08-13-2013, 06:20 AM
Hi, newboy here.
I have recently been given a mountain bike, it is a silverfox bigfoot attitude. The reason i was given it was that it has been sat at the bottom of a garden for 3 years and has rusted somewhat.
The chain is a solid piece of rusty metal, the brakes were all seized (disks front and rear) the freewheel is ruined and the front cogs haven't faired much better.
But the worst part as far as i can tell is the forks. They are what i believe are downhill style forks, but are only sprung, no oil or air suspension here!! They sit on the bike in a triple set and the tubes are quite badly rusted, some of the chrome has come off and they do not move that well.
My question then, are these things worth saving? or is it just easier to replace them?
Leading to Q2. Can the downhill style forks be changed for the more common type of suspention forks with a single tube through the headstock?
Thanks for any help guys and girls.
I have recently been given a mountain bike, it is a silverfox bigfoot attitude. The reason i was given it was that it has been sat at the bottom of a garden for 3 years and has rusted somewhat.
The chain is a solid piece of rusty metal, the brakes were all seized (disks front and rear) the freewheel is ruined and the front cogs haven't faired much better.
But the worst part as far as i can tell is the forks. They are what i believe are downhill style forks, but are only sprung, no oil or air suspension here!! They sit on the bike in a triple set and the tubes are quite badly rusted, some of the chrome has come off and they do not move that well.
My question then, are these things worth saving? or is it just easier to replace them?
Leading to Q2. Can the downhill style forks be changed for the more common type of suspention forks with a single tube through the headstock?
Thanks for any help guys and girls.