Dirt_Dad
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This weekend my bike was treated to its second 0 mph drop onto the left side. After that I noticed the left Alt Rider bar sure looks awful close to the bike. The bar closest to my left knee is not even a finger width away from the bike.
I looked around at other bikes with Alt Rider and the ones that had a similar distance also had a rider that told me his bike had a previous left side drop. The one that had a wider distance was Jaxon's bike, and he explained to me how in the past he's pulled bars apart. So I'm not sure his pre-2014 bike was a good comparison for my 2015.
So the question for anyone with untested Alt Rider crash bars on a 2014 or later bike - what is closest distance between the bars and the bike near your left knee? Can you easily slide a finger between the two?
Jaxon told me how to fix it. I just need to know if I have something to fix.
I looked around at other bikes with Alt Rider and the ones that had a similar distance also had a rider that told me his bike had a previous left side drop. The one that had a wider distance was Jaxon's bike, and he explained to me how in the past he's pulled bars apart. So I'm not sure his pre-2014 bike was a good comparison for my 2015.
So the question for anyone with untested Alt Rider crash bars on a 2014 or later bike - what is closest distance between the bars and the bike near your left knee? Can you easily slide a finger between the two?
Jaxon told me how to fix it. I just need to know if I have something to fix.