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Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Any price and delivery date finalised for the Pace RC400 'full susser'?
A. This machine's still in its development stage. The small R&D team at Pace is currently fully employed with the latest fork range and the new RC40 fork. Hopefully time will be given to the RC400 project when the fork designs are put to bed.
Q. I've noticed that my 2003 Hollowform Manual states '...warranty is invalid if this fork is fitted in a cycle rack where front wheel is removed'.
A. It's a precautionary safety measure to protect your fork. With the front wheel removed imagine grabbing the nose of the dropout with a large wrench and levering it to one side. Well the exact equivalent can happen when dropouts are clamped in a roof rack, and bike is leant over when removed (or falls over). In other words the dropouts are designed to take a good pounding with the wheel in place, not removed.
Q. Pace forks still use Greaseports for lubrication. Is this better than an 'open bath' design?
A. There are pros and cons to both designs. Pace forks use grease to lube the bearings keeping the hydraulic oil separate to look after damping duties. So the oil stays clean, free from grit and dirt. Oil is also heavy and we want the '36 and '38 models to be class leading lightweight designs. However the RC40 fork we are developing is of an open bath design as the market for heavier duty forks is less weight conscious.
Q. When is the new Pace Clothing range available?
A. OK we said February 2003- so we're a little in delay! However we're hoping that by late October '03 we'll be introducing some totally new high function garments on this site. All developed using leading edge fabrics and a big dose of Pace quality and know how. And best news of all that you'll be able to source our new range at very attractive prices- direct from our online service.
Q. Why do Pace insist on using small diameter steel stanchion tubes in their fork range?
A. Two reasons- strength and lightweight. Our cold drawn chrome molybdenum steel has almost twice the ultimate tensile strength of the alloy used in our competitors upper tubes. And therefore less material can be used. Also our current Hollowform fork range are unashameably designed as lightweight XC forks- sure we could use 32mm tubes but this would upscale the whole product, including its weight.
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