Submitted by
Hossman
a Cross Country Rider
from Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2009
Strengths: Smooth as butter. Great looks.
Weaknesses: Lack of adjustment, heavy, rebound seems slow no matter how much I play around with the damping.
Bottom Line:
These forks are better than what you'll find on any Supercycle or low end Iron Horse but they are definitely low end. Do not buy them as an upgrade because you'll wish you had spent a little more money and bought something a little better. I am going to upgrade to Fox F29 because they got more adjustment.
Similar Products Used: rock shoz pike, dirt jumper3, dirt jam pro, rst space, marzocchi drop off triples,2,4..
Bike Setup: 2006 black stp 2 frame, NS quark stem, NS mutha hucka handles, rhyno lite rims, odi lok on grips, NS pancake platform pedals, hayes mx-1 brakes, singe speed.
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Submitted by
Brian Baker
a Weekend Warrior
from Charleston, SC
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2007
Strengths: Decent travel for what it is. Smooth travel.
Weaknesses: Not adjustable enough for my weight, bobs to much and bottoms easy. Im 6'1" 240 lbs.
Bottom Line:
Take it with the bike, but only if you weigh less than 200 lbs would I consider buying one and only if the price was right.
Bike Setup: Dirt Jumper, urban assault. Small frame.
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Submitted by
Jacob Wheadon
a Weekend Warrior
from Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2007
Strengths: its a nice size, easy to maintain, doesnt look too bad
Weaknesses: its heavy and cant control how soft or stiff it is...it just depends on the weather. in cold weather it doesnt move and in hot weather it bottoms out
Bottom Line:
do not buy this fork it does not feel nice at all...it is a nice backup fork if your really desperate but nothing other than that...
Similar Products Used: Marzocchi Drop off 4's and bomers. oh and some rst ones...but those suck too bad to count:)
Bike Setup: Raleigh ram 3.0 frame with Avid bb5's and mx22 alexrims and yea...
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Submitted by
Tyler
a Downhiller
from Edmonton, Alberta
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2006
Strengths: Actually a really strong fork, iv'e used it for over a year and haven't had any problems with it. The preload adjust works well for what it is. Good travel for Dj's/Urban riding.
Weaknesses: Could have a little more travel and adjustability.
Bottom Line:
Great bang for the buck if you buy them used, or if it comes with your bike. Easy and smooth, good 4-5 inch travel, pretty strong, can handle 5/6 foot drops and I weigh 175, not too bad. Great for some small to big Dj's and urban riding. Not recommended for and DH/Freeride. Great overall product.
Similar Products Used: ummm sr suntour xcp75 and marzocchi dirt jam pro forks on friends bike also dirt jumper 2
Bike Setup: umm dirt jump really small frame single brake and forks
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Submitted by
Kyle
a Weekend Warrior
from West Linn, OR
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2006
Strengths: the fork is a lot more stiff that my previous forks (stance/exr)preload seemed to work well, isnt all floppy like some of marzocchi's forks.
Weaknesses: stiffens up really quick in cold weather, and by stiff I mean the fork doesnt move. it came on a Kona shred that I had for a while. also its very heavy. maybe around 6 pounds ? has no controll and tops out makeing a harsh feeling.
Bottom Line:
if it comes on your bike, then great! but I wouldent reccomend actually purchaseing this fork for your bike. maybe if you saw it used for like 80 bucks then go for it, but its not worth more than that. dont bother selling it when you take it off your bike, keep it as its actually a pretty good back up fork.
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