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I just bought and installed I just bought and installed new bearings for the rear wheel and this also stiffened the rear end. After 5500 miles the rear bearings were very choppy and loose.

i will check the spoke i will check the spoke tension tomorrow. A fix that I have been using the past two days with great results is actually a riding style adjustment! I got to thinking that if the contact force between the back tire and the ground is causing a moment and twisting the frame...

it is noticable/detrimental it is noticable/detrimental in two ways. The first is taking sharp turns. While taking sharp turns it feels like the back end slides out of the turn. The second is riding with weight on the rear rack. With a couple pounds of cargo on the rack, the back of the...

Image an axis that runs threw the hub of the rear wheel and is parallel to the bike's straight direction of travel. The rear end of my Quest 1.0 is very torsionally flexible. I can stand to the left of the bike, grab the left handlebar with my left hand and the top of the rear tire with my...

Thanks for the info, Steve. Thanks for the info, Steve. So i took a look at the joint and noticed that all it takes is an 8 and 10mm wrench to take it apart! No ball bearings falling all over the place, too. I've been scared of taking it apart forever for fear of not putting it back together...

When it rains and I ride, a lot of dirty water gets thrown onto the back of the seat and around the frame suspension joint. After one rainy spell about 2 months ago my Quest 1.0 start emitting a terribly loud squeaking/scratching noise. I thought at first that it was the sound of the back edge...

this is so insanely awesome. this is so insanely awesome. i want a poster of it for my room

mine might be broken. mine might be broken. rotating the outer shell doesn't do anything

wow, Peter, that is one wow, Peter, that is one badass quest

Those are some crazy mods, Those are some crazy mods, Dave. You seem to want to tip the whole riding position forward (a long BB and larger rear wheel). Why would you want to do this? That would seemingly increase aerodynamic drag.

rotating the top outer rotating the top outer plastic shell doesn't seem to change anything. Does the bottom section of the shock have to rotate as well? It looks like it does in order to rotate about the thread bolt on the bottom.

If it gets shorter, that If it gets shorter, that would make it stiffer, yea?

So I know that the stiffness of the rear shock (Kind Shock Kspeed 261) can be adjusted by rotating the outer shell, but which way do you rotate it? Please specify whether you are looking at the shock from the top or the bottom. Thanks

Somebody try it! Isn't there 559 Quest rider out there with access to a 451 rear wheel? Just pop it on and go for a ride!

Really? What are the pads made of? I don't want to ruin a knife trying to take the corners off...

Partial success! The rear pads did indeed have unused corners that meet when I squeeze the brakes. I will grind those down when I can get into a machine shop. The front brake did not have the unused corners. I tightened all the housing and readjusted everything with modest results.

Great suggestions Peter: I will check the housing soon Shakey: Thanks for the suggestions, I will definitely look into the 'unused corners' problem you mentioned. Sorry for taking so long to respond. I forgot I posted this and there doesn't seem to be any notification...

After riding my Quest 1.0 for more than a year, I have started to notice flame flex more than ever before. It feels like there is a considerable amount of relative rotation between the front triagle and the handlebars. I thought it might be because of loose bolts, fittings, etc., but after...

I've lost most braking strength with my Quest 1.0 recently. The pads don't appear to be too worn, but I cannot get the black part that holds the pads close enough towards the frame to get the adjustment right. I can fully compress the brake handles in the front and rear and have very little...

What do you mean "back". What do you mean "back". Back towards the seat?