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Likes Bikes and Dirt
I love to fix my own bikes, over time have built up all the tools to fix and service everything like brakes, Rock Shox forks, etc. There is one thing I can’t do though - Rear shock rebuilds / servicing. I know I would need a 500PSI shock pump for the Internal Floating Piston, an adaptor or needle to pump up the IFP chamber, a few other special tools that I don’t have yet…..
What I would love to do is pull apart a mate’s Monarch XX shock before he sends it away to a professional for $200 – it feels the same locked out as it does not locked, and I’m thinking that at least looking at the IFP pressure before sending it away would be a good idea. If I had the pump and the adaptor I could also play around with the pressures and tune my own Fox CTD shock…..
So….is a new shock pump and a few adaptors a worthy investment, or should the pros only do this stuff?
What I would love to do is pull apart a mate’s Monarch XX shock before he sends it away to a professional for $200 – it feels the same locked out as it does not locked, and I’m thinking that at least looking at the IFP pressure before sending it away would be a good idea. If I had the pump and the adaptor I could also play around with the pressures and tune my own Fox CTD shock…..
So….is a new shock pump and a few adaptors a worthy investment, or should the pros only do this stuff?