In my first thread, I tackled the easy task of lubing up the fork spring on my Suntour XCT.
http://pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/making-that-spring-suntour-fork-a-little-better.21614/#post-270897
Always a tinkerer, I decided to give the stanchions and slider sleeves a good clean and lube too...
I was thinking of ordering one of these, which is similar, but not as disco as the other ones.
Bicycle Bike Red Laser Beam Cycling 5 LED Rear
But, dare I say it, are they legal to use?
Bugger, can of worms officially opened :eek:
Thanks cwah. I was surprised how little grease was applied from the factory, considering the spring has metal to metal contact inside the stanchion tube.
My Suntour XCT fork has been getting a little noisy lately, so I decided to do something about it.
I ordered one of these:
and some of this:
My fork only has one spring and no rebound control or other fancy tricks, so it's about as basic as forks get.
I removed the cap from the preload...