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2011 Demo Questions
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- 2 moar weeks! 2011 = 2012 demo 9 wants two fsr=for stupid retards here kitty hrc runs 210's im 16 & where is my bike moar bumperz moar chainstays! moar yokes mompaidforfastershipping never going to ship rainbow=!gay rm = rumor mill special proprietary crap the best disc size for dh whaaa i get cost whaaa
Yep, I may even need something stiffer than 525...
Fox generally labels their springs with something close to the actual stroke, and not the nominal stroke.
If a spring actually only had 3.0 in stroke, and you put it on a 3.0 stroke shock, then you would coil bind if you put any preload on it.
So for a Fox shock - 3.1 or 3.15 or 3,25 would be correct.
For an Obtainium spring, I think 3.0 is correct, because they label the nominal stroke, which actually makes more sense. But you'd want to double check that with them.
JC
mine has arrived. i am one happy hippo! 
i'm contemplating peeling off that world champion sticker on the swinglink
do it!
My friend did (there was actually paint underneath). He though the sticker was gay/pretentious
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No kidding, seems undeserving unless you are sam hill
Undeserving is any normal joe with a syndicate replica carbon V-10.
Unless it's me, I deserve one
Here is my new baby.
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Dude, you have to buy a bigger bed. Otherwise, you have to sleep on the floor...
Need help here!
My friend managed to strip 2/3 of the threads in the pivot location where the magnesium link gets connected to the front triangle.
Do you think i can manage to ride the frame with the bolt screwed on the remaining threads with loctite on or do i need to make new threads in there ?
My friend managed to strip 2/3 of the threads in the pivot location where the magnesium link gets connected to the front triangle.
Do you think i can manage to ride the frame with the bolt screwed on the remaining threads with loctite on or do i need to make new threads in there ?
is this friend really you?
If your friend did it, never let him touch a bike again, how the hell did he do this, why did he do it? have his liability insurance pay for a new frame
He got access to a workshop, so i asked him to take care of it, since i dont have the necessary tools.
Problem started with him tighting the bolt on the oneside first, which misaligned the bolt positioning on the otherside.
Anyways, i need solutions: Should i ride the frame with the remaining threads + loctite or is it possible to make new threads in there ?
Problem started with him tighting the bolt on the oneside first, which misaligned the bolt positioning on the otherside.
Anyways, i need solutions: Should i ride the frame with the remaining threads + loctite or is it possible to make new threads in there ?
most likely....yes
Very common mistake for someone that shouldn't be turning wrenches.
Help us out and post pics if you can. Helicoil maybe?
Also dont forget to nut check your friend.
I'm wondering why you guys were removing/re-installing the S-Link in the first place... The framesets come "put-together", and the completes definitely don't need any torque-checks.
every bike should be checked for proper torques...especially brand new bikesand the completes definitely don't need any torque-checks.
Most of the time, but not always. My most recent specialized (when it was brand new) needed the main pivot greased and re-torqued due to a popping noise when pedaling hard. After doing absolutely everything else, that's what it came down to.I'm wondering why you guys were removing/re-installing the S-Link in the first place... The framesets come "put-together", and the completes definitely don't need any torque-checks.
That being said, why did it need to be taken apart?
some assembly required?
who did you buy it from?
A helicoil might be your best bet... Take it to your LBS or a machine shop maybe
true. bad way to phrase it. I guess I was more thinking along the lines of why you would need to take the bolt ALL THE WAY OUT and then thread it back in... but dude answered the question.
It never hurts to "check" torque, even on new bikes.
Side Note: Most people don't know how to do this correctly. Adding an extra 1/16 of a turn every time you "check" it, is not checking at all. That's "over-torque-ing". I've seen pro road mechanics do this, so it's common, but not right.
The only way to check torque is to loosen the bolt and retighten it with a torque wrench.
Having said all that, this still doesn't explain why someone removed their bolts and stripped them going back in crooked.
JC
You were shipped a brand new bike in parts, and the seller left you the responsibility of re-assembling it?
Where did you get it from? Who sold it to you? This is precisely the reason Specialized doesn't support mail order.
I am sorry to say, fixing that is not recommended. Loc-tite is not going to attach it structurally. It might feel like it's tight, but it isn't truly secure. There also isn't room for a helicoil, even if they made one in that size.
All I I can realistically recommend is front triangle replacement. Sorry mate.
JC
Don't most new bikes state that they have to be built by an authorized reseller, or the warranty is void?
But then again mine came as it should, prebuilt and the bolt hole on the non driveside seatstay that connects to the shock yoke was quite severly misaligned. If i pushed the allen key through the bolt it didnt even come near the hole on the other side. Then bolt was tightend so hard that the bolt crushed the bearings and the yoke didnt even move.
This was straight from the box and hadnt it been for my curiousness i probably wouldnt have caught it so just because it is prebuilt dosent make the frame perfectly assembled and any decent rider should take out the shock and check so that the linkage turns freely when buying a new frame.
But i got to say that my dealer and Specialized has a great warranty and customer service, a new subseatstay was warrantied and arrived when they sad it would, which in the mtb world seems to be more of an exception rather then a rule so its all good.
This was straight from the box and hadnt it been for my curiousness i probably wouldnt have caught it so just because it is prebuilt dosent make the frame perfectly assembled and any decent rider should take out the shock and check so that the linkage turns freely when buying a new frame.
But i got to say that my dealer and Specialized has a great warranty and customer service, a new subseatstay was warrantied and arrived when they sad it would, which in the mtb world seems to be more of an exception rather then a rule so its all good.
Mine is ready to roll...
Tomorrow is holiday here, where I live in Brazil, so will ride it for first time...
More pics at http://guipinto.pinkbike.com/album/Demo-2011/
Tomorrow is holiday here, where I live in Brazil, so will ride it for first time...
More pics at http://guipinto.pinkbike.com/album/Demo-2011/
very nice bro!
My rear shock will be here friday (finally), so i'll have mine built by saturday am. WOO. Anyone want a 225?
As JC already mentioned, there are some floating around out there, but not available to the general public yet. I was lucky enough to get one with my frame and will be swapping back and forth between shocks to see how they compare.
Does Brandon Sloan have a Dr. Pepper themed Demo 8?
Ha Ha Ha - he only wishes!
Which kidney do you want for it? L or R?
Excuse my stupidity but why won't the Fox yoke fit the Vivid one, I've never seen any pics of them close up? Also does the bike definitely need a new yoke for every other shock, Bos/Elka/Avy etc?