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steering issue with peugeot conversion

  • 09-04-2010 11:04pm
    #1
    abcdggs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,831 ✭✭✭


    I'm helping a friend convert what we think is a peugeot uo 8.
    Apart from the disaster that is the awkward seatpost diameter (solved with the help of the UCD mechanical engineering dept) we have now run into a handling issue. Unfortunately i don't have enough experience to diagnose the problem or fix it. It feels quite twitchy, any ideas on how to remedy this? would a longer stem be enough? or might it need to be a whole new fork? or is it something completely different?
    Many thanks


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  • #2
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    headset bearings perhaps need attention


  • #3
    abcdggs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,831 ✭✭✭abcdggs


    I hadn't thought so after a quick inspection. maybe i should clean and re-grease them though to be on the safe side


  • #4
    DualFrontDiscs
    Registered Users Posts: 932 ✭✭✭DualFrontDiscs


    Bent fork? Not original fork?

    Older frames may have 'non-standard' geometries that may not suit a swapped fork.

    DFD*

    *DentedForkDiagnostics


  • #5
    abcdggs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,831 ✭✭✭abcdggs


    Thanks for all the help above, came across the problem this evening. Turns out my initial once over of the bike hadn't been nearly as thorough as i had thought. Turns out the bottom bearings aren't dirty, or damaged, just a small case of non-existence. Needless to say we had a great ole laugh at our stupidity...


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 1,427 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Haha, didn't even think it was possible to ride a bike with no lower headset bearings. When you say they were missing was it just the ball bearings themselves or the entire cup/bearing assembly?


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  • #7
    abcdggs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,831 ✭✭✭abcdggs


    The cup is there, which is what put me off in the first place... just missing the bearings. It's possible but very odd


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