Suspending suspension forks

On Apr 2, 1:34 pm, DeF ""d.farrow\"@your finger.murdoch.edu.au"
wrote:
Rory Williams wrote:
DeF Wrote:
I'm thinking of getting some suspension forks for
the MTB (I got some swapped out when I bought it
some time ago - but that's another story).

I store my bikes using a hook attached to a wall.
For example:
http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1375

My question - is it OK to store a bike with
suspension forks in this way? Are the forks going
to be adversely affected by being stored at
the "wrong" angle?

DeF

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If you are worrying about overextending the fork why not hang it by the
back wheel?

RoryW

Yeah, thought of that. In fact, that is how I hang
every second bike so that handlebars don't clash.

I was more worried about any fluid in the forks that
might gravitate to the wrong place or leak out through
seals. I've never had suspension forks except on my
motor bike and I haven't needed to store that vertically
as yet....

DeF.

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I would only ever store my motorbike vertically, its the horizontal
you have to worry about.

gumby wrote:
On Apr 2, 1:34 pm, DeF ""d.farrow\"@your finger.murdoch.edu.au"
wrote:
Rory Williams wrote:
DeF Wrote:
I'm thinking of getting some suspension forks for
the MTB (I got some swapped out when I bought it
some time ago - but that's another story).
I store my bikes using a hook attached to a wall.
For example:
http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1375
My question - is it OK to store a bike with
suspension forks in this way? Are the forks going
to be adversely affected by being stored at
the "wrong" angle?
DeF
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If you are worrying about overextending the fork why not hang it by the
back wheel?
RoryW
Yeah, thought of that. In fact, that is how I hang
every second bike so that handlebars don't clash.

I was more worried about any fluid in the forks that
might gravitate to the wrong place or leak out through
seals. I've never had suspension forks except on my
motor bike and I haven't needed to store that vertically
as yet....

DeF.

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e-mail: d.farrow@your finger.murdoch.edu.au
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I would only ever store my motorbike vertically, its the horizontal
you have to worry about.


And you wander why the bottom end is falling apart....

DeF.

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