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Re: Fork stress???



Mark you have me confused, why would I be concerned with the wife?

..Richard

Mark Dieck wrote:
> 
> Just curious Richard was that,
> 
> "for sake of life and limb." or "for sake of Wife and limb."
> 
> :)
> 
> Mark Dieck
> 
> Richard & Lisa White wrote:
> 
> > I just looked at both of our bikes and they both have the same
> > indications.  I actually recall seeing this a number of months ago and
> > attributed it to the fact you get high stresses in the fork at this
> > location since it is a pinch clamp.  Stress is a function of strain,
> > which is actual movement of the material.  Combined with the fact that
> > the paint is likely brittle and definitely has a certain adhesion
> > strength that can be exceeded, I did not think twice about it.
> >
> > BUT, now that others are concerned, I am really curious to see what
> > Triumph's response is going to be.  FWIW, I am not too worried about it
> > and am curious to know whether anyone has looked at the forks on other
> > bikes to see if there are any of the same indications?  I expect to see
> > that it is common, perhaps even typical, but reserve final judgment.
> >
> > My $0.02 and I hope that I am right, not for sake of pride, but for sake
> > of life and limb.
> >
> > ..Richard White
> >
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