On the straight & narrow.?.

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  1. Mark Emerson Trentham

    Mark Emerson Trentham Well Known Member. Staff Member

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    ?,best way too ensure you're steerings dead straight ??,bars slide onto stem and are clamped - I'm angling at using 2 long lengths of wood butted up against sides/rear wheel & 'ped being propped straight up without being on stand.
     
    Mark Emerson Trentham, Mar 5, 2020
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    scubabiker NITROJUNKIE

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    That's the way to do it. You can use a kerb too.
     
    scubabiker, Mar 5, 2020
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  3. Stevep

    Stevep Well-Known Member

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    That's ok for making sure the wheels are in-line, but for the bars to be straight?
    Only way I've found is to fit the bars, clamp them just enough so they pinch the stem, turn full lock one way then the bars will move just that little bit more, mark the point where they stop, full lock the other way, same again, measure the distance between the marks, set the bars in the middle of it, clamp tight, go for a quick spin.
    You'll know straight away whether you are spot on or not.......
     
    Stevep, Mar 6, 2020
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    Mark Emerson Trentham Well Known Member. Staff Member

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    Not around here I can't..100 yards away from a Crossrail site,kerbs are bollo*** from lorries ;.
     
    Mark Emerson Trentham, Mar 6, 2020
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    Mark Emerson Trentham Well Known Member. Staff Member

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    Can't figure out personally why they haven't used markings on stem/frame/bars.??.
    deffo gotta get it right/mind....front wheels hardly skimming the road half the time:).more concerned with it touching down on bumps and side wiggling my arse off the seat.:):).
     
    Mark Emerson Trentham, Mar 6, 2020
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