If you get in trouble, dont bother asking me for help, youre on your own Im posting it in hopes that it might be useful to some folks, but I cant give you any assurance of how the job will come out if you choose to attempt it. Oh yes, I know Manitou SX-Rs arent exactly modern technology nor the best suspension, but neither is the Headshok Super Fatty M -and since I have an SX-R on my hardtail, I knew what the fork was like -its tunability, reliability and performance were all more than adequate for me. In short, money talks for me and my experience with Cannondales has taught me to prefer non-proprietary bike stuff. Since I already had a spare 1 18 headset and stem, and Manitou SX-R forks (year 2000 model) can be bought on Ebay for around 90 (add in another 40 for headset reducer cups) including all shipping, if I was going to spend around 150, I would have spent it on the latter option. (has some Cannondale Headshok parts as well as proprietary tools such as the castlenut tool 35). On the downside -and rather worrying for anyone reading it -it does not include reassembly instructions, nor the disassembly of the bearings and races). Latest Podcast Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android by Email RSS Recent Posts Making Up The Numbers Podcast Greg Minnaar, Jordi Cortes and Rob Przykucki FGF 508 Fresh Goods Friday Of Hope Corona Coaster Danny Hart, The Redcar Rocket First Look Crank Brothers Stamp 2 and Stamp 3 And Your Chance To Win The 2021 Evil Wreckoning Bigger, Badder, Meaner And Neater Buy our stuff Issue 108 5.00 Coffee Cup 426ml Coffee Mug 20.99 19.99 Contact Us Privacy Forum Rules Premier Club Classifieds Rules Link Removal Logincookie issues Newsletter Settings Copyright Gofar Enterprises Ltd 2020. Posted 10 years ago z1ppy Member however there is a great guy in Exeter that services them cheap That would be Tony Nunn, well recommended if you dont fancy DIY: Posted 10 years ago walleater Member Theres nothing stopping you from ordering the correct tools from a Cannondale dealer, or at least there isnt in Canada. NB- Anyone know where I can get a Magura CCS to put in mine Posted 10 years ago smorgie Member And this as well. Posted 11 years ago smorgie Member This may help if you still need to do it. Posted 11 years ago tinsy Member Keep an eye on the classifieds today, my pal just had a frame fail and is going to advertize a perfectly functional lefty fork and wheel today if you fancied an upgrade. Posted 11 years ago shoefiti Member I worked in a Cannondale dealership for a few years, although i never serviced the forks i recall that you had to have a few specialist tools amoungst others is a crown tool or something like that, it looked like a castle on a chess piece however there is a great guy in Exeter that services them cheap. Cannondale Super Fatty Headshok Dexterity Professional Bike Mechanic.
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