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Suspending suspension forks
I'm thinking of getting some suspension forks for
the MTB (I got some swapped out when I bought it some time ago - but that's another story). I store my bikes using a hook attached to a wall. For example: http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1375 My question - is it OK to store a bike with suspension forks in this way? Are the forks going to be adversely affected by being stored at the "wrong" angle? DeF -- e-mail: d.farrow@your finger.murdoch.edu.au To reply, you'll have to remove your finger. |
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DeF Wrote: I'm thinking of getting some suspension forks for the MTB (I got some swapped out when I bought it some time ago - but that's another story). I store my bikes using a hook attached to a wall. For example: http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1375 My question - is it OK to store a bike with suspension forks in this way? Are the forks going to be adversely affected by being stored at the "wrong" angle? DeF -- e-mail: d.farrow@your finger.murdoch.edu.au To reply, you'll have to remove your finger. If you are worrying about overextending the fork why not hang it by the back wheel? RoryW -- Rory Williams |
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DeF Wrote: I'm thinking of getting some suspension forks for the MTB (I got some swapped out when I bought it some time ago - but that's another story). I store my bikes using a hook attached to a wall. For example: http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1375 My question - is it OK to store a bike with suspension forks in this way? Are the forks going to be adversely affected by being stored at the "wrong" angle? DeF -- e-mail: d.farrow@your finger.murdoch.edu.au To reply, you'll have to remove your finger. The bike rack at work suspends bike by a hook under the front rim so the fork slants back and down from the hub (the bike frame is parallel to the wall it hangs on. I have had no problems with the fork. I bought a RockShox Reba SL fork from Torpedo 7 just recently and have yet to fit it. The handbook says " Important Note: when storing a bicycle or fork upside down or on its side, oil sealed in the upper tube can collect above the Motion Control Damper assembly. Upon returning the bicycle/fork to a normal riding position, initial performance of the Motion Control System may be less than optimal. To quickly return the fork to proper performance, return the fork to 'Open' position and cycle the fork through its travel 10-20 times." It then goes on to describe 'Open' position. The fork has a remote lock-out and "Open" appears to basically be the totally un-locked out position - ie fork has full travel. I'm not sure if this means that once I fit the fork to the bike, when I take it down off the bike rack at work I will have to bounce around on it 10 to 20 times before riding home at night. SteveA -- SteveA |
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SteveA wrote:
DeF Wrote: I'm thinking of getting some suspension forks for the MTB (I got some swapped out when I bought it some time ago - but that's another story). I store my bikes using a hook attached to a wall. For example: http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1375 My question - is it OK to store a bike with suspension forks in this way? Are the forks going to be adversely affected by being stored at the "wrong" angle? DeF -- e-mail: d.farrow@your finger.murdoch.edu.au To reply, you'll have to remove your finger. The bike rack at work suspends bike by a hook under the front rim so the fork slants back and down from the hub (the bike frame is parallel to the wall it hangs on. I have had no problems with the fork. I bought a RockShox Reba SL fork from Torpedo 7 just recently and have yet to fit it. The handbook says " Important Note: when storing a bicycle or fork upside down or on its side, oil sealed in the upper tube can collect above the Motion Control Damper assembly. Upon returning the bicycle/fork to a normal riding position, initial performance of the Motion Control System may be less than optimal. To quickly return the fork to proper performance, return the fork to 'Open' position and cycle the fork through its travel 10-20 times." It then goes on to describe 'Open' position. The fork has a remote lock-out and "Open" appears to basically be the totally un-locked out position - ie fork has full travel. I'm not sure if this means that once I fit the fork to the bike, when I take it down off the bike rack at work I will have to bounce around on it 10 to 20 times before riding home at night. SteveA Thanks for that very useful info. As it turns out, those are the forks I was looking at (and from Torpedo 7). I don't know much about suspension forks but a mate of mine reckons they're not a bad deal. I'd be interested in hearing your opinion on the fork once it's fitted. Cheers, DeF. -- To reply, you'll need to remove your finger. |
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"DeF" ""d.farrow\"@your finger.murdoch.edu.au" wrote in message
... I'm thinking of getting some suspension forks for the MTB (I got some swapped out when I bought it some time ago - but that's another story). I store my bikes using a hook attached to a wall. For example: http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1375 My question - is it OK to store a bike with suspension forks in this way? Are the forks going to be adversely affected by being stored at the "wrong" angle? DeF -- e-mail: d.farrow@your finger.murdoch.edu.au To reply, you'll have to remove your finger. I have been storing a bike with a suspension fork on a hook for a few years and recently I noticed that a heap of the fork oil had leaked out of one side as when it is hanging by the front wheel, the fork is in a position where the oil pools at the top of it. Obviously the seal has perished somewhat but I have since gotten into the habit of hanging the bike up by the back wheel so that the front forks end up in a position where the oil will pool towards the bottom rather than the top of the fork. This had a knock-on effect of me having to reverse all of my other bikes as I have them pretty close together so that mtb handlebars go above or below road bike seats etc. On the rack that I built from L to R there is track bike, road bike, mtb, fixed roadie, SS mtb. And I now have them hung Rear wheel, front, rear, front, rear respectively and at various heights so that handlebars miss seat posts. This allows me to get 5 bikes crammed into just over one metre of wall space. Gags |
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On Mar 30, 8:14 pm, DeF
wrote: SteveA wrote: DeF Wrote: I'm thinking of getting some suspension forks for the MTB (I got some swapped out when I bought it some time ago - but that's another story). I store my bikes using a hook attached to a wall. For example: http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1375 My question - is it OK to store a bike with suspension forks in this way? Are the forks going to be adversely affected by being stored at the "wrong" angle? DeF -- e-mail: d.farrow@your finger.murdoch.edu.au To reply, you'll have to remove your finger. The bike rack at work suspends bike by a hook under the front rim so the fork slants back and down from the hub (the bike frame is parallel to the wall it hangs on. I have had no problems with the fork. I bought a RockShox Reba SL fork from Torpedo 7 just recently and have yet to fit it. The handbook says " Important Note: when storing a bicycle or fork upside down or on its side, oil sealed in the upper tube can collect above the Motion Control Damper assembly. Upon returning the bicycle/fork to a normal riding position, initial performance of the Motion Control System may be less than optimal. To quickly return the fork to proper performance, return the fork to 'Open' position and cycle the fork through its travel 10-20 times." It then goes on to describe 'Open' position. The fork has a remote lock-out and "Open" appears to basically be the totally un-locked out position - ie fork has full travel. I'm not sure if this means that once I fit the fork to the bike, when I take it down off the bike rack at work I will have to bounce around on it 10 to 20 times before riding home at night. SteveA Thanks for that very useful info. As it turns out, those are the forks I was looking at (and from Torpedo 7). I don't know much about suspension forks but a mate of mine reckons they're not a bad deal. I'd be interested in hearing your opinion on the fork once it's fitted. Reba SL's are bloody ace! They're on my Trek 4700, and they are a great upgrade. |
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:09:57 -0700, Bleve wrote:
Reba SL's are bloody ace! They're not bad at all. And it's a good way to get an extra set of forks to start the cascade that leads to building up a frame as N+1. -- Dave Hughes | "There is nothing, absolutely nothing, quite so worthwhile as simply messing about on bicycles." - Tom Kunich |
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DeF wrote:
I'm thinking of getting some suspension forks for the MTB (I got some swapped out when I bought it some time ago - but that's another story). I store my bikes using a hook attached to a wall. For example: http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1375 My question - is it OK to store a bike with suspension forks in this way? Are the forks going to be adversely affected by being stored at the "wrong" angle? DeF What the F...! Your bike is supposed to take pride of place in your lounge-room, standing next to the TV. Friday |
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On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:21:37 +0800, Friday wrote:
Your bike is supposed to take pride of place in your lounge-room, standing next to the TV. You seem to be operating under a misapprehension. Not all of my bikes will fit next to the TV. -- Dave Hughes | Flagrant system error! The system is down. I dunno what you did, moron, but you sure screwed everything up - Strongbad |
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Rory Williams wrote:
DeF Wrote: I'm thinking of getting some suspension forks for the MTB (I got some swapped out when I bought it some time ago - but that's another story). I store my bikes using a hook attached to a wall. For example: http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1375 My question - is it OK to store a bike with suspension forks in this way? Are the forks going to be adversely affected by being stored at the "wrong" angle? DeF -- e-mail: d.farrow@your finger.murdoch.edu.au To reply, you'll have to remove your finger. If you are worrying about overextending the fork why not hang it by the back wheel? RoryW Yeah, thought of that. In fact, that is how I hang every second bike so that handlebars don't clash. I was more worried about any fluid in the forks that might gravitate to the wrong place or leak out through seals. I've never had suspension forks except on my motor bike and I haven't needed to store that vertically as yet.... DeF. -- e-mail: d.farrow@your finger.murdoch.edu.au To reply, you'll have to remove your finger. |
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