Girvin flex bush/damper replacements

[racecarjohnny]

2nd set of suspensionparts.com girvin bushings cooked (this time hard compound) after maybe 2 hrs of bike path gravel riding, a few baby jumps but nothing big and I’m only 170lbs. Went with the skateboard truck bushings recommended earlier in this thread, going to experiment with stacking the to raise bar angle too.

 

[Once A Hero]

That’s really disappointing. There’s clearly something wrong with how they are making them or what they are making them from.

 

[racecarjohnny]

Skateboard bushings work great. Nice little rise in the stem height too.

 

[Spankyfart]

Skateboard bushings work great. Nice little ride in the stem height too.
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Getting a bike with a Girvin I might keep using, are these available for EU. Can't find them on fleabay "locally"

 

[racecarjohnny]

Getting a bike with a Girvin I might keep using, are these available for EU. Can't find them on fleabay "locally"

https://www.skatewarehouse.co.uk/pr...ye-63WWR43QG4crwx_bHe4fSiBXqPjQcaAjOKEALw_wcB

 

[Spankyfart]

https://www.sickboards.nl/en/bushings/6957-venom-insert-bushings-.html
These the same yeah? Has been 40 years since I rode a skateboard.

 

[racecarjohnny]

https://www.sickboards.nl/en/bushings/6957-venom-insert-bushings-.html
These the same yeah? Has been 40 years since I rode a skateboard.

Those look great, been at least 40 years for me too.

 

[M-Power]

I also use the purple skateboard truck rubbers on my Flexstems and they seem to last well. Disappointing about the SFP ones breaking down like that. Got lots of those in various Manitou forks. I guess i better check them its been a few years