Fork service - quick turn around

Fork service - quick turn around

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Moose.

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5,339 posts

242 months

Sunday 16th January 2011
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I'm returning to the UK in a couple of days and want to get out on the bike asap. However, it's been sitting in my parent's garage for 15 or so months and the forks are a year older on top of that; so I suspect they'll need a service(?). They're Dual Air Rockshox Revelations and were working just fine before I left.

Anyone got any recommendations of somewhere I can take them (South West UK) or send them off to?

frontbum

5,399 posts

160 months

Sunday 16th January 2011
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anonymous-user

55 months

Sunday 16th January 2011
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TF tuned

cjs

10,770 posts

252 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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I would just check the pressures are correct , give them a clean and get out riding.

Flippin' Kipper

637 posts

180 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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Loco, Ex TF Tuned employee and never heard a bad word about him - 10% cheaper than TF too.

Furberger

719 posts

200 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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Vote for Loco here. Good service, quick turnaround.

langy

565 posts

240 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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TF tuned, need to book in advance which ensures quick turn around and good service

shalmaneser

5,936 posts

196 months

Monday 17th January 2011
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Or man up and do them yourself.

Buy some seals from chainreaction, some 7.5 weight oil from Halfords and spend ten minutes in the garage with the spanners.

Unless you're truly mechanically incompetent that's all the time you'll need!!!

let out air, undo bolts on bottom of fork legs, pull off lowers, lever off old seals with screwdriver, press in old seals with large socket, put back together, fill with oil and you're off.

Moose.

Original Poster:

5,339 posts

242 months

Tuesday 18th January 2011
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Well, I built a kit-car and serviced my own cars, so how hard can it be biggrin

Might give that a go and if it fails I'll send them off smile

a11y_m

1,861 posts

223 months

Tuesday 18th January 2011
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I've gone as far as a lower leg service on all my Rockshox forks and it's VERY easy - sure there's guides for this on youtube. Not gone as far as replacing seals myself as worried about damaging them when fitting the new ones.

Only advantage of using somewhere like TF Tuned is they'll overhaul the actual damping cartridge and U-turn cartridge (if fitted), not something that can be done easily at home.

FWIW, I was seriously impressed with TF Tuned servicing my Revelations when I had a problem with my U-turn cartridge.

RemaL

24,973 posts

235 months

Tuesday 18th January 2011
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Moose. said:
Well, I built a kit-car and serviced my own cars, so how hard can it be biggrin
lol and how often did the tiger brake down


Moose.

Original Poster:

5,339 posts

242 months

Tuesday 18th January 2011
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RemaL said:
lol and how often did the tiger brake down
Not once in nearly 10 years so far unlike certain other people's tongue out