2012-07-27 - Pitmedden BBQ Aftermath
- Thread starter mikee
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aye top night, dont think i've ever done anything as scary on a bike as riding in the dark in the forest with no lights.
great ride again lads.
ps found out whats up wi ma forks - do leslie bikes do fork servicing ?
Rockshox SID Damping Fluid Leak
On a ride recently, my forks starting to feel harsh and when I stopped to take a look it was obvious from the dirt on my stanchions that I wasn't getting full travel from the fork.
Pushing on the forks and landing off jumps I could feel a very abrupt end to the travel. The only thing that can cause this is damping fluid migrating from the motion control cartridge/rebound assembly down into the fork lowers. Once down there, its going no-where and the fact that its uncompressable means that you can't get full travel from the fork.
This problem requires a complete tear down of the fork to get at the leaking o-ring seal.
Follow the SRAM manual on disassembly.
There are two o-rings responsible for sealing the damping fluid in the leg. The large one is 24 x 2.5mm and the small is 12 x 3.5mm. It is unlikely that the large o-ring would leak as it does not move. The inner o-ring is likely the culprit as the rebound shaft moves through it so it will wear over time.
great ride again lads.
ps found out whats up wi ma forks - do leslie bikes do fork servicing ?
Rockshox SID Damping Fluid Leak
On a ride recently, my forks starting to feel harsh and when I stopped to take a look it was obvious from the dirt on my stanchions that I wasn't getting full travel from the fork.
Pushing on the forks and landing off jumps I could feel a very abrupt end to the travel. The only thing that can cause this is damping fluid migrating from the motion control cartridge/rebound assembly down into the fork lowers. Once down there, its going no-where and the fact that its uncompressable means that you can't get full travel from the fork.
This problem requires a complete tear down of the fork to get at the leaking o-ring seal.
Follow the SRAM manual on disassembly.
There are two o-rings responsible for sealing the damping fluid in the leg. The large one is 24 x 2.5mm and the small is 12 x 3.5mm. It is unlikely that the large o-ring would leak as it does not move. The inner o-ring is likely the culprit as the rebound shaft moves through it so it will wear over time.
The BBQ
That's one sausage ye're no grilling - mikee makes a convincing case for being a vegeterian
The Ken prepares the feast, Dylan first in the queue
'Warm salad anyone?' Goes perfectly with melted tomato sauce bottle
Carb loading like the athletes we are - powered by beer and stodge
The Bike Maintenance
The Ken's Marin - Shonk Factor Ten
' Why does this wobble so much? Where did all the air go? '
Time for some bodging then - The Ken looking like a genuine bike mechanic with his workshop apron... OK, it's actually his BBQ pinnie
Fixing his rear mech just like pro's do
Mikee pointing out another problem probably
Kaiser declines The Ken's offer to 'fix' his pedals for him
The Riding
Pitmedden still muddy in places
Aye, well done chiefy, I suppose it was quite deep
The Ken looking a bit more stylish
Meanwhile Rob is just mildly annoyed with it all
clubby - mud, what mud?
That's one sausage ye're no grilling - mikee makes a convincing case for being a vegeterian
The Ken prepares the feast, Dylan first in the queue
'Warm salad anyone?' Goes perfectly with melted tomato sauce bottle
Carb loading like the athletes we are - powered by beer and stodge
The Bike Maintenance
The Ken's Marin - Shonk Factor Ten
' Why does this wobble so much? Where did all the air go? '
Time for some bodging then - The Ken looking like a genuine bike mechanic with his workshop apron... OK, it's actually his BBQ pinnie
Fixing his rear mech just like pro's do
Mikee pointing out another problem probably
Kaiser declines The Ken's offer to 'fix' his pedals for him
The Riding
Pitmedden still muddy in places
Aye, well done chiefy, I suppose it was quite deep
The Ken looking a bit more stylish
Meanwhile Rob is just mildly annoyed with it all
clubby - mud, what mud?
the out door caterers arrived at 5:30 ish and sprang into action
pinny on ,lets COOK
HUNGRY ? MMMM BBQ
a nano-second before this shot there was a jet of flame about 8 foot long
shooting out of there ,note shed demonstrating larger kung-fu
this is rubbish
TK your so F1
thats fixed it ,you sure dad ?
LOOK a great crested swollower
thats my hill , scotland , summer
HEY HEY WE'RE THE MONKEYS
BALLISTIC MINI KEN
SIR ROB OF DIRT he's just a blurrrrrrrrrr
pinny on ,lets COOK
HUNGRY ? MMMM BBQ
a nano-second before this shot there was a jet of flame about 8 foot long
shooting out of there ,note shed demonstrating larger kung-fu
this is rubbish
TK your so F1
thats fixed it ,you sure dad ?
LOOK a great crested swollower
thats my hill , scotland , summer
HEY HEY WE'RE THE MONKEYS
BALLISTIC MINI KEN
SIR ROB OF DIRT he's just a blurrrrrrrrrr
Top night and venue. Really going to have to do this again and soon but spend the day! It is trail city over there! Bit disappointed theres no Ken and Barbie jokes though In fact a proper nightirde in the dark wi lights would also be a good idea methinks.Similar threads
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