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Subject:	Re: 8420 technic Bike... new shock part....flaw or new feature?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.technic
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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