Time to argue about those rear tie-downs...

Yeah, if you are a moron you can fully compress your suspension and destroy it. If you have any sense in you though you will know when to stop. I basically leave about 2 inches or so of fork travel remaining and stop there. I tell more by how much side to side movement I get than anything else but keep an eye on the fork tubes to make sure I don't compress things too much.

Originally Posted by Pete

Ancra-schmancra...see the attached thread for the best tie-downs on the market. I finally got a chance to give these a full test, hauling my bike for 6 hours in non-stop rain, on an open trailer at speeds up to 95 miles per hour, nasty potholes, bumps, the whole nine yards. They didn't budge or stretch, even from getting wet, AT ALL.

http://www.fireblades.org/forums/sea...earchid=116347

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[Pete]

Sorry Booth, forgot I was in search mode when I copied and pasted. It's fixed now.

Originally Posted by Pete

Sorry Booth, forgot I was in search mode when I copied and pasted. It's fixed now.

Pete is the man...

I still have not tried mine out. Glad you had a good experience with them!

[Pete]

The plastic shim on the strap seems pretty flimsy, like it wont last the first trip...

And you have nothing to worry about in that regard. I inadvertently let one of them get caught up inside the ratchet while tightening the strap, which put a lot of stress on it and its stitching. I remembered your comment and figured I'd leave it be to test its durability just for you. Seriously though, it rode that way the entire trip, and came out completely unscathed.

Originally Posted by Pete

Huh? You lost me there.

I suspend the bike on the straps, not the forks bashed into the chock

Originally Posted by Pete

Ridiculous. That's like blaming a gun for a murder, and not the person who pulled the trigger.

Jason Williams proved it, he's not guilty! The GUN shot his driver, not him.