Replacement Elastomers for JOE MURRAY FUTURE SHOCK FORK
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@johndeverill maybe can help with that, worth a try.
Also would be good to see some pictures, don't see them much these days
MattiThundrrr
Kona Fan
I have seen people use industrial urethane rods as replacement for front suspension elastomers, and skateboard truck bushings in flex stems... If you can find the dimensions, it could just be a matter of trial and error to figure out what durometer (hardness) works best. Really excited to see your Future Shock, I have never seen any outside of the advertisement circulating the web. There's a reason for the scarcity:
"1992 - The Future Shock fork is introduced, a leading-link design by Joe Murray. In a very amicable agreement with Specialized, the name is changed to Z-Link. The fork is a total flop, is never safe to ride, and all stock is dumped into the Straight of San Juan de Fuca."
If you regularly ride the Explosif, maybe take it easy?
"1992 - The Future Shock fork is introduced, a leading-link design by Joe Murray. In a very amicable agreement with Specialized, the name is changed to Z-Link. The fork is a total flop, is never safe to ride, and all stock is dumped into the Straight of San Juan de Fuca."
If you regularly ride the Explosif, maybe take it easy?
Oh wow! I wonder why they are 'never safe'? I don't regularly ride it, but did fancy using it for a bit of old skool XC.
MattiThundrrr
Kona Fan
I got the info from a for sale thread, they claimed it came via konaworld.com
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/kona-joe-murray-future-shock-fork-1992.360282/
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/kona-joe-murray-future-shock-fork-1992.360282/
Haha; not the best way to sell your forks :-D
MattiThundrrr
Kona Fan
They're so rare, I think people would buy them regardless. I know I would think about it, just to own the history.
I’ve got some on the way; just wondering how they fail. Catastrophically or just with vague steering.
