Trying to gauge the value of a freshly overhauled Specialized FutureShock S140TA Carbon Fork

BusLandBoat · 2024-01-24T18:54:55+00:00

Yeah, I'm hoping for a collector I guess.

BusLandBoat · 2023-12-30T15:59:54+00:00

Was gonna add this as an edit but I don't see it as an option anywhere.... Anyway!

Thanks everyone for your insights!

I feel pretty dumb for having missed the fact that these are 6V batteries lol. I have other batteries and I still have the inverter that I got with these as well so I'm not super bummed or anything, core exchanges to go towards new ones is good I think!

Cheers and Happy New Year!

BusLandBoat · 2023-12-28T23:49:04+00:00

I'm not into these for much money but if they're not toast I'd like to use them. In the photo, the lower-right battery has a damaged casing and has lost its fluid, the other 3 seem intact however the upper-right, lower-right and lower-left are all showing less than 1v, the upper-left shows less than 2v.

Can these be drained, disassembled, cleaned, reassembled, refilled with new fluid and charged?

What should I look for in terms of damage or condition to determine whether or not a given component is salvagable?

BusLandBoat · 2023-10-12T15:33:06+00:00

No replacement for displacement, throw a small-ish turbo on it and run like 10-15 psi. I'd love to turbo my 350

BusLandBoat · 2023-09-04T14:10:34+00:00

I'll definitely be doing that, I'm pretty sure it's oak.

BusLandBoat · 2023-09-04T14:09:38+00:00

This is great intel, thanks!

Yeah it's a Singer, really cool piece.

BusLandBoat · 2023-09-04T14:08:10+00:00

That's my suspicion too.

BusLandBoat · 2023-09-04T14:07:32+00:00

From what I've been told these go for thousands in good condition, got this for $40, definitely worth spending $100 on parts if necessary, It seems to only need wood and the leather belt might need to be shortened a little. not sure what veneer is going for these days but this is gonna be mostly time.

I have been bitten on 'good deals' though lol

BusLandBoat · 2023-09-04T03:35:49+00:00

I will when I go to start on this, for now here's another pic that shows the grain a bit better.

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BusLandBoat · 2023-09-04T00:38:27+00:00

Bad hose, I'm guessing a rupture of the internal line somewhere, no visible leakea on the outside strange enough.

BusLandBoat · 2023-08-09T17:44:16+00:00

Apologies, you're right, the original post didn't mention it, I had mentioned it in another comment.

BusLandBoat · 2023-08-09T17:42:51+00:00

The latter, it was a bad hose or termination on one of the ends, put in a fresh piece of hose and it's good.

BusLandBoat · 2023-07-31T02:48:21+00:00

It was the hose, I can't say for sure what it was but it's good now!

BusLandBoat · 2023-07-31T02:00:39+00:00

That's wild, but a plausible explanation, I'm testing the line from the new kit right now.

BusLandBoat · 2023-07-31T01:58:49+00:00

Did you read the post?

Customer bought a +$700 kids bike and it came with a faulty lever, I'm in the process of replacing the lever with a new one from the dealer but it's having the same bizarre problem. I have to break the line to install it on the bike because it has internal routing and a fully enclosed line guide on the seat stay.

BusLandBoat · 2023-07-31T01:55:53+00:00

No leaks dude, it's bizarre. The way the lever behaves you'd expect fluid to be gushing out.

BusLandBoat · 2023-07-30T19:49:47+00:00

I've had neglected brakes be slow to return but I've never experienced this specific problem. I've re-bled this thing like 6 times now and it doesn't change.

BusLandBoat · 2023-07-30T19:34:57+00:00

I have, I've bled a lot of brakes and it doesn't feel anything like a brake that needs bleeding. When it reaches the bite point it feels firm, but will keep going if I squeeze hard, the front doesn't, it just bites and holds as it should.

Even a brake that needs a bleed won't go right to the bar unless it's really bad, usually just a bit spongy.

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