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My old Revelations (2008/9?) are losing air too easily, and need a service... could be time to ditch them. I need something with a straight steerer, and for a 26" wheel. 120mm travel or thereabouts. Brake mount not an issue. Currently on 9mm axle, but happy to move to 15mm...
Rockshox don't have much to fit at the top end. Fox have a 32mm fork, but listed as the "lightest fork platform for the XC-inspired rider"... not quite an alternative for the Revs?
Any thoughts? Or bite the bullet and pay for the repairs?
There should be enough spares to rebuild a fork more better than the limited choice of new. How attached to the frame are you?
Left field Lefty suggestion incoming! 8)
theres a guy on ebay selling seal kits he's made up for a few pounds. I think the listing is for Rebas, but it works for revs ime and reportedly others
Download the service guide from sram/rockshox site, and though its a little slow making sure you're following the instructions for the first time, its not actually difficult
I think its this guy:
[url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rock-Shox-Reba-Race-Dual-Air-O-rings-Seals-Crush-Washer-kit-/181898195424?hash=item2a59fa31e0:m:mvuimBCemduOc4HgEL-hPFQ ]Dual-Air[/url]
[url= http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rock-Shox-U-Turn-Reba-O-rings-Seals-Crush-Washer-kit-/181907321944?hash=item2a5a857458:m:mzg5TqT8OPSO_VZcJvnuoBQ ]Dual Air U-turn[/url]
Watching with interest ... FWIW my 2006 Foxes are still going strong although they've lightly used, definitely get yours serviced.
Frame is a Cotic Soul, not changing it. Lefty may be an axle (non) standard too far for me, but not something I'd thought of so far.
(Air U-turn btw, 110-140mm)
Ah, servicing might not actually fix it then
After constant leakage issues with my 2010* Dual Air U-turn revs, they eventually gave up completely this last Christmas. They required a complete new assembly to fix as there's a non serviceable upper part to them on later* Air U-turns which were worn on mine
I decided to convert them to Dual-Air only. Tf tuned/Loco advised this might not be possible as some u-turns the inside of the station tube isn't made smooth like the inside/outside of a dual-air, Mine appear to be, so £67 or so (I think) got me a dual air assembly from tftuned (loco was shut for relocation/xmas). I needed an air top cap also, which I had from some scrap recons
*in the rockshox service instructons there is a section (not relevant to my 2010 120-150mm) to service all of the air U-turn assembly. I can't remember if this is just for reba air U-turn or earlier revs also (if so probably 100-130mm I would guess. 110-140 were late-ish)
If you want to keep the frame then I'd go with service limp along or used. Then save up for a transition to tapered and 650.
a quick check reveals they're actually 100-130, my memory's not what it was 😉
think a diagnostic at TFTuned may be necessary...
I got some Revelations from Alltricks at the start of the year for reasonable money (£220 iirc), 140 travel but could be reduced.
save up for a transition to tapered and 650
and I thought the Lefty suggestion was silly... 😉
Really rich? I held off on new forks till I went tapered with the frame, made more sense. My next frame won't be 26 so I won't be chucking cash at 26 bits any time soon.
The Germans are still selling 11/8" revs and rebas, 15mm axle though
There's still some x fusions floating around, Mrs has had them on her ibis for the last few years and they've been great
RS Argyle RCT
@mike I have a brand new 1 1/8th straight steerer 26 frame to build up. I could put my 2006 Fox's on it as my Covert has a tapers to straight headset and buy tapereds but new headset and tapered forks is £££. I've little interest in a wheel size change. The X Fusions or the Revs at £220 sound good to me for my needs.