Your FS maintenance costs.

KernowCB

I'm interested to know how much the average all weather rider spends on maintaining their full susser.

I know this depends on the different linkeage systems etc but it'd be good to know how much and how often money is spent to keep the bikes running smoothly!

When I had my stumpy fsr I gave it one full service in 18 months and it cost me nearly £400...so I sold it.

Chunkers1980

What did they change for 400 quid?

Bearings don't cost a lot and a shock service is less than 100.

Other stuff is the same as an ht

cooldad

DIY

sigorman85

60 quid full mot or 35 for breaks gears wheel true

oodboo

If you only count cost directly related to the bike being full sus, so excluding anything I wouldn't have spent on a hardtail then nothing. I've had my enduro over two and a half years and have replaced almost every part on it but I haven't touched the shock or any frame bearings.

Uli

Instead for service I spent the money for a set of tools to match your bike. Then I go to youtube/parktools etc. and keep bugging people on forums like this one. If I am really stuck then LBS.

warpcow

What cooldad said. My Heckler seems to cost me about £10 every couple of years for bearings, and that's if it's feeling really needy. That's the only rear-suspension related cost.

stubs

How do you spend £400 on a shock and a handfull of bearings. Full service on a shock is around £80 and your LBS will renew all the bearings for about another £80. Or do it yourself for around £60 of parts, no special tools needed unless you have a real rare bike.

snotty badger

I've had my Pitch almost 4 years, aside from drivetrain and brake pads, which are regular consumables, it's on it's 3rd set of frame bearings and had the shock serviced/repaired once. So less than £200 on FS maintenance, about £50 per year then.

I have thought about swapping the frame to a C456 but think id regret it on some of the terrain round here...

Edit; that's DIY prices too.

YeehaaMcgee

KernowCB wrote:

I'm interested to know how much the average all weather rider spends on maintaining their full susser.

In what respect? The suspension on the bike has cost me nothing, but I did decide to send the shock and fork away for a service and a tune this year after three years of use. so, shock and fork = £200 roughly.
Shock = £100.

stubs

I have found in the last 4 years of ridng a FS the only extra cost has been 2 sets of bearings a couple of shock bushes and a shock service when the shock lost its damping due to a blown O Ring. Probably £200 tops and thats being generous, in fact I have found I go through rear pads a lot slower than I used to on my HT. Used to change both sets every time now I go through fronts at the same rate as I ever did about every 4 months but get double the wear on the rears now. Dont know if I have unconcsiuosly stopped using the rear so much or whether I just dont need to use the back so often. In the 4 years I have had 2 different bikes.

an_original_name

in 3 years, 1 set of bearings - £50, 3 sets of shock bushings - £36, and a shock service - £85. total £171. Divide that by 3 you get £57. not too bad really.

.blitz

2008 Cannondale Rize

Main pivot bolt £18
Bearing kit £21
Shock link £35
Shock bushings & shock service £80

All of this within 18 months from new has been fine ever since. Makes an interesting DIY job all the original pivots and bearings were virtually lube-free

mrmonkfinger

The odd shock bush and bearing, cost = not much.

Most maintenance costs are stuff that would affect an HT.