Trek Hybrid suspension twist lock gone. Help
11-27-21, 07:15 PM
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Trek Hybrid suspension twist lock gone. Help
So, the removals guys managed to knock off the twist lock on my trek front suspension. Any idea where I can get a replacement?
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11-28-21, 09:18 AM
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Here's your photo: https://bikeforums.net/g/picture/23253765
What's the brand, model and age of the fork?
If you don't know, add some more photos and someone might be able to work out what you have and the part that's needed.
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What's the brand, model and age of the fork?
If you don't know, add some more photos and someone might be able to work out what you have and the part that's needed.
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11-28-21, 10:24 AM
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Don't know your brand/model but likely a Suntour
https://www.srsuntour.us/products/me...waAhgVEALw_wcB
https://www.srsuntour.us/products/me...0aAkoWEALw_wcB
https://www.srsuntour.us/products/me...waAhgVEALw_wcB
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I have no more advice then already mentioned but I do have a commit and a question.
First is that many/most suspension fork makers have long ago learned that the life of a product in the market is less than the products useful life. So by the time that fork needs parts that manufacturer has moved onto newer versions. The manufacturer's motivation to spend their $ to have a stock of repair parts available longer then their coming out with a new version of the fork is small. Not too long ago it was generally understood that 3 years of the manufacturers supporting replacement parts was about the max one could hope for. There have been suspension repair/tuning services (sometimes incorporated within a bike shop, sometimes independent of any retail shop) that have come and gone. Perhaps one of these are still running and might be that source, even of a used part.
"the removals guys" ??? A bike shop? Your buddy? A moving company? A school's maintenance staff removing your bike from a fire escape route? Please explain. Andy
First is that many/most suspension fork makers have long ago learned that the life of a product in the market is less than the products useful life. So by the time that fork needs parts that manufacturer has moved onto newer versions. The manufacturer's motivation to spend their $ to have a stock of repair parts available longer then their coming out with a new version of the fork is small. Not too long ago it was generally understood that 3 years of the manufacturers supporting replacement parts was about the max one could hope for. There have been suspension repair/tuning services (sometimes incorporated within a bike shop, sometimes independent of any retail shop) that have come and gone. Perhaps one of these are still running and might be that source, even of a used part.
"the removals guys" ??? A bike shop? Your buddy? A moving company? A school's maintenance staff removing your bike from a fire escape route? Please explain. Andy
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