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Motion Pro Fork Alignment Tool

We've always aligned our forks by bouncing the bike up and down a few times before tightening the pinch bolts or spinning the wheel and grabbing the front break repeatedly.  Recently though we've started using the MP Fork Tool to align the fork legs on all our bikes.

This may seem like a simple thing but we've found that, no matter how carefully you install your front wheels, they're almost always slightly out of alignment once the pinch bolts are tightened. Why does this matter? Improper alignment means your forks can bind under compression. This affects your bike's overall handling and is especially noticeable on small bumps and trail trash since the forks resist movement. The other problem with fork legs that are not parallel is you're seals won't last due to the added lateral pressures on the fork tubes.

This tool is very easy to use.  Just set the adjustment somewhere on the forks for reference and slide the tool up and down the forks making note of where they're not in parallel. Once you know this, it's a simple matter of tightening the pinch bolts while ensuring the forks are in their proper position!