Whats going on with this Orange 5 fork?
rapid_donkey
Posts: 448
On the search for an Orange 5, and found this eBay ad whilst searching.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/orange-five-m ... _984wt_959
If you look at the picture of the forks, at the bottom of the stanchions the coating has been worn/rubbed away.
It doesnt look right at all. Is that a potential problem?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/orange-five-m ... _984wt_959
If you look at the picture of the forks, at the bottom of the stanchions the coating has been worn/rubbed away.
It doesnt look right at all. Is that a potential problem?
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I'd ask the seller if they've ever been serviced... usually happens with dry seals/stanchions but I've seen a few fox forks like that.
You could get them Kashima dipped by Mojo though.0 -
The stations have worn on the bushes. They must have had some proper grief to have gone that bad.
I had floats on my old stumpy that started to go and they felt as rough as hell. They weren't worth fixing so just replaced them. It would have cost a fortune to have them fixed as it ment new fork uppers. That was a few years ago now so can't comment on the new fancy coatings.
In my opinion, if the forks are that battered, I'd be worried about the rest of the bike.0 -
Rest of bike looks ok tbh, although I'm rather confused by the larger rotor on the rear.0
