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Sid race, flex and leaking

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  1. Hiya, looking for stuff to lighten my bike. In terms of forks I see that Sid race are the lightest
    around and relatively cheap for adjustability etc. Have looked around on net for reviews but found
    about four. A few raise issues of oil sealing issues, leaks etc. Have also heard they are supposed
    to be quite flexy units. Would appreciate feedback from any users, good or bad.

    Thanks

    Simon C

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    members.rogers.comtheblackfoxx "Simon Choppin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Hiya, looking for stuff to lighten my bike. In terms of forks I see that Sid


    race

    Quoted message said:

    are the lightest around and relatively cheap for adjustability etc. Have looked around on net for
    reviews but found about four. A few raise issues of oil sealing issues, leaks etc. Have also heard
    they are supposed to be quite flexy units. Would appreciate feedback from any users, good or bad.

    Thanks

    Simon C

    Forget light unless your racing, get a marzocchi

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    members.rogers.comtheblackfoxx "Simon Choppin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Hiya, looking for stuff to lighten my bike. In terms of forks I see that Sid


    race

    Quoted message said:

    are the lightest around and relatively cheap for adjustability etc. Have looked around on net
    for reviews but found about four. A few raise issues of oil sealing issues, leaks etc. Have also
    heard they are


    supposed

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    to be quite flexy units. Would appreciate feedback from any users, good or bad.

    Thanks

    Simon C

    Forget light unless your racing, get a marzocchi


    Hear that a lot, thing is, do do quite a few races and really wouldn't mind shaving some lard off my
    30lb 'xc' bike.

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    members.rogers.comtheblackfoxx "Simon Choppin" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:

    Hiya, looking for stuff to lighten my bike. In terms of forks I see that Sid


    race

    Quoted message said:

    are the lightest around and relatively cheap for adjustability etc. Have looked around on net
    for reviews but found about four. A few


    raise

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    issues of oil sealing issues, leaks etc. Have also heard they are


    supposed

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    to be quite flexy units. Would appreciate feedback from any users, good or bad.

    Thanks

    Simon C

    Forget light unless your racing, get a marzocchi


    Hear that a lot, thing is, do do quite a few races and really wouldn't


    mind

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    shaving some lard off my 30lb 'xc' bike.


    If your racing, then you want your bike around 25lbs, but that will cost ya!

  5. Simon Choppin said:

    Hiya, looking for stuff to lighten my bike. In terms of forks I see that Sid race are the lightest
    around and relatively cheap for adjustability etc. Have looked around on net for reviews but found
    about four. A few raise issues of oil sealing issues, leaks etc. Have also heard they are supposed
    to be quite flexy units. Would appreciate feedback from any users, good or bad.

    Thanks

    Simon C

    I've used SID Race forks. They are light and flexy, but I never found them to be unreliable. QUite
    the opposite, in fact. They are also very tuneable. I liked the forks' suspension a whole lot, but I
    got really tired of crashing in ruts I should have been able to steer through, so I ditched them. I
    am currently running last year's Duke Race, which is just the same suspension, but it actually
    steers extremely well.

    Miles

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  6. Join the bomberhood. x-fly 100 should do to keep some weight off.

    TJ

    "Simon Choppin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Hiya, looking for stuff to lighten my bike. In terms of forks I see that Sid


    race

    Quoted message said:

    are the lightest around and relatively cheap for adjustability etc. Have looked around on net for
    reviews but found about four. A few raise issues of oil sealing issues, leaks etc. Have also heard
    they are supposed to be quite flexy units. Would appreciate feedback from any users, good or bad.

    Thanks

    Simon C

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