And yes I know oil doesnt evaporate but you know what I mean..

The thing I cant understand, if you’re meant to add 5ml of suspension fluid to each leg (32 vans) every 15 hours of use, won’t it either drip back out during each service, or eventually fill up too much? If it “evaporates” in 15 hours then most people’s forks would be running bone dry which can’t be the case either. :|

Vaz is a right dodgy bast*rd

Do any cover broken doggy jaws caused by cyclists?

You can order the pillow packs over the phone with Mojo, they arent available through the website, but you may as well buy the 8oz bottle it works out cheaper

rohypnol?

Nick, me too, or as Terry Tibbs would say “Bootiful bike, I had fwee in the seventies”

Two reasons

1. Easier to maintain, less issues with gunk

2. Nearest thing to this for adults

Happy memories, I’m tempted to SS my P7 now :-)

Stop using the G word its really offensive :wink:

**** geekist !!!

Hope your mate doesnt read you coating his attempts to help you. Just a thought but maybe you shouldnt attempt to do it yourself if you dont like the answer he gives you FFS ! **** non-technical tw*ts !!!

Do it, do it now

I was hoping to read more background on the thing we mustn’t talk about, you know, that thing…

nickegg do you also top up the suspension fluid everytime you do a service, 5ml is recommended in each leg apparantly?

reminds me of the “scar scene” in Jaws…. I hurt my foot kicking a dog once (joke)

illegal aliens?

Go for the SKS Airchamp Pro, its enclosed so you dont burn your hands and it takes both threaded and non threaded cartridges. What I didnt realise though is it only pumps my 2.35 tyres up to 20psi which is a bit pants/expensive. Have a hunt around on t’internet and you’ll find far cheaper cartridges (20 box etc)

Cant fault my Hope 4’s, reliable, sturdy and v bright. Don’t know what diff the 2009 version is though, seems to have the same spec as my 2008 model?

MikeWW, do the “base nuts” come away with the lower legs, or do they remain attached to the stantions when you remove the lower legs?

“holding the lowers steady place your socket on the base nut to protect it then tap the socket with a soft mallet to release the lower legs”

I cant see how you can remove the lower legs without removing the base nuts first but the instructions dont mention this?

Well you learn something new every day…had never heard of Cosplay before. I’m gonna build me a Chorlton and the Wheelies outfit, looks like I’ve found a new hobby. Any ladies wanna dress up as Fanella?

Why did the Tron dude allow his picture to be taken?!

After reading these posts I’m sh*tting it now, I’ve never “serviced” my vans, I’ve only ever cleaned the stantions after EVERY ride so I’ll soon find out when I service them. No visible wear but I guess a lot hinges on how dirty the foam seals are?

cheers for that richc

Matt, I was about to do what you suggest myself, but apparantly the “quickstart” takes approx the same amount of time, and lifting the seals with a scredriver is more fiddly than taking the lower legs off. This is all “in theory” though…

OK smart a*se……..I have a torque wrench which measures in Nm, what does 50-in-lbs or 565N-cm equate to in Nm ???

For a Dust Wiper Seal Quick Clean and Lube (Quickstart) I’m unsure how tight the crush washers need tightening, does anyone know what 50in-lbs or 565N-cm equates to is Nm ?

Sorry Piedi after grumm’s arse whipping I no longer have an opinion

grumm are you riding a horse?

If only we were all as calm and wise as you grumm

Like I said, I’m not being drawn into “well what should X have done then?” I just really object to brown saying he’s “angry” about something he knew all along in some stupid attempt to make us feel better, ie “oh well, at least Gordon is angry about it”. He should have at least attempted to square this one off before he gave the banks our **** money.

Thanks BigDummy, thats two votes in the last 10 mins I think I’m well on my way to Number 10. Then all you doubters will be sorry!!

Sorry junkyard so to clarify, he’s got my vote (the ****)

IHN, he should accept that the bonuses were unavoidable, instead of pretending he didnt know this would happen. Are were supposed to find comfort in the fact that our PM is “angry”. He’s such a ****.

Notice I havent made any opinion regarding the bank opt-out, but if Brown believes people will swallow his “Im very angry” bullsh*t he’s more of an idiot than I thought. Spoon I get your point but brown knew full well he’d loose if he’d called an election when he took over from Blair, so he didnt call one, therefore he’s an unelected c*nt in my book.

IHN, dont think there was one, but it’s just b*llox for Brown to now play dumb when the bankers get their bonuses. He must think we’re all stupid

Piedi, he “took over” from Blair and was not voted in by the electorate, and hasnt had the bottle to put his “public backing” to the test

Surfer, my point is he should have known this all along, who briefs this idiot?

bigdugsbaws-yes, so WTF is the point of Brown cheap a**-covering exercise AFTER baling out the banks with our money. He’s an utter c*nt.

Cos Brown should “do whats right” himself and step aside

Quieter – understood, less maint – understood, harder – WTF? So’s wearing a blindfold