Trek 7300fx

[iant30]

With the help of a member I have just bought a Trek 7300fx road bike fitted with a Juicy Bike kit. The end of the front suspension fork is broken (I was aware of this before buying) Can it be repaired and if so how? Would it be better to buy a replacement part? If so, which one? (A photo of the damaged fork can be seen on the advert for the kit on the first page of the Classified section)
I have also just bought for my wife a Giant Suede bike. About 2 yrs old. From earlier posts it looked as if best bet for a battery would be Giant . Does anyone know if this is this still the case and current costs? The history of how the battery has been previously treated is unknown It is a 36v 9000 mAh Sanyo Ni MH Battery.What would be the best way to deal with charging now ?
Many thanks in advance.
Ian

 

[amigafan2003]

You could try and buy the lower legs and replace them but to be honest for the time expense and effort you're best just getting a new set of forks.

if you want to keep the suspension then keep an eye out for a set of RST forks with steel lowers.

I don't know the wattage of your kit but you could get away with some alloy front forks with a torque arm.

 

[eddieo]

just copy name of forks into search engine, unless you fancy and upgrade ..but get a torque arm!

 

[iant30]

Thanks Eddie and Amigafan2003 for your thoughts. I will do some exploring regarding the forks.
Have you any ideas about my other comments re the battery for the Giant Suede?
Many thanks again
Ian

 

[flecc]

Hi Ian. The original Giant Suede batteries had a poor reputation, unusually for Giant being built down to the low bike price of £600 new. They also had many charger failures too. Also your Suede is a lot older than you think, the Suede was discontinued by 2007, replaced by the Twist 1 and 2 series.

Assuming you have the charger, just fully charge the battery, and if it's still ok then, use in the normal way. About every 20 or so charges try to run the battery right down on the bike to nearly empty before the next charge. If after charging you find the battery seem next to useless, just recharge again and repeat that process three or four times. You may find then that it will recover some useful life. If not, the best bet for a new battery is Giant, via one of their dealers. Here's the dealer finder web page, just enter your location and click the "hybrid" option. If none in your area, try any other type of Giant dealer:

Giant dealers

 

[iant30]

Hi Flecc
Very interesting!
Thanks very much for your most helpful input.
Regards
Ian