[Tune Up Tips: Add a Foam Plate]
Some high-end models have a foam ring between upper bushing and dust wiper, in order to keep bushing and dust wiper well lubricated during severe riding. Unfortunately, XCR has no foam ring and the necessary space to install one. However, an alternative way is to place a foam plate between upper and lower bushings. Here is how we did. (閱讀全文)
[潤滑海綿墊加裝建議]
一些高階的避震器都會在防塵套和襯套間加入一個吸飽前叉油的海綿環, 來讓襯套和防塵套在行駛間也能得到充分的潤滑. 不過XCR 並沒有配備海綿環, 也沒有空間可以追加. 幸好襯套間的空間還有放置海綿墊片的空間. 底下是加裝的方式. (閱讀全文)
SR Suntour XCR, the most popular suspension fork ever are seen on MTB price labeled from 15000 to 35000 NTD. These bikes are the most acceptable by novice and mature road bike riders as an alternative. Not only popular on market, but as well XCR itself performs on XC or street riding. If you serve it properly, with robust coil spring and high-pressure-nitride damper and platform type lockout, it lasts like a workhorse.
Oil leaking and wooden feels are quite common from user’s experience. However, it is easy to return it back to peak condition. Thus, a proper care will be:
1. Spot on the periodic maintenance
2. Always keep dust wiper clean.
3. Add 5ml of 15 wt. Fork fluid into each leg and keep fork (bike) upside down at nights. Your bike will always be ready for the next ride.
4. Adding foam plate between bushings will keep riding smooth between periodic maintenance, especially under hard off-road riding and bad weather conditions.
Here’s how XCR will like to be treated. (閱讀全文)
SR Suntour XCR, 價格在一萬五到三萬五的MTB 上都可以看到, 而這個價位的單車是新手的首選之外, 也是許多跑車騎士的第二座騎. XCR不僅受歡迎, 其性能也是不惶多讓. 擁有耐用的彈簧避震加上高壓氮氣緩衝, 以及平台式的鎖死功能, 能夠好好的保養的話, 用個十年也不成問題.
雖然許多騎士抱怨XCR防塵套漏油和避震僵硬感, 但是簡單的定期保養其實就能改善. 特別是這些定期保養並不是很難的工作. 所以保持XCR 性能該做的是:
1. "準時" 實施定期保養.
2. 時常保持防塵套清潔.
3. 在每支前叉內都加入5ml 的15wt. 前叉油, 並且將前叉(單車)上下顛倒放置. 順暢的前叉垂手可得.
4. 追加海面墊片在襯套內可以讓騎乘更順暢, 特別是重度Off-road 和環島長征風雨難測的時候, 更能發揮效用. (閱讀全文)