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Old 02-12-18 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Sy Reene
So, if I do have the fork off of the bike, what's the method of determining the rake? Long story short, if I go into an LBS and tell them I want a new fork, but don't know the current fork's rake, what should they tell me they'll do to ensure they order the correct matching replacement?
Clamp the steerer to something, measure to a fixed surface nearby. Rotate the fork in the clamp 180 and measure again. Difference divided by 2 is rake.
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