[Closed] Tell me about your post ride fork maintenance routine

i have the same z1 freeride marz forks on the hummer since 2003 and never serviced them. still feel great

Do the servicing yourself, clean the crap off after a muddy ride and cycle them with some lube on the uppers then put the bike away.

Wash bike after most muddy rides, try not the cycle fork until they're clean. Small amount of Teflon spray around the wiper seal, cycle once wipe away dirt from stantions, put away...Occasionally check air pressure, away for a service once a year.

My fork service routine

Clean and use Brunox Deo fork lube.*

*Even though this product works well, it can be seen as a bit "poncy" using dedicated fork lubes. 8)

clean the crap off after a muddy ride and cycle them with some lube on the uppers then put the bike away.

put back in shed.

and not buy fox.

+1 jambo 🙂

fork juice is good, you can actually feel it reducing the stiction on new forks too. dont jet wash/ hose the seals either!

Other than cleaning them, oh and maybe a bit of lube every 6 months or so when I can be arsed. Magura forks for me 😀

I fix bikes for a living, I can never be bothered to fix my own.

jam bo - Member

put back in shed.

and not buy fox.

open bath 'zocchis - oil change every year or two. Pikes / rockshox - oil change every few months

Food on fork put in mouth

Fox forks, years old, no sign of wear. All I do is clean the bike, drip a little finish line stanchion lube on them, cycle them a few times and then hand the bike up on the wall (which helps keep the top bush wet).

put back in shed.

and not buy fox.

+3 😉

put back in shed.

and not buy fox.

+4 😆

I do sometimes take mine to bits just to see what the guts look like. Apparently it's called "servicing" but it's really just to satisfy my curiosity.

Wipe stanchions, apply suitable lube, bump til no more black ring appears, put in garage. I've never serviced my Revs properly, I guess they're due now but they don't seem to mind.

Magura Phaons

Get bike out of car, put wheel back in fork drop out, hang bike on garage wall. remember kids - Friends don't let friends buy Fox

I service in so much as putting the bike away after a ride to keep it dry

put back in shed.

and not buy fox.

+5 😆

sids - clean up and lube

rebas - wash once a month - 5 years old now , looking down the nose of new bushes any time soon stantions still fine

Wash bike lube chain and put bike away. (Maverick SC32's)

put back in shed.

and not buy fox.

+6

Tad of oil round stanchions - pump the forks vigorously then wipe off the dirt ring with a cloth.

Thats it. I most certainly dont use a car wash either.

Spray and wipe down.

-1 for not buying Fox.

put back in shed.

and not buy fox.

+7

No choice buying Fox as they came with the bike.

Clean stanchions & seal area - dry off if I have a suitable clean cloth to hand. Bounce a few times & from now on probably store upside down in the shed.
The last bit is a pain, becuase I'm sure i read that Avid Elixirs don't like being stored upside down......

When I said -1, I meant both my forks are Fox and both are still running perfectly and not worn in the slightest.
I also have a Toyota on my driveway.

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For all those congratulating themselves on owning worse performing forks that are supposedly more reliable then Fox.

Here's my Pikes after less than a year's use.

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My maintenance routine is now to wipe down the stanchions and spray with fork juice. That's about it. My Fox forks haven't exploded yet.

my pikes had a wear spot smaller than that after 5 years hard use, with just wipe downs, so you must have been really unlucky grum. How come you didn't warranty them?

Saying that I have just ordered some new forks and will be checking the oil levels from new, as that what seems to do them in.

Tell me about your post ride fork maintenance routine

Honestly? I get back in from a ride and chase my girlfriend round the house... meanwhile the thick caked-dirt is drying firmly on the neglected bike.

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

Oh. You're serious.

Petesgaff bike maintainance = FAIL

Maybe my rides arent actually long enough as I always find the energy 8)

swear at bike
throw bike under stairs
walk mud through kitchen
grab beer
fall asleep

. How come you didn't warranty them?

Dunno just couldn't be arsed with the hassle I suppose. I assumed they would argue I had abused them or not serviced them often enough or something.

It gave me an excuse to buy the Fox 36s anyway and they are miles better 🙂

I clean the forks off with a low pressure hose then do the seals with a wet sponge, dry them off and use fork juice - it's excellent stuff. I also didn't buy Fox 😉

rtfm....& follow it to the letter .

❓

manitou m-prep

there are 2 types crc sell it & its the muts nuts.

do not buy the cheaper brown sticky stuff

but the £15.00 green stuff magnificiant

This thread has prompted me...
What are the generic names for the products Mojo refer to as
"Float fluid" and "Fox suspension fluid".
Ta