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I wonder if repairs on suspension forks is percieved or actual. Id like to understand this from people that currently own a bike with suspension forks. It may be useful for future buyers to understand whether this factor is worthy of considering when they are going to make a purchase and or if there are particularily "dud" forks to avoid.

Mine are now 15 mouths and are yet to recieve any repairs and maintance is done buy the bike shop on every 6month service.

beauyboy

I have three suspension forks - an old Tange (over 5 years old, but it was top of the line at the time), an RST (don't remember the model, but bottom end, that's 1 year old) and an RST Gila (adjustable, about two years old).
I'd only bother repairing the Gila, but it doesn't / hasn't needed any repairs yet.
I'm definitely not a downhill racer, but it's not as if they've never been bottomed out either. Off-road, I mainly ride fire trails and manage to get airborne every now and then - after all, a dirt ride isn't a dirt ride until both wheels have left the ground!

I guess i should submit my own experience. I have a set of Rock Shox J1. They are 12months old. 3500+kms on road and 40-50hours use on medium trails. Nil serviceing required yet. Only ever wiped clean after offroad use when required. I guess i should have had a vote for nil service required. Please feel free to submit this in your comments.

The question is, what's the definition of "requiring servicing"? What do the manufacturers recommend the service interval to be?

I must confess to being impressed by the stories above. I've never owned a bike with suspension so can't offer any advice, but if the above war stories can be applied generally, it would appear that suspension doesn't need much servicing at all.

Richard

I just couldn't resist anymore, and it is late at night, but I brought a pair of those gas shockies.

I couldn't figure out how to light them, so I took them back.....

I have a friend with an MTB that's been left outside in the rain for about 6 months, the shocks are rusty as hell, but they still work - just a bit squeaky.