Mountain Biking

Just serviced the 40's, what an experience, not as simple as the Boxxers, took nearly twice as long, had to keep stopping and checking the service manual, the Fit cartridge is a bloody pain in the ass, wasnt quite paying attention and the cartridge was partially compressed when removing the compression adjuster(oil everywhere incuding all over me), but all done now, buttery smooth!
 
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Mine are 150mm on a 26" bike, weight 75kg. Reading this is doesn't say I need a high pressure pump - http://www.mbr.co.uk/products/forks/rockshox-pike-5-ways-perfect-set-324890

When my mates have bought their bikes they didn't need to set the pressure up, is this just because they are different rockshox (one of them, XC, one Sektor and another Suntour something)
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You need a high presure pump, just trust us on this. The one Krakkenbus linked will do the job.
Also, the link you posted, also says "Air pressure" ... that would be point 2 on the list :)

This is what you need, air pressure, from a high pressure shock pump.

If your mates didn't need to set it up, one (or all) of the following 3 are true
* They have crap forks
* Your mates do not know anything about bikes
* I thought there were more points, but thats it ^^ actually

edit: Of the ones you linked, I would buy the Fox one, though not from Evans.
 
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If you think buying a fork pump is a kick in the teeth you wait till you have to get them service at £100+ (my pikes were £130 for service with courier). Then you'll want riding gear like proper shorts, shoes, Jersey, gloves, glasses and helmet/s.

My friend already had a shock pump but bought a cannondale claymore with pull shock and had to buy a 600psi pump!

Replacing your chain and cassette and gear cable and chainring and bottom bracket and brake pads and various bearings more often than you would think.

Then you'll wanna try new tyres, they cost as much as car tyres for decent ones!

On a side note I sorted the creak in my headset, bought a proper cup remover and another press and did it all in the rain like a proper chuck Norris. Bike is a super silent ninja now, I greased the pawls when I rebuild the hub and even coasting is a lot quieter, though it was never hope chainsaw loud.
 
Christ, what happened to a bike just arriving and sit on them and go!? I have now fitted the clipless pedals (Shimano M785) but need to screw them on with giant allen key.

The pikes I have pumped up with my housemates pump and they 'feel' a lot better, I am unsure what psi is in them but see I need around 75. At the bottom on the red adjuster, the screw is pointing outwards. The 3 settings I have it on the middle one. The +, low, spd and arrow setting - I have the + pointing toward the lock on the pedal
 
Sarcasm detector down Juggy? :p

Also yep Guest prepare for an expensive hobby, buy cheap product thinking ah this is just fine and it'll last me for ages and then boom a few months later you have more bike things than you know what to do with. Track pumps, riding pumps, multiple hydration packs, different tyres, room full of cassettes/chains,cables (inner and outer). O and then lights for those night rides? What about those new Troy Lee shorts that you really "needed"? Or those bike specific socks?

O and as Juggy has already said, the amount of servicing that comes along with it too!

Yep and then a new bike when you get bored and also try to justify keeping the orginal bike whilst still buying a new bike...
 
Begbie said:
Also yep Guest prepare for an expensive hobby, buy cheap product thinking ah this is just fine and it'll last me for ages and then boom a few months later you have more bike things than you know what to do with. Track pumps, riding pumps, multiple hydration packs, different tyres, room full of cassettes/chains,cables (inner and outer). O and then lights for those night rides? What about those new Troy Lee shorts that you really "needed"? Or those bike specific socks?

O and as Juggy has already said, the amount of servicing that comes along with it too!

Yep and then a new bike when you get bored and also try to justify keeping the orginal bike whilst still buying a new bike...
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My housemate bought a £1500 road bike almost a year ago. He is now thinking about getting one with the new electronic gears that 8k :eek:
 
rhysduck said:
:D :D :p


RE: Servicing, I thought RockShox only needed servicing when they leak? Or was that something else? Fox forks on the other hand!
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I was having a slight problem with my ******, they were stuck at 10% sag unladen. It was just a negative air build up and an extremely easy fix (let all air out fork, fully compress, undo air side, poke thread in fork leg to let air out, keep fork compressed, do the bolt back up, viola). Also I wasn't sure how well tin pam the Vietnamese fellow put them together when they were built, if he could be bothered to put oil in and lab the foams.

I have some weird ocd about my bike, everything has to be right else I'll jump off a bridge one day. Like the headset creaking for instance, it was just a creak and probably wouldn't do any damage over 20 years with how often I ride my bike but there I was yesterday in the rain stripping and rebuilding to cure it :(
 
rhysduck said:
:D :D :p


RE: Servicing, I thought RockShox only needed servicing when they leak? Or was that something else? Fox forks on the other hand!
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All suspension needs a service, Rockshox a lot more in my experience. It has moving bits, bushes, oil and seals...those things are consumables.

It does however seldom require a bleed.
 
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Krakkenbus said:
I learnt the hard way too, aren't the sektor's coil forks? The pikes are air so that's why you need to setup the sag yourself.
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Depends, I think sektors come in coil and air forms. I've got the solo air version.

Its a pee take. If you spend 300+ on the forks alone you get a shock pump yet you don't get one with a couple grands worth of pre built bike.
 
neil_g said:
Depends, I think sektors come in coil and air forms. I've got the solo air version.

Its a pee take. If you spend 300+ on the forks alone you get a shock pump yet you don't get one with a couple grands worth of pre built bike.
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Even more annoying when companies like yt/Canyon (the cheap German companies, who undercut everyone) supply one!
 
Boys - that's because OEM components are found on a full bike.
When you buy a single item retail, you get the nice packaging additional extras (volume spacers, pumps etc)
If you were to buy your bike, at retail, in parts - count how much it will cost you. Then, compare it to what you paid for your full bike.

Where do you think some of that cost savings come from ... OEM agreements and cutting from from the bottom-line ;)
Not to even mention, the warranty cost associated with your retail Fork / shock / seatp[ost etc etc, which may be significantly different than that on your full bike (i.e: Needing to post something off to Germany vs a local service centre)

In terms of YT and Canyon, thats because German (i.e: Hell knows how they seem to sell Rockshox / Shimano / Schwalbe etc so cheap). Count your blessings that they do include them.
 
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Tried to get my brakes setup and adjusted last night, then realised I have the mother of all buckles on my rear wheel. Off to see if it can be trued out at lunch, I'm not hopeful.

Excuse to get new wheels and a disc conversion...? :D
 
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