Took delivery of wife's (Bullett) bike Friday, now with 220 miles. We think we have the suspension reasonably well dialed in for her, with both forks set evenly. But, the front is noticeably, and annoyingly bouncy. Will try to get it back in to the dealer ASAP, but wondering what to tell them to look for. Yeah, me of little faith in dealers.
To me this feels like a front wheel issue.
We jacked it up and spun the front wheel. First finding is that the wheel drags considerably, and it will not spin freely, e.g. it drags to a halt within inches. Apparently on the brake pads. In contrast, on my bike, now with 9000+ miles, you can hear contact with the pads, and there is a bit of drag, but you can certainly spin the wheel a rotation or more. I assume this is normal for new pads. Brakes seem to have bedded and work normally.
Next findings are that the steering bearing seems properly adjusted with no play in the forks, or binding on lock to lock motion. As well, there are no noticeable issues with the tire being out of round or out of true, although it is a little hard to tell when you can't really spin it. No visible anomalies in the tire. Tire pressure confirmed at 33 psi.
Like most, or all, of these bikes, no balancing weights are present. At this point, with my limited mechanical knowledge I am assuming this is most likely a balancing issue, but I know next to nothing about forks and front suspension. Any other concerns I should have them rule out? Or just tell them it's out of sorts and leave it them?
TIA,
Jan
To me this feels like a front wheel issue.
We jacked it up and spun the front wheel. First finding is that the wheel drags considerably, and it will not spin freely, e.g. it drags to a halt within inches. Apparently on the brake pads. In contrast, on my bike, now with 9000+ miles, you can hear contact with the pads, and there is a bit of drag, but you can certainly spin the wheel a rotation or more. I assume this is normal for new pads. Brakes seem to have bedded and work normally.
Next findings are that the steering bearing seems properly adjusted with no play in the forks, or binding on lock to lock motion. As well, there are no noticeable issues with the tire being out of round or out of true, although it is a little hard to tell when you can't really spin it. No visible anomalies in the tire. Tire pressure confirmed at 33 psi.
Like most, or all, of these bikes, no balancing weights are present. At this point, with my limited mechanical knowledge I am assuming this is most likely a balancing issue, but I know next to nothing about forks and front suspension. Any other concerns I should have them rule out? Or just tell them it's out of sorts and leave it them?
TIA,
Jan
