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Old 11-19-2015, 10:04 PM   #52
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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon View Post
The fork isn't firmly attached anywhere. there's a clip that keeps it in place where the 2 feet make contact with the TOB but top and bottom are opposed spherical joints. They can get away with a stamped part because it was specifically designed to be forgiving.

What it can't do is hold up to being forced if the TOB binds hard on the snout. It looks like that's exactly what happened with the busted fork in the picture.
Well I am glad I presented as a theory not as fact!
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