Fork slider lubricant

[Skylark]

Seriously what's the use though?

It's like your house is on fire so you piss on some of the fire and it puts out 2 square feet of flames, the house still burns to the ground though.

 

10mins into a ride is the effect of the sprayed on stanchion lube still possibly effective? Granted for a few cycles of the fork going up and down the stuff will show a difference, after that it's all down to the fork itself and the condition it's in.

[Morne Veer]

Seriously what's the use though?

It's like your house is on fire so you piss on some of the fire and it puts out 2 square feet of flames, the house still burns to the ground though.

 

10mins into a ride is the effect of the sprayed on stanchion lube still possibly effective? Granted for a few cycles of the fork going up and down the stuff will show a difference, after that it's all down to the fork itself and the condition it's in.

 

The purpose of such product is to keeps the sealing rings in soft condition and smooth. It further keeps the sealing rings flexible and resist dust build up on the stanchions and ensure long term protection. All of this will contribute to the fork being more efficient and in all likelihood prolong that sticky-effect, normally caused by worn out seal and foam rings, for much longer.

[Skylark]

The purpose of such product is to keeps the sealing rings in soft condition and smooth. It further keeps the sealing rings flexible and resist dust build up on the stanchions and ensure long term protection. All of this will contribute to the fork being more efficient and in all likelihood prolong that sticky-effect, normally caused by worn out seal and foam rings, for much longer.

What in the fluid is facilitating keeping the wiper seals soft and from that perspective you saying the product is not there to aid lubing the stanchion itself but treat the material the wiper seal is made of?

Sounds like you copied that hocus pocus from the manufacturers marketing dept.

 

Wiper seals need to be rather old before they become non pliable to the degree you speaking about, probably long after the age at which any sane person would have replaced them with new seals anyway?

[Morne Veer]

What in the fluid is facilitating keeping the wiper seals soft and from that perspective you saying the product is not there to aid lubing the stanchion itself but treat the material the wiper seal is made of?

Sounds like you copied that hocus pocus from the manufacturers marketing dept.

 

Wiper seals need to be rather old before they become non pliable to the degree you speaking about, probably long after the age at which any sane person would replaced them with new seals anyway?

 

You are correct, I am repeating what I have been told by their representatives, where they had their product on display at one of the mtb events. I do not have any technical knowledge to offer you, on the contrary, but can only add that I can definitely experience a difference in the fork, compared to not using it in the past.

[Henning k]

Q8 (silicon)

you have tried it yourself and it works without messing it up?

[MildlyWild]

The foam dust rings in the fork should be dipped in 5wt fork oil prior to installation to keep everything smooth. When my fork or shock gets a bit stiff I carefully lift away the rubber ring and drip some of that 5wt fork oil (most auto parts stores will have it) in and let it soak through, then compress the fork a few times and repeat. Works for quite a long time

[Boerklong]

Luckily I've got a liter of 5wt fork oil. That's a lot of drops

[fanievb]

you have tried it yourself and it works without messing it up?

Doubt you'll get an answer.

 

Thread is 3 years old and the honorable BarHugger is no longer among us

[droo]

Doubt you'll get an answer.

 

Thread is 3 years old and the honorable BarHugger is no longer among us

 

At least someone's using the search instead of starting the nth thread on the same topic. 10 points.

 

In summary though - do what you like, just don't use anything with chlorine or seal swelling additives in it, and don't think that lubing the outside of your fork replaces a service. And remember rule #1 - keep your stanchions clean.

 

The best value trick (the manufacturers will hate you!) - a rag dipped in fork oil. R 150 a litre instead of R 200 for 5ml.