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Old 03-03-2016, 12:06 AM   #89
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Originally Posted by tinman tim View Post
Grinding more material off the top of the stand, should allow it to pivot further forward. I suggest doing it a little at a time, checking your work as you go. This will require installing and removing it as many times as needed. But it's better than having to pick up the bike, after you bumped it off the stand, trying to get the lawnmower out. (Not that I have ever done something so heinous)
While doing this adjustment process you do not have to put the spring back on until you are finished.
I suggest an angle of 8 to 10 deg, measured along the line from the center of the pivot pin to the center of the contact with the ground, with the front wheel on the ground.
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