What Fork To Get?
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As always, the Germans deliver.
Super-Enduro-Gabel aus Kalifornien im Test: Fox 38 Factory Grip2 (MOUNTAINBIKE-Testsieger)
Der neuste Schrei unter Enduristen: Fox 38 und Rock Shox Zeb. MOUNTAINBIKE hat die Fox 38 Factory Grip2 getestet.
www.mountainbike-magazin.de
Summary - 38 has class leading fore aft stiffness. Otherwise lateral and torsional stiffness is the same as the Lyrik.
Zeb torsional stiffness = yowzer.
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Since I can't find a mezzer thread... has anyone found a cassette tool that works out-of-the-box for taking apart a Mezzer Pro for travel adjustment? I have two park cassette tools (FR-5 and FR-5.2) and neither will fit over the air spring shaft, nor reach the splines with the air spring fully compressed. And I really don't want to spend $65 on the hayes/manitou toolkit for what should be an $8 tool. I also don't have access to a lathe or drill press anymore, and trying to drill out a steel tool by hand sketches me.
OR does anyone in the bay area want to rent/loan me their official hayes tool? Will gladly trade beers or parts.
OR does anyone in the bay area want to rent/loan me their official hayes tool? Will gladly trade beers or parts.
I'm in Seattle but I'd mail you mine as a loaner if need be.
Look at Pedro's? I have one and I've seen people run into issues before with the Park stuff due to wall thickness.
Edit: nevermind, current design has changed.
I used a dremel. Takes a bit because it's hardened steel.
For future Mezzer owners, some folks just pointed me to this Unior 1670.5/4 and confirmed it works: https://uniorusa.com/products/shimano-cassette-lock-ring-tool?variant=34378794172460¤cy=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic
Unior tools FTW.
That's funny, I'm pretty sure the custom slotted one is also made by Unior. I'll check tonight.
That actually might be nicer than the official Manitou tool — I've found it a little flexy with the slot, so it collapses on itself under higher torque. One of the top caps on mine was crazy tight from the factory and getting it off was a little bit of a battle.
@ohio, report back on how that works when you've given it a go.
That actually might be nicer than the official Manitou tool — I've found it a little flexy with the slot, so it collapses on itself under higher torque. One of the top caps on mine was crazy tight from the factory and getting it off was a little bit of a battle.
@ohio, report back on how that works when you've given it a go.
I love how the bike industry has adopted a cassette tool as a standard interface, that requires a custom tool for each use.
other end of the spectrum, i need a 120mm fork. just pulled the trigger on a pipedream sirius s5 frame. what would you get for this bike? sid? 34? pike?
Damn, that's a nice frame. I'd personally go with a Pike for value, ease of service and decent stiffness. I haven't tried the latest airsprings however.
I have my mattoc lowered to 120 and am pleased with that setup.
I'm not sure if it was here or elsewhere but I recall the new C3 RockShox air spring getting some flak? I just put one in my 170mm Lyrik for a laff and I'm seriously impressed by it. Small bump seems to be pretty much the same but further into the stroke is much , much better supported. I literally changed no other settings at first - same damper settings and air pressure and did three laps. I ended up speeding rebound up another click and I'm really happy. Not only is it holding up better in steep corners, but in the rough stuff it seems better controlled.
I'm gonna order one for the 140mm Pike on my Smuggler (the upgrade kit here is like $25), or you can get the whole air spring assembly for a little bit more if you're upgrading from an A1 spring.
One of the local boys here has the new SID and rates it highly. Reckons it isn't an XC fork so much anymore and is more capable than he expected from the SID name. I think the Transition Spur comes with one, and those bikes seem to be getting sent far more than I thought an XC bike could be.
You can add Suntour to the list of 38mm single crowns apparently according to this....
Also RUX! 29 er too.
Also RUX! 29 er too.
Evidently.Still won, so Fox is doing everything right.
Hoy bastardo, I have the Auron. It's the Durolux-lite.
Has your unrideable tri-air blown up on you yet?
I'm very happy about it now that you mention it. It does what it says it should do, and doesn't demand a lot of care.Hoy bastardo, I have the Auron. It's the Durolux-lite.
SR Suntour revised the airsprings on their unrideable 2021 forks. No more coil negative spring like what I have in mine but you can't change travel easily with spacers anymore and would need a new air shaft.
Teardown: https://nsmb.com/articles/sr-suntour-durolux-eq/
Teardown: https://nsmb.com/articles/sr-suntour-durolux-eq/
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Can you install a fox damper in a D-LUXX fork? Asking for a friend.
just get a formula?
But that's still 20mm booo-st, rather than just "normal" 20mm.
You can still use a non-boost 20mm hub though. All you need is a rotor spacer.
5mm rotor spacer.