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RockShox Duke XC U-Turn 2003 Front Shocks
Product DescriptionTRAVEL: 63-108 mmAdj: U-TURN external travel adjustment SPRING: U-TURN Adj: U-TURN DAMPING: NEW! HC2 Adj: Rebound
User Reviews 
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Dr. Awesome
a Weekend Warrior
from Chilliwack, BC, Canada Date Reviewed: March 26, 2010 Strengths: PLush, Travel control, decently light Weaknesses: I wish it had air pressure control, easy to bottom out Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Dilemha Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: Came on Trek Fuel 90 Similar Products Used: none
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Will
a Racer
from Portland, Oregon Date Reviewed: May 29, 2008 Strengths: +great looking white lowers +easy to adjust U-turn +Easton stanchions +plush Weaknesses: -too plush -bottoms out easily -weight -white lowers are hard to clean (discolors easily) -no lockout Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $100.00 Similar Products Used: Manitou Axel Super & Comp Rock Shox Duke XC Air, Judy XC, Indy C, Tora 318 Air Marzocchi Bomber Maverick Fox Bike Setup: just removed it...raced it on 2 different bikes. One is a Soma Groove and the other a Leader 516H 
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Kevin
a Weekend Warrior
from Scotts Valley, CA, USA Date Reviewed: September 24, 2004 Strengths: U-Turn. Very active and plush suspension. Fork looks awesome. Weaknesses: Too soft for my style of riding. Suspension gives in too much when going into hard turns. Fork bottoms out quite easily. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Enchanted Loop Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $230.00 Purchased At: www.pricepoint.com Similar Products Used: Marzocchi Z1 Drop Off Bike Setup: Custom Kona Bear. All XT with XT Disc brakes.
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Bikefreak101
a Cross Country Rider
from Ashland Wi Date Reviewed: July 30, 2004 Strengths: U-Turn!!! I love this feature, rebound Weaknesses: preload cant com with u-turn Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: seeley OO Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $200.00 Purchased At: Pricepoint.com Bike Setup: 2001 Marin bear valley, Duke, Kore bar/stem, WTB speed V saddle, stock
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Albert Osorio
a Cross Country Rider
from Zurich, Switzerland Date Reviewed: April 6, 2004 Strengths: Smooth, nice to be able to adjust. Does the job and doesn't get itself noticed. (so far) No strange unidentifiable noises as is case with some forks. Weaknesses: None yet. BUT! I am weary of ROCKSHOX holding up in the long haul. Have had bad experiences with two JUDYs. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: allover Engadin, Switzerland Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: Came with Bike Similar Products Used: Manitou Bike Setup: XT with LX hubs and XTR V-brakes. Nashbar clicks (good product) Continental Explorer tires. (also good) Bike is called REDBULL and is a German/Canadian brand sold only over the internet from Germany. (outstanding value)
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Tom
a Cross Country Rider
from Weston, Connecitcut, USA Date Reviewed: January 27, 2004 Strengths: For any rider, no matter what the age, this is a great fork for all kinds of xc riding, and it can easily handle the big jumps you want to concour. The u turn is awsome because it enables you to change from when you riding on the road, or off road. Great fork! Weaknesses: none, havent experienced any problems yet Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Aspetauk Nature Preserve Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $239.00 Purchased At: JensonUsa Similar Products Used: rock shox judy, rock shox sid Bike Setup: duke xc, titanium hardtail, hydro disk brakes
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Ben Elliott
a Weekend Warrior
from boston Date Reviewed: December 29, 2003 Strengths: This is a great fork for light people who ride trails with meteocre difficulty. It works great for me because it soaks up all the rocks, roots, and short drops.U-turn. Weaknesses: Price Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: holliston town forest Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $250.00 Purchased At: Milford Bicycle Shop Similar Products Used: rockshox indy c Bike Setup: cannondlae f500
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Marcus Peters
a Cross Country Rider
from Christchurch NZ Date Reviewed: December 17, 2003 Strengths: A fantastic fork for aggressive xc riding. smooth ride with the advantage of 108mm of lush travel Weaknesses: The price and the time it takes to dial them down Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Port hills Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: Marzochi comps Bike Setup: Kona Kahuna, magura disks, egg beaters,conti pro rubber and duke u turns 
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Duncan
a Racer
from NH Date Reviewed: November 26, 2003 Strengths: Decent fork for the money, U-turn is nice to play around with. Weaknesses: Rebound adjuster. during one season of riding and racing it needed to be replaced 3 times. it wasn't covered under warrenty. the bushings also blew out after about 2 months. for a racing fork it's very heavy. the springs are also very, very soft, even for me (135 lbs) standing up on the bike and pushing down pretty much bottoms them out. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: bomber Bike Setup: modified '03 big sur
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Michel van Rossen
a Cross Country Rider
from Ermelo Holland Date Reviewed: November 25, 2003 Strengths: The U-turn! I like to go racing with my frends but I also like to blow my legs on one of the singletracks in the woods nearby. The problem is that I want a good fork but I don't have two bikes for the difrent purposes. So the U-turn can transform your maratonbike into a freeride. (and between!) Weaknesses: The turn of the rebound is only 90 deg. and thus dificult to tune but it works if you've found your setting. I've used it for about 300km (180M) now and no problems so far. Perhaps a little heavy but it's lighter than my old one. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $250.00 Purchased At: bikefun.nl Similar Products Used: Cheapo Crappo sunntour. Bike Setup: Giant XCT 850, EBC brakepads, Deore front, XT rear, Sram chain (love the gold link!), Michelin wildgripper (summer, dry, racing) of Continental Vertical pro (winter, mud, freeride), crankbros eggbeaters, and the Rochshox U-turn.
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Hal Wolter
a Weekend Warrior
from Berkeley CA Date Reviewed: November 1, 2003 Strengths: smooth. absorbs everything. uturn is very exact. Weaknesses: WAY TOO SOFT!!!!!!! bottoms out unbelievably easy. if i get my weight cenetered over the fork it is completely bottomed out. i did an 8' to really smooth tranny (smooth enuf i stuck it on my bmx bike w/ a 10$ fork) and the right seal on the fork blew and puked oil all over the place. since the fork comes too soft u have to get stiffer springs but because of the u-turn you cant get just springs and the kit is upwards of $30 instead of like $15 for just springs. also the u-turn is useless. It cant be done on the fly and for climbing i have it all the way down, and all other times i have it all the way up. its a useless and expensive gimmic and it ruins the asthetics. also the rebound controll iss too hard to reach, ive learned to do it w/ the tip of my foot but i cant do it at high speeds or bumpy sections. also i have trouble trusting the crown since it is glued on and it feels like plastic. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: marzocci exr comp. manitou sherman. fox float. fox talas. Boxxer
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Jeff
a Racer
from Grand Blanc, MI, USA Date Reviewed: October 22, 2003 Strengths: Adjustable travel, adjustable rebound, easy to dial in. Very solid, rigid. Hasn't bottomed out on many 1-2 foot drops. Looks good. I weigh 185 and it's strong enough for me. If you're much over 190, you might need a heavier spring set. Weaknesses: A little (1/2lb) heavy but got used to it quickly. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Pontiac Lake, Highland, Holdridge Lakes, Brighton Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $220.00 Purchased At: Pricepoint.com Similar Products Used: Rock Shox Judy SL, Manitou SX Bike Setup: I bought two; one is used on a 2002 Airborne Corsair frame and the other on a '99 Stumpjumper FSR Comp. It works fine on both bikes but is a little heavy on the Airborne.
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Mark
a Weekend Warrior
from Bath, England Date Reviewed: October 10, 2003 Strengths: the abilty to switch travel at a dial, i commute everyday this is handy to be able to switch to off-road mode at a twist no messing with pumps and gubbings,mine came with disc mounts too. Weaknesses: the fact that i am a pie eater i need to upgrade the spring to black,they should give you this option from the off,maybe its the shops fault not rock shox??? also people prone to fiddling with the u-turn bit caused the knob to freeze at the lowest travel maybe a lock feature would be the next improvement Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Cheddar xc course Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $180.00 Purchased At: Avon Valley Cyclery Similar Products Used: mantilou axel.judy tt. Bike Setup: marin frame, xt-deore mix, wilderness trail bits and bobs, panaracer fire xc-pro tires/wtb slickosarus.
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Keith Ramey
a Weekend Warrior
from Arlington, VA Date Reviewed: August 25, 2003 Strengths: Better than the stock forks that came on my bike Weaknesses: Spring too soft for my fat butt. Also found no oil in forks when changing spring... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Razorback Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $250.00 Purchased At: Bicyles ETC... Similar Products Used: Stock crap Bike Setup: Raleigh M-80 with a bunch of new crap on it
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cliff mcleroy
from athens georgia Date Reviewed: August 23, 2003 Strengths: ease of travel adjustment, rigidity, good out of the box setup Weaknesses: Damping a bit too weak, occassional squeaks/chirps Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Heritage park, oconee co. Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $250.00 Purchased At: speedgoat Similar Products Used: girvin vector, flexstem, softride sus stem Bike Setup: homemade (by me) steel frame, grip shift 8 sp, suntour xc pro cranks, XT, amer classic/mavic wheels.
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