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  • Those small rubber bands that go around your stanchions/shock
  • thered
    Full Member

    Where can I get some replacements, need ’em for RP23, Pikes and a DHX 5.0?

    Ta in advance

    Mowgli
    Free Member

    Any rubber o-ring. You can get multi-pacs off ebay. For 32mm stantions use a 30mm o-ring.

    bullandbladder
    Free Member

    Cable tie?

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    scruff
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    B&Q, any builders merchant or plumbers. Muppet question of the week. 😛

    composite
    Free Member

    bullandbladder – Member

    Cable tie?

    This.

    Why on earth you need them would be my question

    superfli
    Free Member

    So you can see how much travel you are using, and to help set sag. I don’t like to use cable ties as on a bottom out, they can dig into the seal, although a lot easier to fit.

    thepurist
    Full Member

    Cut a thin slice of old inner tube, tie loosely around fork/shock, trim ends.

    greeble
    Free Member

    Cable tie?

    This.

    NOT THIS

    dirt gets trapped under the cable tie and wears the shock/fork.

    ThePinkster
    Full Member

    Cable tie?
    This.

    NOT THIS

    dirt gets trapped under the cable tie and wears the shock/fork.Weird – I’ve done this for years on various makes of fork and never had a problem with it.

    Mind you, none of them have been Fox. 😉

    molgrips
    Free Member

    Put cable tie on, set sag, remove cable tie…. ?

    gofasterstripes
    Free Member

    TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsSTR – Member
    Why on earth you need them would be my question

    Checking sag and total travel used?

    agentdagnamit
    Free Member

    Classic STW thread. OP asks where he can get rubber O-rings, at least 2 people tell him that he doesnt actually want what he’s asked for.

    gravity-slave
    Free Member

    Also beware on some forks the gap between crown and seal at full compression is less than width of a cable tie, so a thick cable tie can damage the seal and drive dirt in.

    scandal42
    Free Member

    Can I ask why anyone would think using a cable tie is easier than using the correct tool for the job?

    molgrips
    Free Member

    You don’t have to remove the lowers to fit the cable tie.

    chives
    Free Member

    Apply some wet lube to the stanchion at the seal. Wait for it to wick around the seal. Sit carefully on bike assuming the attack position. Get off bicycle. Measure distance from oil tide mark to seal top
    Deduce sag. Wipe stanchion and keep cable tie for something useful.

    yorkshire89
    Free Member

    Look for the line where the grime stops and clean stanchion meet?

    RustySpanner
    Full Member

    Draw the line on with a felt tip pen.

    Lasts for ages and you can’t loose it.

    no_eyed_deer
    Free Member

    Classic STW thread. OP asks where he can get rubber O-rings, at least 2 people tell him that he doesnt actually want what he’s asked for.

    Strikingly similar to going into a bike shop and asking to buy something.. 😉

    sparkerfix
    Full Member

    Cut o ring neatly with sharp knife. Dab of superglue on one end stretch around Stantion and holds ends together for a few seconds. Release.

    Bagstard
    Free Member

    It isn’t just about setting sag, I like to know how much travel I’m using on a given trail.

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