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Offline The Llama

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forking Reba POS!!
« on: August 01, 2009, 07:17:07 PM »
well, I got a deal on an older model Rock Shox Reba Dual Air 29er fork... was a window unit or some such thing. anyway, was a pretty good price, almost too good to be true... well, IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!! as the saying goes...

Thing hydro locks all the time on the gate side. I sent it back once and they rebuilt it. less than a week later it was locked up again. Getting maybe 1 inch of movement. Now I discovered that if I take air out of all the chambers and let it sit in the sun for an hour or 2 it'll bleed it all back down... lasts a week or so and repeat... annoying but keep me on the bike.

Well it started today to do it's thing so when I got home I bleed out the air, let it site in the sun and it settle about 1/2 way. Pushed once on the handle bars to see it it was just air still in the chambers and BOOM!! the top seal blew off and the little sponge popped out!!   :grr2:

this crap always seems to happen when I'm supposed to go on a big ride... tomorrow I was going to meet up with like everyone out here on the Island and do a few short rides then a picnic... couldn't happen on my way home!!  :grind:
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Re: forking Reba POS!!
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2009, 11:18:15 AM »
either you ride too much for normal equipment or way too hard!!!!!
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Re: forking Reba POS!!
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2009, 08:29:39 PM »
Wow, and here I am in the market for a 29er fork and was thinking about getting a REBA.
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Re: forking Reba POS!!
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2009, 09:58:22 PM »
Quote from: Cycle Snack on August 02, 2009, 08:29:39 PM
Wow, and here I am in the market for a 29er fork and was thinking about getting a REBA.

get the drake... cheaper, better, and less than a 1/2 lb heavier  what I'm going to
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Re: forking Reba POS!!
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2009, 08:40:30 AM »
Quote from: MasterLlama on August 02, 2009, 09:58:22 PM
Quote from: Cycle Snack on August 02, 2009, 08:29:39 PM
Wow, and here I am in the market for a 29er fork and was thinking about getting a REBA.

get the drake... cheaper, better, and less than a 1/2 lb heavier  what I'm going to

What's the Drake?  I know where I can get a Tora for a decent price but I am told that is heavier.
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Re: forking Reba POS!!
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2009, 09:04:53 AM »
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Re: forking Reba POS!!
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2009, 11:48:30 AM »
So what happened did you tear anyone a new @$$ hole or what??? :)
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Re: forking Reba POS!!
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2009, 11:54:07 AM »
not yet... not much i can do out here, thinking I'm not even going to get my blood pressure up dealing with it becasue I couldn't find the receipt last time they rebuilt it and it was such a headache go around, pain in the ass to get it done then,  may see if i can either get a kit and do it myself or send off to Push and take the $$$ hit... or just throw the thing in the garbage and take it as lesson learned  >:(
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Re: forking Reba POS!!
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2009, 12:41:18 PM »
option 3 may be the best since two other times before it broke or you can say 3rd times a charm.
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Re: forking Reba POS!!
« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2009, 09:42:00 PM »
well, I spend a good part of the day doing research, and I think I'm going to go with the patch/rebuild myself. can't really afford to send it out to someone like PUSH. don't really want to bother with shipping it off, waiting 3 weeks to have it come back the same way I have it now so Warrantee work is out. I kinda want to pull it apart and know what is inside anyway. :tongue:... I mean what's the worse thing that could happen?  I screw it up?  Oh wait , it's already screwed up! ::)

will try and do a video doc-u-drama of it if I remember to set up the cam.   :undecided:  that will be interestingly boring!  ???
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Re: forking Reba POS!!
« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2009, 10:54:44 PM »
Massstterr, Igor will be more than happy to assissst you :cheesy: I got a torch and a 4 lb. sledge hammer :evil12: Unless you think that's too subtle?
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Re: forking Reba POS!!
« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2009, 06:42:55 AM »
Quote from: steveeldr on August 03, 2009, 10:54:44 PM
Massstterr, Igor will be more than happy to assissst you :cheesy: I got a torch and a 4 lb. sledge hammer :evil12: Unless you think that's too subtle?

yaaa.. let's go with a 10lb sledge and get the job done right!! :evil12:
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Re: forking Reba POS!!
« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2009, 12:57:19 PM »
well, tore it down last night, added the seals and such. Got the ridiculously over priced oil for it cleaned and re assembled. Pulled the spacer out to increase the travel!! all mounted and ready  :cheesy:  seems AWESOME now riding around the yard. giving it an hour or so under pressure to make sure no leaks then it's off to Rocky Neck to beat the snot out of it, ya know, to make sure it's all going to work   :evil12:  baaahhhhhhhaaaaaa
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Re: forking Reba POS!!
« Reply #13 on: August 08, 2009, 07:40:54 PM »
rode it today!!!  one word...


SAAAAWWWEEEEETTTTTTTT!!!!  :D :o ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: forking Reba POS!!
« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2009, 04:56:00 PM »
Good job!!! Mission accomplished
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