I want to fix it up but I have no idea what kinda bike it is, obviously specialized camber, but finding the specifics are difficult because I have never been mountain biking or know much about it. From the photos what kinda bike is it, year, what kind of condition is it in and what suggestions would be recommended to repair, clean or replace.
by Firesplinter9757
8 Comments
Has it been stored outside in the elements?
Nice fork!
Nice! It can be saved. Shame it was stored like that. Immediate fixes: New chain, cassette, and cable and housing(don’t skimp on this cable and housing is cheap). Bleed the brakes and replace the pads and rotors. Minum a lower leg service with new seals for the fork, but those CTD forks have a rubber bladder in the damper and probably should have fox do a full rebuild. The damper could have damage from sitting outside. Rear shock air sleeve service at a minimum. If it’s making a sucking squishing sound it’ll need a full service. Evaluate the tires for dry rot. Have the suspension pivots checked for rust and play. This is a nice bike, but sadly leaving like this exposed to the elements is a costly mistake. Still not the price of a new bike. If you’re handy the drivetrain and brake pads/bleed is easy to do yourself. Suspension the lower leg service is simple but I wouldn’t attempt the full service yourself.
What kind of riding are you getting into? Just basic trails, clean this thing up and send it. Enduro/DH? Replace it.
Where’s the guy that says “but the geometry” ?
but the geometry
Probably take a few hundred to get it up and running right but it’s a fine bike to start out and go rip some trails. Go through the drivetrain/brakes, pull everything apart, clean and regrease. Probably need to send the fork off or figure out what travel that is and stick a used or NTO RYTHYM or something on there if you don’t want to mess with that. I would guess the tires are probably dry rotted too.
Lucky