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Biobased Suspension Oil SelectorUpdated 7 months ago

Stan's Biobased Suspension Oil is compatible with all suspension components and can be used on your bicycle as an alternative to the commonly recommended petroleum oils. 

The “weight” system is a bit confusing when it comes to identifying oils because it’s not a real unit of measurement. It is non-standardized terminology used to describe certain oils, This means that a 5 weight oil could also be something like a 2.5 or a 3 weight oil from a different brand. 

We’ve made it much easier for you to determine what oil you need by creating these charts below that show each weight and the correct choice for a similar feel and performance to the other common brand petroleum oils.

NOTE: Recommendations are based on similar but not exact v@40c between brands.

FOX
Stan's Biobased
5wt=2.5wt
10wt=10wt
20wt=20wt


RockShox
Stan's Biobased
2.5wt=2.5wt
5wt=2.5wt
10wt=7wt
15wt=10wt


Maxima
Stan's Biobased
3wt=2.5wt
5wt=2.5wt
7wt=5wt
10wt=7wt
15wt=10wt
20wt=20wt
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