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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Geordie on May 06, 2006, 04:07 PM

Title: landing gear lites
Post by: Geordie on May 06, 2006, 04:07 PM

anyone know what the difference is between landing gears and landing gear lites?

Title: Re: landing gear lites
Post by: Steve P on May 06, 2006, 04:22 PM

LG Lites have thinner, lighter tubing . . . for race bikes and minis, etc  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: landing gear lites
Post by: Geordie on May 06, 2006, 05:08 PM

thanks for the quick reply, i've just bought a looptail ripper from e-bay and it came with these on, are these lites worth keeping or are the standard landing gears better forks?

Title: Re: landing gear lites
Post by: Steve P on May 06, 2006, 05:34 PM

Defo worth keeping them . . . I've got two sets . . . one of which is fitted to my looptail Mini Ripper

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/SE%20Mini%20Ripper/LGLites.jpg)

Cheers

Steve  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: landing gear lites
Post by: Bigplinky on May 06, 2006, 06:22 PM

The lites are a good fork gave mine a good thrashing at Hartlepool the other month with no probs. Basically they are the same strength as any 80's race bike fork GT Hutch etc but not quite as strong as normal Landing Gear.

Andy

Title: Re: landing gear lites
Post by: Geordie on May 08, 2006, 11:04 PM

thanks for the replies lads. i've had a look at them on the bike tonight and to me they look a bit skinny. i think i prefer standard landing gears so i might try to trade them in a few days.