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  • Dead forks?
  • tall_martin
    Full Member

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    After having wear on the stanchions of my fork I changed the seal. After about 5 rides the stanchions have dirty oil. They are much stiffer than they should be- out of the saddle pedaling doesn’t cause any bobbing where it should.

    So do I

    A) do an oil change again, significantly earlier than normal

    B) bin them and replace them as they are from 2008.

    If I replace them what is the ultimate 26″ straight steerer fork? The wheels can take qr or 15mm

    Cheers

    simondbarnes
    Full Member

    B

    RobHilton
    Free Member

    A

    kill them til they truly die. I’ve got a set of pikes that look like that – once they’re done I’ll swap them for the spare set I’ve been hoarding

    tall_martin
    Full Member

    Tempting to ride them till they are totally dead- how to decide when totally is? They don’t move much now and were stiff after the new seals

    epicyclo
    Full Member

    Get some felt seals and use gaiters on them. Just like a 1960s British motorbike… 🙂

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