Cannondale Lefty Service

[jdupreez]

Hi has anyone had any luck servicing a Cannondale lefty? I have tried several stores and not had a lot of luck. most of the stores who have carried cannondale inn the past don't want to deal with them anymore andf soem of the stores that are dealing with them are proividing poor service. I have trioed getting parts from cannondale to service it myself but they are not willng to play and i must have itsent in. what a load of hock... this will be my last cannondale, they have become too difficult to deal with...

[mitzikatzi]

In melbourne maybe try http://www.astroboyracer.com/

or http://rlcsport.com.au/

[alchemist]

Give Aido at RLC Sport a call

[mtbboy41]

+1 for RLC Sports. Did a great service and upgrade on my lefty. Very pleased with the price and speed of service.

[trailgumby]

Another vote for RLC sport.

KOM2 at Crows Nest I think may still be doing them, but as much as I really like Brad as a person and thihk he's a great mechanic, the lamentation about how hard Leftys are to service (with the right tools, they're no worse than other forks, just different) gets a bit tiring and I'd rather give the work to someone who likes the product. Brad still gets my other work though, like wheelbuilding.

[Mugglechops]

Can they really be that hard to do yourself. Not that I have ever done one. But I have down motoforks and helicopter oleos

[trailgumby]

Specialised tools needed - getting the damper loose requires one, and fitting the 4 x needle bearing races requires another. Other than that, no I don't think so. Bearing resets I do myself, using the instructions from the MTBR Lefty Beaering Reset Thread. Easy peasy.

[crazyjose]

The later leftys and DLR's have a lot more moving parts, the early basic ones aren't too bad, and the oil can be gotten thru Ebay

[trailgumby]

Useful article on servicing Lefty forks in this month's Australian Mountain Bike magazine.

[wheelturner]

I'm looking at a 29er lefty at the moment and the servicing aspect could be an issue. What's the deal with Cannondale being hard to find and dealers dropping them?

[fringe_dweller]

City Bike Depot will look after you if you're in Sydney.

Grant

[Mugglechops]

The later leftys and DLR's have a lot more moving parts, the early basic ones aren't too bad, and the oil can be gotten thru Ebay

Crazyjose loves his Lefty



I just think one half of his fork has fallen off.

[crazyjose]

It is a crazy looking fork, just wish for more travel all over

[bardynt]

first time seen these

these just look so wrong wouldn't two shocks be better than one

so does it change when you lean right cause there leftys

[trailgumby]

No, you can't lean right. You're stuck turning left only. If you want to go right, you have to turn left through 270 degrees

They are lighter, siffer, stronger, and more plush (less stiction) than any fork in the same travel class.

A graphic demonstration of why Leftys are the best in class can be found here, starting at about 1:28



And a head-to-head comparison to a 32mm stanchion fork (looks like a Fox)

[Mulger bill]

Looks more like a RS fork to me Gumby, something about the arch...

Wonder if Leftys are compatible with Giants Overdrive headtube? What size steerer on a Lefty mate?

Shaun