MaxMoto News: 05/09/03

LaserTrack.

As part of expansion plans, we've added the LaserTrack wheel alignment system to our workshop. Gone are the days of wheel alignment consisting of a length of string and a bit of guess work.

Lasers now give your bike perfect wheel alignment, maximising stability and handling through corners, giving you maximum enjoyment and safety on your road bike. Especially important for racers and track day fans.

Badly aligned wheels will wear your tyres unevenly and quicker. Chains and sprockets will also wear quicker. You can now save money by extending the life of these expensive components.

We typically find wheels are 3-4 mm out of adjustment, with one example of over 20 mm. Anything over 10 mm and the customer tends to come back simply unable to believe that we haven't rebuilt the whole bike, as it's been totally transformed back into the neutral handling bike the manufacturer intended.

The system can also detect other issues like frame damage, that might otherwise go undiagnosed.

Buying a used bike? If the seller is serious, you should be able to get them to bring the bike into us for a quick alignment check and adjustment. It could help prevent a costly mistake if the frame has had damage. If it's OK and you buy the bike, you know have a bike with perfect alignment.

We charge £25 for an initial alignment, then £10 for each chain adjustment after that. If your bike is already in for a service, an alignment check is now included in the price.

We're giving away two LaserTrack alignments as part of our next free newsletter draw. If you haven't already, join our newsletter