Tightened enough, this feature is also good for keeping the front wheel straight while the bike is parked.
Calvert Guthrie Brookside Missouri
In a message dated 4/18/2002 10:43:07 AM Central Standard Time, francopedia@yahoo.com writes:
> Sorry for the wrong link. The owner said the lever on
> the head tube applies drag to the fork column to make
> the bike ride straight. St. Paul Scott
>
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