I live in the mountains at 4,300 feet on the boundary of a national forest, which borders a Yosemite National Park and several designated wilderness areas, I do all day solo rides from my home into this remote country and need to be self sufficient. So far, never had a bike problem I couldn’t easily fix and ride out.
However, after 35 years of riding ridged mountain bikes, I have just bought my first bike with suspension. It’s a HT with a Fox Rhythm 34 fork, and have some basic questions about field maintenance and repair of these air suspension forks.
How reliable are these forks with regular maintenance? What, if any, spares and tools do I need to carry with me for emergency field repairs? What are their failure typical failure modes? What’s likely to break down and what do I need to fix it and ride out?
Not planning to do any overnight trips, just day trips that will start and end at my home. Don’t expect to be able to fix a fork damaged in a serious crash.
However, after 35 years of riding ridged mountain bikes, I have just bought my first bike with suspension. It’s a HT with a Fox Rhythm 34 fork, and have some basic questions about field maintenance and repair of these air suspension forks.
How reliable are these forks with regular maintenance? What, if any, spares and tools do I need to carry with me for emergency field repairs? What are their failure typical failure modes? What’s likely to break down and what do I need to fix it and ride out?
Not planning to do any overnight trips, just day trips that will start and end at my home. Don’t expect to be able to fix a fork damaged in a serious crash.
ut: This has got to be THE MOST INSANE thread I've ever read on MTBR, that's counting in stuff by Picard 
