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Jay
a Cross Country Rider
from Denton, TX. USADate Reviewed: December 26, 2006
Strengths: First off...Im just a XC rider from Texas...so drink a Shiner Bock and read on.....I like these forks alot! They are excellent for XC riding and the coils soak up anything I can give 'em. They are very well constructed as compared to other brands dust seals and materials and these are not made in Tawain....These forks even ate some Alpine downhill singletrack in Colorado (Dyke Trail!) and 12 miles of HEll in Oklahoma with no problems at all....no bottoming out or excessive bounceWeaknesses: none that I know about....had 'em approx 1 yr and still doing some fine tuneing...like 'em better and better as I ride....Bottom Line: the bottom line is that this is a great fork...but get the newer '06 version as there have been some improvements.....for me these are much better than my bro's 100mm Manitou whatevers and to get the correct sag for me is only 10psi....now get up and go ride!
Favorite Trail: Rockledge
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$185.00
Purchased At: Jenson USA
Similar Products Used: my bike cam OE with ROCKSHOX Mag 21 45mm travel (remember those ?) then I installed some Manitou SX Ti cartridge later down the road....I will never buy Manitou again!! Probably go with FOX on my next bike
Bike Setup: 1994 RALEIGH John Tomac Ti Frame, MAVIC CROSSMAX wheelset,SRAM MRX Comp gripshift, XT components all around, AVID BB-7 disks, RITCHEY COMP pedals ...hey..if it ain't broke....don't fix it!
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Forrest A
a Cross Country Rider
from MadisonDate Reviewed: December 1, 2005
Strengths: Cheap, Stiff & light weight (for this price range).Weaknesses: No external rebound adjustment. It'd be nice to reach down on the fly and adjust-away...Bottom Line: Still dialing the fork in. Just want to add this blurb on the weight, it's light for this price break. It was advertised with a steel steerer but after checking it with a magnet when it arrived I found it to be aluminum. If you want a good, cheap XC fork I'd highly recomend it.
I gave it 4 for an overall because of the internal rebound adjustment. For the number of years this type of fork has been built there should be no reason for not having an external knob.
Ride Away!
Favorite Trail: Southern Kettles
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$169.00
Purchased At: Jenson
Similar Products Used: I'm a Cannondale guy and there isn't any comparison to their (I use lefties most of the time, racing) stuff...
Bike Setup: 03 Iron Horse Hollow Point, Shimano/Mavic wheels, Thomson post, Salsa stem, Frog Pedals, Xt Hollow tech Cranks, Sram 9.0 rear with road cassette and XTR front. X-9 shifters, IRC 1.9 Mythos tires, Vetta seat, Hayes Mech. disc brakes, Cane Creek ZS headset. DNM coil over rear shock with piggy-back air adjust preload w/lockout.
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Greg
a Cross Country Rider
from Northern VirginiaDate Reviewed: November 28, 2005
Strengths: Low key grey color
stiff
plushWeaknesses: stiff spring rate for my weight
cheesy decals
lack of external rebound damping adjustmentBottom Line: I got this fork to replace my workhorse Atom 80 which had developed a cracked stanching and arch. At first I regretted going with this rather than a rebuild of my old one, but it's growing on me. I like it a lot more now that I took out one of the coils and run 20 psi in that leg. With both coils in and zero preload the thing was bouncing off almost every root and rock, but now it's plush and smooth. I really don't like the lack of external rebound damping adjustment, but once I figured out which leg the rebound cartridge is in (not the one it's supposed to be, BTW) I guess I can live with it.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$185.00
Purchased At: Marzocchi crash replacement
Similar Products Used: 2000 Marzocchi Atom 80
Bike Setup: Schwinn Homegrown Pro
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Karl
a Cross Country Rider
from minneapolisDate Reviewed: October 28, 2005
Strengths: Buttery smooth, price, stiffWeaknesses: adjustability, weightBottom Line: Not a bad fork for the money. Its the type of equipment that i don't mind beating up and not maintaining, cuz its cheap.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$200.00
Similar Products Used: judy, manitou sx
Bike Setup: 04 fischer big sur
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Chris Landry
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from Moncton, New Brunswick, CanadaDate Reviewed: August 15, 2005
Strengths: nice and soft, haven't bottomed them out yet, surprisingly not that heavy, handles all sorts of bumps from small to bigWeaknesses: soft. it seems like they are going to bottom out but they don't.Bottom Line: these forks kick ass, these have handled everything i've thrown at them and they keep coming back for more. might be too soft for some riders, but for me they feel fine, all I did was tighten the rebound and now they are perfect
Favorite Trail: downtown street
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At: Bungays
Similar Products Used: Marzocchi Dirt Jumper III
Bike Setup: alex x-rims, kenda kinetics 2.35 tires, hayes mx-2 8" discs, norco rival frame
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Curtis Reiter
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from Valemount British Columbia CanadaDate Reviewed: June 3, 2005
Strengths: good allround performance not very heavy i like the feel an ok amount of travel but could use more never had any problems with themWeaknesses: not very adjustable to soft for my liking but still good for most people u have to clean and lubrucate them after every ride gets annoying.Bottom Line: these shocks are good for most but not enough travel for me my friends thought i should soften them but i was bottoming out these badboys but other than that lubrication and cleaning them was the most annoying.
Favorite Trail: none
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$320.00
Purchased At: with my kona
Similar Products Used: 03 boxxer world cup, rockshock judy tt, maitou xverts,marzocchi mx race
Bike Setup: kona shred alex rims.
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pirate pirate
a Cross Country Rider
from Burlington, NC, USADate Reviewed: May 20, 2005
Strengths: supple on everything from small to big hitsWeaknesses: weight???Bottom Line: I ordered the all air version and wondered why it didn't feel "right", so I decided to change the oil. That's when the springs fell out!!! At first I was pissed, but after I set the fork up like a coil/ oil fork, I was amazed at the plushness. I will never go back to all air. This fork is smooth as butter in all applications. The big hits are taken easily, but it's the small stutter bumps that are totally erased that impresses me the most. I love this fork, and for the price it's easily the best upgrade I think I could have made to my bike. I'm a Marz fan now...
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$280.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Noleen Mega Air
Bike Setup: K2 Razorback Team, '01
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Joe Onorato
a Weekend Warrior
from CaliforinaDate Reviewed: February 6, 2005
Strengths: Durible has not blown out yetWeaknesses: pretty HEAVYBottom Line: Very GOOOOOD 4 the $. only buy if u do big stuff
Favorite Trail: 1 with big drops
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At: Wheel Works
Similar Products Used: N/A
Bike Setup: Spesalized Big Hit
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