Rockshox Reba RL Noise

drumandguitar
drumandguitar Posts: 74
edited July 2012 in MTB workshop & tech
I have a new set of Rebas which replaced some damaged Fox forks. I have noticed that they make a noise which I can only describe as like a sharp intake of breath on rebound from a hit. Is this normal?

Apart from that they seem to be fantastic forks and I prefer them to the Fox FIT 32 RL's that they replaced.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Oil moving in the damper. Probably.

    Unless you keep riding over small children without noticing.
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  • Neal_
    Neal_ Posts: 477
    Mine make that noise if the rebound is set very slow...they make more of a yelping noise when I ride over small children.
  • bonezy
    bonezy Posts: 129
    Perfectly normal, just the oil whizzing through the damper assembly.
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  • drumandguitar
    drumandguitar Posts: 74
    Good to know. They do seem to be working fine. The noise is not as obvious now that Ive rabitted up the damping a touch.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Just to be pedantic, you rabbit the damping down - less damping, faster rebound.
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  • drumandguitar
    drumandguitar Posts: 74
    Yup, thats what I meant. Faster. Rabbited up the rebound I guess I should have said.
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    Carrera Fury
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