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any issues or best ways up/down?

with a mix of hope/shimano/hayes brakes and pikes/totems/vanilla forks?

I have two fork up slots and one fork down slot.


 
Posted : 11/08/2009 7:26 pm
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never had any problems with mine - all hope brakes, mix of fox and RS forks


 
Posted : 11/08/2009 7:34 pm
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ours hang down the wall, held by front wheel hooks.
no issues to date with magura julies, avid j7, bombers or F100's...


 
Posted : 11/08/2009 7:44 pm
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I hang all of mine from the front wheel and I've never had any issues with forks or brakes - Hope, Shimano & Hayes Pace, RockShox & Manitou


 
Posted : 11/08/2009 7:54 pm
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Fox forks are best hung front wheel high as this will drain the oil onto the foam rings and improve lubrication.


 
Posted : 11/08/2009 8:10 pm
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Generally, I hang the suspension bikes up front wheel high (nice to keep the seals oiled, but you [i]can[/i] trap oil in the wrong part of the forks and it might need a couple of bounces to sort it out) and the rigids front wheel down (it's more compact to have them like sardines)


 
Posted : 11/08/2009 8:27 pm
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I've had problems with two pairs of Rebas with bikes hung vertically. There's a tiny oil leak from the top of the Floodgate dial, from the damping cart. I spoke to TF Tuned about this, and they said the rubber washer between the blue dial and the Floodgate dial is a bit crumby, and best not to hang them like that if they leaked. A PUSH upgrade puts in a more effective (and no doubt expensive) washer and stops this leakage over time. I've had one pair PUSHed (and it does make a difference) but not dared hang 'em up. Or rather, not been organised enough to sort out the shed in the new house yet.


 
Posted : 11/08/2009 8:45 pm