what scs does to your forks

Mark Abramsky

Mark Abramsky

Member
ive been riding my scs for maybe a month or two and it sqeezed my fork and bent it .. now i need new forks and im forced to use scs because my bars are cut down ..
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cant see it that well but take my word
 
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JDBen

BST Moderator
Staff member
there's a rumour that scs help snap fork tubes

just a rumour, js, don't flame me, js
 
Mark Abramsky

Mark Abramsky

Member
im pretty sure its cuz of the scs cuz ive never even broken a stock fork tube i only bend the legs..i know 2 other people with an scs and 1 of them has the same thing.. the other can ride for like a year so it doesnt count
 
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Steezeman

Administrator
Well it does get rid of some flex, so getting rid of another weak spot could help make another weak spot weaker. But by this theory, you might as well leave your foldy unlocked, cause locking it makes your deck break faster because that spot is stiffer and stronger.
 
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kyle che

Member
just put it in a vice and hit that shit until it bends back
and ive tightend my scs with a power drill WAY tight and i have a sr fork and that never happend to me...
 
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JDBen

BST Moderator
Staff member
kyle c said:
just put it in a vice and hit that shit until it bends back
and ive tightend my scs with a power drill WAY tight and i have a sr fork and that never happend to me...
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you have to be careful that you don't squash it....
 
Mr. Proto

Mr. Proto

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Alex Steezeman said:
I'm pretty sure that's because your fork bent, not because of your scs.
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The concept is no different than a BMX stem and you don't see those forks bending. Just because you don't usually bend forks there does not mean that you didn't just bend it. There is a first time for everything. Also, like Alex said, if you make one part of your scooter stronger it distributes stress to other parts of your scooter that you might normally had a problem with but in this case I think it is just a bent fork.
 
Mark Abramsky

Mark Abramsky

Member
Mr. PROTO said:
Alex Steezeman said:
I'm pretty sure that's because your fork bent, not because of your scs.
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The concept is no different than a BMX stem and you don't see those forks bending. Just because you don't usually bend forks there does not mean that you didn't just bend it. There is a first time for everything. Also, like Alex said, if you make one part of your scooter stronger it distributes stress to other parts of your scooter that you might normally had a problem with but in this case I think it is just a bent fork.
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you could be right but the same thing happend to my friend hopefully it wont happen agian
 
Mark Abramsky

Mark Abramsky

Member
i already had them i traded i love inward and all but they are just too heavy considering my scoot is heavy enough now and i dont like the look and i cant run my pegs on them.. which i occasionaly do
 
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kurt warren

Member
Mr. PROTO said:
Alex Steezeman said:
I'm pretty sure that's because your fork bent, not because of your scs.
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The concept is no different than a BMX stem and you don't see those forks bending. Just because you don't usually bend forks there does not mean that you didn't just bend it. There is a first time for everything. Also, like Alex said, if you make one part of your scooter stronger it distributes stress to other parts of your scooter that you might normally had a problem with but in this case I think it is just a bent fork.
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actually, i no ur a pro and all but with bmx, u have less leverage in ur bars but with a scooter you have about 12 inches of extra leverage than with a bmx, thus ending in a bent or snapped fork
 
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