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Reba forks

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:41 pm
by Mariner
Getting my Reba forks serviced this week and just wondering if its possible tune them more to my liking. I guess I am trying to get back Fox Float performance for Reba price. :roll:
Had a quick read online and it seems adding tokens stiffens them up to stop bottoming out whereas what I want is to make them more plush so I apparently need to remove the token or tokens already there.
Is this a turd polishing exercise best left alone or is it possible to make discernible changes to them?

Re: Reba forks

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:57 pm
by slarge
In my experience it is turd polishing, however there was meant to be a way of fitting Sid dampers to Reba forks.

I got mine working well for an hour or so after servicing, but then they were back to crap. New air seals is meant to help, I am sure the issue with Reba damping relates to air getting past the lower air seal in the damper and pressurising the low pressure part of the damper.

I have a set to sell if you want to buy a spare set..... :-bd

Re: Reba forks

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:59 pm
by slarge
I have some air tokens if you want them - can bring them to this weekends event

Re: Reba forks

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:30 pm
by dlovett
speak to Frank at Bounce Suspension in Preston, he is the master of tuning.

Re: Reba forks

Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:31 pm
by Mariner
From what I can see online they have two tokens fitted as standard.
Think I will try removing these one at a time and see what happens.
Thanks for the offers.

Re: Reba forks

Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2017 4:09 pm
by DoctorRad
TF Tuned usually do me proud: http://pages.citebite.com/k5e6v6r2w2cwc

Re: Reba forks

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 1:13 pm
by Mariner
Update.

Just collected my newly serviced forks.
When they opened them up they found that the oil was over filled by 20ml and dry on the other side.
They have given them a full (first) service replaced all seals o rings etc and new oil.
Also removed one token.
They are recommending trying 25% sag and slower rebound and think they feel much better than before.

Re: Reba forks

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 4:44 pm
by cragrat73
Just got a service kit from afore mentioned TF tuned and plan to service my Reba rlt's tonight, well wife's out and hopefully the two year old will go to bed easily. My reba's are 100mm and I have read that you can remove the internal spacers to make them 120mm travel. Will hopefully find out if this true later. TF tuned have a interesting page regarding setting up the forks and improving some of the faults reba's have, might be worth a look http://www.tftuned.com/tech-help/22-rockshox

Re: Reba forks

Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 10:14 pm
by journeyman
Hi Mariner
Did you get them serviced in Devon, if so can you let on who?
Thanks Johnny