Team Tamarack Mountain Bike Racing World Resouces

what should i look out for when buying these…?

am looking into buying these downhill forks from ebay

When buying forks, the biggest thing you want to watch out for is damage to the stanchions. A severely scratched stanchion will allow dirt and debris to get under your seals, creating leaks and damaging the fork internals.

For $799…. I would definately buy those. New a Fox 40 will run you about $1400-$1600 depending on where you get it. The lowers on those look like they’ve been well used but the stanchions look perfect so I’d be inclined to believe the guy when he says they and the crown were just replaced. Keep in mind though that these are legit DH products meant to take some abuse… I wouldnt let the scratches on the lowers worry me.

As for the adjustments…. Low speed compression (LSC) refers to ‘soft’ impacts in which the fork is compressed fairly slowly. Small bumps and slow speed bumps really. The HSC refers to the compression damping settings on big hits, hits where the fork is forced to compress very quickly. The coil spring preload is what adjusts the initial firmness of the fork and is used to set your sag. The rebound damping adjuster controls how quickly the fork extends again after having been compressed. You can use these adjusters to tune in how the fork handles.

Edit – @ twowheeler… thanks for the laugh, that was good…. Comparing a Fox 40 to a Boxxer Race. There’s a reason a Boxxer Race is $700 new and a Fox 40 is $1600. As far as Boxxers go, if it’s not the WC it’s not worth buying… and only then if you’re a true weight-weenie. Personally, I ride Marzocchi but if I had to, I’d ride a beat old Fox 40 over a brand new Boxxer just about any day.

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