Iron Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 and all my friends warned me my lefty would cost a fortune to service ,when acctually its been the most cost evective fork i have ever owned .
Iron Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 As said though you paying for the expert thats working on the fork though with full backup and warranty
droo Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 and compared to the price of a new one??? R7k is excessive..period. A new TALAS is about 10.5k, but 7k for a repair is pretty steep even if you have bollocksed it up properly.
droo Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 and all my friends warned me my lefty would cost a fortune to service ,when acctually its been the most cost evective fork i have ever owned . Leftys are easy to service unless there's play in the roller bearing assembly. Then it's best left to the agents, they have all the right measuring equipment.
droo Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 But back to the original point... Brain cartridges need some very specific tools that are only ever sold to the agents. The 50 hour service is pretty simple, but if anyone other than Spez touch it your warranty goes out of the window - so you're pretty much stuck with them. Fortunately their service is usually pretty good.
Showtime Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Having a look at this video the Brain is quite a complex assembly. At first I was wondering why couldn't an inertia valve be a maintenance free item since it's a sealed unit but I see that all the compression circuits normally found in the shock are now in the brain.
VicanZA Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 80K for the bike 3k for the service sounds about right! do u get coffee while u wait?
droo Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 80K for the bike 3k for the service sounds about right! do u get coffee while u wait? Coffee and vaseline, when buying and servicing... kinda like a BMW - it's a nice thing to have, but be prepared to cough to keep it going.
Headshot Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Droo, BMW's come with a service plan, for a while anyway, so its free for 5 years or so. Sounds like Spaz need to think about building that into the price. Its the next logical step after HP for bikes, which is already here. I hate the idea of owning a bike I can't service myself.
Clinton H Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 I know there is some story to do with the nitrogen chamber in the brain shocks ,you might need some rocket scientist boy wonder to service your shock .
droo Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 I know there is some story to do with the nitrogen chamber in the brain shocks ,you might need some rocket scientist boy wonder to service your shock . There's a nitrogen chamber inside almost all shocks, but the Spez ones need a special tool to disconnect the remote hose from the brain to get the whole thing apart, and the fork cartridge needs a vacuum bleed bath and some other unobtanium bits to refill.
Cassie Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 I know there is some story to do with the nitrogen chamber in the brain shocks ,you might need some rocket scientist boy wonder to service your shock . :eek: No way I'm letting Justin Bieber touch MY fork/chamber etc.... :eek:
Jocklaw Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 80K for the bike 3k for the service sounds about right! do u get coffee while u wait?No, Vaseline.
Sidmouth Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Quote from MTBR http://forums.mtbr.com/specialized/brain-shock-service-requirement-753203.html It seems that the answer to the Brain question depends on who you talk to. I finally got the answer that works for me from a Specialized Dealership owner who I know well and trust. He said that he recommends not doing anything at all with the Brain/shock unless you are experiencing consistent air loss. It's been his experience that overhauling a perfectly operating Brain sometimes results in things not quite being right afterwards. He didn't go into detail, but the bottom line for me is to get my fork overhauled once a year and not worry about the Brain until I have to. FWIW, how your warranty is interpreted is often determined by the relationship you have with your dealer. TOMUSA Cycling Certified Coach www.tomsbicycleblog.blogspot.com 2012 S-Works Epic 29er2014 S-Works Tarmac SL4
Jocklaw Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 and all my friends warned me my lefty would cost a fortune to service ,when acctually its been the most cost evective fork i have ever owned .As I work my way towards my Spez 50 hour service, how about some context to your comments? How many services and cost so far?I've never tried a Lefty, but those who ride them certainly rave about them.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 As I work my way towards my Spez 50 hour service, how about some context to your comments? How many services and cost so far?I've never tried a Lefty, but those who ride them certainly rave about them. And yet whenever I see one, my over engineering mind plays 10,000 warning bells in a deafening crescendo. I know they work. But I just can't get over it.
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