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Old 12-27-18 | 04:47 PM
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63rickert
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In a previous post I did allude to the problem of diagnosing over the internet. Also do not much believe in giving unfounded reassurance that all is well over the internet. Did previously suggest that OP get his fork to a mechanic. Like a flesh and blood live and in person hands on mechanic.

I know perfectly well that most bike are comprehensively misaligned. Most bikes seldom roll and that is a big reason why. The majority of the $5 and $10 bikes I've picked up at yard sales have one big assembly error that made them unrideable, or at least unenjoyable to ride and often unsafe to ride. The owner who leaves his bike as a garage ornament often did the right thing. OP is apparently riding his bike and needs something better.

Yes, I know bikes aren't perfect. I know that carbon fab has endless possibility for error, and that most of those errors don't count. Still think any fabricator who lets a fork 2mm out of whack pass inspection has no business making carbon bikes.

Single pivot brakes will more or less 'find' the rim and then clamp. Dual pivot brake arms just move inexorably to center. Or in the absence of any discernible centerline they move to under the hole where the brake mounts. A system that works a whole lot better when everything is straight.

If you actually want to ride a bike where nothing is straight please try a steel bike. Perhaps with a coaster brake. Stick to the flats and go slow. And don't tell anyone they should ride a bike as messed up as yours.
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