Difference bewteen black and white boxxers?
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i think you may be in the wrong forum for these kinds of questions 
but on a serious note, do a search here and pinkbike, there must be a million threads on this very topic. hell i think theres one from me even from 3 years ago or so
but on a serious note, do a search here and pinkbike, there must be a million threads on this very topic. hell i think theres one from me even from 3 years ago or so
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I don't know how much I trust an air spring even though they have been proven
Sorry but that is the worst reply of the day.
And can jump higher.Black boxxer are faster
But the white boxxer can do your taxes and and play point guard.
If by proven you mean proven that most people who ride hard and fast don't use air.... (including most pros)?Team
I don't know how much I trust an air spring even though they have been proven
The black ones won't make it so obvious that your almost brand new fork has blown it's seals and sh*t all over itself.
hahaha hopefully not too soon! im waiting for mine to come in a couple of weeks or so.
exactly how does one 'blow the seals' on a fork that doesn't really need seals and has only 20cc of oil in the lower legs.
Oh, that's right, never perform even the most basic maintenance and blame it on fork. i can't even begin to tell you how many 'blown' boxxers i've fixed (ie cleaned) in the parking lot at races with 10 minutes, a couple rags, and some fresh grease. dirty seals leak, clean seals don't and 99% of boxxer seal issues are the fault of the owner. fact!
case in point, i ran into a kid at Whiteface with loads of oil running down the outside of the lower legs, said he sent it in last time it happened and it cost him a bunch of money and was pretty upset his seals were 'blown' again. asked when it had been cleaned out last, the answer was 'never.' long story short the fork got a proper overhaul and has been fine since. http://bustedspoke.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=45747
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I would agree that's the case 90% of the time. I still see a lot of durability issues out of them under owners who take REALLY good care of the seals.
So do you recommend pulling dust wipers/packing with grease/new oil once or twice a month?
I just picked up a Boxxer, and treated my last one like crap, so I'd like to do this the "right" way now.
I do mine once a month unless I ride a few really muddy days or a pressure washer is used, new lube and oil. Why wouldn't you want to take care of an expensive piece of equipment. Take 20 minutes while watching your favorite show or listening to some tunes and you are all ready to go. Loosen the upper and lower crown bolts, slide the lowers and stanctions off and go to work.
If you can't take 20 min out of your life then you need to re-evaluate it. Hell, half of you can do this while at work seeing as 90% of your posts are done while at work.
It still amazes me how many people spend that much money, neglect it and then bitch when something goes wrong instead of taking some time to do preventive maintenance. Just one more reason why I rarely buy used equipment unless I know the seller well.
If you can't take 20 min out of your life then you need to re-evaluate it. Hell, half of you can do this while at work seeing as 90% of your posts are done while at work.
It still amazes me how many people spend that much money, neglect it and then bitch when something goes wrong instead of taking some time to do preventive maintenance. Just one more reason why I rarely buy used equipment unless I know the seller well.
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The black ones show more dirt than the whites.
Rumor has it (I know someone at TF Tuned) that "everyone" gets their WC boXXers converted to a coil spring.......Team
I don't know how much I trust an air spring even though they have been proven
Seeing how the 2010 Boxxers are coming without oil or lubrication, that sounds like a good argument FOR buying used goods.
I have a white 08 boxxer WC for sale if you are looking for one!
Not a Boxxer man, thanks though.
then go flap your lips somewhere else . . .
they are, it just seems to get used up quickly during the break-in period (or migrates into the spring leg on team) and rather than taking 10 min to actually care for the fork complaints get posted here instead.
Sorry, but most of the people complaining have no idea how their fork works or how to take it apart, so i'm not quite ready to fully believe their assessment of whats 'wrong' with their boxxers.
I think RS should ship the forks with zero grease and require the buyer to do it. that way if you want one you'll be forced to learn how to work on it right from the get go.
Might as well just ship it in pieces at that point. Not an altogether bad idea though. At least the performance will be a direct byproduct of how well the USER assembled it, always.
I may not be a Boxxer man but I still end up working on enough of them to take interest in these threads, whether or not they are actually useful.
one is #000000 the other is #FFFFFF
Oh come on, no body else thought this was funny?
oh yes.... very muchOh come on, no body else thought this was funny?