Getting back into MTB but slight problem....
Discussion
So 5 years ago i left Edinburgh, a part of my life which enable me to rock climb, hike and MTB whenever i liked (worked away from home... which helped).
I moved back down south and with getting married, work getting in the way other than road cycling i all but stopped getting out into the hills.....
Anyway after doing the 24hrs Three Peaks challenge for my 33rd birthday (yer what a treat hey... lol) there's a guy happy to get my back into some trial riding.
So out came my 2009 Orange Five this weekend (middle of the road XT / Hope / Fox spec at the time) however due to standing in the shed for those 5 years the rear Fox RP23 shock is squelching which probably means it needs a service(£109).
So the question isn't do i buy a whole new bike... that is slightly overkill but are the shocks worth servicing and is Mojo still the only place to go to..... i'm slightly concerned that its maybe cheaper to buy a whole new shock from someone else or after servicing i'll get out riding and realise my old ass doesnt like to hurtle down hills.... something you guys obviously cant help with
As the shocks dont hit the bumps can i do some mild riding just to get out there and try it out or am i in danger of buggering the rear shock and looking online the latest Fox shocks are not cheap to replace!
My other idea is to rent a bike... Glentress which was my old trial ride had a shop which would hire out Oranges and Giants... is there anywhere on the south coast which does something similar.... i know it wont fix my leaky shock but it would either give me the bug or make me stop and rethink moving ahead with MTB.....
I moved back down south and with getting married, work getting in the way other than road cycling i all but stopped getting out into the hills.....
Anyway after doing the 24hrs Three Peaks challenge for my 33rd birthday (yer what a treat hey... lol) there's a guy happy to get my back into some trial riding.
So out came my 2009 Orange Five this weekend (middle of the road XT / Hope / Fox spec at the time) however due to standing in the shed for those 5 years the rear Fox RP23 shock is squelching which probably means it needs a service(£109).
So the question isn't do i buy a whole new bike... that is slightly overkill but are the shocks worth servicing and is Mojo still the only place to go to..... i'm slightly concerned that its maybe cheaper to buy a whole new shock from someone else or after servicing i'll get out riding and realise my old ass doesnt like to hurtle down hills.... something you guys obviously cant help with
As the shocks dont hit the bumps can i do some mild riding just to get out there and try it out or am i in danger of buggering the rear shock and looking online the latest Fox shocks are not cheap to replace!
My other idea is to rent a bike... Glentress which was my old trial ride had a shop which would hire out Oranges and Giants... is there anywhere on the south coast which does something similar.... i know it wont fix my leaky shock but it would either give me the bug or make me stop and rethink moving ahead with MTB.....
Afternoon all,
I've checked over the brakes they seems fine, might change the pads as I think I out organic ones on last and I don't know how well they hold up.
As for pressures... Yer I got my old shock pump out and out the pressure up to match my weight but it still)) felt soft. I'll go higher and see where that take me.
As for the other stuff I think if the rear is going off I'll strip the bike down and re-greese.
And fyi fox rear shocks are shockingly expensive!
I've checked over the brakes they seems fine, might change the pads as I think I out organic ones on last and I don't know how well they hold up.
As for pressures... Yer I got my old shock pump out and out the pressure up to match my weight but it still)) felt soft. I'll go higher and see where that take me.
As for the other stuff I think if the rear is going off I'll strip the bike down and re-greese.
And fyi fox rear shocks are shockingly expensive!
Ok I'll check them out.
Haven't had a chance to do anything yet.
Would I be completely screwing my suspension I'd I did a light ride this week (xc single track - no jumps)?
Also I remember a time when the old 26" wheel stuff was in mega sale. Looking at it now there is a limited choice and it's blinken expensive!
Thoughts had turned to a one by system but tbh I think is was getting carried away with my self.
Haven't had a chance to do anything yet.
Would I be completely screwing my suspension I'd I did a light ride this week (xc single track - no jumps)?
Also I remember a time when the old 26" wheel stuff was in mega sale. Looking at it now there is a limited choice and it's blinken expensive!
Thoughts had turned to a one by system but tbh I think is was getting carried away with my self.
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