My brother gave me an old '97 Gary Fisher Paragon with the Indy SL fork. Fork is shot, took it apart today, the elastomer crumbled out. I have two questions.
First, how do i separate the lower from the upper fork? I found a manual online. It says to loosen bolt with a 6mm hex head. I stick it down in there but its not engaging anything, i look down in there with a flashlight and cant see a hex head.
Second, should i just replace the fork? If so with what? the indy sl is 1 1/8" threadless, 63mm travel, I would want something i could just swap right in. Or should i buy some elastomers i found for $53?
My brother gave me an old '97 Gary Fisher Paragon with the Indy SL fork. Fork is shot, took it apart today, the elastomer crumbled out. I have two questions.
First, how do i separate the lower from the upper fork? I found a manual online. It says to loosen bolt with a 6mm hex head. I stick it down in there but its not engaging anything, i look down in there with a flashlight and cant see a hex head.
Second, should i just replace the fork? If so with what? the indy sl is 1 1/8" threadless, 63mm travel, I would want something i could just swap right in. Or should i buy some elastomers i found for $53?
What would you suggest? I dont want to spend a lot. This bike wont get ridden much, i just want it operational. Rock shox XC28 is very cheap, would this work for light trail riding?
Yes a XC28 will "work" for light trial riding. I hope really cheap is a lot less than a $100.
If by "light trail riding" you mean smooth gravel paths. Then you might be able to find a really really cheap Suntour XCR fork, second hand that someone has taken off there bike. These forks get a lot of negative feedback. For the intended purpose (light trail riding) they will be better than the original old Indy fork.
I would only use a Suntour XCR or above model fork.
This thread might help. You can get poly urethane rod off Amazon that might let you rebuild the Indy fork.
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