Re: [St] Fork Stabiliser?

["Young, Mike" <myoung@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Old bikes with long spindly fork tubes and poorly designed axle clamping
systems really do benefit from the added stiffness of fork braces. 
On today's street bikes, they're more fashion statement than necessity. 
Mike
'06 ST
Seattle
 
 
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:st-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joel Ashman
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 12:18 PM
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Subject: Re: [St] Fork Stabiliser?

In the dirt bike world, they come recommended. My CRF-230 is one bike
that
'benefit's from the brace if you keep the stock front end.  The skinnier
tubes have some flex and play in them and the brace is supposed to do as
Pete suggested.  I can't speak to street or track riding.

I'm quite sure they only work with traditional forks and not the upside
down
forks.

--Joel


On 8/4/08, Peter Kroeker <peter.kroeker@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The concept is that, while the upper forks are braced together in two
> spots, the lower legs are not and may not necessarily slide up and
down in
> parallel with the upper legs.
> The brace fixes the lower legs together so they move in unison.  I've
never
> ridden a bike with and without the brace for comparison but my guess
is that
> the results are not very noticeable unless you're on the track.
>
> Pete
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: BrettWilson21@xxxxxxx
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 2:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [St] Fork Stabiliser?
>
>
> I had a quick look at their website, but I still cant find anything
that
> explains exactly what function they perform.
>
> Whats the point of adding another clamp to the fork assembly?
>
> The name "fork stabiliser" suggests there is some form of instability
> present. This seems to be something that I'm blissfully unaware of.
(???)
>
> Brett.
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