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My LBS dosent stock fork oil besides a bike store where can i get oil... Some where like an automotive shop maybe
And what kind of oil do you guys use?
And what kind of oil do you guys use?
very truedirtydownhill said:Buying mountain bike fork oil is one of the biggest rip-offs next to selling dirt. Definitely get it at a motorcycle shop, you can get a gallon for what you would pay for 500mL.
I'll have to keep that in minddirtydownhill said:Buying mountain bike fork oil is one of the biggest rip-offs next to selling dirt. Definitely get it at a motorcycle shop, you can get a gallon for what you would pay for 500mL.
blackagness said:Don't moto shops call Golden Spectro 7.5wt something else? Anybody remember what?
Wish I had thought of that.dirtydownhill said:Buying mountain bike fork oil is one of the biggest rip-offs next to selling dirt. Definitely get it at a motorcycle shop, you can get a gallon for what you would pay for 500mL.
Ah! Thanks! and I forgot, I discovered 5wt to work better in Zoke forks, so double thanks. :thumbsup:jamesdc said:Its called golden spectro 125/150 and the 5 wt is 85/150 I think
im 180 and i hit some ok size drops i use 15w in a totem air but i dont like my forks softscrwscrnnms said:I weigh 190 pounds and do alot of drops and stuff with my 66RV....what weight would you suggest for me? I'm thinking 10wt???
softer spring or thinner oil...Mudmanner said:how do you know what wt. oil to use? is there a graph or something to look? Because I just got a Demo 8 I with a 888 RCV and its super stiff for me at 148lbs (geared). A shop recomended a softer spring and thicker oil. What should I be looking for? Of course theres a lot of preferences in terms of riders style and I plan to do a lot of drops but race DH as well.
Quality fork oil ain't that expensive. I picked up a few quarts of Motorex fork oil fairly cheap from a Motorcycle parts shop. For my bikes, it will last a couple of years. I will never again buy factory Fox or Marzocchi oil... waste of money.[email protected] said:I work as a plant mechanic and decided that our supplier of oils would stock fork oil. They told me the equivalent grades. I ended up using hydraulic 32 oil. Works out to be 10wt i think. Its been fine, because its so cheap you can change it more regular anyway.
sus13 said:Quality fork oil ain't that expensive. I picked up a few quarts of Motorex fork oil fairly cheap from a Motorcycle parts shop. For my bikes, it will last a couple of years. I will never again buy factory Fox or Marzocchi oil... waste of money.