[360]

Anybody who knows about the crowns on the DHF series ? Would like to know !

my word not good enough?

anyway i didn't have any problems with them breaking , they're just very torque sensitive ,too tight and they impede the stanchion , too loose and they slip its a very fine line.

its the uppers that break.

 

[Curently Bored]

360; Do you mean the uppers of the crown or the upper of the legs?/ (cool bike btw! ie your Tomac 204)

Avalanche are bringing out a 11.2lb 45 mm upper tube, triple pinch lower crown, version of the DHF soon, it should be at Interbike... Its basicly a beefed up DHF obviously, and maybe its introduction is in light of what 360 has been saying....?? (ie reported breakages etc) Who knows?/

Avalanche have also got a piggyback version of the DHS shock which they hope to introduce at Interbike... along with smaller reservoir options..... They are also introducing a low pressure seal head to reduce nitrogen pressure in the shocks.

Does anyone know how often an Avy DHS shock should be serviced?/ I seem to remember someone saying; after every 88 hours use, but I thought It cant be coz Avy are pretty much maintenance free and durable.. (I thought) I mean if someone did DH everyday they'd soon go over 88 hours usage, I'm sure.... :OS
Anyone got any info to shed light on this issue?/

Are there any plastic parts in Avalanche shocks?/

 

[Brian HCM#1]

Does anyone know how often an Avy DHS shock should be serviced?/ I seem to remember someone saying; after every 88 hours use, but I thought It cant be coz Avy are pretty much maintenance free and durable.. (I thought) I mean if someone did DH everyday they'd soon go over 88 hours usage, I'm sure.... :OS
Anyone got any info to shed light on this issue?/

Are there any plastic parts in Avalanche shocks?/

I believe they should be topped off with nitrogen every 6 months or so.

 

[nicklin]

I finally got an Avalanche MTN-8 for my bike. Coming from a Monster it rides fantastic. Taking all the small stuff and still feels so superior on the bigger hits. Avalanche suspension rules all the way

did you pay the full price? ouch!!!!

 

[seismic]

did you pay the full price? ouch!!!!

No, - not at all ! I got it second hand. In great condition and a good price. I would not be able to dash out all the $ for this fork. It even have some upgrades making it even more expensive if I had bought it from new.

 

[seismic]

360; Do you mean the uppers of the crown or the upper of the legs?/ (cool bike btw! ie your Tomac 204)

Avalanche are bringing out a 11.2lb 45 mm upper tube, triple pinch lower crown, version of the DHF soon, it should be at Interbike... Its basicly a beefed up DHF obviously, and maybe its introduction is in light of what 360 has been saying....?? (ie reported breakages etc) Who knows?/

Avalanche have also got a piggyback version of the DHS shock which they hope to introduce at Interbike... along with smaller reservoir options..... They are also introducing a low pressure seal head to reduce nitrogen pressure in the shocks.

Does anyone know how often an Avy DHS shock should be serviced?/ I seem to remember someone saying; after every 88 hours use, but I thought It cant be coz Avy are pretty much maintenance free and durable.. (I thought) I mean if someone did DH everyday they'd soon go over 88 hours usage, I'm sure.... :OS
Anyone got any info to shed light on this issue?/

Are there any plastic parts in Avalanche shocks?/

Wow, - I am looking forward to see the new goodies from Avalanche.

 

[Curently Bored]

Yep, and the info on the new stuff was from the man himself; Craig.... I emailed him recently.

I cant wait to see the new stuff at Interbike....

 

[360]

Do you mean the uppers of the crown or the upper of the legs?/

when i say uppers i mean upper legs.

anyway craig offered me the beefed up version when i broke them but my bike is heavy enough without another 1.5lsb on the front.

 

[seismic]

when i say uppers i mean upper legs.

anyway craig offered me the beefed up version when i broke them but my bike is heavy enough without another 1.5lsb on the front.

Maybe an odd question, but how did they break ?

 

[Curently Bored]

You just said yesterday; 'I didn't have any problems with them breaking' Yet now you said they broke...... I smell bull****.. lol

Do you mean that how tight you do up the crown bolts effects the torque loads and its hard to get the bolts just right??

 

[seismic]

I am a little confused too. Can you f### up the legs just by tightning the bolts ? Sounds strange to be...or atleast, - something I have never experiend.

 

[Curently Bored]

The only reason I'm asking is because I'm interested, and the best source of information on a product USSUALLY comes from someone who used the product...

 

[360]

You just said yesterday; 'I didn't have any problems with them breaking' Yet now you said they broke...... I smell bull****.. lol

Do you mean that how tight you do up the crown bolts effects the torque loads and its hard to get the bolts just right??

looks like i havent been very clear, oh well...

i havent had any problems with the crowns breaking , the upper legs are a different story. you do seem to be getting confused between crowns and uppers.

by over tightening the crowns you can distort the legs, or even damage them, over tightening also impedes the stanchion as your essentially ovalising a bushing.

when i cracked the legs im not sure how i did it , i just noticed oil at the top of a run , when i bent them that was the result of a crash.

hope thats cleared that up , looking back at my posts it seems to make sense to me , but obviously not...

 

[Curently Bored]

Hey dont worry 360, its ok dude..... I'm not getting confused between upper/lower legs, upper/lower crowns etc at all, its just you dont explain yourself too well....

I think the reason your forks broke is down to you; ie you didn't follow the correct way of tightening them......and over tigtened them..... yeah?/

 

[Curently Bored]

Of course it makes sense to you...... a totally retarded little gimp makes sense to himself probably!

I reckon you were just to ham fisted and kept cranking those bolts tighter and tighter...... Did you tell Craig?/ What did he say?/

 

[CBJ]

Curently Board you continue to post very unfriendly and for no reason. Its not something that is appriciated on Ridemonkey.

360 is cool guy and a very good rider.

 

[Tarpon]

While we are on the subject of the DHF, is there anyone out there who has one that also has experience with the Shiver? I'm curious at how the Avalanche compares.

 

[Curently Bored]

CBJ... I dont see where I was being unfriendly.... care to explain?/

 

[Curently Bored]

Oh if you mean the bit about the retarded gimp, I was in no way refering to 360, I was mearly pointing out that all people understand themselves, even the most retarded people on earth have a good understanding of what they are saying.....

I meant this in no way to 360..

Sorry if I caused offence..

 

[CBJ]

This for example:

Of course it makes sense to you...... a totally retarded little gimp makes sense to himself probably!

 

[Curently Bored]

See above CBJ

 

[Currently Bored]

I'll make myself clearer next time..

Sorry again guys..

 

[seismic]

I am curious how the DHF differs in dampning compared to the MTN serie. Anybody have an idea ??

 

[Currently Bored]

Its the same damping system, just some what slimmed down and simplified.....Not as many features as the MTN ...

 

[Lexx D]

I am curious how the DHF differs in dampning compared to the MTN serie. Anybody have an idea ??

Go to avy's website. All you'll need to know is on the site.

 

[seismic]

Go to avy's website. All you'll need to know is on the site.

Well...I do not think it really answers how the dampning systems differ/dont differ...

 

[Currently Bored]

Look in the faq section

 

[Lexx D]

Look in the faq section

Look at that! You are capable of learning. And they said it couldn't be done

 

[Currently Bored]

I'm more intelligent than you..... I bet.... But then you are a YANK! haa haa ha

Humor, intelligence, wit is often lost on yanks... It must be difficult for your 2 braincells to work out....

 

[seismic]

this discussion seems to get a little odd......back to Avalanche !?

 

[grimm]

this discussion seems to get a little odd......back to Avalanche !?

 

[seismic]

Stupid ? Enlight me please !

 

[binary visions]

Stupid ? Enlight me please !

That particular smilie isn't really used as an insult (i.e. "You're stupid"), he just means he's agreeing with you.

 

[Jimmy_Pop]

i have NOT previously considered getting an avalanche. the Mtn-8 was too much money and looked to weigh more than a monster T & the DHF-8 was too much of a racer fork. I wanted something in the middle. I hear there is a beefier version of the DHF-8 coming out called the DHF-MT. I cant wait to see that thing! I recently had my monster and boxxer apart and they dont even compare to the build quality of the Avalanche. The monsters build quality looked much better than the boxxer - that fork was a joke! Take a look at this pic, no mass production, stamped out of a mold here:


This is the end cap of a lower slider tube where the axle clamps and brake mounts. Too cool!

 

[seismic]

looks nice !

 

[seismic]

That particular smilie isn't really used as an insult (i.e. "You're stupid"), he just means he's agreeing with you.

Ooouups...my bad !

 

[narlus]

well, boxxers for one...

i find it funny that the only guy i know who's had both the MTN-8 and DHF-8 forks is now riding a boxxer.

 

[seismic]

i find it funny that the only guy i know who's had both the MTN-8 and DHF-8 forks is now riding a boxxer.

The Boxxer is a very light weight fork...maybe that is what he is looking for

 

[vitox]

by over tightening the crowns you can distort the legs, or even damage them, over tightening also impedes the stanchion as your essentially ovalising a bushing.
...

maybe its worth pointing out that avy forks use a dynamic bushing.

this means that the top bushing sits on the top of the stanchion, sliding on the inner surface of the uppers.

this makes for more bushing overlap than when you use two static bushings, also as a side effect from the inner surface of the upper leg being smooth, there can be no contamination of the oil

the downside is that any deformation of the upper leg, be it by overtorque or impacts, will affect the correct function of the fork.

 

[seismic]

Just wondering how much people are tightning these bolts when they can experience to destroy the fork as a result ???