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Re: Which fork oil? Pointy.

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Originally Posted by aesmith (Post 2891410)

I guess using anything other than actual fork oil is a matter of suck it and see. I must admit I'm quite tempted to try the hydraulic oil (cst 32 @40 degrees), although I can see that fork oil needs to do some lubricating, which maybe isn't the case in a hydraulic system.

Final resort for would be to put my hand in my pocket for some of that Silkolene RSF.

Hydraulic pumps require lubrication. Hydraulic cylinders aren't any different than forks without the springs and valves, they need lubrication too.

Re: Which fork oil? Pointy.

I have stock forks with progressive rate springs and use 20w fork oil with no problems.
Granted I'm no small lad.