Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted February 10, 2014 Share Speaking of... It's time for me to do a full service on my Betty. Pivots, bearings, suspension. This weekend, maybe. TopFuel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopFuel Posted February 10, 2014 Share Speaking of... It's time for me to do a full service on my Betty. Pivots, bearings, suspension. This weekend, maybe. Love spending time on my bike. Much easier to do when its raining outside. And the feeling you get when you ride it again, and everything works perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droo Posted February 11, 2014 Share Love spending time on my bike. Much easier to do when its raining outside. And the feeling you get when you ride it again, and everything works perfectly. 33 predicted for Saturday. Guess the bike's going to be dirty for another few days. TopFuel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoman Posted February 11, 2014 Share Here is a pictur of the scratchesDo you wipe down your fork before/after each ride? The maintenance of the lowers seems to be critical with Fox and once you get the hang of it you can do it easily in 20 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arendoog Posted February 11, 2014 Share I have 2 fox forks that have not needed any service and both have done 100h plus .I do 2 things every weekend .Wash the stanchions properly and chain wash .I also ride them pretty hard so the movement is probably less also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopFuel Posted February 11, 2014 Share I have 2 fox forks that have not needed any service and both have done 100h plus .I do 2 things every weekend .Wash the stanchions properly and chain wash .I also ride them pretty hard so the movement is probably less also The problem is that the scratches can be below the dust wipers on the stanchion tube. So you cant see it overtly until you take it for a service and get a nasty phone call. Rather just do the maintenance, it works out much cheaper in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strand Posted February 11, 2014 Share Oeps best option to go for a new/replacement fork. Should you again fit Fox, do yourself a favour and replace the standard fox seals with Enduro. Where can one get hold of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droo Posted February 11, 2014 Share Where can one get hold of these? Rush sports or your LBS.Try David Marshall at Spoke and Spanner, he's pretty close to you and should have some stock. They don't offer a significant advantage over the Fox seals wrt stanchion wear though, but they are slightly lower friction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strand Posted February 11, 2014 Share Rush sports or your LBS.Try David Marshall at Spoke and Spanner, he's pretty close to you and should have some stock. They don't offer a significant advantage over the Fox seals wrt stanchion wear though, but they are slightly lower friction.Thanks droo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinsnyman Posted February 12, 2014 Share Rush sports or your LBS.Try David Marshall at Spoke and Spanner, he's pretty close to you and should have some stock. They don't offer a significant advantage over the Fox seals wrt stanchion wear though, but they are slightly lower friction.Thank you - will contact them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott01 Posted February 20, 2014 Share The same thing has happened to my rock shox sid. Scratching on the stanchion. Is the rock shox just as expensive to fix as the fox? I know of someone who's fox fork did the same as yours. I dont know the details but he sent it back to fox and got a new one, but it happened again. He sent it back again and fox resprayed it with a stronger paint coating. No hassels since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil6 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Rush sports or your LBS.Try David Marshall at Spoke and Spanner, he's pretty close to you and should have some stock. They don't offer a significant advantage over the Fox seals wrt stanchion wear though, but they are slightly lower friction.What bothers me with this is why can't Fox see that their forks has a flaw and make a plan to resolve the issue? Surely you can't expect to buy a fork for 4-8k and then have to replace the seals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divernick Posted February 20, 2014 Share What bothers me with this is why can't Fox see that their forks has a flaw and make a plan to resolve the issue? Surely you can't expect to buy a fork for 4-8k and then have to replace the seals? Seals are cheap and "consumable". Do a lowers service every 25-30 hours and your fork will last forever. I have learned to do mine and it takes minutes every month or 2.....I replace the seals on my fork once a year when it goes for the damper cartridge service. Wil6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pusher Posted February 20, 2014 Share Seals are cheap and "consumable". Do a lowers service every 25-30 hours and your fork will last forever. I have learned to do mine and it takes minutes every month or 2.....I replace the seals on my fork once a year when it goes for the damper cartridge service.Do you replace the oil at the same time you replace the seals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinsnyman Posted February 20, 2014 Share The same thing has happened to my rock shox sid. Scratching on the stanchion. Is the rock shox just as expensive to fix as the fox? I know of someone who's fox fork did the same as yours. I dont know the details but he sent it back to fox and got a new one, but it happened again. He sent it back again and fox resprayed it with a stronger paint coating. No hassels sinceHi, have not taken the fork to my lbs yet - will do tomorrow and see what fox has to say, hoping for the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoBoshoff Posted February 20, 2014 Share Where can one go for a fork service tutorial, because I'm not keen on paying for services every 2 months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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