Cotter pin blew off from too much bouncy-bouncy with not enough air reliefy-reliefy - just a guess
Blew my adjustment knob off - WTF?
Ok, so I blew the preload knob off a set of Dart 1's. How does that happen?
The conditions:
Preload was maxed all the way tight.
I was bouncing on the fork to clear some mud off.
The conditions:
Preload was maxed all the way tight.
I was bouncing on the fork to clear some mud off.
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It's cheap plastic and the force of the spring was greater than the threads ability to hold.
I don't know what to say...Digipenguin said:Ok, so I blew the preload knob off a set of Dart 1's. How does that happen?
The conditions:
Preload was maxed all the way tight.
I was bouncing on the fork to clear some mud off.
:skep: :idea: :bluefrown: :lol:
This happened to a kid I used to know with a set of RST 281s about 10 years ago .
The was riding trials and so the preload was wound right up. Just as he bounced on the fork to do a hop, the plastic preload adjusters exploded out of the fork and smacked him under the chin and broke his jaw.
He sued RST, but I don't know what the outcome was.
The was riding trials and so the preload was wound right up. Just as he bounced on the fork to do a hop, the plastic preload adjusters exploded out of the fork and smacked him under the chin and broke his jaw.
He sued RST, but I don't know what the outcome was.
:skep: broke his jaw?:skep:retro83 said:This happened to a kid I used to know with a set of RST 281s about 10 years ago .
The was riding trials and so the preload was wound right up. Just as he bounced on the fork to do a hop, the plastic preload adjusters exploded out of the fork and smacked him under the chin and broke his jaw.
He sued RST, but I don't know what the outcome was.
Yes, I know it sounds like prime BS, but it's truebroke his jaw?
Is this normal? The fork only has a couple hundred miles on it.
....and I can believe it broke his jaw. It sounded like a gun going off when it blew. I never found the cap.
....and I can believe it broke his jaw. It sounded like a gun going off when it blew. I never found the cap.
I would have put money that is was a Rock Shox Dart or one of their older models.Digipenguin said:Is this normal? The fork only has a couple hundred miles on it.
....and I can believe it broke his jaw. It sounded like a gun going off when it blew. I never found the cap.
RockShox fork line starts at Tora, the Dart should not be considered as a fork.
riiiiightCaveGiant said:I would have put money that is was a Rock Shox Dart or one of their older models.
RockShox fork line starts at Tora, the Dart should not be considered as a fork.
http://www.sram.com/taxonomy/term/106/brand/rockshox/src/fam
what does that show?retro83 said:
I'm looking at a Tora 302 or 318 with U-Turn. Maybe I'll upgrade to Motion Control later on if I need it.
Go with the 318, the upgraded damper is well worth it.Digipenguin said:I'm looking at a Tora 302 or 318 with U-Turn. Maybe I'll upgrade to Motion Control later on if I need it.
dunno what I was thinking, must have misread the post I replied to :madman:highdelll said:what does that show?
someone on MTB posted awhile back about some RS fork having the spring side blow up- and hit him in the eye! He complained to RS and they sent him a new fork...
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