Which brands are they? Just out of interest.Originally Posted by nzspokes
Ta
Which brands are they? Just out of interest.
Pootler
Rockshox and Fox. I reckon there's room for more.
Ta
Heard of Rockshox before now that you mention it. I only see MotoX gear when I think Fox though.
What's a rear shock worth at the moment for a peddly?
Pootler
Shitloads. You generally wouldnt replace a rear shock as they are easily serviced. But anywhere from $300 to $1200 depending on use etc.
Fox are big in bicycle shocks and do some moto stuff.
There used to be a MTB shock brand, Manitou that was in my opinion really good and easy to service. You just needed to make sure you bleed them and set the floating piston at the right height. But now there are better anti bob systems built into them which is essentially a low speed compression control. As frames are getting better designs the less crap needs to be added to the shock.
Ta
Hmmmm, this sounds suspect. I picture downhill bikes, and the shock on those things is getting just as hard a time as a motoX item.
I imagine you can expect some twin tube designs some time, if they're not on the market already.
Pootler
No they just have electronic terrain sensing systems that adjust suspension action to suit how your riding, nothing that flash....
Pootler
DH bike standard fair....
http://www.ridefox.com/product.php?m...301&ref=filter
Ta
Wow, I really underestimated what you meant by "more cap"
Basically everything not allowed in production bike racing, is all go on mountain tiles!
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
So you still have to push the crank arrangement around manually? Sounds dumb.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Ta
Saves pushing the whole bike back from the far side of the track, when it blows up though.
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
ooh that's just cruel.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Ta
Your bikes still complete a higher percentage of laps per fuck out, than anything I've taken to the bucket track. I wouldn't consider anything I say to be overly scathing.
;-D
Hi guys, don't visit here much sorry, maybe once a year when things start getting quiet, almost finished up for the the year thank goodness As for the Go Fast and Handle Good on my website, its a bit of a thing that I used to always come across in MX mags before the internet (Super Hunky?) in the 80's where some snotty nosed kid would always write in asking how to make their bike Go Fast and Handle Good and the editors always gave a smart ass reply, it was funny back then. Guess you had to be there. My attempts at humour often go over the heads of many and are misunderstood, one of the reasons I started finding websites like this not so enjoyable to me, sometimes its better just to stay away and say nothing and spend time on other interests outside of dirt bikes and after working all week on bikes its nice to have down time and do other things.Yes my website is probably overdue some updates (tired of people calling me about flywheel weights etc, gotta sort that out over Christmas) but its really the least of my concerns and most of my work is word of mouth.
I admit I'm not the cheapest around and I'm proud of the work I do. I have many jobs come here sometimes only a week or two after being elsewhere and I've run a rag through the fork tubes for example and shown the customer the filth I've removed, its unbelievable some of the stuff I've seen, base valves choca with locktite, drilled pistons with broken ports, ruined bushes from forks that have been slide hammered a part reused and the never ending gutted mid valves. I do take the time to do a job properly, no time pressure on me from the boss to turn around an $80.00 an hour workshop. People can take their suspension where ever they wish too, I have my loyal customers that return over and over and are prepared to spend the money because they know I'll support them until they are happy, mostly that's the first time. If you want cheap, there are places out there that will provide that level of service.
As for the resistance to working on older bikes, usually I'll work on 2000 and up, before that its just not worth me continuing to stock parts for the odd old bike that I get called about, the bikes are usually owned by people that do not want to spend the money to get them working right, often shock shafts need to be replaced, inside fork tubes are corroded etc, it starts getting too expensive and they start looking for second hand parts that have the same issues. I've just been around long enough to know what's profitable to work on and what's not, you can spend an extra hour or more talking and explaining to the customer who doesn't want to spend the money why they need to spend the extra money or you can focus on getting the customers that have the money and the desire to get their bikes working to the level they expect. If a bike needs a new shock shaft or fork tubes anodised its a less profitable job as the costs and time to get the work done outside of my workshop means more down time, longer turn around and less profit. If someone calls about road bikes I'll generally direct them towards Robert Taylor as he is the expert and road bikes are not my area of expertise, for vintage stuff I recommend Tjebbe as usually I need to get him to make new shock shafts, hoses etc anyway so simpler for the owner just to deal direct than to keep calling me while I wait for the parts turn around via couriers etc.
Yes most of my customers are KTM riders, older riders that have been riding as long as I have and have the disposable income to get their bikes working well, not so much the younger MX rider that does not have the disposable income and want's it done cheap. I'm ok with the customers that I have, probably not the type that spend too much time talking dirt bikes on internet forums.
Thanks for the endorsement from my valued customers and Merry Christmas, hope I don't come across too illiterate, I try.
Twice the displacement, twice the cost and a decibel problem, I'll pass on the inside brraaaap!!!
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
haven't looked but not long ago you could still find Rick's columns online on some dirt & 4 wheeler site & he was still answering, perhaps a little calmer. Yes the idiocy of some of the kids writing in was priceless. I also enjoyed ADB's Honest Muz's satire pieces, like the vegetable V8 juice additive. can't read dirt magazines now, its all TroyLee type adds or lowest common denominator script from lacklustre journos.
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Forum whore
I've had no issues with the work that Greg has done on my bike. Like everything, you want something done well, pay the money for it. There is a reason a job is cheap......
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