I went to replace the battery in my Cannondale Lefty ELO and when I popped the cover off I found hydraulic oil all over the battery and pooled up in the bottom of the compartment. What happened or is this normal???
Oil in Battery compartment in LEFTY Fork
- Thread starter AKASL
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LOL - you said "battery and "fork" in the same sentence.
I don't think there should be oil in there, get the seals checked.
I don't think there should be oil in there, get the seals checked.
Hate to tell ya this, bud, but that's what ya get for buyin Cannondale, lol! Nah, i'm just screwin wit ya.
Kinda. :devil:
Kinda.
:devil:
Lefties make me smile...
I am stupid - why does a fork need a battery???
I am stupid - why does a fork need a battery???
"Electronically lock-out your Lefty fork with Cannondales handlebar-mounted, push-button ELO system."
Actually, it's there to be forgotten, eventually corrode, and destroy the fork from the inside out. Maintaining that critical function is the reason it is imperative to fix the oil leak.
J
Actually, it's there to be forgotten, eventually corrode, and destroy the fork from the inside out. Maintaining that critical function is the reason it is imperative to fix the oil leak.
J
That is sooooo over-engineered and totally gay... a remote lockout for something within easy reach...???Originally posted by johnbryanpeters
"Electronically lock-out your Lefty fork with Cannondales handlebar-mounted, push-button ELO system."
Actually, it's there to be forgotten, eventually corrode, and destroy the fork from the inside out. Maintaining that critical function is the reason it is imperative to fix the oil leak.
J
Still you have to hand it to them for their ingenious anti-corrosion system - I never remember to oil my batteries.
Why do I hate everything about Cannodale?
THANK YOU, that's the sentence I was thinking but couldn't put into words.
While I must disagree with you Serial on the fact that Cannondale's forks (and everything else for that matter) are attracted to other bike parts of the same gender, I do hafta agree on the fact that they're all crap!!!!
Sorry AKASL, I was just foolin around and it seems I set a bad example for these other impressionables.
Ya, i'd agree with qr20, it's time for new seals! Either that or a warrantee fork.
Ya, i'd agree with qr20, it's time for new seals! Either that or a warrantee fork.
Mama's Boy...
Boy, you're just tearing a strip off everyone, aren't ya? I think theres some anger problems here.Originally posted by Serial Midget
Mama's Boy...
No. It's just my superiority complex. Cannondale sucks - Huffy RULES!!! :devil:Originally posted by skinny
Boy, you're just tearing a strip off everyone, aren't ya? I think theres some anger problems here.
warranty that literally bad boy, ahahaha i hate those things, i couldnt ride somethin that looks like it got really scared when shaving with a strait razor and decappitated half of its-self, it doesnt look sturdy enough to carry a fat guy like me, i need fat guy proof things, like solid wood chairs, so what if they weigh too much to carry in the bed of a standard 1 ton truck, they live up to my behemoth behind. and so what if i hate cannondale, just another among the millions.
I hate to say it... Most mechs won't work on cannondale for very good reasons.... they usually require (expensive) special tools, they're not service friendly (try replacing the bearings in a headshock) and they're too damned expensive if you mess it up while trying to service the damned thing. (they also don't support non-cannondale dealers nearly as well as they support cannondale dealers... bordering on illegal, actually)
IMHO Cannondales are for people who buy those new hummer H2 thinggies.... you have too much money, and they're too pretty to take em off road.
you're probably stuck with the dealer on that one.
(cannondale, in its favor, picked up manitou as their shock supplier, taking their crappy proprietary designs and putting some real engineering into em.)
IMHO Cannondales are for people who buy those new hummer H2 thinggies.... you have too much money, and they're too pretty to take em off road.
you're probably stuck with the dealer on that one.
(cannondale, in its favor, picked up manitou as their shock supplier, taking their crappy proprietary designs and putting some real engineering into em.)
Hahaha... damn yer slow! :devil: