suntour remote lockout forks on a Carrera Kraken
Podie
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I bought the bike 2 weeks ago from my local Halfords after a bit of research and visiting a couple of "proper" bike shops. The first time out i got a puncture. Without thinking i flipped the bike over and removed the wheel and fixed the puncture. Unfortunately i forgot about the remote lockout lever which sticks up above level of the handle bars like a sore thumb. The housing for the lever snapped so now the forks won't stay in the locked position. I phoned my local halfords and explained what had happened. A couple of days later with no reply i popped in. Apparently the housing that is broken is not an available spare part and the whole lever,cable AND forks need replacing. I asked Halfords to reconsider this advice and am waitin to hear. Has anyone else had a similar problem and how did you fixit. I noticed on the 2 display models in the shop that the lever is different and is mounted so that it sits below the level of the handlebars.
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Get in touch with the SR Suntour u.k contacts and ask for there advice.
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nice on boydie. I was gonna spend all day looking for softer springs for a set of suntours and now I dont have too.0
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Thanks Mate, Phoned Greyville who were very helpful, you can get the lever and cable separate for £20. Halfords rang me back this morning and are replacing it FOC0
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Glad it all worked out for you M8,there is really nothing worse than trying to find small parts.0
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Told you not to buy from Halfords !!
Tell em the bit where the guy in Halfords told you that you should not change a puncture by turning your bike upside down but should use a maintenance stand, come on you must have seen them all lying around at sherwood pines."BEER" Proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy0 -
Top name jelly belly, fits like a glove. You need to get down Sherwood Pines a bit more (not for the bacon sarnies either) :oops:0
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jellybellywmb wrote:Told you not to buy from Halfords !!
They're giving him a free replacement for a bit he broke himself, doesn't sound too bad to me...Uncompromising extremist0 -
Northwind wrote:jellybellywmb wrote:Told you not to buy from Halfords !!
They're giving him a free replacement for a bit he broke himself, doesn't sound too bad to me...
But would happily have sold hime a new set of forks instead of replacing a £20.00 part, not so good in my book.
Podie, I was up great Gable quite quick for a fat bloke!!"BEER" Proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy0