Fancy-Pants Bike Repair

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frumble at 07.8.08 - 7:41 pm

Hey. My brother has one of those weird Cannondale bikes with the "lefty" fork. Rather than try to explain it (which I find impossible) I posted the photo. Anyway, the seal is shot or something and all the oil has leaked out of the fork... er,, shock.. thing. He's been looking for someone in L.A. who can fix it for a reasonable price and was last told it costs seventy bucks "just to change the oil" in that thing. Anyone know anything about these things or who he should take it to for repair?
Thanks in advance!
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WHITCH ONE IS IT?
Lefty M
Lefty DLR
Lefty ELO
Lefty ELO Carbon
Lefty Jake
Lefty ELO Carbon/Alu
Lefty DLR 2001
Lefty DLR Carbon
Lefty Speed Carbon 110 DLR
Lefty Speed Carbon 110 DLR SL
Speed Carbon 110 Terra Logic
Lefty Speed 110 DLR 2
LEFTY MAX
MOTO
28" Headshok
P-BONE
eddieboyinla07.8.08 - 8:04 pm
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I own a Lefty. Circa 2005 I took it to Newbury Park Bicycle Shop (in the 805 near Thousand Oaks) as they were one of the only places that had the proprietary parts to service it. The only other alternative I found was shipping it to Cannondale on the east coast.
Not sure if Newbury still services them--I heard the dude that did the work might no longer be there--but they did a great job.
two wheels good07.8.08 - 8:36 pm
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Try http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=221683
sc_nomad07.8.08 - 8:37 pm
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Helen's Cycles (or I.Martin in Beverly Hills) are a licensed Cannondale dealer they should be able to lead you in the right direction. Cannondale *usually* treats their customers well so I would try to see if you could have it fixed under warranty otherwise I wouldn't be surprised if it was expensive to fix...
e-rock07.8.08 - 9:12 pm
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