010 Share @ 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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