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Old 11-18-2008, 09:58 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Default Re: Progressive fork springs

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What does length of pvc does Progressive recommend
That depends on the bike. I forget what it is for mine* but the piece of PVC they sent was 1/2 inch too short -- 1/4" too short for each fork when I cut it in half. From what I've read, that seems to be very, very common -- but I haven't paid enough attention to whether it is just Aero and ACE owners complaining.
My guess is that if he has the stock metal spacers in there, he doesn't have the Progressives.
Me, too.

It is possible to put the stock steel spacers back in when installing Progressives but I don't think there's a chance in the world that would have him complaining about a soft front end. Quite the opposite would be my guess because my stock spacers were each about the same length as the PVC that came with the Progressives -- before I cut the PVC in half.
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