Bent Steertube?

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Bent Steertube?
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flag cmarwood
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Posted: May 15, 2011 at 15:49 Quote
So, I took my bike into the bikeshop because someone who had the fork before me put in the wrong type of travel spacer and it broke or something. When I went to pick up the bike the mechanic says the steer tube is bent and than I shouldnt be dirt jumping on it because it will break easily. So I took the fork off today and looking at it it doesnt look like its bent but is there any way to tell?
Its an argyle 302 btw
flag Charge262
Posted: May 15, 2011 at 15:50 Quote
get a steel ruler. place it parrallel to the sterrer tube. if you can see any gaps between the rule and the tube, its bent.
flag cmarwood
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Posted: May 15, 2011 at 15:57 Quote
I did that but I didnt see anything. Unless its bent at the crown?
flag cruelty-and-the-beast
Posted: May 15, 2011 at 16:01 Quote
could be that, look for cracks in the finish or material...
flag cmarwood
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Posted: May 15, 2011 at 18:49 Quote
I dont see any cracks in it.
flag ckruper
Posted: May 15, 2011 at 20:31 Quote
Step 1. film every time you ride
Step 2. Get gnarly crash footy of you breaking your fork
Step 3. be famous
flag z-man
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Posted: May 15, 2011 at 20:37 Quote
good thing about aluminum is that its very malleable. it can bend out of shape without loosing much strength, a slight bend will not crack it unless it wasn't heat treated properly
flag wanabe
Posted: May 15, 2011 at 21:10 Quote
why don't you take the fork to him and have him show you were the problem is
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