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I noticed my bike handling very strangely today, all of a sudden. In turns it felt like the front tire was flat - very sluggish controls. I checked the pressure in both tires - fine. Rode it again and noticed that it just feels strange to take low speed turns. Hard to describe. More importantly, it seems like the front suspension just compresses fully when I'm braking, and doesn't rebound like it should. When riding, if I grab some front brake, the front compresses, but less than it used to, and doesn't spring back when I release the brake. It does rebound when I accelerate though.
Anyway, in case my description isn't conclusive enough, I have 2" of sag on the front from just sitting on it. Is that normal? I'm 160# with gear on. Also, I can tell from the tubes that my suspension has been compressing up to 4" and I'm just riding normally on my commute. Is that normal?
Any help is greatly appreciated, I have never done suspension, and this is pretty mysterious to me. Could I have a broken spring?
Anyway, in case my description isn't conclusive enough, I have 2" of sag on the front from just sitting on it. Is that normal? I'm 160# with gear on. Also, I can tell from the tubes that my suspension has been compressing up to 4" and I'm just riding normally on my commute. Is that normal?
Any help is greatly appreciated, I have never done suspension, and this is pretty mysterious to me. Could I have a broken spring?