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The Future Specialized fsx had Mag21 internals. So one or two generations later. But the pump is the same. You can pump these forks with any pump or compressor using a ball needle. You would just have to really really look out for sharp edges on those needles. I had two cheap ball needles that...

You will need a ball needle and pump (like the Mag21 etc use) to fill the fork with some air. 50-60psi if I remember correctly. They should come up a bit further then. That should fix that funny look, I would hope. If you want to put in new oil, they had atf transmission fluid in them...

The fork crown does't mach the fork lowers, I think. I'm not sure how, but maybe thats the problem? Or it is an indication, that something happened. The crown looks like it came off of a Magxx, but the lowers are RS1.

Lovin't it. You're a hero. I do my own bike parts. Brakes and Hubs and stuff. Wasn't able to make my own frames yet. I can't weld. But I bought a defective welder. Whenever I get around fixing it, first thing I will try to make is a hack bike for sure. Your thread is a great motivator for me...

Oh, I would love that. But I don't have a welder. And I have yet to try welding. And brazing, while we're at it. I'll have to learn that at some point. I have too many ideas that need me to do welding. ... Problem is I, have waay to many ideas. Casting and 3D printing would be nice to have...

Just like me. Normally I wouldn't put anything like that on a bike. But I found that cage while searching for the top caps I made for the fork. I was wondering why I even had this ugly thing. But. Somehow. At that moment I thought - maybe it fits? So I bolted it on quickly. And I didn't hate it...

Next up the line: The rear derailleur. I'll go with the standard. Simano XT. Well used and bent. Of course it bent just right. So you don't realize it until you spent an hour trying to adjust the gear change and it just wouldn't stop making weired noises while feeling like youre trying to tune a...

After having sorted the thumbies, I had to revisit the brakes. The rear ones were looking kind of sorry for themselves. And it was also time to assess the wear on them after 3 years of use. Note the cable hanger. I made that as an original design. And I used random steel washers I found in...

Sorry to disappoint. I'm not a turner. But telling you what I do or am as a profession is strangely difficult in my case. I struggle with it every time I am asked about it. I'm a generalist. I do everything to a certain degree. But I can't do anything perfectly. I'm really good at repairing...

Next on the list. The thumbies. I had a set I thought were ok. Just tattered on the outside. The plan was to go with the theme and make new caps. But when I took them off, well. It seems there would be more work than just making a new cap. 10 minutes later. another 10 minutes later Pop...

Finding the correct spoke lenght up front strangely wasn't a problem. I also took the decelerators off of the work bike - it was upgraded with a set of racelines - and quickly put both the wheel and the brakes on the pinnacle. Lookn' good. Got fresh sets of rubber while I was at it. For the...

The next picture is now the first one taken in my new shop in December 2021, so very recently. I had just finished my Wheeler build, which was the one that took me back into the bike stuff. Looking through my unfinished projects stash (there is a GT LTS, a proflex, a Kuwahara X-Pacer, a boatload...

OT again ... This posting here basically concludes my little flashback. I built those hubs in April 2018. And I since then never came around to do the elox process. I had a bit of a existencial turnaround in my life, so to speak. Some may call it a midlife crisis.But I certainly don't. Although...

The finished right side flange then looked like this: Washer, spline ring and seal are taken from the donor hub. Making the part was rather difficult for me. A lot of the steps and cuts had to be very precise. For example the step witch would contain the bearing had to be the exact depth so the...

The next hubs I got were rear ones. From left to right: Magura, Hope, Ringle. Am I seeing a pattern here? :LOL: I decided to use the Magura hub for parts. Because the Hope one I might be able to repair in a similar fashion I did with the front one earlier. The Ringle is too far gone. The...