El Saltemontes Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 I sent my Reba Duel Air in for service and new stanchions at a cost of R3800.00 ( quoted and accepted)When the fork came back it was converted to solo air. On enquiry I was told that the spares for Duel air are no longer available. Can anyone confirm this. Also I would have thought that the Sram service department should have told me this at the quoting stage.
Ampandy Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Ouch!!! What were you quoted on? Single or dual?
flyluis Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 You probably better off in anyway. That dual air was a pain.....
DR ◣◢ Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Solo air is a lot easier to setup and work just as well.
Meentb Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Be happy it's solo air now. Dual air was impossible to get right
GoLefty!! Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 its true. SRAM no longer manufactures the dual air system
Boerklong Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Looks like you got a good deal at the end then
Eugene Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Better off or not, they changed the fundamental structure of your fork without telling you. Had you known this would happen, you may have considered other options. My last car service didn't even cost R3 800. They had the courtesy to phone me beforehand to ask me if I wanted certain things done which fell out of a normal service.
David Marshall Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Price sounds about right. Stanchions are not cheap. Can't comment further. We would need to know what else was replaced and why.
Goosebay Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 I received my service kit for a dual air revelation 2 weeks ago (u-turn). On the packet it says 11.4015.263.000 REBA/REVEL/PIKE AIR U-TURN SERVICE KIT
Wyatt Earp Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Be happy ,the solo air fork uses one chamber to regulate both the positive and negative chambers .It was called DUEL(constant fight between + and -) air by some because the end user just couldn't get the pressures right needed for the two dual chambers, so often the negative would increase and suck the fork down or the positive would be pumped with too much air making the fork very hard .Go and kiss the shop that did this for you .
GoLefty!! Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Some people don't like others taking out their garbage for them
Goosebay Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Be happy ,the solo air fork uses one chamber to regulate both the positive and negative chambers .It was called DUEL air by some because the end user just couldn't get the pressures right needed for the two dual chambers, so often the negative would increase and suck the fork down or the positive would be pumped with too much air making the fork very hard .Go and kiss the shop that did this for you .It took a while to get to know the fork - but now it's pretty awesome. The suck down is about 5mm - but no air moving between the chambers. Just out of interest - what would the cost be to convert a 150mm revelation u-turn dual air to a solo air (no need for the u-turn)
Bobbo_SA Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Be happy ,the solo air fork uses one chamber to regulate both the positive and negative chambers .It was called DUEL(constant fight between + and -) air by some because the end user just couldn't get the pressures right needed for the two dual chambers, so often the negative would increase and suck the fork down or the positive would be pumped with too much air making the fork very hard .Go and kiss the shop that did this for you . Really not sure i agree with this, its actually a simple setup, I know my +ve needs to be @95, then i move to the negative and depending on where i ride i pump it to 90 and then watch the "suck", as soon as it starts pulling the stanchion in I stop, give it a few compressions and check that it comes back to where i want it. Having the -ve slightly higher than the +ve makes for a nice smooth ride on long outrides, while on really rocky / technical rides i might leave them equal or slightly bias to the +ve side.
Wyatt Earp Posted February 10, 2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Really not sure i agree with this, its actually a simple setup, I know my +ve needs to be @95, then i move to the negative and depending on where i ride i pump it to 90 and then watch the "suck", as soon as it starts pulling the stanchion in I stop, give it a few compressions and check that it comes back to where i want it. Having the -ve slightly higher than the +ve makes for a nice smooth ride on long outrides, while on really rocky / technical rides i might leave them equal or slightly bias to the +ve side.And then they travel with the pressures set up like that, ride with reduced travel and blame the fork for the problem.The other thing people also tend to forget, the accuracy of said shock pumps as well as the amount of pressure escape removing the hose from the valve.This was the best move Rock Shock ever made.
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