RockShox3 Dart working?

cifa

Hello all,

I bought this bike last week http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/trek- ... e/78983946
Its in immaculate condition & has been expertly maintained
My only problem is that I cant seem to 'engage' the lockout on the fork
I turn the key clockwise to engage & it still seems to move....I have read around that some play is inevitable in this fork...but the lockout makes no difference IMO
I have no manual - am a newb setting up suspension -
Is the lockout broken?
Any advice appreciated.

Dirtydog11

cifa wrote:

Hello all,

I bought this bike last week http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/trek- ... e/78983946
Its in immaculate condition & has been expertly maintained
My only problem is that I cant seem to 'engage' the lockout on the fork
I turn the key clockwise to engage & it still seems to move....I have read around that some play is inevitable in this fork...but the lockout makes no difference IMO
I have no manual - am a newb setting up suspension -
Is the lockout broken?
Any advice appreciated.

Even with the lockout on your still meant to get some travel, maybe an inch or so.

If you feel it isn't working at all then check for oil leaks around the rebound knob on the bottom of the right hand leg as it often indicative of a blown damper cartridge, it's quite a common problem on Dart 3s.

cifa

thanks for that.
with the lock 'on' (do you hear a click - does it engage?) I still get about 2" travel.
The bottom of the rebound knob appears intact - no oil leakage that I can see
are these fixable - or should I be thinking about shelling out for a replacement?

Rushmore

who needs lockout anyway??

cifa

not you obviously
I was hoping to use less effort when I am on-road.

Dirtydog11

cifa wrote:

thanks for that.
with the lock 'on' (do you hear a click - does it engage?) I still get about 2" travel.
The bottom of the rebound knob appears intact - no oil leakage that I can see
are these fixable - or should I be thinking about shelling out for a replacement?

No I don't get no click.

Are you sure they're broke? 2" is probably about right with the lock out on, they're not designed to go fully rigid although you should be able to feel some difference between on and off.

As far as a replacement is concerned personally I wouldn't bother, darts are not the most sensitive forks in the world anyway. Your not going to suffer much in the way of fork bob unless your stood up stomping on the pedals.

If the lock out's the only issue then I can tell you from experience your not missing out on much.

cifa

thanks - that puts a different slant on things & no I am not convinced they're broke.
probably my inexperience telling me they should lock out more impressively - I didnt have lockout on my mongoose tyxa elite (2008) - so nothing to compare too.
the bike is otherwise in magic condition - I will thrash it out a bit & see how it goes.

cheers

Dirtydog11 wrote:

cifa wrote:

thanks for that.
with the lock 'on' (do you hear a click - does it engage?) I still get about 2" travel.
The bottom of the rebound knob appears intact - no oil leakage that I can see
are these fixable - or should I be thinking about shelling out for a replacement?

No I don't get no click.

Are you sure they're broke? 2" is probably about right with the lock out on, they're not designed to go fully rigid although you should be able to feel some difference between on and off.

As far as a replacement is concerned personally I wouldn't bother, darts are not the most sensitive forks in the world anyway. Your not going to suffer much in the way of fork bob unless your stood up stomping on the pedals.

If the lock out's the only issue then I can tell you from experience your not missing out on much.

jeremyrundle

I have Rockshox on all my bikes from darts to recons and on lockout I get amax of 1" play.

cifa

jeremyrundle wrote:

I have Rockshox on all my bikes from darts to recons and on lockout I get amax of 1" play.

think I will get this to LBS & they will hopefully take the debate out of it for me.
had the bike out today on the roads....the forks didn't seem to move much until I had to go through a pothole or two.
tbh _ I don't know if they're working on not - not that impressed if they are
will feedback on how I get on - will be a few days

jeremyrundle

Rushmore wrote:

who needs lockout anyway??

I do when riding my bikes on road :!:

cifa

took the bike to a reputable bike shop - the lockout is mal-functioning - how/why they dont know - they want £178 & £20 fitting charge to replace new.

I do want lockout working - here's the same fork £110 less

this suits my budget unless any of you kind souls can find anything cheaper/relevant to the budget?

thanks

Dirtydog11

If your handy with a spanner

http://www.petracycles.co.uk/rockshox-c ... 68621.html

would probably sort the problem.

or

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/rockshox ... 62252.html

better than £178.00 lol

cifa

Dirtydog11 wrote:

If your handy with a spanner

http://www.petracycles.co.uk/rockshox-c ... 68621.html

would probably sort the problem.

or

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/rockshox ... 62252.html

better than £178.00 lol

thanks for that - I forgot to include the same link for the forks at £64.99 - DOH!
not too bad with a spanner - but disassembly on forks - not done before
how hard is it to take how out the locking mechanism - or just go with the whole hog fork?

Dirtydog11

Well if you go with the whole fork you'll get a 2 year warranty/peace of mind.

cifa

Dirtydog11 wrote:

Well if you go with the whole fork you'll get a 2 year warranty/peace of mind.

cheers man
will go with that.