Bomber fork seals: use Enduro seals?

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I've got a '97(?) Z.2 Fork (oooh...65mm!) in desperate need of some seals.

The local bike shops want about US$40 for seals, which causes my spending hand uncontrollable
agony, especially since that's about what the street value of this fork would be.

This is a 30mm OD fork, so I have found an aftermarket seal kit that will fit, and is US$20:

enduroforkseals.comid20.htmlOpen ↗

Two questions:

1) anyone know of a reasonably cheap source for 30mm Marzocchi fork seals (appears to be a single
kit for all 30mm forks)?

2) anyone used Enduro fork seals? Are they any good? Know of a local (Vancouver) source that has
them in stock?

Thanks,

I've got the Mazrocchi 30mm oil seal/dust wiper kit for $49.95 Canadian, I might have a pair of oil
seals around if that's all you really want.
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I've got a '97(?) Z.2 Fork (oooh...65mm!) in desperate need of some seals.

The local bike shops want about US$40 for seals, which causes my spending hand uncontrollable
agony, especially since that's about what the street value of this fork would be.

This is a 30mm OD fork, so I have found an aftermarket seal kit that will fit, and is US$20:

enduroforkseals.comid20.htmlOpen ↗

Two questions:

1) anyone know of a reasonably cheap source for 30mm Marzocchi fork seals (appears to be a single
kit for all 30mm forks)?

2) anyone used Enduro fork seals? Are they any good? Know of a local (Vancouver) source that has
them in stock?

Thanks,
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Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] sfu.ca~rcousineOpen ↗ President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

Checkout www.angryasian.com . He swears by the Enduro. He a good source for forks maintenance and
modification.

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jack said:

"Ryan Cousineau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:rcousine-
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Quoted message said:

I've got a '97(?) Z.2 Fork (oooh...65mm!) in desperate need of some seals.

The local bike shops want about US$40 for seals, which causes my spending hand uncontrollable
agony, especially since that's about what the street value of this fork would be.

This is a 30mm OD fork, so I have found an aftermarket seal kit that will fit, and is US$20:

enduroforkseals.comid20.htmlOpen ↗

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Checkout www.angryasian.com . He swears by the Enduro. He a good source for forks maintenance and
modification.

Thanks for the suggestion. I've posted a question to the forums, but I'll probably end up getting
the Enduro seals, then.

My fork thanks you,
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Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] sfu.ca~rcousineOpen ↗ President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

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Originally posted by Ryan Cousineau
I've got a '97(?) Z.2 Fork (oooh...65mm!) in desperate need of some seals.

The local bike shops want about US$40 for seals, which causes my spending hand uncontrollable agony,
especially since that's about what the street value of this fork would be.

This is a 30mm OD fork, so I have found an aftermarket seal kit that will fit, and is US$20:

enduroforkseals.comid20.htmlOpen ↗

Two questions:

1) anyone know of a reasonably cheap source for 30mm Marzocchi fork seals (appears to be a single
kit for all 30mm forks)?

2) anyone used Enduro fork seals? Are they any good? Know of a local (Vancouver) source that has
them in stock?

Thanks,
--
Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] sfu.ca~rcousineOpen ↗ President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

Ryan:

They are more than "any good." They are much better than the OEM kit. They are unconditionally guaranteed. If you do not find them superior to stock seals, I'll refund your order, including shipping. The shipped price, to Canada, is $25 USD. The only thing I do not have control over is customs fees.

-Chris
http://www.enduroforkseals.com/

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Chris2fur said:

Ryan Cousineau said:

I've got a '97(?) Z.2 Fork (oooh...65mm!) in desperate need of some seals. The local bike
shops want about US$40 for seals, which causes my spending hand uncontrollable agony,
especially since that's about what the street value of this fork would be. This is a 30mm OD
fork, so I have found an aftermarket seal kit that will fit, and is US$20: http://www.enduroforkseals.com-" rel="ugc nofollow noopener">enduroforkseals.comwww.enduroforkseals.comOpen ↗
/id20.html Two questions:
1) anyone know of a reasonably cheap source for 30mm Marzocchi fork seals (appears to be a
single kit for all 30mm forks)?
2) anyone used Enduro fork seals? Are they any good? Know of a local (Vancouver) source that
has them in stock? Thanks,
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Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine" rel="ugc nofollow noopener">sfu.ca~rcousineOpen ↗
President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

Ryan:

They are more than "any good." They are much better than the OEM

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kit.

They are unconditionally guaranteed. If you do not find them superior to

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stock seals, I'll refund your order, including shipping. The shipped

price,

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to Canada, is $25 USD. The only thing I do not have control over

is customs

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fees.

-Chris enduroforkseals.comenduroforkseals.comOpen ↗

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Thanks for the offer. I ended up buying them from the Angry Asian, but
next time I need a set, I'll let you know.

In my experience, cross-border shipping of small items is best done by
US Mail. The marginally longer wait is compensated for by the fact that
the mail service does not charge $30 to broker your package over the
border, as UPS does on its standard service.

As a stopgap, people close to the border like me often use drop-services
in the US. I'm fond of one called thelettercarrier.com that allows mail
reception without prior arrangement and accepts UPS.

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Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] sfu.ca~rcousineOpen ↗
President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

Thanks for the offer. I ended up buying them from the Angry Asian, but
next time I need a set, I'll let you know.

In my experience, cross-border shipping of small items is best done by
US Mail. The marginally longer wait is compensated for by the fact that
the mail service does not charge $30 to broker your package over the
border, as UPS does on its standard service.

As a stopgap, people close to the border like me often use drop-services
in the US. I'm fond of one called thelettercarrier.com that allows mail
reception without prior arrangement and accepts UPS.

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Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] sfu.ca~rcousineOpen ↗
President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club [/B][/QUOTE]

Ryan: Glad you got set up with some. I concur on using the US Postal Service. I ship via USPS Global Priority, which is pretty fast, reliable and cheap. I just mentioned the customs, because that's all taken care of on the other side of the border and I never even see the bill. Do they charge the recepient a percentage, a flat fee, or what?

-Chris
http://www.enduroforkseals.com/

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wrote: [actually, I wrote half of this, but the attributions are hosed. -RjC.]

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In my experience, cross-border shipping of small items is best done by US Mail. The marginally
longer wait is compensated for by the fact that the mail service does not charge $30 to broker
your package over the border, as UPS does on its standard service.

As a stopgap, people close to the border like me often use drop-services in the US. I'm fond of
one called thelettercarrier.com that allows mail reception without prior arrangement and
accepts UPS.

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Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden]

Ryan: Glad you got set up with some. I concur on using the US Postal Service. I ship via USPS
Global Priority, which is pretty fast, reliable and cheap. I just mentioned the customs, because
that's all taken care of on the other side of the border and I never even see the bill. Do they
charge the recepient a percentage, a flat fee, or what?

-Chris enduroforkseals.comenduroforkseals.comOpen ↗

With UPS, it's usually pretty ridiculous: in my experience, c$30 fee for customs brokerage. That's
insane. In my experience, regular mail service just works. The package arrives when it's supposed
to, the postie tries to deliver it or leaves a card, and the post office where large packages are
left is two blocks from my house and open until 9 or 10 pm most nights (a pleasant side-effect of
Canada Post's decision to privatize almost all of its mail outlets).

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Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] sfu.ca~rcousineOpen ↗ President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

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In article <[email hidden]>, Chris2fur <[email hidden]>
wrote: [actually, I wrote half of this, but the attributions are hosed. -RjC.]

Quoted message said:

In my experience, cross-border shipping of small items is best done by US Mail. The marginally
longer wait is compensated for by the fact that the mail service does not charge $30 to broker
your package over the border, as UPS does on its standard service.

As a stopgap, people close to the border like me often use drop-services in the US. I'm fond of
one called thelettercarrier.com that allows mail reception without prior arrangement and
accepts UPS.

--
Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden]

Ryan: Glad you got set up with some. I concur on using the US Postal Service. I ship via USPS
Global Priority, which is pretty fast, reliable and cheap. I just mentioned the customs, because
that's all taken care of on the other side of the border and I never even see the bill. Do they
charge the recepient a percentage, a flat fee, or what?

-Chris enduroforkseals.comenduroforkseals.comOpen ↗

With UPS, it's usually pretty ridiculous: in my experience, c$30 fee for customs brokerage. That's
insane. In my experience, regular mail service just works. The package arrives when it's supposed
to, the postie tries to deliver it or leaves a card, and the post office where large packages are
left is two blocks from my house and open until 9 or 10 pm most nights (a pleasant side-effect of
Canada Post's decision to privatize almost all of its mail outlets).

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Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] sfu.ca~rcousineOpen ↗ President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

i agree.. i once order a couple tires for their good sale price from performance bike.com and they
shipped them via UPS.. at my door.. in canada.. UPS wanted a whopping charge of $50 extra for
customs brokerage fees .. for 3 tires that i had already paid shipping to them for?? whats up wiht
that... always go via USPS when shipping international goods into canada.

dave

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i agree.. i once order a couple tires for their good sale price from performance bike.com and they
shipped them via UPS.. at my door.. in canada.. UPS wanted a whopping charge of $50 extra for
customs brokerage fees .. for 3 tires that i had already paid shipping to them for?? whats up wiht
that... always go via USPS when shipping international goods into canada.

dave [/B]

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i agree.. i once order a couple tires for their good sale price from performance bike.com and
they shipped them via UPS.. at my door.. in canada.. UPS wanted a whopping charge of $50 extra
for customs brokerage fees .. for 3 tires that i had already paid shipping to them for?? whats
up wiht that... always go via USPS when shipping international goods into canada. dave

Wow. $50.00? That is unbelieveable. Can you just refuse the order when that happens, or do
have to pay?

-Chris enduroforkseals.comenduroforkseals.comOpen ↗

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They ususally don't tell you about the 50$ until you get a bill for it in the mail 3 weeks later. If
you have the shipper ship UPS red it's a little better because all fees are included in the price so
at least oyu know what you are up against. USPS is the cheapest way to go though. Or if yu do a lot
of shipping get your own brokerage agent, they are always cheaper than UPS's.
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i agree.. i once order a couple tires for their good sale price from performance bike.com
and they shipped them via UPS.. at my door.. in canada.. UPS wanted a whopping charge of $50
extra for customs

brokerage

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fees .. for 3 tires that i had already paid shipping to them for??

whats

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up wiht that... always go via USPS when shipping international goods into canada. dave

Wow. $50.00? That is unbelieveable. Can you just refuse the order when that happens, or do have
to pay?

-Chris enduroforkseals.comenduroforkseals.comOpen ↗

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They ususally don't tell you about the 50$ until you get a bill for it in the mail 3 weeks later.
If you have the shipper ship UPS red it's a little better because all fees are included in the
price so at least oyu know what you are up against. USPS is the cheapest way to go though. Or if
yu do a lot of shipping get your own brokerage agent, they are always cheaper than UPS's.
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Chris Phillipo - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia ramsays-online.comramsays-online.comOpen ↗

exactly Chris... i got the bill for $50 in the mail a while later because it was a drop shipment..
they left the package tucked inside my garage with no bill or anything... i was quite surprised
because i definitely would have refused shipment.... i guess thats why they do the drop off!!

anyways i see my point was taken.... no UPS from US to Canada!! use USPS all the time!!

dave

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anyways i see my point was taken.... no UPS from US to Canada!! use USPS

all

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the time!!

I always use USPS when shipping my used vinyl to other countries. It's by far the best for
my buyers.

Greg

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> i agree.. i once order a couple tires for their good sale price from performance bike.com
> and they shipped them via UPS.. at my door.. in canada.. UPS wanted a whopping charge of
> $50 extra for customs

brokerage

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> fees .. for 3 tires that i had already paid shipping to them for??

whats

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> up wiht that... always go via USPS when shipping international goods into canada. dave

Wow. $50.00? That is unbelieveable. Can you just refuse the order when that happens, or do
have to pay?

-Chris enduroforkseals.comenduroforkseals.comOpen ↗

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They ususally don't tell you about the 50$ until you get a bill for it in the mail 3 weeks
later. If you have the shipper ship UPS red it's a little better because all fees are included
in the price so at least oyu know what you are up against. USPS is the cheapest way to go
though. Or if yu do a lot of shipping get your own brokerage agent, they are always cheaper than
UPS's.
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Chris Phillipo - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia ramsays-online.comramsays-online.comOpen ↗

exactly Chris... i got the bill for $50 in the mail a while later because it was a drop shipment..
they left the package tucked inside my garage with no bill or anything... i was quite surprised
because i definitely would have refused shipment.... i guess thats why they do the drop off!!

anyways i see my point was taken.... no UPS from US to Canada!! use USPS all the time!!

dave

Also don't use Airborne, I sent a package COD to California and it was $234 Canadian quoted to me,
I sent it and they gave it to the guy and said he would receive a bill in the mail later for the
COD which is clue number one that somethings wrong, the whole reason I sent it COD was so that he
would have to pay before receiving anything. So a month later he gets a bill for $923 Canadian for
the shipment, and they've been trying to collect that from both of us for the last 8 months. I
looked it up, I could have flown to California, handed him the box personally and flow back for $50
less than that.
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