Bike Mechanics Impart Their Wisdom On Vorb

shmoodiver · *by **shmoodiver** on Fri 27/Jan/12 7:24am*

aircan service just take it to yer lbs....damper service is different and pricey.

pushbikerider · *by **pushbikerider** on Fri 27/Jan/12 7:25am*

full damper service, or just an air sleeve kit?

If you want the damper serviced, it needs to go to Wanaka to Blue shark, otherwise, if just the air sleeve kit, rock in and see some one like Burkes, they will be able to do it in house

edit#, Shmoo beat me too it

UnimatrixZero · *by **UnimatrixZero** on Fri 27/Jan/12 7:31am*

pushbikerider wrote:full damper service, or just an air sleeve kit?

If you want the damper serviced, it needs to go to Wanaka to Blue shark, otherwise, if just the air sleeve kit, rock in and see some one like Burkes, they will be able to do it in house

edit#, Shmoo beat me too it

Hmmm... I'm not sure... how can I tell what needs servicing? I basically bottom out over the smallest bump, and it hasn't been services in about 2 years. I can sometimes also hear a sort of 'pssssssh' sound when it bottoms out :huh:

pushbikerider · *by **pushbikerider** on Fri 27/Jan/12 7:41am*

I'd get LBS to sent it to Blue Shark!

danose · *by **danose** on Fri 27/Jan/12 9:31am*

pushbikerider wrote:I'd get LBS to sent it to Blue Shark!

when all the damper fluid ejects via the rebound knob it's definitely blueshark time

UnimatrixZero · *by **UnimatrixZero** on Fri 27/Jan/12 7:18pm*

Cool - thanks a lot... I've made enquiries with them. Need to figure out how much $ I'll need to put aside.

SamKnight · *by **SamKnight** on Mon 30/Jan/12 1:07am*

UnimatrixZero wrote:Cool - thanks a lot... I've made enquiries with them. Need to figure out how much $ I'll need to put aside.

Rick @ Krankin charges about $170 so i'd go with somewhere around that

Kevin Hague · *by **Kevin Hague** on Mon 30/Jan/12 2:11pm*

OK, a long shot: some people are touring NZ on Bromptons, and have had a failure in a rear hinge pin. There's no NZ dealer, so far as I know, but does anyone out there (perhaps a Brompton owner) have such a thing? Alternatives are importing from Australia or the States, so a major

Percy Pig · *by **Percy Pig** on Mon 30/Jan/12 2:26pm*

Get an engineer to make one?

radar13 · *by **radar13** on Mon 30/Jan/12 7:50pm*

Kevin Hague wrote:OK, a long shot: some people are touring NZ on Bromptons, and have had a failure in a rear hinge pin. There's no NZ dealer, so far as I know, but does anyone out there (perhaps a Brompton owner) have such a thing? Alternatives are importing from Australia or the States, so a major

Check out the Brompton World Champs 2011
A bit like the Single Speed World Champs but with a Le Mans Start and a typically British touch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGMstwEQUeg

shmoodiver · *by **shmoodiver** on Tue 31/Jan/12 9:34am*

yo kids, where can i find a 8x1x35ish cap bolt for a bmx crank?

swtchbckr · *by **swtchbckr** on Tue 31/Jan/12 10:01am*

radar13 wrote:[Check out the Brompton World Champs 2011
A bit like the Single Speed World Champs but with a Le Mans Start and a typically British touch.

that's superb!

el_booto · *by **el_booto** on Tue 31/Jan/12 4:41pm*

shmoodiver wrote:yo kids, where can i find a 8x1x35ish cap bolt for a bmx crank?

like this?

shmoodiver · *by **shmoodiver** on Tue 31/Jan/12 6:10pm*

naw, tis the clamp bolt... but ta

WayneG · *by **WayneG** on Wed 1/Feb/12 12:09pm*

Ok my bike has a 400mm seat post in it and I want to change it. I was looking at a 350mm post but don't know if it will be long enough any idea what the mim insert is for most 350mm posts?

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