Rockshox Recon Gold worn stanchions

nasha48
nasha48 Posts: 231
edited April 2015 in MTB workshop & tech
Hey guys. Recently bought a new dust seal kit and some oil to give my Rockshox Recon Gold 335 front shocks a service. Noticed the gold coating on both stanchions has worn off a fair amount at the front now. Can't afford a new set of forks but wondered if there is any way of getting the stanchions re-coated at all at a reasonable price or am I stuck with them as they are? Have assumed the latter, though with a regular clean and a bit of Fork Juice they function OK (just OK though). Always a bit worried about buying a 2nd hand set of forks as you really don't know what use they've had and how well they've truly been maintained.

Any advice appreciated, cheers.

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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Just keep riding and maintaining until they are RFUBAR.

    Lots of used forks in the family, all work perfectly well (2x2006 and 2x 2009).
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • nasha48
    nasha48 Posts: 231
    Cheers Rookie, makes sense. Guessing from the lack of responses there isn't a worthwhile fix to re-coating.

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