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Submitted by
rollercam
a Cross Country Rider
from port moody bc
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2010 | | Favorite Trail: | too many to list | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$5500.00 | | Purchased At: | Secret Cycles | | Strengths: | Durable, easy to service, pedals and climbs incredibly well | | Weaknesses: | cannot think of one | | Similar Products Used: | Kona hei hei, Fisher Hi Fi 29er | | Bike Setup: | Magura Durin fork, King heaset, xo drivetrain, FSA 386 cranks,easton ec 90 seatpost and bar, hope pro 2 hubs, stans race rims, rocket ron tires or nobby nic depending conditions | | Bottom Line: | Id buy another one in a second and think this is the best value overall in a bike I have owned. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rideon
a Racer
from Indianapolis, IN
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2010 | | Favorite Trail: | squirrel gap | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$5500.00 | | Purchased At: | Matthews | | Strengths: | Stiff frame, journal bearing system, DW link suspension, great geometry numbers, looks great | | Weaknesses: | abit heavy compared to the plastic bikes these days | | Similar Products Used: | Pivot Mach 5, Titus Racer x, Hammerhead 100, Fisher dualies | | Bike Setup: | xl frame, F120 w/15qr, xtr crankset, xo twisties & rear d, xt front d, Thomson MP seatpost & stem, WTB rocket, Magura Marta SLs, Stan's rims w/dtswiss hubs, Kenda Tires | | Bottom Line: | The 2010 Turner DW Flux is a great all-around raceable trailbike. The frame is nice and stiff. The DW suspension is very efficient - it works when you want it, but not when you don't. Although,the Turner "journal bearing system" is new to me, it looks to be made to last,and more useful than cartridge bearings, which I really like. The rear triangle has post mount disc brake tabs and frankly is an engineering marvel. Turn the bike upside down and look at the detail work...wow. This isn't just another bike. And the best part...the bike rides fantastic. Very well balanced on fast hardpack and more than capable on the roots and rocks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chainsaw
a Racer
from durango, co
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2010 | | Favorite Trail: | Raider Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$5000.00 | | Purchased At: | durango cyclery | | Strengths: | solid frame, quiet, comfy race geometry and oh so sexy | | Weaknesses: | a touch heavy for a pro xc racer, frame decal peelage | | Similar Products Used: | gary fisher roscoe, trek fuel ex | | Bike Setup: | xl frame all white, rock shox revalation dual air 20 mil, chris king w/mavic 717, conti tyres (proto 390grm), full sram xx, crank bros lever seat post, fizik tundra saddle, truvativ stem and hollefezer bar, king headset, ti king cage, time pedals | | Bottom Line: | I got the chance to build up my dream bike for the upcoming 2010 race season and with the help of some friends we cranked out a doozy. This bike is so comfortable, quiet and just dang all around feeling. I built it big for racing super d and tame dh races, and race-party for hanging with the fast guys in the pro xc action. I have yet to test it against the clock, but my few pre winter test sessions had me questioning everything I had ridden previous. This bike is a all around honch. The Flux feels so solid when taking on chunky sections and then up the hill is feels tacky and not lame. It may be a bit overkill with my big fork front end, but I wanted it big for when I need it. It weighed in at 27.6lbs as built. Did I mention how quiet it is. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
CaliMTBR
a Cross Country Rider
from Stuttgart, Germany
Date Reviewed: November 11, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Sedona, Rim Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$5300.00 | | Purchased At: | Competitive Cyclist | | Strengths: | This bike is amazing! The suspension is flawless. The DW link system helps with climbing by giving you more traction when climbing. When you get to the top, just point and shoot with the 15mm thru axle the flux feels super stiff and plush up front and the rear just soaks it up. The geometry feels great sprinting on flats, grinding it out on long, steep climbs in the Alps, or leading out on a fast piece of single track. The bike rides much lighter than the weight listed on my scale, very strange. | | Weaknesses: | Weight, Price, Suspension bottoms out on 2 foot drops | | Similar Products Used: | 2000 Heckler, 2004 Heckler, Red Line Single Speed, Haro Mary SS, Niner Jet 9 | | Bike Setup: | Chris King Head Set and Hubs, 2010 Fox 100mm 15mm QR, Richey Bars, Marta Brakes, Mavic 817 UST, Racing Ralph's, SRAM XO Drive Train, XT Crankset | | Bottom Line: | Get this bike and you'll have a huge grin. This is a problem free bike with great customer service backing this product. Competitive Cyclist was great to deal with as they built and shipped the bike within 4 days. Don't forget if your military they'll give you a 10% discount. If your looking for a pure race bike this would not be the bike for you as I think the weight is too high. However, for endurance racing, nothing can compare. This bike was made for BC bike race type riding, can't wait to do it one day. This bike rules for everyday XC riding, but not with anything with drops much over 2 feet. If you buy this bike I think that this would render the Spot irrelevant as I think you would want the RFX for an All-Mountain type ride, which is my next bike when I return to the states next summer. Hopefully my wife doesn't read this :) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sngtrkwr
a Weekend Warrior
from Cape Cod, MA
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Wompatuck | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$5700.00 | | Purchased At: | Competitive Cyclist | | Strengths: | Agile climbing, straight as an arrow tracking and cornering, no pedal bob, fast descending | | Weaknesses: | frame weight, cost | | Similar Products Used: | none, this is my first FS bike | | Bike Setup: | XT shifters/derailers, Easton Monkeylite lo-rise bar, King headset and hubs, 2010 Fox TALAS 15MM TA fork, Thomson seatpost, Avid Elixir CR brakes, Stans Rims | | Bottom Line: | I cannot believe how sweet this bike is! It is on the expensive side but worth every single penny. I am coming off a ti hardtail and absolutely love FS. I was very picky about the FS bike I bought because of not wanting to loose that stiff, put the power to the pedal feel of a hardtail and was concerned with pedal bob. It is non existent on the Flux. Climbing with this bike is amazing and just plain going fast over rough stuff is awesome too. The only item I can point out is it is not meant for riding big drops. I don't hit things much bigger than 2 or 3 feet and very occasionally I will bottom out the rear susp. Other than that this is one amazing bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jfb
a Weekend Warrior
from Charleroi Belgium
Date Reviewed: October 6, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Chimay | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$3000.00 | | Purchased At: | RSPShop (France) | | Strengths: | Look, geometry, pedaling efficience, needs low pressure in the shock, color quality (grany smith green), PM equiped... | | Weaknesses: | wheight (2,85 kgs/6.3 pounds for a 100 mm L frame is a little bit heavy) and expensive | | Similar Products Used: | HL Flux | | Bike Setup: | RF Deus & Next components, Shim XT disc break, Fulcrum Red metal 0 wheelset | | Bottom Line: | All in all it's a very great bike. A perfectly efficient trail bike (I wouldn't classify it as XC competion bike due to its overweight). Suspension is magic: no bob on climbing with a lot of grip and no noticeable pedal feedback even with the propedal off. The descending is pure pleasure due to the rear suspension that works perfectly and a geometry that is much more funnier than on the previous Flux. The frame is also very rigid.
A must buy for the bikers who wants the fun with the performance of a bobless bike! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rpinder
a Cross Country Rider
from Sherman Oaks, CA
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Thunder Mountain, Utah | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Feels light and agile - climbing is great and downhill ride is fabulous. I like the grease fittings and the journal bearing design (I hate squeaky bikes!). Brazing and overall frame quality is superb. Love the fact original style head 1 1/8 headtube is used. Turner Suspensions customer service. | | Weaknesses: | Nothing I've found yet. More like 'rider weakness' may be my main hurdle, having this much new technology on the trail! | | Similar Products Used: | This Flux replaces several K2 Razorbacks - I've ridden those Turner designed (ala Stinger) bikes exclusively for years now. Here is a picture of my last, up in Utah, is HERE | | Bike Setup: | Turner's Chassis kit ( the 2010 fox 32 f120 FIT RLC, fox RP23, Thompson seatpost and Sram X9 front der ). Moved over my King headset, XTR rear der, Sun SingleTrack wheels with 8spd 11-30 cassette, crank bros eggbeaters, Thompson stem and LP carbon bar from my now lonely K2 frame. OH.. and a CORBA handlebar ding'bell, to keep the hikers happy ! | | Bottom Line: | After only a few rides now, and the past few tweeks of the suspension (wow there are SO many adjustments now!), I took the Red Flux up the San Juan creek trail (Orange County, CA). On the (pretty steep) climb, the rocks and ruts and climbing switch backs just felt EASIER than before. Rear link and suspension was great. Light fork and smooth King headset give the front end a really nice feel. And the DESCENT.... oh MY. Whole new experience, felt super confident at speed. And the tight switch backs - something about the geometry of this bike (dont know... wheelbase? rear DW link?? head tube angle ???) made them SO much faster to navigate.
I appreciate all the help the folks at Turner gave, and I'm so glad I upgraded to this 2010 Flux | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
simmonsgsmooth
a Cross Country Rider
from uk
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1895.00 | | Strengths: | Dw Link sticks to the ground like glue, frame design looks mint , climbs like a hardtail, easy to maintain, great standover, rear cuts in above chain (no chain slap), balanced geometry | | Weaknesses: | Very Expensive, weight, restrictive on rear tyre size, makes other bikes redundant, frame design means you have to butcher your front mech, long run of gear cable a pain in the a. | | Similar Products Used: | cove hand job, trek liquid, blur lt, yeti 575, giant anthem | | Bike Setup: | Reba race 2009 forks with poploc,
hope tech x2 brakes with flating rotors/ braided hoses,
hope pro2/dt swiss wheels,
xtr shifters and rear mech,
xt crank, casette and front mech,
chris king bb and head set,
rf deus xc bar, stem and seat post
| | Bottom Line: | I have never rid anything like it, this bike is a revelation.
propedal on the rp23 a waste of time, never had to engage it yet.
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Submitted by
cheb
a Cross Country Rider
from so cal
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2395.00 | | Purchased At: | Turner | | Strengths: | Turner ride quality is better than ever, attention to detail, and the best customer service possible! | | Weaknesses: | All the other bikes are obsolete | | Similar Products Used: | Horst Link Flux, TNT Spot, TNT RFX, AMP Research | | Bike Setup: | FOX 100 RLC, full Shimano XTR & XTR wheels, Thomson stem and seat post, Easton bars, Selle Italia saddle, Schwalbe Racing Ralph | | Bottom Line: | DT and DW nailed it! It pedals like a hard tail while making the bumps disappear. Four inches of travel feels like five when going downhill. The frame feels much stiffer than the previous models. The high chainstay makes it nice and quiet. The rear wheel sticks like glue when climbing technical sections and even better when braking, miles ahead of the Horst Link and TNT rear ends. This bike could possibly be your do all trail bike and race bike in one. With a 120 fork up front I believe it would really tackle most situations with a lot less weight than the longer travel bikes. If you're not doing big drops and want a smooth riding trail bike, test ride the Flux before you buy, I think it might be exactly what you're looking for. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
TeamHuffy
a Racer
from SoCal
Date Reviewed: April 2, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Any | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$6400.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | This is a big change from 2008. And I'm not just talking about the dw-link. This bike steers like an XC racer, but its lateral rigidity allows it to track like a trailbike when descending or hammering rough terrain. I would describe it as a VERY agressive XC bike that can also serve as a trailbike. Oh, and it pedals better than anything else on dirt! T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N! Hey, it also keeps Americans employeed as it's made in USA! That's stimulating. | | Weaknesses: | It makes my other bikes suck. | | Similar Products Used: | 5-Spot, 2008 Flux, 2005 Nitrous, Blur, Nomad | | Bike Setup: | This is the best part. I bought this with Turner's "Pro" kit. Includes an XTR drivetrain and brake, SLR wheels, RLC fork, easton EC/EA 90 coskpit, Devo seat. 23lbs!!! for my Medium. Turner's new build kits rock! | | Bottom Line: | This is a smokin' package. A real racer that you can use for everyday use. It inspires confidence going downhill and makes a star out of you going uphill. The dw-link doesn't just provide an excellent pedaling platform, it actually enhances traction as it resists squatting and squirts forward with every pedal stroke. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mtbmitch2
a Cross Country Rider
from Boise, Idaho
Date Reviewed: March 11, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | dry creek | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | excellent build, high quality, great customer service,
well thought out, no flex swingarm, bushings not bearings for the rear triangle(swingarm) wide choice of custom colors | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | ellsworth absolute truth(fs2xc), gary fisher sugar 1, psycle works wild hare, ventana el saltamontes, ellsworth truth(2005), ibis mojo | | Bike Setup: | king hubs with no tubes rims and sealant, old school race face
turbine cranks with phil wood ti bb, 100mm f99 stem, kcnc seatpost, devo carbon seat, 650b front wheel, fox f100rlc
M771 medium cage rear derailer, crank bros iodine HS. | | Bottom Line: | Having ridden an Ibis Mojo for the last 14 months as a comparison, though not the exact same category, I had close to 1900 miles on the DW linked carbon bike. The Turner DW Flux
climbs at least a gear easier, much less rider input is needed in part due to the stiffer rear triangle with bushings, lower center of gravity and other factors. This bike requires about the same amount of input as my carbon hardtail. The rear suspension is great for a 100mm travel system and only getting better as it breaks in. I have 5 rides on it now. the post mount rear brake is a great thing.
the elevated chainstay makes annoying chain slap a thing
of the past for the 09 Turner Flux. The only issue is the
fox fork though not a Turner problem. One has to cut the
piston rod in the left fork leg to get full travel for x-c
riding. It only takes about an hour or less do to this.
The 650b front wheel takes the head angle with a neo moto
tire on the front and a
Schwalbe racing ralph 2.25 on the rear to 70 degrees. The
650b makes a noticeable difference going over good sized rocks, snow and loss sand. You will be addicted once you
build up a Turner Flux with the DW system. Bike in race trim with xtr rear cassette, 4 ti candy pedals and racing ralph 2.25 tires front and rear comes in at 23.3 pounds
including the King water bottle cage and garmin gps mount. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rone
a Cross Country Rider
from mansfield, notts, uk
Date Reviewed: January 13, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Too many to list. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2400.00 | | Purchased At: | sherwood pines cycle | | Strengths: | Turner quality, geometry and durability. Big tuning range. Weight, feel and tenacity on climbs. Feeling through tight singletrack! | | Weaknesses: | I would say price, but you get what you pay for. Not 100% sure about continous outer cable for rear gear. | | Similar Products Used: | Superlight, SC Blur, Scott Genius, RM ETS, 5 Spot (Coil), Horst Flux | | Bike Setup: | Fox F100, RP23, Hope Mono Mini's, DT Swiss, Thompson. | | Bottom Line: | I can't stress enough how this bike just feels right for me (this applies to previous Turner's too). It's everything and more of the older bikes, stiffer, more fun, and just as much quality and durability.
I've put 400 miles on it now and done one race, and other than using more PSI on the rear shock than expected - it feels fantastic, beautifully composed through the tight stuff and the faster you go the better it feels. This bike really does inspire you go out and find the most challenging thing you can throw at it.
Take a bit of time to set everything up correctly and iron out what makes a good ride for you. I'm luck as my current set-up as been more or less the same for the last three bikes.
The new DW-Link as a way of giving you a push forward when you accelerate or climb that you can't see coming on a full-susser, and that it impresses with super plush shock absorption.
Turner should be proud that they make a product that rides in a different league to an oversaturated market of mass-produced wannabees. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brown Snake
a Cross Country Rider
from Orange
Date Reviewed: December 29, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2495.00 | | Strengths: | Quality of Integration of DW link to a Turner. Turner customer service as usual and overall ride quality | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | TNT Flux, Horst Link Flux and 5 Spot | | Bike Setup: | Full XTR, King headset, Industry 9 wheels, Easton Bar, Ritchey stem, Thomson post, WTB saddle, Stans and Ergon grips. | | Bottom Line: | The latest incarnation of the Flux is different to say the least. Riding the older I-Horse with the DW-link couldn't be more different from the Flux DW. The Flux has tighter tolerances compared to the I-Horse which is why the bike just rides better. No slop, flex or other jiggly things going on with the Turner. It's not because the frame costs more than most complete I-Horse bikes but because of the attention to detail and input DT and DW put into the overall design. My 2009 Flux feels like it's got way more travel than it has, kinda like a 5 Spot (TNT or Horst) while descending with no pedal kick back, "stink-bugging" or "packing" while braking and climbs like a TNT or Horst link Flux w/out "bob" or at least none that I could notice. In all reality The Pro-pedal feature on the Fox RP23 isn't really needed. My first ride was only supposed to last 90 minutes but I had so much fun it ended up being closer to 3 hours. It's not the perfect bike for everyone but it's the perfect bike for me. Like with any full-suspension bike take your time setting it up for your riding style. Pay attention to the small details it makes a difference and the ride more enjoyable. Yes it's a bit expensive but your worth it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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