Submitted by
Dan Barwick
a Weekend Warrior
from Ashford, Kent, England
Date Reviewed: December 31, 2007
Strengths: low price, simple, strong
Weaknesses: pretty hefty, mine lockout if i leave them in the open in winter
Bottom Line:
incredibly good value, i have ridden and crashed these off 6 ft northshore drops and they held out fine. the only problem tht i have had is the winter problem, thats it, oh and i have NEVER bottomed these out and i have them set up at 80mm travel. I would recommend these forks to a novice or some one on a tight budget (im a student so i can barely ever afford anything).
Bike Setup: saracen blitz frame, halo combat, shimano discs and gears
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Submitted by
Gerald Badoz
a Weekend Warrior
from Orlando, FL, USA
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2007
Strengths: Reliable, cheap, rigid, and looks cool.
Weaknesses: Very stiff, no adjustments, almost like having a rigid fork, very heavy.
Bottom Line:
This is a good fork for someone just starting out at MTB. Someone that doesn't know any better. I would not recommend this fork at all for someone looking for performance and plush dampening. Like many have said, its a great beginners fork and can take a beating with no maintenance... I've seen them for sale for $65 if that tells you anything...
Bike Setup: Raleigh Ram 2.0 under a complete over-haul...
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Submitted by
James
a Weekend Warrior
from Yorkshire
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2007
Strengths: Good working compression, takes hard hits, never bottomed out.
Weaknesses: No rebound, poor preload cap, pogos at speed, componentry wears out and breaks, heavy materials.
Bottom Line:
This fork will do anyone hoping to start light all mountain riding and who doesn't care too much about the weight of their bike. Fast sections of rugged terain will have the fork pogoing all over the place to the point where you can't reach for your brakes. Don't turn the preload cap too far or like me youll have it off. Although having said that you need to find the loweswt point as this fork wont budge unless you bounce up and down on your bike. I say its heavy, but no where near its competitors weight. I also advise this fork for anyone hoping to start jump biking as I have occasionaly ridden jumps in my time and as long as you ride them smooth it wont matter too much.
Strengths: Rockshox logo sticker on the fork...thats about it
Weaknesses: Heavy, usless preload adjustment, no damping, way too stiff, can't even open the shocks because the bolt is messed up on the bottom, lots of stiction.
Bottom Line:
Don't buy this. This is probably the worst fork for light riders like me (135lb). Since the fork is so stiff, the preload adjustment is uselss, so you might as well go with rigid fork to shave off some weight. It never absorbs any small bumps, and the damping mechanism is poor. Its heavy so its not good for climbing too. Also after few rides, the fork develops this massive stiction which even further makes the fork go rigid. Spraying stiction reduction agent actually worsens it after one ride.
Similar Products Used: Rockshox Pilot SL, SR SunTour junk forks
Bike Setup: Trek 4500 with Rockshox Pilot SL, XT/LX drivetrain, Raceface Deus Handlebar, Shimano PD M520 pedals, etc.
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Submitted by
Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Gardner MA USA
Date Reviewed: March 8, 2006
Strengths: Cheap, looks good for a beginner fork
Weaknesses: Just about everything
Bottom Line:
This was the first thing i took off my bike. Having this fork is almost like having a rigid. It hardly absorbs any bump, preload knob doesn't make any difference. If this fork came on you bike upgrade it right away. Don't buy one
Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Pennsylvania
Date Reviewed: February 28, 2006
Strengths: Cheap??
Weaknesses: No travel at all.....very stiff
Bottom Line:
This shock was on a bike I bought for my fiance, because I had used a Rock Shox Judy XC for many years on my bike and loved it. Well, little did I know that Rockshox simply slapped the Judy name on their cheapest shock.....I believe this was formerly known as the Rockshox Jett.
I am not sure I would ever buy a Rockshox product again after this. I had a Rockshox Mag 21 and then a Rockshox Judy XC and I loved them both, but I honestly feel betrayed because, I had thought I was getting a shock comparable to the Rockshox Judy on my bike.
Note to Rockshox: it’s not a good idea to make your customers feel as though they were taken advantage of.
Strengths: Cheap (by cheap I mean in both price and quality)
Weaknesses: The rebound blew out on the third ride. Now the fork has the worst stiction I have ever felt.
Bottom Line:
This fork is crap. It isnt worthy of a chilly and I deeply regret that I have to give it one. Rock shox costomer service is horrible. I called them to get the fork warrentied and they told me "Well its a cheap fork and you get what you pay for" They said they could fix it for 85 bucks but that is 13 bucks more than it cost! Do not buy from rock shox because the do not stand behind their products.
Submitted by
Ian Finney
a Cross Country Rider
from Nottingham. UK
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2005
Strengths: Cheap as chips! and look good too.
Weaknesses: Very stiff. NO dampening.... At all.
Bottom Line:
Excellent budget fork. Look great and... that's about it.
Coming from a rigid bike to a first full susser I noticed straight away the Fox sprung rear end doing it's job to perfection. The Judy's however felt like a rigid fork, It is working cos after a ride you can see the tide mark where the seal gets to, but without any form of damping I think it's just po-going. I'll keep em for a while until I can afford a good (more expensive) fork.
Submitted by
Jerome
a Cross Country Rider
from Cheney WA USA
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2005
Strengths: I suppose the biggest strength it has is its 80-100 travel adjustment.
Weaknesses: Response sucks. I leave it on 100mm travel while riding everywhere, because it dampens like crap. This is my first 'serious bike' and it came with the judyTT stock. Now after riding daily for about a month, I realize it truely sucks. I just ordered an '05 PIKE to replace this thing.
Bottom Line:
Good for starters, until you catch the mountain bike bug! I give it 4chilis for how cheap you can buy this aftermarket, and 2 chilis for its performance.
Bike Setup: Now custom '05 Diamondback topenga comp. B-67 pedals, '05 PIKE SL, Syncros grips, azonix saddle.
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Submitted by
austin hayes
a Weekend Warrior
from lubbock
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2005
Strengths: NONE! Product broke on first day of riding! i was out for a 1st ride of a windsor cliff series mtb took a relatively small jump on a local trail and the part that holds the wheel on sheered off...lost the front wheel bent the front disc , all on the first day. piece of sh*t.
Weaknesses: the product itself
Bottom Line:
it sucks. dont waste your money on one although good price youll just have to spend more money when it breaks a week later.i only rated this at one chili because there wasnt a lower option.
Bike Setup: 2006 pre release winsor HT hayes discs sram deraulier/shifters
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Submitted by
Andreas Pihelgas
a Cross Country Rider
from Rapla, Estonia
Date Reviewed: April 12, 2005
Strengths: -
Weaknesses: the weight, adjusting (the preloed button is too hard to turn, too soft and no locking, if it get's a little muddy or wet then wont work.
Bottom Line:
This fork is for those who just want to hang out on sundays and doesn't want to go extreme. Well, it came with my bike and I'm allready selling it to buy a new one.
Strengths: This is the best fork out there. A little background info: I live in Tibet, so riding is in the HIMALAYAS!!! I go to Mt. Everest 'bout coupla times a week, depending on weather, than do a 8 MILE DOWNHILL WITH 100 METERS + DROPS!!
O.k. the review... NO PROBLEM, NO FLEX!!!! PERIOD!! I did a fifty footer the other day onto HARD ROCK and it didn't even bottom out. THis is one helluva big baby fork. Climbing? FULL PRELOAD. Locks out like a baby. I climb faster than those poor idiotic suicidal so-called "mountain-climbers".
Again...downhill is a dream. I mean... 75 mph + speed is like butter....whooo.....yeah. I love JUdys.
Weaknesses: Well......I did change the coil to a CUSTOM-MADE TIBET COIL(i found this piece of metal and using sophisticated machines from the states, made it into a coil.) The coil...would be a 5000lbs COIL!!! YEAH!! yes, it fits. Well.. I go so fast i sometimes accidently fall out of the path and do a 300 footer. But that's o.k. 5000lbs coil saved my fat-ass.
Bottom Line:
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ROCKSHOX RULES JUDY RULES DORADO DH MRD CRAP SUCKS 888 FOR BEGINNERS ONLY FOX?? 40? YEAH, THAT's FOR PUSSIES!!! JUDY JUDY JUDY JUDY JUDY JUDY p.s. (i did a 800 footer the other day..didn't see the crevasse in front of me. How da fack do ye spell crevesse?? Anyway..JUDY SAVED MY FECKING FAT-ASS HOLE (i weigh 500 pounds NAKED!!!!!!!!!!)
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