So i bought a bike before i went offshore for my last trip and asked the guy to keep a hold of it until i got home before posting, no problem. So over 3 weeks pass and a big box arrives at my door. Get the bike out and built up and first thing i do is bounce on the forks, 80mm 2001 SIDS. Now i'm pretty sure i can safely say the travel is not meant to be 25mm with a nice thunk after that.
2nd problem.......it looks a bit small :? Damn it it looks very small! i bought it as an 18" thinking it should maybe just fit me, it does come with a thomson layback post after all so why not. So i get the tape out and its 17" c-t which going by the manufacturers measurements and the fact that it has 16.5 stamped into the bb shell i'm guessing its a 16.5! So i'm getting a bit pissed off by now!
3rd problem. gears don't work. So in my quest to adjust the indexing i spot the cable outers have been cut too short and don't fit correctly into the cable stops on both front and rear mech. I now cut new longer cable outer and what happens now, inner cable is too short..
So i have to either get the shocks serviced and pay for that or have a go myself and have to buy oil, seals and whatever other bits i need for that.
I'll have to replace cables if i want it to run properly
oh yeah and my favourite chop 5-6 inches off my legs.
ps its a Litespeed Lookout Mountain so really not a happy camper about this :evil:
pps forgot to mention the dent in the rear rim and the need for the brakes to be set up correctly and bled
2nd problem.......it looks a bit small :? Damn it it looks very small! i bought it as an 18" thinking it should maybe just fit me, it does come with a thomson layback post after all so why not. So i get the tape out and its 17" c-t which going by the manufacturers measurements and the fact that it has 16.5 stamped into the bb shell i'm guessing its a 16.5! So i'm getting a bit pissed off by now!
3rd problem. gears don't work. So in my quest to adjust the indexing i spot the cable outers have been cut too short and don't fit correctly into the cable stops on both front and rear mech. I now cut new longer cable outer and what happens now, inner cable is too short..
So i have to either get the shocks serviced and pay for that or have a go myself and have to buy oil, seals and whatever other bits i need for that.
I'll have to replace cables if i want it to run properly
oh yeah and my favourite chop 5-6 inches off my legs.
ps its a Litespeed Lookout Mountain so really not a happy camper about this :evil:
pps forgot to mention the dent in the rear rim and the need for the brakes to be set up correctly and bled
