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Old 05-02-26 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by jonwvara
it has a tendency to wander from a straight line. Even when I concentrate on holding a straight course, it often feels like it's "slaloming" a little--as if it's describing a series of long, very shallow s-curves. I doubt that it would be evident to an onlooker, but I can feel it clearly.
Originally Posted by sloar
I had a trek that did that. I couldn’t get the headset adjusted properly and it would pull to the side a bit when I rode it. Ended up being the fork was slightly bent to the side. Not sure how that happened, they’re usually bent forward or backwards. Maybe try putting a different fork on it to at least eliminate a bent fork.
A laterally bent fork will pull consistently to one side, not the "S-curves" Jon describes. I suspect that the problem is elsewhere. I'd start with the headset. Make sure that it is not fretted ("indexed steering"), not fully seated, or simply maladjusted.
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