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Fox Racing Shox Vanilla 125R 2003 Front Shocks
Product Descriptionrebound adjustment
User Reviews 
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Adam Turner
a Cross Country Rider
from Abergavenny, South Wales, UK Date Reviewed: August 15, 2006 Strengths: Extremely plush ride, low rebound, very forgiving fork, awesome matte black look Weaknesses: I guess if I HAD to find a weakness, it would be a lack of a lockout feature, but as i'm an XC rider it doesn't make any difference to me really. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Blorenge Keepers Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $390.00 Purchased At: Gateway Cycles, Abergavenny Similar Products Used: SR-Suntour MG91 Bike Setup: Carrera Hellcat, Tioga carbon fibre handlebars / headset, Shimano Deore's, Magura Julie hydraulics, full sus.
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Andrew Greener
a Weekend Warrior
from Norwich/Norfolk/England Date Reviewed: May 2, 2006 Strengths: plush travel, takes big hits, ajustability Weaknesses: none really Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ringland hills Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $170.00 Purchased At: second hand off a friend Similar Products Used: dukes, rlc, psyco Bike Setup: gt ruckus frame/fox forks 125r/discs/
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Kyle
a Cross Country Rider
from Napa Date Reviewed: December 14, 2005 Strengths: Plush ride, Low rebound, Sleek black look, pure disc. Weaknesses: None, except for the price for some. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $400.00 Purchased At: JensonUSA Similar Products Used: Manitou Black Elite, Manitou Skareb Super, Fox Float 100R, RockShox Sid World Cup Bike Setup: 00' S-Works FSR, XT drivetrain, RF Turbine, oversized Avid 203 discs, King headset, Easton bar and stem, Thompson post.
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Simon
a Cross Country Rider
from Byron Bay, NSW, Australia Date Reviewed: August 3, 2005 Strengths: Plush 125mm of travel. Super Stiff fork with 32mm stanchions. Weaknesses: Lack of Lockout feature. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $200.00 Purchased At: Ridding buddy James Similar Products Used: Manitou Axel, Marzochhi EXR Air Pro. Bike Setup: 2005 Avanti Barracuda
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Simon
a Cross Country Rider
from Byron Bay, NSW, Australia Date Reviewed: August 3, 2005 Strengths: Plush 125mm of travel. Super Stiff fork with 32mm stanchions. Weaknesses: Lack of Lockout feature. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $200.00 Purchased At: Ridding buddy James Similar Products Used: Manitou Axel, Marzochhi EXR Air Pro. Bike Setup: 2005 Avanti Barracuda
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Alex Kelly
a Cross Country Rider
from Lawrence, Ks Date Reviewed: December 17, 2004 Strengths: Everything Weaknesses: Factory springs not stiff enough Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: amasa back Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $320.00 Purchased At: CBO Bike Setup: k2 funky monkey, RF turbine, xt drivetrain, wierwolf 2.1, avid sd7
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Ivan Mishev
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: August 14, 2004 Strengths: Super Plush and is lite. The Adjusts are great u can adjust for xc, hucks, dj and any thing else. Awsome desigh and graphics. Super stiff stantions and lowers witch make it super stiff even without the trough axle. Andjust the fact that its Fox Weaknesses: None except the price but t dosnt really matter cause its just such a good fork that you ride it for 2 days and then u totaly forget Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Dirt Jumping Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $600.00 Purchased At: Cycle Solutions Similar Products Used: Rock Shock Judy C. Dosnt compare at all Bike Setup: Norco 4x4
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David
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver, BC, Canada Date Reviewed: July 21, 2004 Strengths: 1, Beefy and burly legs which translates to a very stiff fork! 2, CNC precision quality manufactured knobs which are easy to turn. 3, Rebound control very well setup for a wide variety of terrain from stutter bumps to stair riding and occassional big hits. 4, Improves steering precision and handling without effecting frame geometry so much. 5, FULL advertised travel -- no 50% or even 30% of claimed advertised travel. Weaknesses: Pricy if not bought on sale. You get what you paid for I suppose.. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anywhere I can ride Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $299.00 Purchased At: Cambria Bicycle Outfitter Similar Products Used: Rockshox Quadra 21R, Marzocchi z3 lite (65mm travel), Judy 100 Hydracoil Bike Setup: GT iDrive with Fox Forx 100R (100 mm travel; not 125) with a Cane Creek Cloud 9 at the rear. Stock cranks and Vbrakes only. 
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Colin
a Weekend Warrior
from UK Date Reviewed: July 9, 2004 Strengths: Feels solid & well made*. Reliable. Good over a variety of trail obstacles. Adjustments make a difference. Reasonable price. Good looks. Weaknesses: None really.... But its a bit of a pain having to remove the wiper seal(s) each month to lub the foam ring, particularly the LHS bushing (the seal flange steadily gets deformed/damaged & the paint begins to chip away with repeted prising). Worth noting that on my set, the LHS top bushing has worn away the anodising in a localised patch. You can only see this when you strip it down. Its be well lubed & kept clean so I think there's been a manufacturing defect that's taken a long time manifesting itself.... Forks out of warranty now but I'll see what they say! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: c/w bike Similar Products Used: RS Duke U-turn XC, Marz MX Comp ETA (If the warranty doesn't come up I'll be replacing the Fox with these). Bike Setup: Orange Sub 5. Deore, XT, Hope.
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Eli Hopper
a Cross Country Rider
from Concord NH USA Date Reviewed: June 25, 2004 Strengths: Plush ride, 32mm stanchions, quality manufacturing, decent manual, relatively inexpensive. Weaknesses: None so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: hell trail Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $330.00 Purchased At: Jensonusa.com Similar Products Used: Rock Shock Pilot, older manitou's Bike Setup: Chromo hardtail, vanilla r, sram x.9 drivetrain, avid brakes, etc.
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G Bramling
a Cross Country Rider
from La Honda Date Reviewed: June 16, 2004 Strengths: Smooth through entire range, and it *uses* the entire range of motion. Weaknesses: A little seepage at top seal on left side. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: shorter throw forks, and no suspension forks Bike Setup: Heckler, 5th coil, 200lbs rider.
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DB Coupe
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle Date Reviewed: May 14, 2004 Strengths: Super plush, stiffness even at 5" travel, no stiction Weaknesses: None so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Fruend, Galbraith Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $340.00 Purchased At: cambriabikes.com Similar Products Used: Mostly Rockshock but never again! Bike Setup: '03 Spec. Enduro, Fox Vanilla 5"
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Wyatt Waro
a Weekend Warrior
from Kailua, Hawaii Date Reviewed: March 18, 2004 Strengths: Very stiff, Quality travel, excellent bump sensitivity and big hit capability, all precision machined aluminum construction, Rebound and preload settings work very well, Beautiful finish. Weaknesses: Small leak at the bottom nut on the rebound side of the fork. Can't stop it for some reason. Extremely difficult to fill oil on the rebound side of the fork -probably have to take the rebound damper knob off in order to make it easier -too much hassle. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Aiea Loop, St. Louis Hgts. Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $309.00 Purchased At: Bikesmart Similar Products Used: Rock Shox Jet, Manitou SXR, Manitou X-Vert, Marzocchi Z1, Z3, Z5 Bike Setup: Trek Bruiser 1 w/ Fox 125 w/ heaviest spring (yellow), Avid Mechs 8 & 7 in., FSA DH Pig & BB, RF Prodigys, Alex rims, WTB 2.5 Weirwolf, IRC Kujo 2.25
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Brow_teeth
a Cross Country Rider
from Morro Bay CA Date Reviewed: March 16, 2004 Strengths: Drives great very stiff and rebound works on every click Weaknesses: None really unless the drop off don't last, what I see so far looks like this fork is a deal! Started off a bit sticky but really smoothed out after a few hard rides Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $270.00 Purchased At: cambriabike.com Similar Products Used: Manatou, zokes Bike Setup: Marin Trail pro, xt/xtr 6 in the rear fox 5 on the front
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dan
from truckee Date Reviewed: March 9, 2004 Strengths: Plush like none other. Seriously though, it's really, really plush. Weaknesses: Not burly enough for real big drops and too heavy for competitive xc racing. This isn't really true though, because the fork can take much more abuse than most can give and is only too light for guys who are too big of sissies to pedal uphill with an extra half pound on their bike. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: nothing compares. My roommate has a Marzocchi Dirt Jumper 1 that could take more abuse, but feels like garbage compared to my vanilla
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