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Old 06-20-11, 05:18 PM
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3speed
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The fork problem isn't too bad. The bike just pulls slightly to the right if you try to ride with no hands. The guy at the shop said that he's not sure if he can get it completely straight. He said on the plus side, the blades are still straight, so if he can straighten the crown somehow then it'll most likely ride straight as an arrow again. On the down side, he said it's really tough to straighten a crown with the jig he has, even if it's just slightly off, so he doesn't know if he can. He actually just called me and said he would get to it tomorrow and I told him about the 914 and he said let him know tomorrow afternoon if I want to go ahead with trying to fix it or just pick it up and try to sell it as is(I say try because I plan to be perfectly honest about it when I sell it). I'm thinking of maybe seeing if anyone else local has a more specific tool to straighten the crown. ...if such a thing exists.
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