#!markdown
@bryson
"I always believe bicycle maintenance should at least be tried by the bike
owner. When you understand how things work it can help make your setup easier
and your ride more enjoyable. Don’t be scared to attempt Suspension oil
changes on your own."
^^ agreed
it always stuns me how many mountain bikers want to pay top dollar for their
suspension (bike) and don't ever take the time to learn how to do basic
suspension servicing to keep their bike running sweet
we are not talking rocket science, but fork "lowers" servicing and basic air
can servicing, or to make it even more basic, post-bike washing external
lubrication of fork, shock, seatpost seals using dry chain lube or silicon
spray
I understand that for some riders they don't have the aptitude but its
certainly not hard when shown how, takes only minutes with basic tools and
consumables, and makes a massive difference to both the durability of
suspension parts and more importantly the ride quality / performance..
Feb. 5, 2013, 1:12 p.m. - hampstead_bandit
#!markdown @bryson "I always believe bicycle maintenance should at least be tried by the bike owner. When you understand how things work it can help make your setup easier and your ride more enjoyable. Don’t be scared to attempt Suspension oil changes on your own." ^^ agreed it always stuns me how many mountain bikers want to pay top dollar for their suspension (bike) and don't ever take the time to learn how to do basic suspension servicing to keep their bike running sweet we are not talking rocket science, but fork "lowers" servicing and basic air can servicing, or to make it even more basic, post-bike washing external lubrication of fork, shock, seatpost seals using dry chain lube or silicon spray I understand that for some riders they don't have the aptitude but its certainly not hard when shown how, takes only minutes with basic tools and consumables, and makes a massive difference to both the durability of suspension parts and more importantly the ride quality / performance..