Assembling the 8020 Chopper

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Assembling the 8020 Chopper

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Step by step assembly guide.

The Headset

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Attach Forks

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You wan to make sure that there is sufficient pressure on the bearing cups, otherwise there will be play in the headset.

Front Dropouts and Brake

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Front dropouts - fairly obvious, but need to be well aligned for wheel to sit straight.

Handlebars

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Attach Top and Downtubes

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When attaching brackets, its a good idea to loosely tighten them because chances are they will need to be adjusted later.

Seat Tube and Bottom Bracket

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Attach Top Tube to Seat Tube

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Rear Rails and Dropouts

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Remember to put the chain inside the rear triangle before attaching the dropout.

Mount the Rear Wheel

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This is where you are going to make all of your geometry adjustments and tighten every thing down.

Mount the Seat Braces

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