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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 97067" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>The horizontality of the lower link is when the bike is fully loaded, with either you or you and your wife. If it is slightly down at the front, say five to ten mm, then that is not a problem but more than that means that you could be into the original problem of the bike trying to ride up over the forks when braking. Vibracs experience typifies why we need more feedback which can be exchanged between us all. For example, why has he got clearance between the damper shroud and the rear of the top link? Also why do some people have to worry about clearance between the mudguard and the front of the engine while with others there is absolutely no problem? I do not believe that any of this is due previous damage. When experimenting with this I spent a lot of time plotting out the front wheel spindle path and showed that path in MPH or/and on this forum. I am completely confident that I know the path on my bike but John Emmanuel demonstrated to me on his bike that the path was different with his, supposedly identical set up. He was sufficiently concerned that he got me to send one of the newly manufactured stems to him so that he could compare the original with the new. In one direction there was zero difference, while in the other ten thou. Feedback and the exchange of ideas is what is needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 97067, member: 456"] The horizontality of the lower link is when the bike is fully loaded, with either you or you and your wife. If it is slightly down at the front, say five to ten mm, then that is not a problem but more than that means that you could be into the original problem of the bike trying to ride up over the forks when braking. Vibracs experience typifies why we need more feedback which can be exchanged between us all. For example, why has he got clearance between the damper shroud and the rear of the top link? Also why do some people have to worry about clearance between the mudguard and the front of the engine while with others there is absolutely no problem? I do not believe that any of this is due previous damage. When experimenting with this I spent a lot of time plotting out the front wheel spindle path and showed that path in MPH or/and on this forum. I am completely confident that I know the path on my bike but John Emmanuel demonstrated to me on his bike that the path was different with his, supposedly identical set up. He was sufficiently concerned that he got me to send one of the newly manufactured stems to him so that he could compare the original with the new. In one direction there was zero difference, while in the other ten thou. Feedback and the exchange of ideas is what is needed. [/QUOTE]
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