fake suspension?
07-28-17 | 04:16 PM
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fake suspension?
Hello i recently bought a mountainbike, it is very rusty but works fine. How ever the front suspension seems to be stuck. I unscrewed the top part to see if i could solve the problem. But it was completely empty when i was looking down with a flashlight.
Is there such thing as fake suspension just for looks?
This is the bike that i have
https://imgur.com/w2gy8FS (pic is taken from google)
I can't seem to find any information about the bike but the name is RONIN FSSP PERFORMANCE BIKE
Is there such thing as fake suspension just for looks?
This is the bike that i have
https://imgur.com/w2gy8FS (pic is taken from google)I can't seem to find any information about the bike but the name is RONIN FSSP PERFORMANCE BIKE
07-29-17 | 07:12 AM
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Bikes: A steel framed 26" off road tourer from a manufacturer who thinks they are cool. Giant Anthem. Trek 720 Multiroad pub bike. 10 kids bikes all under 20". Assorted waifs and unfinished projects.
A lot of cheap forks have suspension only in one side. And then it may only be a coil spring that you can see down the middle of.
07-29-17 | 08:43 AM
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You most likely have a spring and elastometer on one side. If its not moving at all maybe youre seized up. Its kinda a stinky messy job to clean up a spring fork but you CAN do it if you really wanted i suppose
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