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Has anyone managed to service an X-Fusion Hilo Strate/SLS?
My advice would be to throw it in a pond and get something that actually works.
I've got two dead ones here. They are utterly shite!
It's from a friends bike. He's used it for 3 years and it's been faultless. I fitted a Brand-X Ascend for him recently, but never like throwing stuff away that I haven't at least attempted to fix - which usually means disassemble, scratched my head at, and then scraped off the bench into the bin!
I've got one of the original 27.2mm HiLo posts that I bought off here as spares/repairs. I got a seal kit from Bounce Suspension as they're local to me and rebuilt it.
There used to be some XFusion HiLo videos on Vimeo, not sure if it covers the post you have but it might be worth watching them and pulling your post apart to see if the internals look similar. If so, buy a seal kit and rebuild it, or get rid of it.
Mine has been ok for a year of light use.
I remember looking into getting the first one serviced and X-Fusion were quoting 70 quid plus postage. I opted for a new Brand-X Ascender instead, which has been faultless since
I bought another bike that had the X-Fusion fitted as standard. 3 weeks it lasted before it spaffed its guts up all over itself, mid-ride. I didn't even bother with a warranty claim, just bought another Brand X which has been on for a couple of years with no issues
If you want either of these as spares, they're sat here doing nowt. You're welcome to them. I've got a 31.6 and a 27.2
@binners Not sure if you were offering them to me or the OP, but if the OP isn't interested I'd happily take the 27.2mm off your hands. It'd be good to have for spares for when mine does crap itself.
In all honesty I only bought the XFusion as it was cheap and there aren't many 27.2mm posts available. If I was buying new I'd just buy a Brand X, but the XFusion allowed me to try a dropper on the cheap.
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@drewd - do you want to message me, mate? You’re welcome to it. Just need to work out getting it to you.
If anyone else wants the 31.6 for spares or repair, just drop me a message and it’s yours