Submitted by
Jokerman18
a Downhiller
from Spokane Washington USA Date Reviewed: May 5, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Minnehaha
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
Alpine House
Strengths:
Its a great affordable part for a begginer.
Weaknesses:
Its very soft. You cant get much speed on a trail and if you do a very high jump your going to screw your suspension.
Bike Setup:
Schwinn Frame, Capa Front Suspension, Simona Bars/ Shifters
Bottom Line:
If your a beginer and arent planning on racing/downhill or hitting huge jumps its fine, if your looking for more i would reccomend a larger and heavier suspension.
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Submitted by
jamess is best
a Cross Country Rider
from australia Date Reviewed: March 1, 2009
Favorite Trail:
possums xc
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$136.00
Strengths:
its a good shck for beginners and the stickers and design look pretty good
Weaknesses:
i cant always get it to 100 mm usally about 60 but if i put a lot of lube in it will work and jumpinging higher then 3-4ft it really hurts your wrists
Similar Products Used:
rst capa ,rockshox dart1
Bike Setup:
malvern star xcs 9.0 frame trutiv discs hutchinson octopus tyres rock shox rear supension
Bottom Line:
its a good fork but i does have a few bad things about but ive had it for a year and it still hasent broken you just need to do regular maintence on it
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Submitted by
Mark
a Weekend Warrior
from Sterling Heights, MI, USA Date Reviewed: April 23, 2006
Favorite Trail:
dirt
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
American Cycle
Strengths:
None
Weaknesses:
Chrome came off in a month. Little travel. Adjustment is hard to turn.
Bike Setup:
Stock Trek 4300 with upgrade seat.
Bottom Line:
Fork replaced under waranty, but thinking about getting a real fork anyway.
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Submitted by
Omar
a Cross Country Rider
from Malaysia Date Reviewed: March 2, 2006
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
It looks ok, not bad at all for beginner riders
Weaknesses:
Preload adjuster sometimes too tight and if you make it soft, it will bottommed out easily and I mean it.
Similar Products Used:
None
Bike Setup:
Came with the bike
Bottom Line:
For new mountain bikers, this is a good fork to start off but upgrade to either RockShox Tora 318 or Marzocchi MX Comp when you got the money, im choosing the MX comp as my next suspension
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Submitted by
Gordo Is AWSOME
a Downhiller
from Barrie Ont. Canada Date Reviewed: February 7, 2006
Favorite Trail:
the one over there
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Purchased At:
nowhere
Strengths:
looks like it could be good
Weaknesses:
no travel, hardly any adjustments, crappy dampening system
Similar Products Used:
judy rock shoxx TT, Marzocchi Z1 drop off single crown,,,i have a canny with a headshock if that compares
Bike Setup:
bassically im building a bike out of budget parts...this fork happened to be one of them. but i got a kona hardtail frame...comparable to the scrap im not to sure what model it is. deore mech disk brakes, shimano deore components...LX derraileurs...and some crazy foreighn brand of tires
Bottom Line:
this for is for those who dont care about riding and just do out every now and then...performance wise they destroy themselves...the bike im building is more or less for DJ's and i do more trials then anything so in the store thats what i have been doing. the fork is already loose on the connection between stauchion and the fork frame itself...and thats just from doing like...stalls against walls and stuff...its not meant for any riding i dont think...just to look like it can bassically
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Submitted by
sid neighbour
a Cross Country Rider
from Sydney Date Reviewed: February 3, 2006
Favorite Trail:
pearl beach lookout
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
Ebay
Strengths:
easy riding good for beginners
Weaknesses:
the travel sucks ass (60mm)! is too soft for any decent trails
this frame is fair decent for anyone who has just gotten a bike and is aged 11 and up. it is not the best shock on the market but is good for urban riding and mild trails. It is absolute crap on the tough trails, the travel is so small that you can almost screw your shocks on a jump a foot high. Not recommended for anyonr who really knows what they are doing.
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Submitted by
Daniel Echeverri
a Weekend Warrior
from Koppigen Switzerland Date Reviewed: May 15, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Forest trails
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
came with bike
Strengths:
Preload adjustment, smooth travel. Can be set really firm.
Weaknesses:
Could use a bit more travel. One of the preload knobs became harder to turn than the other- ?
Similar Products Used:
none
Bottom Line:
Good for weekend trail riders, but for more performance consider other brands.
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Submitted by
Gordon
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore Date Reviewed: April 28, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Roads + Off Road
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Has external rebound adjuster.. looks quite nice in silver. When adjusted properly, works just fine , great for big drops and curbs.
Weaknesses:
Could have more travel with nicer designs for fork. Price..?
This fork came with my bike.. and has been performing so far.. great when used over tree roots/ curbs along the pavements. Really sticks and tracks to the ground.. never seen it bottom out yet though. External rebound adjuster is just a great addition. Bottom line, get it if you're starting out.. you'll know the difference!
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Submitted by
The Rider
a Weekend Warrior
from Launceston, Tas, Aus Date Reviewed: April 15, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Ben lomond decent
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Strengths:
cheap entry level shox, fairly hardy
Weaknesses:
not enough travel, cant take drops bigger than 4 ft
Similar Products Used:
Rock shok BOXXERS....NOT
Bike Setup:
2003 boulder Se, fairly stock standard
Bottom Line:
Get it if ure starting out, then upgrade later. don't bother gettin them if you are gonna do dirt jumping or dropping...more suited to XC.
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