Fork oil - £4.99 or £12.99?!

Slipperyeel

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• Feb 10, 2020

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I've received the new fork stanchtion from MW. Looks good .
So now I'm looking for fork oil and a little err... unsure of why the wild price difference?

Right now I'm thinking to get the synthetic, £12.99 bottles (two needed for both forks). Think I saw it for £10.99, but I want it within next 2 days

I'm thinking to get synthetic simply because with the telelever, the forks don't get much attention for longer periods - I mean probably longer than they should!

Am I over thinking it? Does it matter? Especially since the forks don't work much?

Thanks for some ideas.

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• Feb 11, 2020

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I used ATF, best choice I could see of what was on the shelf....

 

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• Feb 11, 2020

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Bin Ridin said:

I used ATF, best choice I could see of what was on the shelf....

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Yep, any oil that doesn't foam up

 

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• Feb 11, 2020

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Thanks gents. Was slightly fearful of starting another bloody oil thread .

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• Feb 11, 2020

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Doesn't suffer heat or shear stress. Use the cheapest.

 

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• Feb 11, 2020

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Bin Ridin said:

I used ATF, best choice I could see of what was on the shelf....

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As Steptoe confirms.
Remember, it is just a lubricant. There is no damping function in these forks.

 

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• Feb 13, 2020

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Thanks all for the feedback. Very useful, as usual

Ended up with the expensive one because I couldn't wait. So both fork legs done. But now, while it's all apart, I've decided to get the front shock to Denzo for a full service. So I could have waited

This 'replace the steering bearings' job has mushroomed . But I'll be off to Italy again in the spring. I want it all behaving by then.

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