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Motobecane HAL rear shock mounting hardware: design issue and solution.
- The shock pin on my 2018 HAL Boost ELITE GX frame was too long. There was a slight tick due to this, which I actually thought was coming from my rear wheel bearing before I took off my shock for a rebuild. This is a problem that causes a lack of performance but is not 'critical', so the bike will still work but just perform poorly. I'm curious how many others have this same issue (and maybe don't even realize it).
- Tightening the shock bolt resulted in...
Motobecane HAL rear shock mounting hardware: design issue and solution.