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Why are rigid forks dangerous?

Old 06-26-19, 07:57 AM
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Why are rigid forks dangerous?

I found the Marin Pine Mountain with rigid forks but wondered why it said in a review that the rigid forks made it dangerous. In which kind of circumstances are rigid forks dangerous and are there ways to compensate your riding to overcome that?
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ask the author. what review? got a link? never mind I see it's a mountain bike (of sorts) not a hybrid. so if you're going downhill & hit a rock & don't have a suspension fork it can thro off your balance & you might fall. (I'm sure an actual mountain biker can explain better & in more detail) if you're just using it like a hybrid on flat trails it should be fun

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Old 06-26-19, 08:51 AM
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If there are a bunch of them in boxes on shelves and there is an earthquake and you are standing right below them, that can be dangerous.
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generally not an issue, but this particular model had a recall for the fork
I run two mtbs full rigid and its the rider which makes it dangerous not the bike

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/ma...calls-bicycles
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