Tech Tips

Repair guides written from the workstand in Ballston Spa — bleeding brakes, chasing creaks, setting preload, and the tools each job actually needs.

Suspension fork clamped in a Unior 990SIN stainless steel suspension sink, lower legs over the basin for a bath-oil service

Suspension

How to service your suspension fork's lower legs

A regular lower-leg service keeps your fork plush and your stanchions from scoring: every 50 hours on RockShox, with FOX's full service due at 125 hours or yearly. Here is how we run a lower-leg service in our workshop, the tools we reach for, and the torque values we hit on reassembly.

· 8 min read

Suspension fork mounted in a Unior workstand being serviced with a Unior ratchet, workshop bit set behind

Suspension

Why service suspension?

The basics on why you should service your suspension components.

· 1 min read

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