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    Submitted by Catalin Strava a Cross Country Rider from Medias, Sibiu, Romania
    Date Reviewed: June 3, 2008
    Duration Product Used:6 months
    Purchased At:eBay
    Strengths:Some protection for scratches when falling.
    Weaknesses:They DO NOT SEAL. Dust, sand and mud will get between boots and stanchions in the end and because permanent contact with stanchions there will be fine scratches on your precious stanchions.
    The boots will remove all lubrication from stanchions.
    Bottom Line:Do not use these boots! Do not use ANY boots! If there would be a need for boots, Manitou and others would have put them in place.
    These boots will scratch your stanchions with sand trapped inside. The sand and dirt are getting inside on the arch opening, no matter how well you wrap boots, even when you ride on roads!
    The precious lubrication on stanchions will be removed after first hour of riding! The stanchions should be lubrified after every ride and with boots it's like you never lube.

    If you are afraid of dirt getting inside you should think about special seals like Enduro Fork Seals. Manitou Evil Genius seals have double sealing rings and with proper service periods you should not worry about dirt getting inside.

    Don't be afraid of basic service (cleaning only!) for your fork by manufacturer specifications, it's easy, believe me!
    Enduro Fork Seals have excellent picture tutorials.
    Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by Darrin Wilson a Weekend Warrior from Valrico, FL USA
    Date Reviewed: May 11, 2008
    Favorite Trail:too many to list
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $10.00
    Purchased At:Bike Nashbar.com
    Strengths:looks cool, protects fork tubes, keeps sand out, no more worries about scrathes on bike rack.
    Weaknesses:you actually have to read the directions when you install them. with a little triming in the right spot they fit perfect.
    Similar Products Used:none
    Bike Setup:1999 Specialized RockHopper A1 Comp RockShox Dart3 w/ Remote lockout
    Bottom Line:dont cut these to just cover the tubes! just trim the flap above the notch taken out to get them around the crown i that spot if needed. They work great and look cool if installed right. most complaints I see below did not read he directions or just plain installed them wrong. use your head, they need to be under the crown so the stay in place.
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Catalin Strava a Cross Country Rider from Medias, Sibiu, Romania
    Date Reviewed: February 21, 2008
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $10.00
    Purchased At:eBay
    Strengths:They protect the stanchions from scratches and dirt. Scratches on stanchions will ruin bushings and seals. Dirt is not a problem for today's seals.
    Weaknesses:They should be more abrasion resistant like the chainstay frame protector.
    Similar Products Used:None
    Bike Setup:Manitou R7 100mm
    Bottom Line:These boots fits really well on Manitou R7 100mm, 30mm stanchions.
    They don't slip at all and stay in place. The suspension is not affected in any way.

    Do not cut them! Just velcro the extra around crown. Easy installation in 2 minutes! Looks good.

    Remember to remove them when cleaning from heavy dirt, there is a place between the arch and stanchions where excesive dirt may get inside.

    I think is a great product that prolongs the fork life and really needed for expensive forks.

    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Gobbi a Cross Country Rider from Poland
    Date Reviewed: May 17, 2006
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $13.00
    Purchased At:Bicycle shop
    Strengths:Easy to mount (no fork disassembly), look nice
    Weaknesses:Durability, too expensive
    Similar Products Used:None
    Bike Setup:Rock shox judy 2
    Bottom Line:If it fits your fork it will work fine, do not cut it as they write in the manual (leaving fork boots to be almost touching the crown). Will protect better.
    Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by Jace a Weekend Warrior from Raleigh, nc, usa
    Date Reviewed: September 13, 2005
    Favorite Trail:Beaver Dam (South Loop)
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $14.00
    Purchased At:REI
    Strengths:They stay in position on your fork forever, as long as you don't ride or sit on your bike.
    Weaknesses:With minimal riding they slide up, exposing several inches of the stanchions. This makes having the boots on your forks pointless.
    Another weakness is the price, $14 for 2 little squares of neoprene, what was I thinking!? And they are cut-to-fit so by the time I realized they blew ass I had already cut them, making it impossible to return.
    Similar Products Used:none, but I am sure anything else is better.
    Bike Setup:Marin Northside Trail AXC ('05)-stock
    and a NEXT with shiny mexican upgrades
    Bottom Line:Don't waste your money on this terrible product. Actually, they might work well if you have forks with a small amount of travel, but probably not. I would have to suggest buying the accordion type boots, even though they look stupid.
    Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by Kent a Cross Country Rider from Yuen Long, Hong Kong
    Date Reviewed: March 22, 2004
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $9.00
    Purchased At:LBX
    Strengths:Flexible, simple, easy to install, it really keep dust out of my fork tubes.
    Weaknesses:if dirt get on top of it, is hard to clean.
    Similar Products Used:None
    Bike Setup:it works with 01 SID SL(80mm)
    Bottom Line:It does what it suppose to do. 5 falming chilis !
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by AlienKossa a Weekend Warrior from Spain (Galicia)
    Date Reviewed: January 4, 2004
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $15.00
    Purchased At:Local Shop
    Strengths:Flexible and why not, looks cool (till now at least)
    Weaknesses:A little hard to fit sometimes
    Similar Products Used:Rubber boots
    Bottom Line:They are made from neoprene, so they aren't like a raincoat. If you want them to keep the water, mud and grit out you can try to seal them externally with some silicon grease (or petroleum jelly). This little scuba trick works fine to me.

    It's usefull to have some sewing machine skill in order to get them adapted to some forks too.

    3 chilis because they need help to work fine.
    Value Rating:3Overall Rating:3

    Submitted by Alexander a Cross Country Rider from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Date Reviewed: August 18, 2002
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $15.00
    Strengths:None
    Weaknesses:It does not fit the new Mars Elite Air 2002. The boots tends to ride up during a long ride.
    Similar Products Used:none
    Bike Setup:Rockhopper 2000 A1 FS Mavic 517 rims,LX hubs, DT stainless steel Spokes, RaceFace crankset, XTR Front Derailluer, XTR rear derailluer, LX shifter, Levers, RaceFace handlebars, seatpost, stem, Velo saddle.
    Bottom Line:This product must be redesigned by Lizard skin to fit 2002 XC forks. It is the only product on the market so far.
    Value Rating:2Overall Rating:2

    Submitted by Toby Brayley a Cross Country Rider from Hampshire England
    Date Reviewed: April 22, 2002
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $13.00
    Purchased At:Action Bikes
    Strengths:Look okay keeps crap out of the seals
    Weaknesses:Expensive and velco round the back gets muddy
    Similar Products Used:n/a
    Bike Setup:Trek 4500, xt , lx, deore , hope monos on d521s, z5 s
    Bottom Line:Good for what they are, do the job fine many people complain cause they cant fit them , i had no problem and most people with forks that come with no boots have a pair and they fit fine they also look a damnsight better than normal rubber boots
    Value Rating:3Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by rob a Cross Country Rider from Australia
    Date Reviewed: March 14, 2002
    Duration Product Used:6 months
    Price Paid: $10.00
    Strengths:Keeps the sliders and seals clean.
    Keeps everything else out.
    Weaknesses:I'd prefer not to have to put them on, but after having my bushings replaced at a hideous cost, i'll give these a try to save money in the long term.
    Similar Products Used:None
    Bike Setup:2000 Rockshox Sid Xc
    Bottom Line:I don't know how a piece of gravel gets in these, unless the fork sliders are made of matchsticks. On my SIDs, nothing can get inside these because they are so tight on the fork.
    I'd use them on all my forks, but always remember to take off when cleaning bike.
    Value Rating:4Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Ed Salazar a Cross Country Rider from San Mateo CA
    Date Reviewed: January 7, 2002
    Favorite Trail:not telling
    Duration Product Used:More than 3 years
    Price Paid: $15.00
    Purchased At:LBS
    Strengths:Keeps the dust off.
    Weaknesses:Need to keep them clean.
    Similar Products Used:Stock boots
    Bike Setup:Bonte Race, SID Race, XT
    Bottom Line:I started using these when my Mag 21 was the hottest thing out there. I use them now on a maintence nightmare of a SID Race. Primarily, the skins keep the summer dust and dry stuff out. They are not perfect but they come off easier than those stupid looking stock springy boots (which collect a good share of dust and trail crud inside). For the skins to be effective you need to take them off and clean them off once in a while. I give them three of the too much of my aunts authentic Mexican turds.
    Value Rating:2Overall Rating:3

    Submitted by Geoff Mills a Weekend Warrior from unionville ct
    Date Reviewed: October 5, 2001
    Favorite Trail:The one I just made
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $13.00
    Purchased At:UniversalBikes.com
    Strengths:None they're crap, you couldn't fit them on a straight piece of tubing if you wanted to.
    Weaknesses:everything, they suck
    Similar Products Used:Nonebut im going to get the reg rockshox ones...mabye they'll fit.
    Bike Setup:Trek 8000
    Bottom Line:Hmmmmm...thats a hard one I mena they dont fit on my 01' judy sl so they suck...I just spent 13 $ and got them in the mail...the box says cut to size so I just about cut them in half because thats the only way they would fit. DO NOT GET THEM, IT WAS THE WORST 13$ I EVER SPENT. THey don't even deserve a flamin chilli, instead im gonna put them in the flames on a gas grill.
    Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by James a Cross Country Rider from Oxford MS United State
    Date Reviewed: August 31, 2001
    Favorite Trail:Bonita Lakes, MS
    Duration Product Used:Tested or demo'ed only
    Price Paid: $14.00
    Strengths:Looks good, and sounds good on paper.
    Weaknesses:Doesn't fit my Manitou fork at all...There is now way that thing goes on there.
    Similar Products Used:Nothing.
    Bike Setup:Trek 6000, Manitou Fork.
    Bottom Line:If this product fits your bike, you are lucky, and you might get some function out of it...Otherwise, take your fork apart, and put on some regular fork boots, or nothing at all.
    Value Rating:3Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by SPUD LEE a from PROVO, UTARD
    Date Reviewed: July 26, 2001
    Duration Product Used:Tested or demo'ed only
    Strengths:NONE
    Weaknesses:MAKES NO SENCE, MODERN WIPERS AND REGULAR BOOTS WORK WELL.
    Bottom Line:LIZARDSKIN FORK BOOTS CONSTANTLY SCRAPE TEFLON SLIDERS, AND ANY DIRT WILL CAUSE TEFLON EROSION. THESE MAKE NO REAL SENCE.
    CALL MARZOCCHI THEY WILL CONFIRM.

    THE REAR SHOCK BOOTS MAKE MORE SENCE, AND FOR CHAINSTAY PROTECTOR, NOTHIN BEATS A CUT DOWN OLD TUBE WITH MATCHING ELECTRICAL TAPE.

    CHEERS
    Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by Sherman a Weekend Warrior from British Columbia, Canada
    Date Reviewed: April 13, 2001
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Strengths:Looks cool
    Weaknesses:doesn't stay put
    expensive for what they are
    Bottom Line:I read some of the reviews and I think leaving them on the long side will help them from coming off of the seals. I cut mine so they do not work worth a damn!!!! I just put some zipties on them and they work ok now. Not a good product in my opinion.
    Value Rating:1Overall Rating:2

    Submitted by gordo a Weekend Warrior from seattle
    Date Reviewed: March 22, 2001
    Duration Product Used:6 months
    Price Paid: $10.00
    Strengths:easy to install, keeps dirt & mud out just fine. I don't understand all the whining. They went on my Judy just great. No trouble at all.
    Weaknesses:I can't find a weakness. They've been on for months and I just washed the bike. NO debris under skins. Seals all OK
    Similar Products Used:Stock boots
    Bike Setup:GT Zaskar LE
    Bottom Line:These things work great for me But could probably benefit from multiple sizes for fitting on brands other than RockShox wthout stiffeners. Four flamin' chilis cause nothing is perfect!
    Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by Steve a Weekend Warrior from Mountain View CA
    Date Reviewed: February 27, 2001
    Favorite Trail:Henry Coe
    Duration Product Used:1 Year
    Price Paid: $13.00
    Purchased At:Performance.com
    Strengths:Cheap and easy to install
    Weaknesses:Not as simple to use as fork boots
    Similar Products Used:Regular fork boots on a previous fork
    Bike Setup:Stock Santa Cruz Superlight with Sid-XC
    Bottom Line:With so many new forks coming sans boots, the lizard skins are the cheapest and easiest way to seal the forks, short of taking them apart and putting on real boots.

    The key to the lizards is to leave them on the long side. If they are shorter than the exposed slider, they will pull away from the seat area when the fork springs back and let in dirt and muck. As well, the neoprene seems to shrink slightly over time. For my Sid-XC's, this meant cutting off only about 1/8". Next time around I doubt I'll cut anything off. The newer skins look even nicer than my old ones, with a larger overlap on the lower fork leg.

    The upside to the skins vis-a-vis real boots, is that one can take them off completely and really clean both the inside of the skin and the fork. I take them off and clean them everytime I wash the bike (as well as clean and lube the sliders and fork seals), and so far my forks are as pristine as the day I bought them, even after a year of abuse. I'll likely stick with these in lieu of real boots.
    Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by Rod Angler a Weekend Warrior from NOLA
    Date Reviewed: December 14, 2000
    Favorite Trail:hooper
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $12.00
    Strengths:Cheap
    Weaknesses:Don't fit, don't stay put. Not terribly durable. Get grungy fast. And the don't fit. Hard to get on forks, they don't fit. They don't fit. How could you release a product that didn't have enough material/size to fit all normal forks? Amazing.
    Similar Products Used:OEM rubber fork boots
    Bike Setup:yep
    Bottom Line:These have been redesigned lately, but I have the older models and they simply do not fit on my Manitou Mars 1. This is a major problem, as you need to remove them frequently to keep them clean.

    They seem to hold water.

    The OEM type rubber boots, funky looking as they are, work best. My Manitou Mars 1 came without the rubber boots, but a call to Manitou and they were on their way, free. They should have shipped the fork with them in the first place, like many of their forks do.

    The Lizard Skins are useful for headset and rear shock, but save your money on the fork boots, as they are very much worthless.

    Zero auto-combusting, anus-ripping large diameter red-meat turds for these babies.
    Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by shorty a Weekend Warrior from Boulder,CO
    Date Reviewed: December 14, 2000
    Duration Product Used:2 Years
    Purchased At:LBS
    Strengths:nice look as long as they are new
    Weaknesses:look dirty after the a short time (even on the dark red ones I had); they just DON'T WORK!!!
    Similar Products Used:riding w/o them
    Bike Setup:MAG 21 on a MERLIN Taiga
    Bottom Line:Don't waste your money on that junk.
    Sure, they keep the dirt; but not away from your fork but inside themselves and that means exactly there where you don't want it. Especially the small dirtgrains which are worst for the fork find there way in easy, stay there and work against your seals.
    Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by Tom Cavenagh a Cross Country Rider from Oak Park, Illinois
    Date Reviewed: September 21, 2000
    Favorite Trail:Cable Wisconsin Clusters
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $15.00
    Purchased At:Mailorder
    Strengths:None
    Weaknesses:Didn't fit, Didn't stay put, Didn't do squat.
    Similar Products Used:None
    Bike Setup:Litespeed Pisgah with Marzocchi Superfly
    Bottom Line:I bought them because my shock is bootless. They are absolute junk - don't waste your money. If I could zero chilis I would still be overrating them.
    Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by Chris a Cross-Country Rider from Peak District, England
    Date Reviewed: October 24, 1999
    Favorite Trail:
    Hayfield-Edale trails
    Duration Product Used:
    6 months
    Strengths:
    Stay fixed down on the fork.
    Weaknesses:
    Don't work!
    Similar Products Used:
    Standard rubber fork boots.
    Bike Setup:
    Dave Hinde custom frame. Judy SL long travel forks.
    Bottom Line:The standard Judy boots don't stay down if the fork is working hard, so I bought some of these Lizard Skins. They stay in place well but can't cope with British mud, grit sand and water. When I take them off after a ride there's more mud on the stanchions than if I hadn't been using boots at all. More mud gets past the seals than with the original (pretty useless) Judy boots - Lizard Skin boots are a waste of money. The reviewers who think they are fine should try riding in some British conditions!
    Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by Tim a Racer from Denver
    Date Reviewed: October 17, 1999
    Favorite Trail:
    Miller's Gulch
    Duration Product Used:
    6 months
    Strengths:
    Looks Kewl
    Weaknesses:
    Dust and water gets under them easy
    Similar Products Used:
    normal boots
    Bike Setup:
    GT
    Bottom Line:Lizard Skins has got some good stuff on the market, i.e. head set skin. But these are a bad idea, boots do a better job of keeping off the elements, and if your forks don't need boots use Judy Butter.. They look kewl until you see the dark side of them.
    Overall Rating:2

    Submitted by Mr. bojangles a Cross-Country Rider from Kincardine
    Date Reviewed: September 25, 1999
    Favorite Trail:
    Boler
    Duration Product Used:
    1 Year
    Strengths:
    stay on the fork
    Weaknesses:
    none
    Similar Products Used:
    stock rubber boots
    Bike Setup:
    Peak
    lightweight stuff
    Bottom Line:dont come off seals after big hits, work great for short travel forks.
    Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Willy a Racer from SLC, UT
    Date Reviewed: September 14, 1999
    Favorite Trail:
    Wasatch Crest
    Duration Product Used:
    2 Years
    Strengths:
    Ease of installation
    Weaknesses:
    None
    Similar Products Used:
    Stock Boots
    Bike Setup:
    K2
    Rock Shock SID
    Bottom Line:Things work like there supposed to. I don't ride in to much mud or water but I've never had any problem with anything getting into the forks. I raced the NORBA CC in Deer Valley,( that was damn dusty) and when I cleaned my bike afterwards there was no dust under the boots. I take them off each time after I clean by bike and have no problem getting back on. Maybe some of these people having problems should work on their forearm muscles.
    Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Sylvain a Cross-Country Rider from Ottawa
    Date Reviewed: September 13, 1999
    Favorite Trail:
    Gatineau trails
    Duration Product Used:
    1 Year
    Strengths:
    Works well ONLY on the back shock.
    Weaknesses:
    Sucks for the front shocks
    Bike Setup:
    GT XCR 3000
    GT Zaskar LE
    Bottom Line:These lizard skin fits on the chainstay good, the back shock good and keeps the durt of no problem. But how the hek is it suppose to stay on ROCKSHOX 98-99 series. There is not enough room for them to stay on the one piece suspensions. That sucks big time
    Overall Rating:2

    Submitted by Sean C. a Cross-Country Rider from Houston, TX
    Date Reviewed: September 12, 1999
    Favorite Trail:
    Memorial Park
    Duration Product Used:
    tested or demo'ed only
    Strengths:
    NOT A ONE!
    Weaknesses:
    BINDS, ANTIQUATED DESIGN DID NOT WORK RIGHT W/ CAST BRIDGE JUDY FORK, MEANT FOR MODULAR/BOLT ON BRIDGES?
    Similar Products Used:
    MTN SPEED SEALS AND NO STUPID BOOTS!
    Bike Setup:
    GIANT XTC SE2 FRAME, JUDY XC FORK
    Bottom Line:THIS ONE SUCKED TOO!
    Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by Martin a Cross-Country Rider from Vasteras
    Date Reviewed: July 14, 1999
    Favorite Trail:
    most of them
    Duration Product Used:
    3 months
    Strengths:
    Keeps smeg off my fork
    Weaknesses:
    not really made to fit an A-bomb
    Similar Products Used:
    old boots
    Bike Setup:
    Giant carbon, Marzzochi z2 atom bomb
    Bottom Line:I take them off and wash them once in a while, my seals are squeeky clean. And those of you who cant get them on, stretch them a little around the fork and they will reach a perfect fit after a couple of hours.
    -1 pepper because they dont make them in different sizes, z1, z2, z3's are a bit thicker in the tubes than most forks.
    Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by John a Cross-Country Rider from Texas
    Date Reviewed: July 11, 1999
    Duration Product Used:
    3 months
    Strengths:
    They work well and seal the fork on my full sus recumbent
    Weaknesses:
    Pain to put on if you don't have strong fingers
    Similar Products Used:
    Stock boots
    Bike Setup:
    Nils Palm Wind 63 full suspension recumbent
    Bottom Line:These would not be the hot ticket for a long travel fork but for a short travel fork on a street recumbent they work well. Keep it feet first.
    Overall Rating:3

    Submitted by Hans Persson a Weekend Warrior from Lund, Sweden
    Date Reviewed: July 6, 1999
    Duration Product Used:
    tested or demo'ed only
    Strengths:
    Looks cool
    Weaknesses:
    Impossible to get on my Marzocchi Z3
    Bike Setup:
    ParkPre Pro 825, Marzocchi Z3, XT
    Bottom Line:At least I could not get it on my fork. But I got a refund, so I'm still happy...
    Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by Taint Pretty a Cross-Country Rider from Dallas, Texas
    Date Reviewed: April 19, 1999
    Duration Product Used:
    3 months
    Strengths:
    Lokk okay
    Weaknesses:
    Hard to get on right and then they might not stay on.
    Bottom Line:Go with a normal boot if possible.
    Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by David a weekend warrior from Wichita, KS
    Date Reviewed: October 30, 1998
    Bottom Line:

    These things are VERY hard to put on right. They don't really even fit my RST fork (like Lizard Skins claim they should). I could'nt even get them to completely cover my fork seals, and so everything got in there - dirt,water..you name it. I finally decided to remove them and save myself some hassle. About the same amount of garbage gets in the seals w/o them on. They are WAY too expensive for what little good they do. I can't speak for those who have other brands of forks, but if you own an RST 260, walk away from Lizard Skins and don't look back !! If they could make boot that is a little less one size fits all, and come up with something a little suited for particular makes of forks, they might have a better product to offer. I will be looking forward to hearing if any of you have suggestions for a better boot, even if it's home-made.
    Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by Lew Hanna a weekend warrior from Lawrence, Kansas
    Date Reviewed: August 18, 1998
    Bottom Line:

    This is a great product if you enjoy fork boots that are nearly impossible to put on, won't stay on the fork under conditions that force a lot of fork action, and refuse to keep grime and grit out of your fork. Overall, they are a great way to ensure the destruction of your fork in no time. The pair I bought made their way to the trash can in about two weeks.
    Overall Rating:1

    Submitted by Ian Mac Allister a weekend warrior from B'more, MD USA
    Date Reviewed: April 8, 1998
    Bottom Line:

    My bike came with an RST381 which gradually became stiff in the first few
    months of riding(my trails are wet, no dust). I was a newbie then so I
    didn't understand until my roomie felt like fooling around with my fork and
    took it apart finding it full of water. The standard boots don't do
    much of anything. Ergo, my LizardSkins purchase. They worked great for me.
    Then, I went to dusty Illinois and rode around, not very much in fact, and
    the fork started to freeze up. It didn't look like there was an open-
    ing in the velcro when I broke down my fork, so I didn't know how the dust
    had gotten inside. I cleaned everything including the Skins. From what I
    could tell it appears that the Skins became permeated with dust, and that
    dust traveled through them into the fork! I wrote