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Flat Spot

I’ve been ridding Marlin pretty regularly now (despite being unlicensed) I don’t go very far but I’m still getting pretty comfortable and starting to notice a lot of little things that are a part of the ride.  Something I’ve noticed in the past few days occurs at under 20mph and it goes a little something like this.

bump, bump

bump, bump

bump, bump

I’m pretty sure I know what it is.  You see Marlin sat on flat tires for who knows how many years and now I think at those low speeds there’s just not enough force on the tires to round them out properly.  It never seems to end.  Now I just need to figure out why between 30 and 45 mph the front end wobbles and bounces unless I’m accelerating.

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One Response to “Flat Spot”

  1. Bruce Says:
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    October 15th, 2011 at 4:24 am

    Are you sure that the neck bearings are adjusted properly?

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