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ouch. well i guess I'll try something else next time then.?. maybe standard skf over the dual compound is the winner? yeah those poor things are always stuffed with syrup when i take them apart. definitely a reduction lately. but remember that 23 and earlier era? soup city 🤣 one time i had a guy come in (expert level rider) wanting to buy a fork because his was squeaking & rattling (factory 38, maybe 7mo old). and yes his fork was actually rattling with play in the lowers. it had absolutely no oil in the air side lowers. thankfully no...

here comes a bomb of a reply... LOL just did my first service on my Flash 35 BL this week. had it since last September. I've noticed it gets pretty grimey where the seal flanges are, but I always wipe it off. my guess is because the film strength of supergliss being crazy high- it allows oil (stuck to stanchions) passed the seals over time/heat when riding- then they attracts dirt. probably could've left it and just changed oil but still wanted to pop new seals in. I had a little back and forth on what seals to use, OE...

Hurry up! You won’t be disappointed.

Fuck it looks nice! Beefy af but nice!

That’s what I’ve done, Plastic then from AliExpress 6mm od x 5mm id

Thanks for the info. I was too fearful of being disappointed with this aspect and the Flash 38 is like half a pound heavier, so I went with the G2 Mezzer LT instead with all of the stiffness but enjoy reading about ya'lls real world experiences. Thanks again!

Finally got time on my 38 flash from my 35. Yep, there's a good difference in torsional stiffness. Wonderful. Steering is more precise and direct and whilst I didn't specifically test for brake induced torsional load I'm going to assume that's not such a thing anymore. Still really rate the 35, you can't go wrong with either tbh.

I mist be a minority here because i have ridden my intend 35 fork with a cheap non branded hub, dt swiss hubs and currently bontrager hubs and i cant tell or feel a difference in flex. I also ride a 38 and i can tell a difference in performance but not in flexion. At one point im unsire if all this feel has alot to do with where you put your mind at. If you plant a thought like it could flex you will more likely feel it flex. Im just stoked when i get to ride. I do...