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05-31-2019, 08:54 AM #1
Any reason not to buy this '15 Fox 36 w/GRIP damper?
After 3.5 years on my V1 Following, planning to buy a new Offering frame since I have wanted just a tad more give in the rear, a little more reach, and a stiffer rear end from what my Following offers.
Going to transfer most of the parts over from my V1 to the Offering, but have wanted to consider a longer fork and give something a little burlier than the Pike I have a try.
Homeboy is selling a 2015 Fox 36 w/a 2018 GRIP damper for a great price: https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/2576198/
I'd just have to get adapters to fit my 15x100 front hub, but other than that, any reason why I shouldn't pick this up?"We're in the eye of a shiticane here Julian, and Ricky's a low shit system!" - Jim Lahey, RIP
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05-31-2019, 09:24 AM #2
He has the spacers in the dropouts for a 15mm, not sure why he's calling it 20mm
Also: the air springs in those forks that year are kind of hit or miss. Some work fine, some seem to bind pretty bad and feel insanely chattery. To the point of making using the thing pretty miserable
Not sure why he put the old grip damper in there over an RC2. That's a downgrade IMO.
Other than that, yep, cheap.Besides the comet that killed the dinosaurs nothing has destroyed a species faster than entitled white people.-ajp
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05-31-2019, 09:32 AM #3Registered User
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Upgrading air shaft assembly is cheap and easy, but I'm not certain that you can use the new good '19 (EVOL) air shafts in the pre-'18 forks.
He may have put the GRIP damper in there because he had a FIT4. You could check by having him give you the 4-digit code and looking it up on the Fox site.
If you are getting adapters for your front hub, why not future-proof yourself and get a boost fork? Then at least if/when you upgrade wheels, you aren't forced to upgrade your fork at the same time?
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05-31-2019, 10:21 AM #4
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05-31-2019, 10:50 AM #5
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05-31-2019, 11:41 AM #6
That is a 100 x 20mm axle. If changing your hub/wheels to 20mm is not an option, you can also get a $60 adaptors/axle for that fork to make it a 15mm. FOX# 820-09-029-KIT
As other have said above, if you have a hub that is able to easily adapt to boost spacing, buy a boost fork, adapt your non-boots hub, and be future proof.
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05-31-2019, 11:55 AM #7"We're in the eye of a shiticane here Julian, and Ricky's a low shit system!" - Jim Lahey, RIP
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05-31-2019, 12:37 PM #8pura vida
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If you're looking for 15mm axle and better damper, I've got this one for sale for just a bit more.
https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/2556182/
I could do better on that price, message me if you're interested.
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05-31-2019, 01:29 PM #9
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05-31-2019, 01:29 PM #10
The spacers in that kit are sitting in that fork. On the pinch bolt models, which that one is, it doesn't take spacers for a 20mm. I don't know why he's calling it a 20mm if those are still in there.
The 20mm setups of that dropout style don't use spacers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZzHsghmh9oBesides the comet that killed the dinosaurs nothing has destroyed a species faster than entitled white people.-ajp
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05-31-2019, 01:43 PM #11
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06-01-2019, 12:22 PM #13
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06-03-2019, 01:45 PM #14"We're in the eye of a shiticane here Julian, and Ricky's a low shit system!" - Jim Lahey, RIP
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06-03-2019, 01:59 PM #15Registered User
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