Rock Shox XC28 TK springs?
05-10-18, 07:45 PM
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Rock Shox XC28 TK springs?
Qualifier: I'm not a mountain biker, but plan to get into it to some extent. Nothing too radical, mostly easy-intermediate trails/xcountry.
I'm looking at a new bike for my girlfriend that has a Rock Shox XC28 TK fork(100mm). The current spring-fork setup is "medium" . Per the RS "spring by rider weight" chart, her fork should have a green x-soft spring in it.
After searching the web quite a bit, I'm guessing RS (XC28, 26" wheel) replacement springs are pretty much gone from the world. Are there equivalent springs that can be swapped in, or are the older RS forks just not serviceable?
I'm looking at a new bike for my girlfriend that has a Rock Shox XC28 TK fork(100mm). The current spring-fork setup is "medium" . Per the RS "spring by rider weight" chart, her fork should have a green x-soft spring in it.
After searching the web quite a bit, I'm guessing RS (XC28, 26" wheel) replacement springs are pretty much gone from the world. Are there equivalent springs that can be swapped in, or are the older RS forks just not serviceable?
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Have you looked up the part numbers in the spare parts catalogs?
https://www.sram.com/service/include...d/rockshox/435
https://www.sram.com/service/include...d/rockshox/435
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Have you looked up the part numbers in the spare parts catalogs?
https://www.sram.com/service/include...d/rockshox/435
https://www.sram.com/service/include...d/rockshox/435
Thanks for the (very useful) link..I hadn't seen that. The 2018 catalog lists the XC28 and shows a blow-up diagram, however the spring itself looks to be listed as an assembly (?, #10 in the diagram), but the various springs (density by rider weight) are not listed. Is there a source where they can be ordered? I'm finding very fragmented (incomplete or non-exisitent) listings on the usual bike-parts websites.
05-11-18, 08:19 AM
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XC-28 80 or 100mm, Under 140lbs Green x-soft, 140 to 160 black soft, 160 to 180 yellow medium, 180 to 200 red firm, 200 to 220 blue x-firm.
what size wheels? Here are 26 and 29 springs at a decent price.
Rockshox XC28 Spring Internals For 26" | Jenson USA
Rockshox XC28 Spring Internals For 29er | Jenson USA
what size wheels? Here are 26 and 29 springs at a decent price.
Rockshox XC28 Spring Internals For 26" | Jenson USA
Rockshox XC28 Spring Internals For 29er | Jenson USA
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Thanks for the (very useful) link..I hadn't seen that. The 2018 catalog lists the XC28 and shows a blow-up diagram, however the spring itself looks to be listed as an assembly (?, #10 in the diagram), but the various springs (density by rider weight) are not listed. Is there a source where they can be ordered? I'm finding very fragmented (incomplete or non-exisitent) listings on the usual bike-parts websites.
When you find the part number, google 'rockshox + part number', if you can't find anyone that sells it online, see if a bike shop can order it.
Service manual: https://sram-cdn-pull-zone-gsdesign...._xc28_xc30.pdf
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