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One more thing!
The bands can break quite quickly, depending on their thickness and how much they are stretched. When I started, the TB blue bands would only last 30 shots or so! Gold lasted longer but were still frustratingly frail.
Against most advice on the internet, I started regularly treating the knots and tops of the fork with silicone grease. It increased the life of the bands a LOT, maybe tenfold? Many people say the knots will come undone with the slightest deposit of silicone grease, but I have yet to see (1-2000 shots?) a knot come apart. Use caution if you're trying it out for yourself-