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Old 10-09-12 | 07:27 PM
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Juan Foote
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From: Jawja

Bikes: Spec Roubaix SL4, GT Traffic 1.0

Originally Posted by Doug Huffman
I hope that you will tell us how you satisfy your obsession to be compulsive disorder in setting the handle bars parallel to the average line of the wheels.

GAAAAAAA!!!!!!

Lol, for real, I will have to try that. It was suggested to me to use a wooden template and the nails seem like a good addition to that idea. The TV antenna trick didn't work worth crap. I have things much closer than they were by using a yard stick centered on the frame and eyeballing the tire tread, which I know is inconsistent. By my best guess I have them within 1/8" of being right. The issue that I find is that unless you tighten the ball joint each and every time you make adjustment that the slop there alone can easily mask 1/4" out. It would really have been nice had CT made the connecting rod adjustable independent for each side w/o having to take off the ball joint. It appears from the video I watched that they were at one time, or are now, but not on this bike.

My previous adjustment resulted in a palpable pull to the left when I took my hands off the bars so something was well out. I am hoping it is much closer now, but won't know till I get a chance to ride again on Thursday.
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