Riftzone

here's the deal, my 98 riftzone (manitou sx up front) has never had a fork service, yet work as well as they ever have.

they're oil damped and havin downloaded the pdf, cant believe how *many bits* there are inside, with the usual 'failure to do this right may result in death or injury clauses'

question : is it worth getting them serviced ? will i see a performance improvement ? how much is a fork service likely to cost ?

ps. how bout a moutain bike forum on scoobynet ?

sambo sei

yes its def worth getting them serviced properly especially if you don't know wot you're doing. i got my old rockshox totally stripped and serviced by rockshox and it made an enormous difference, even fixed the damping properly. i now have '99 Z1 Bomber's which are in desperate need of a service, honestly there is a huge difference once u have them serviced properly.

edited to say: don't worry about the injury or death clauses, they're plastered all over the Z1 instructions, warning u not to jump or do downhill riding, even tho it says on the front of the manual "downhill fork"...

[Edited by sambo sei - 6/24/2003 1:59:36 PM]

Ciaran

iTrader: (16)

i have a new set of judy xc's on my bike how often should they be serviced anyone?

MarkO

My Judy XCs haven't been serviced in 7 years. Admittedly, they had a 3-year break when I wasn't riding them but...

They work absolutely perfectly (another 2" of travel would be nice, but that's another story). The top caps are missing though, so when I went to get 'em serviced the bike shop wasn't sure whether they'd be able to reassemble them once they'd taken 'em apart. So they advised me to ride 'em until they seize (hopefully just before they seize actually ) and then replace 'em.

With luck, though, I'll have a new bike by then, as the Judys (and my frame) don't have mounting points for disks....

J4MES

I have Judy's on my Specialized FSR. They've never been serviced, and I've had the bike four or five years from new, but I have a tub of Judy Butter(?) and an instruction manual for when they do need it!

However, as I haven't ridden the bike for over a year, it is unlikely to happen!

I keep meaning to dig it out of the garage and give it a service then get out and get fit again. That's too much like hard work though.

[Edited by J4MES - 6/24/2003 8:00:40 PM]

MarkO

Do it. You won't regret it. I rediscovered MTBing in Jan this year (after a break of 4 years) and although it was bloody hard work at first, it was well worth it and the best thing I've done for years.

Oh, and Riftzone mentioned that we should have an MTB forum. I agree. However, in the meantime, this thread is doing the job fairly well.

Marin

iTrader: (1)

Go to www.tftunedshox.com Tim Flooks is an ex works Rockshox engineer who worked on the world cup scene before setting up on his own. Have heard nothing but good things about the quality of his work.

Stuart Page

iTrader: (4)

Roy Pink Cycles of Newport Pagnel did my Z1's, top job + replaced both the seals I burst on a run to the local Tescos. (It was a monthly shop..! )

Itsanicesensibleestatecar

I'll second Tim Flooks work, he did a great job on my SIDs. The difference after the service is huge. If you ride a lot its worth getting them done every year or two. You wouldn't do 30000 miles in your scoob without changing the oil, and think about the conditions you ride you're forks through.

unclebuck

Tim Flooks ....eh? Now there's a name from the old skool. Glad to hear he's still around.

UB

unclebuck

Speaking of the 'old skool' of mountain biking I was interested to see recently that Caroline Alexander is still riding (and winning) in the World Series.

He's a pic I took of her in the Malvern Classic race when she was a newbie on the scene back in 1991. No feckin' suspension forks back in those days



UB

sambo sei

thats coz XC is for gayboys

btw if anybody would like some nice rockshox judy xl's with the long travel kit and upgraded damping to judy 100 spec i'm selling a pair, not been used since the upgrade and service...