Overhauling Blue Fleet's Cannondale Lefty DLR 100

The roller bearings also mean the fork performs well even under torsion. Traditional bushing forks can stiffen up going around a hard bend. Effectively removing the small bump compliance just when you need it.

Yes - it's noticeable going from Rebas on one bike to the 80mm headshok on my other hardtail. You can really feel it working, all the time, whereas the Rebas, despite having another 40mm of travel, feel languid when you really need them to work.

I found mine pretty sensitive to pressure. 140PSI seems to be the hot spot. Sounds high, and feels a bit stiff in the work room. But works well on the trail.

Same - feels stiff as fck and has a very quick rebound in the workroom but then feels lovely on the trail. It's a shame these forks / struts have a bit of a poor reputation in the UK - I think a lot of that stems from them being more sensitive to the zero maintenance schedule a lot of riders think they can get away with : /

Nice write up, I have a lefty but a non shocked Bad Boy.

If you need it fixed I'll bash it with a mallet for you ;)

Kidding. Have tools, can service the cartridges too.

So much cool info in this thread, well done for the epic Howard.

Ta :) There's a couple of other tear-down threads around but most lack pictures. Hopefully others may find this useful.