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Old 10-18-08, 06:36 PM
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djnzlab1
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MTB soft tail Maint?

HI,
Rather new to Biking, I have seen a few post about problems with some MTB that devolope problems after many miles is there any type of maint or checks for bolt fatigue on shock to the frame, I noticed there's a few bolts here and there holding the entire contraption together.They look OK on the out side but they could be getting a little wear on the in side..I do hop off curbs to the road and I am a CD...
I would hate to sheer a bolt while peddling a we bit fast.
Doug
I have over 1,000 miles on it since July.
Here's a pic of the model...I would think the bolts to the shock above and below are critical to the frame support??.The front shocks have never bottomed out and the frame shock seems adequate for me, I did try tightening the threads to stiffin the ride but the vibration seemed to increase should have bought a hard tail.. dang nab it..

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