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Question on fork maintenance

  • 21-10-2019 11:43am
    #1
    Bot1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 201 ✭✭


    Hi
    I have a question on fork maintenance. Besides a bike wash and cleaning your forks is there any regular (after each ride or every second ride) general maintenance I should be doing on the forks?
    For example is there some kind of lubricant that should be applied?
    Cheers


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  • #2
    rizzodun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭rizzodun


    Silicon or PTFE spray after each wash. Spray on the stanchions and seals, watch for overspray on brake rotors. Spray on, then pump the fork a few times and wipe off the dirt that comes from the seals. Before each ride spray some on a cloth and rub on stanchions too, let dry before the ride, don't use loads.

    Make sure it's silicon or PTFE so it doesn't rot the seals.


  • #3
    covey123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 435 ✭✭covey123


    I normally put a small bit of fork oil on the stanchions with a small syringe,and compress them a few times then wipe clean, usually lifts a bit of gunk from the wiper seals


  • #4
    Bot1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 201 ✭✭Bot1


    Thanks folks!


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