Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

shmoodiver · *by **shmoodiver** on Mon 29/Jun/09 4:45pm*

and cheers phunk, needed a bigger hammer, hur hur, freehub bearing coming from sheppards, just need to find other one.

snr_merv · *by **snr_merv** on Mon 29/Jun/09 4:47pm*

I have some forks lying around in the garage I could give you, they're Manitou Axels, probably at least as good as what you've got if not slightly better (but still crap), and about the same length. Free to a good home

Or you could try get the water out and getting your current forks sorted with grease and oil...

phunk · *by **phunk** on Mon 29/Jun/09 4:54pm*

shmoodiver wrote:and cheers phunk, needed a bigger hammer, hur hur, freehub bearing coming from sheppards, just need to find other one.

Talk to Dougal: http://www.shockcraft.co.nz/ if you have no luck elsewhere.

Mr_Bob · *by **Mr_Bob** on Mon 29/Jun/09 4:55pm*

shmoodiver wrote:cheers bob, got them out... just need to find a 61900rs... anybody got one?

Enduro have a 61900srs listed
http://www.endurobearings.com/bicycle/e ... rings.html
try emailing Dougal :thumbsup:

shmoodiver · *by **shmoodiver** on Mon 29/Jun/09 5:06pm*

chur lads

Chickenman · *by **Chickenman** on Mon 29/Jun/09 6:20pm*

shmoodiver wrote:cheers bob, got them out... just need to find a 61900rs... anybody got one?

Call Cycle Sport. They're attached to an engineering supplier maing.

Spokes · *by **Spokes** on Mon 29/Jun/09 6:28pm*

A while back i bought some old onyx hubs sheps had that were non disk. Got them for the cost of the freehub as they couldnt seel em. Worth an ask.

Spokes · *by **Spokes** on Mon 29/Jun/09 6:30pm*

crazychris wrote:ok, so having ridden my poor old MTB through puddles, mud, rivers and rain, I realised why there are seals on the shocks. While waiting for 'the ladies' to gear up and fishish putting on their lipstick before heading out for a ride, I did some bunny-hops, and a yukkie black liquid squirted out of my left shock. A few more vigorous compressions and I got a lot of black water (?) out, but the seal is a bit buggered. The bike itself was <$1k so I'm not really keen on slapping another set of forks on it, or bothering with a 'proper' rapair, I'd rather get a new bike with the money!

So, assuming that I have a shock full of water, how do I get it out, should I flood it with oil or something, are they permanantly fooked, and based on the fact that I almost NEVER wash my bike, and mostly do XC, if I have to replace the forks, what is a good cheap option?

What are they? Probably just drop the legs to drain water then re-oil/grease to get going a bit longer.

crazychris · *by **crazychris** on Mon 29/Jun/09 7:34pm*

Spokes wrote:What are they? Probably just drop the legs to drain water then re-oil/grease to get going a bit longer.

RST Omega T6, a few years old, just spring loaded not air shocks or anything flash. While I may be able to drain them, they may well be buggered internally seeing as how the water has been in there for months now... Maybe fill them with cement and make them rigid!

shmoodiver · *by **shmoodiver** on Mon 29/Jun/09 7:37pm*

Chickenman wrote:
shmoodiver wrote:cheers bob, got them out... just need to find a 61900rs... anybody got one?

Call Cycle Sport. They're attached to an engineering supplier maing.

and i has an account wiv them, you pointed that out last time aye chook... see stupid is as stupid does sir!

JohnnyC · *by **JohnnyC** on Mon 29/Jun/09 7:44pm*

crazychris wrote:
Spokes wrote:What are they? Probably just drop the legs to drain water then re-oil/grease to get going a bit longer.

RST Omega T6, a few years old, just spring loaded not air shocks or anything flash. While I may be able to drain them, they may well be buggered internally seeing as how the water has been in there for months now... Maybe fill them with cement and make them rigid!

There isn't really anything inside them to bugger, maybe just clean up any corrosion with a little wet 'n' dry, then clean them up, and put them back together with fresh grease. They should be as good as new.

shmoodiver · *by **shmoodiver** on Mon 29/Jun/09 7:48pm*

JohnnyC wrote:
crazychris wrote:
Spokes wrote:What are they? Probably just drop the legs to drain water then re-oil/grease to get going a bit longer.

RST Omega T6, a few years old, just spring loaded not air shocks or anything flash. While I may be able to drain them, they may well be buggered internally seeing as how the water has been in there for months now... Maybe fill them with cement and make them rigid!

There isn't really anything inside them to bugger, maybe just clean up any corrosion with a little wet 'n' dry, then clean them up, and put them back together with fresh grease. They should be as good as new.

but rst omega's are at the pinnacle of suspension technology!!!!

crazychris · *by **crazychris** on Mon 29/Jun/09 8:53pm*

shmoodiver wrote:
JohnnyC wrote:
crazychris wrote:
Spokes wrote:What are they? Probably just drop the legs to drain water then re-oil/grease to get going a bit longer.

RST Omega T6, a few years old, just spring loaded not air shocks or anything flash. While I may be able to drain them, they may well be buggered internally seeing as how the water has been in there for months now... Maybe fill them with cement and make them rigid!

There isn't really anything inside them to bugger, maybe just clean up any corrosion with a little wet 'n' dry, then clean them up, and put them back together with fresh grease. They should be as good as new.

but rst omega's are at the pinnacle of suspension technology!!!!

but... but... they must be good because they come in black!

Mr_Bob · *by **Mr_Bob** on Mon 29/Jun/09 8:57pm*

crazychris wrote:
shmoodiver wrote:
JohnnyC wrote:
crazychris wrote:
Spokes wrote:What are they? Probably just drop the legs to drain water then re-oil/grease to get going a bit longer.

RST Omega T6, a few years old, just spring loaded not air shocks or anything flash. While I may be able to drain them, they may well be buggered internally seeing as how the water has been in there for months now... Maybe fill them with cement and make them rigid!

There isn't really anything inside them to bugger, maybe just clean up any corrosion with a little wet 'n' dry, then clean them up, and put them back together with fresh grease. They should be as good as new.

but rst omega's are at the pinnacle of suspension technology!!!!

but... but... they must be good because they come in black!