the bike in this picture appears to have a Manitou (2 ?) fork that requires service
good chance new elastomers are needed ; the elastomers could have deteriorated ('melted')
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Okay good to know. I don't have any experience with suspension systems and will have to watch some YouTube videos before I attempt to service it. This bike needs a lot of work, it was free for a reason lol. The shifters are sketchy as well.