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Use something safe to push it out from above, or carefully grab the piston bolt with some needle nose pliers and pull it out. You will need to remove the foot nut/rebound needle assembly to do it this way.
The better method would be to just remove the seal head with the rebound rod attached. I have never taken it fully apart and am not sure how the damper tube is held in place. I think you can just pop the white seal head piece out of the bladder and pull the assembly out.
just write them an email, last time i had an answer from cornelius after just 3min
Perhaps this video shows some pointers for the damper removal and installation?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY4Mf0TAbX4
finally got to ride today. Fork is insane. ended up running the larger volume cap, spring curve quite nice
I'm 165lb geared and fork is 90psi @ 170.. almost reach max travel.
brake pad rattle is so ridiculous i need to fix that before i ride again, my o-ring doesn't work now that i put refrigerators LOL
ordered Hover Monocoque last night... hehehe
awesome video about old school USD singlecrowns with dylan tremblay
I’d love to see one with the current option
Push, Podium, Intend, Bright
That would be great
Super down for this channel. Love that Dylan is down to earth and not one of those weird (non-mtb) podcasters. You know the type.
I used to own both the Maverick DUC32 & SC32. They were sick & light
And Paul designed a cool USD fork for X-fusion.
https://www.bikemag.com/mountain-bike-gear/x-fusions-inverted-revel-becomes-a-reality
Dylan was a HUGE influence back in my street riding days with the 180 Magazine Crew in the late 90's and early '00s. I'm stoked that he's started a YouTube channel. At least I assume that it's new. Otherwise the algorithm has failed me. I have a huge collection of old parts, but I suck at selling things. Perhaps I should just send him ALL of my parts and frames to fuel the channel?
hey all, chiming back in. getting a couple ride videos together. enjoy the watch. hope it helps!
MTB is the most fun sport ever
Hey all, here's part 2.
not trying to be youtube professional. just made these videos to help out the folks on the forums here.
more than happy to answer any questions i can.
3rd part will just be garage talk.
cheers!
here is what i have to report so far
1. this is undoubtably the most incredible fork I have ever felt or ridden
2. the chassis is truly a work of art. it's so 'free moving' that the stability and stiffness are un-rivaled. trying to explain how easily the fork 'moves' that it can't possibly bind or create odd feedback from terrain, steering, repetitive hits
3. my bike is quieter, and so "settled" over all terrain. if you have headphones, just listen to how the wheels come in contact with the ground- there is almost a dead thunk sound
4. no argument it will make you a better rider.
5. carries speed and traction as if you're riding a different bike. it pushes through rock gardens and swift terrain changes as if you weigh less (does that make sense?) there's such a light feeling when riding, you can just smash through everything will full force. freaking mental how good it feels
Without even watching the videos, I'm pretty sure I concur with your sentiments on the Intend Flash @collinmcballin . 🙂
I have been getting more time on it recently and the feeling at the bars is quite unique. It is very calm and comfortable, but not dead or overly muted. You can still feel some impacts, they are just nice soft "thuds". The Flash just tracks and goes where it is pointed.
This sensation is most apparent when switching back and forth with other bikes/forks. Even dangerous at times when the hands almost get blasted off the bars because I'm not used to holding on so tight!
Ha! it is quite special isn't it! you said it perfectly as well.
thought I'd need more time riding to gather feedback. but it's immediately apparent.
it's my first time wearing comfy shoes, but not my first time walking 😅
one last vid of Garage talk.... unplanned wearing of my vital Raw shirt, LOL.
Hover MC shock should be here this week...
i don't know if there's a Hover Monocoque thread but here's this for viewing
cheers,
I got myself a 25 my Edge (180mm) with the original dropouts to be compatible with all of my torque cap wheel sets. As much as I want to love this fork, I really struggle in flat tight corners and off camber sections, where I am missing support/security/grip. Sometimes line choice is an issue -especially in off camber root sections. In the steep and rough stuff it performs just too good, unbelievble! lateral flex with the wheel between knees test is brutal. I am 95kg/210lbs, if I had this fork on a trail bike I would probably be happy. But on my heavy Enduro I expect it to handle differently. I also believe that a lighter rider wouldnt have these issues.
Just read about onyx hubs... Maybe its also an issue of dropout and my wheelset combintion. Onyx classic with DT FR541 and DH casing. Need to test with my Syntace carbon wheel...
To everybody who had the chance to ride both the forks Edge & Flash, whats your impression in terms of stiffness? is there a difference between the two? In the emails I got from Intend they stated that Flash and Edge share the same characteristics and theres nothing to none improvement in stiffness to be expected and I wouldnt be happy with a Flash either.
I would really like to test out the flash, thinking about getting the F38 straight away...
Cheers everybody
I'm glad that we have a differing opinion. You are the quad-fecta of: 1) the wrong hub without a solid front axle, 2) higher rider weight, 3) longer travel fork setting, and 4) trail conditions.
I think anyone on an e-bike, over 180#s, over 170mm travel better wait for the Flash 38. And anyone regardless of those conditions, better also chose a front hub with a solid front axle design.
The next question is: how much improvement you can experience with JUST a front hub swap?
The hub makes a big difference. My Essential is three fiddy times more flexy at 170mm with my Onyx than with my TA Hadleys.
I haven't properly ridden the Edge but hopefully its okay I still comment. I'm pushing the Flash as much as I can. why go the length/price then under-fork for no reason? "I own a Tahoe, why downgrade to a TrailBlazer?" same to Flash v Edge
-classic hubs are stiffer than vesper, especially TC's. and 541 is incredibly stiff rim. too much for me but to each their own :D
Contrary; I run flash blackline with onyx vesper (non TC) and Zipp 3zero moto on 1.6 comp race spokes... Probably the flexiest rim/wheel combo in the world and I wouldn't change anything. rode a gnarly -31% grade trail yesterday, 960ft drop in .56mi.. only ruts and off-camber blind switchbacks. unreal how stiff and controlled that fork is, especially in deep rut-suck situations. but again, i never considered edge from the start, and still wouldn't. maybe a 150mm bike and 150lb C rider
Your edge should be easy to sell. get a flash, try to get blackline as forged lower legs may help you also. I'm sure a F38 will be all the more better (if you want to wait). I reckon that fork is specific for heavy class/electric bicycles.
keep it fun,
cheers!
Awesome boys! Thanks for the feedback! I was in contact with them before buying, asking exactly these questions about stiffness as theres like 5? enduro forks in their lineup. telling them my riding profile, etc... answer was that the increase in stiffness was marginal, not noticable irl (only in the teststand) and if my mind allowed it i should go with the edge hahaha...
why going with the edge?! because its lighter. if theres no difference to be expected -sure. probably its enough of a fork for idk 80% of the users out there. the other 20% is either too fat or directly related to postmen... however my wheel between knees torsion test doesnt look anywhere close like the one sethimus uploaded on youtube with the flash. hard to tell how much force was applied though.
i get the same stoke about the fork like you Collin, but not beeing able to hold a line just sucks. I hope the Flash38 will do it for me. in the meantime i will try different wheels.
cheers again!
awesome! yeah that video was good. after I got to twist one at sea otter I was sold. the forum speculation had no more power 🤪
excited to see that 38 in person!!
A bit more on the Kayaba fork here (sorry, french only) :
https://www.velovert.com/news/19509/kayaba--nouvel-acteur-du-vtt-
2.8 kilograms, 32mm stachions, 160mm travel, 20mm axle, and a freakin hideous crown (those BOLTS ffs, it hurts my feelings).
They mention it will be first available in 2026 OEM on some enduro bikes / ebikes, so I guess we'll get more on that in the new year coming.
wouldn't touch that thing with a stick, ugly as hell, heavy, skinny
🤢
can we at least pull the internals from it, modify it, and try it in a different fork?!
That has potential to be a great damper.....
Kind of sad about this
While I’m waiting for the release of a bike to put an Intend fork on I noticed they replaced the travelizer with the Travel Ranger, I loved the idea of running the fork lower most of the times and bump it up 10mm for trips like Whistler and similar
Basically they said (in a nicer way than I'm about to) that people are dumb and they got too many support calls to explain the travelizer.
Like the George Carlin said, "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."
It's so cool, but I can see how this got out of hand. The valve doesn't always pop back up like you'd like, and as you said, people are dumb.
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