jam-bo en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:59:10 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/nikon-d90-thoughts-potential-step-up-from-a-d70#post-2861173 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:00:24 +0000 Karl33to 2861173@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I went from a D3000 to a D90 at the start of the year and while the image quality isn't much different at normal ISO's I did find the usability to be quite a bit better, and the top display is quite nice too.</p> <p>Also it might be worth noting that the D90 is quite an old model now, the D5100 is the new model at about the same price range - not sure how it compares though. </p> <p>I was originally holding out for the D7000 to be released before getting my D90 but it was way too expensive for my budget - might be worth a look if the budget can stretch that far. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/nikon-d90-thoughts-potential-step-up-from-a-d70#post-2861148 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:54:33 +0000 GrahamS 2861148@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>The viewfinder on the D70 is a bit pants compared to the D80 or the D90.<br /> That alone will probably make a difference to your shooting. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/nikon-d90-thoughts-potential-step-up-from-a-d70#post-2860886 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:43:19 +0000 Aus 2860886@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>don simon ... 50mm 1.8, and 18-200 3.5-5.6. Above ISO400, the D70 seems to be a little noisy </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/nikon-d90-thoughts-potential-step-up-from-a-d70#post-2860872 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:38:42 +0000 andyl46 2860872@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Bodies tend to advance quite quickly in features and sensor technology, so compare lower end present models against the D90's specs. Trickle down happens pretty quickly in camera bodies and especially sensor tech, so you may find a lower end model has all the abilities of the D90 and more. Invest in good glass (the 50mm f1.8 is a cracker, and the 18-200 very handy indeed) and expect bodies to depreciate pretty sharply. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/nikon-d90-thoughts-potential-step-up-from-a-d70#post-2860868 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:36:20 +0000 meehaja 2860868@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I'd probably look at a D7000? I was going to upgrade when I replaced my first D90, but then figured I should stick with what I know for a bit! </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/nikon-d90-thoughts-potential-step-up-from-a-d70#post-2860858 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:31:53 +0000 don simon 2860858@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>Don simon - both lenses are Nikon, 18-200vr and 1.8 50mm ... I tend to seem to shoot typically with large apertures</blockquote><br /> How large? f5.6large? f3.5 large? f2.8 large? f1.8 large? or f1.4 large?<br /> Is the 50mm giving problems too? And what are you shooting? At what ISO? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/nikon-d90-thoughts-potential-step-up-from-a-d70#post-2860828 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:19:23 +0000 sofaking 2860828@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I have both and the D90 is far more user friendly and versatile too. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/nikon-d90-thoughts-potential-step-up-from-a-d70#post-2860816 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:15:37 +0000 Aus 2860816@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>thanks ... I'm not expecting a change to make me better, maybe just to help me a tad more.</p> <p>Don simon - both lenses are Nikon, 18-200vr and 1.8 50mm ... I tend to seem to shoot typically with large apertures</p> <p>meehaja ... what would be your thoughts to the next step from a D70?</p> <p>Cheers </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/nikon-d90-thoughts-potential-step-up-from-a-d70#post-2860804 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 17:07:40 +0000 meehaja 2860804@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>D90 is a good camera and has good low light capabilities, however, second hand they are fetching about £450 (or were when i replaced my stolen D90), depending on how much you are looking to spend, I'd be tempted to move up another notch, else there wont be that much difference between the 70 and the 90.</p> <p>That said, I like your commitment to sticking to the camera mantra of only upgrade when your current camera is holding you back, and only upgrade to what you need. </p> <p>If you're going to use it, the HD video mode is nice, but its so rare that i use it! </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/nikon-d90-thoughts-potential-step-up-from-a-d70#post-2860787 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:59:10 +0000 Mintman 2860787@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I went D40 to D90; not sure its helped me take better photos but the greater ISO range and motor in the body to drive my 50mm lens has been a great improvement that i've enjoyed. The LCD display on the top has encouraged me to play with exposure and white balance and bracketing more than I ever have so it was an enjoyable upgrade for me. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/nikon-d90-thoughts-potential-step-up-from-a-d70#post-2860779 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:54:10 +0000 don simon 2860779@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>What lenses are you using in respect to the f number? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/nikon-d90-thoughts-potential-step-up-from-a-d70#post-2860744 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:36:18 +0000 Aus 2860744@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Had some good photography advice from her previously so ... have a D70 which I've really enjoyed. Tend to use a 50mm and 18-200 zoom. Played plenty with it, but finding it not great in low light; the v small screen and relatively slow focusing a bit annoying now. Otherwise, it's great, and way better than me!</p> <p>Would a step up to the D70 make sense in terms of the above? Also, I'm guessing that the D90, being that much newer, would have other modest benefits, and hopefully assist me in capturing good pics. I'm no professional, but am enjoying trying to learn the art!</p> <p>Ta </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much/page/2#post-2619234 Mon, 30 May 2011 16:00:16 +0000 FOG 2619234@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>After all this I finally serviced my forks myself which was pretty straightforward as everybody had said. I even removed the spacer so my Rebas are now 120mm, a result I feel. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much/page/2#post-2618845 Mon, 30 May 2011 13:38:59 +0000 evans suspension 2618845@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>@timmys,</p> <p>Yes its still me (Robin Walker) and my 2nd technician that carry out all the suspension servicing at Evans. We have our purpose built workshop located above the Kendal branch of Evans. Every fork and shock service from all of our other stores comes to us. No work is carried out by store staff or anyone at our head office. We are currently taking bookings for Thursday 2nd June and carry out most work within 24hrs. We are open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm and can be contacted on 015397 32262. Its advisable to call and book in advance. Many thanks, Robin </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much/page/2#post-2529327 Wed, 04 May 2011 08:36:54 +0000 z1ppy 2529327@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>bigjim what extra o-ring's would be required to do the U-turn leg? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much/page/2#post-2529224 Wed, 04 May 2011 07:54:12 +0000 D0NK 2529224@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>cheers fellas </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much/page/2#post-2528907 Tue, 03 May 2011 22:34:08 +0000 lazybike 2528907@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I got my seals off ebay for £8, came with the washers and good instructions, I was a bit nervous about doing them, took my time and no problems, should say my forks are dual air revelations. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much/page/2#post-2526984 Tue, 03 May 2011 14:44:25 +0000 bigjim 2526984@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>unless you have u-turn forks in which case that ebay chap's o-ring set will only do your moco leg </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2526945 Tue, 03 May 2011 14:31:21 +0000 HoratioHufnagel 2526945@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Search on ebay for "Reba seals", they are the same as the Revealation ones. Someones sourced them all and sells them with crush washers for 8 pounds. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2526926 Tue, 03 May 2011 14:26:48 +0000 bigjim 2526926@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>just do a google search for the mtbr forum thread, it comes up easily and goes into plenty detail. I bought from simply bearings who had all but one size in stock. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2526758 Tue, 03 May 2011 13:53:58 +0000 D0NK 2526758@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>EDIT: can't decide if you are serious Big John, if serious how many of each please, if that's just a list of generic o-ring sizes then maybe I should have worded my request better.</p> <p>Does anyone have a list of the o-rings (size and number needed) used in rockshox revelations dual air '08 model. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2526679 Tue, 03 May 2011 13:31:19 +0000 BigJohn 2526679@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>10mm<br /> 12.5mm<br /> 15mm<br /> 20mm<br /> 25mm<br /> 30mm<br /> 32mm<br /> 36mm </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2526648 Tue, 03 May 2011 13:23:26 +0000 D0NK 2526648@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>anyone know where I can get a list of o-ring sizes?<br /> revelations in particular </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2526214 Tue, 03 May 2011 11:29:55 +0000 bigjim 2526214@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>There is a thread on mtbr with all the RS O ring sizes, I bought them for 2 forks from simply bearings and it came to £20 or so. There is one metric size they don't stock for Dual air side so still need to hunt that down but had everything needed for my u-turns. Oil from chain reaction or a motorcycle shop and you are sorted. Not sure about the need to replace crush washers etc but I certainly don't need to replace the alu top caps which come as part of the extortionate RS kits.</p> <p>Anyone used Enduro seals? Are they better than RS originals? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2526086 Tue, 03 May 2011 10:51:11 +0000 GaryLake 2526086@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Otherwise, Loco Tuning is worth a look: <a href="http://www.locotuning.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.locotuning.co.uk/</a></p> <p>Last time I used him he was cheaper than TFT and Mojo and he does a cracking job - not heard a bad word about him. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2526070 Tue, 03 May 2011 10:45:18 +0000 toys19 2526070@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>TBH at that price for forks and shocks it seems ok. They have to pay wages, tools, materials, building overheads, insurance, training etc etc. And most importantly they need to make a profit otherwise there is little motivation to provide a service.. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2526064 Tue, 03 May 2011 10:43:41 +0000 argyle 2526064@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Pedals in edinburgh are good and very reasonably priced. fixed my 32s up same day too. win!</p> <p><a href="http://www.pedals-edinburgh.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pedals-edinburgh.com/</a> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2526053 Tue, 03 May 2011 10:39:44 +0000 timmys 2526053@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Another hassle free option would be On Your Bike at London Bridge - any experiences? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2525901 Tue, 03 May 2011 09:37:21 +0000 xiphon 2525901@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Wouldn't touch Evans servicing with a barge pole.</p> <p>Send it to a fork specialist - Loco, Mojo, TF, J-Tech, etc. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2525812 Tue, 03 May 2011 09:04:54 +0000 Munqe-chick 2525812@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>a riding buddy had a hugely negative experience with Evans servicing his Lefty, which came back locked out (too much oil?). Turned out our local Evans posted it to a different Evans to get their monkey to do it, so they had to send it back there to find out what had been done wrong and get it sorted. </p> <p>I'd rather have the hassle of postage and use a specialist like Loco, Mojo or TFT than trust someone at Evans to get it right. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2525775 Tue, 03 May 2011 08:52:45 +0000 timmys 2525775@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>(Cheeky bump)</p> <p>Anyone got recent-ish experience of suspension services through Evans as requested above? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2523210 Mon, 02 May 2011 11:37:14 +0000 BigJohn 2523210@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Unless you've got a Spesh Epic you don't need to be a brain surgeon. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2523175 Mon, 02 May 2011 11:20:31 +0000 HoratioHufnagel 2523175@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Servicing rockshox forks really is quite easy. I usually measure the height of the existing oil and refill it to the same level. Put 15ml in the bottom of the lowers and a tiny amount in the air chambers.</p> <p>I find it really annoying Fox rears can't be serviced at home. </p> <p>Rockshox provide instructions on doing their rear shocks<br /> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQQY1G9HRP4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQQY1G9HRP4</a></p> <p>I'm thinking about getting one for that reason. I'm fine if they don't work quite as well, i mean its just a hobby, i'm not competing at world cup level or anything! </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2523164 Mon, 02 May 2011 11:17:45 +0000 grizzer 2523164@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>5 at 115 mils for damper and 15 at 15 mils for bottom of legs and 6 mils for top of air spring.. it differs for older models </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2523136 Mon, 02 May 2011 11:09:51 +0000 FOG 2523136@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Decided to have a go at the Rebas myself but the service section on the Sram website seems to be down so could anybody tell me weights and amounts of oil necessary? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2520908 Sun, 01 May 2011 13:11:48 +0000 TandemJeremy 2520908@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>bikewhisperer</p> <p>Are the seals shot? If not why replace them. A service is simply changing the oil. Anything else is repair of broken / faulty / damaged components. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2520839 Sun, 01 May 2011 12:12:49 +0000 grizzer 2520839@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>You can get rockshox air sping and damper O rings for £8 off e bay, have serviced my reba's with them and 2 month's on everything's OK... </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2520807 Sun, 01 May 2011 11:48:12 +0000 timmys 2520807@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I've also been looking round for somewhere to get my forks and shock serviced in the last day or two. There was some great <a href="http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/evans-cycles-suspension-service">feedback</a> on Evans a couple of years ago on here. Has anyone used them recently? Any idea if the same guy is still doing the servicing for them (Robin Walker)? For me the price of £120 (£75 fork, £45 shock), with no P&amp;P (and no packaging/courier hassles) looks really tempting. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2520287 Sun, 01 May 2011 06:46:22 +0000 retro83 2520287@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Where do you get the dust seals for that price? </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/suspension-servicing-how-much#post-2520133 Sat, 30 Apr 2011 22:55:40 +0000 bikewhisperer 2520133@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I've got 2 sets of Rebas that need doing:</p> <p>2 sets of dust seals: £14 each<br /> new bottle of 5wt: £10 (15wt I've already got)</p> <p>Air piston o-rings: ??? I know I need them, but don't know what size they are until I dismantle a set, measure them, order them, and wait.. I could order the "air piston service kit" from Rock Shox for £20 quid.. But that's 5 **** nitrile o-rings for twenty **** quid!!! So lets for the sake of ebay call the 2 quid per fork.</p> <p>So now I'm down 3 hours total (2 for labour, one for ebay), a few days wait for bits, and £21 per fork, and I've still not replaced all the damper o-rings that would be done on a retail service. </p> <p>I'd still do forks myself, but what you get the retail price I think is very fair. Rear shocks are a no-brainer though. They're too intricate and fiddly and need too many special tools for me to consider doing anything more than an air can service. </p>