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Re: 8420 technic Bike... new shock part....flaw or new feature?
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Date: 
Tue, 5 Jul 2005 07:51:24 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, John Morgan wrote:
Greetings and Salutations!
Having recently purchased two of these 8420 sets for the new wheels and the new
tension adjustable shocks, I was checking out the travel and adjustable spring
tension when I noticed the shock locking into a half extended position. [...]

My friends and I noticed this as well with a copy of 8420 that we opened up. I
find the action a bit odd (it behaves something like a retractable ball-point
pen), but wondered if there was some justification based on a more diverse use
of the element.

Out of curiosity, are your shocks dark gray? or, are they yellow (as box
indicates)? Ours was gray.


-Suz



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  Re: 8420 technic Bike... new shock part....flaw or new feature?
 
(...) Mine are dark grey and the instructions show yellow.maybe there was a production change too. I guess if we put them into a frame that has limits the travel so the shock doesnt fully compress it won't trigger the lock. this would make them a (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jul-05, to lugnet.technic)

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  8420 technic Bike... new shock part....flaw or new feature?
 
Greetings and Salutations! Having recently purchased two of these 8420 sets for the new wheels and the new tension adjustable shocks, I was checking out the travel and adjustable spring tension when I noticed the shock locking into a half extended (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jul-05, to lugnet.technic)

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