i think i have a dodgy fox

fredy

Hi guys!
I recently bought myself a canyon nerve AM 7 which comes with a 150mm fox 32 talas FIT RL fork and currently it's a bit poo (worse than my epicons!). Haven't given the bike a good thrashing yet but i'ts pretty hard not to notice how dry and sticky it feels i.e. physically dry to touch and sufferes from plenty of stiction; not good for a brand new and (for me at least) expensive fork.
I don't know if this is normal for a brand new fork, do i just need to 'break them in'? If not then my plan is to give them a good service and change the oil but fox's support web site is far too confusing (no idea if i have talas II or III or what year they were made so i can't just look up my exact fork).
Does anyone know what oil it takes? many places say 7wt and many others say 10wt. And do i use red or green or both?
So far i know enough to top up the float oil but the rest gets confusing with all the differnet varieties of possible forks i may or may not have.
I big thank you goes out to anyone who can help me!
Cheers,
fredy.

fredy

Here's a link to web site i was talking about: http://service.foxracingshox.com/consumers/index.htm

Andy B

let them bed in, the stiction will reduce once they've bedded in

you could use some fork juice on them it will help reduce the stiction

fredy

Cheers! how long does this normally take? so far the bike has done about 20 miles of easy riding and there has been no improvement yet. I have ordered some float fluid for the sponges but don't know what suspension fluid to get due to the confusing web site.

DodgeT

Sounds like you need to take it out for a proper ride, get using some of that travel and let things settle in.
You shouldn't need to be messing with / servicing anything just yet.

DodgeT

And I may be wrong, but think i've read that if you service the fox shocks yourself, you void the warranty? I wouldn't be doing this on a new bike, especially as it sounds like its not even been dirty yet.

Mojo_666

I would be inclined to email Canyon first.

uk@canyon.com

Shackster

I am by no means an expert but I recently read somewhere that you should put your bike upside down for a few minutes before riding in order to allow the oil to lube the foam rings and seals. I tried this before my last ride and it definitely made a difference.

Andy B

Shackster wrote:

I am by no means an expert but I recently read somewhere that you should put your bike upside down for a few minutes before riding in order to allow the oil to lube the foam rings and seals. I tried this before my last ride and it definitely made a difference.

It will help as it lubricates the foam wipers

The Northern Monkey

just put a bit of fork lube on the stantions and ride it... will soon losen up.

fredy

Ok will try all the sugestions, cheers guys!