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Fox Racing Shox TALAS RLC 2006 Front Shocks
Product DescriptionHowever you ride, and however you want your bike to handle, TALAS has you covered. Our proven TALAS (Travel Adjust Linear Air Spring) system is easily adjusted in 3 mm increments from 130-90 mm allowing the rider to quickly tune in the perfect travel. Combined with our legendary steering precision, a wide range of adjustability, and sophisticated shimmed damping, the lightweight and feature packed TALAS is a sure bet for any trail conditions.Weight: 3.78 lbs/ 1.72 kg. Travel: TALAS travel adjust: 130+110+90 mm External Adjusments: -Air spring pressure -Rebound damping -Lockout -Lockout threshold -Low speed compression damping -Travel
User Reviews
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Ari Powell
a Cross Country Rider
from goleta, California, USA Date Reviewed: January 4, 2008 Strengths: very light and great rebound, good for all mountain Weaknesses: weakness? Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Firestone Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $400.00 Purchased At: Cambria Bike (.com) Similar Products Used: rockshox revelation dualair 426 model Bike Setup: sette riddik w/manitou swinger rear  
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Kari Veikkolainen
a Racer
from Vantaa Date Reviewed: November 18, 2007 Strengths: Light weight, nice fork when it worked Weaknesses: Reliability, Fox suspension's poor customer support and warranty, Fork Lock-up faild sometimes, Oils must be changed often due to very low oil quantities on talas(laft leg) side. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Borlange trails, Sweden Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $900.00 Purchased At: Stenger Bike Setup: Specialized Stumpjumper -06
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Derrie Babaganoosh
a Downhiller
from edmonton, alberta, canada Date Reviewed: September 21, 2006 Strengths: good amount of travel, travel adjustability, sexy looking, extremly light, preload/rebound adjustments. Weaknesses: sorry, weakness isn't in this fork's vocabulary Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: the gongshow Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $700.00 Purchased At: revolution cycle Similar Products Used: marzocchi drop offIII, marzocchi dirt jam pro, cannondale lefty max. Bike Setup: '06 specialized stumpjumper fsr expert 120
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Hank
a Cross Country Rider
from Tucson, AZ Date Reviewed: August 18, 2006 Strengths: Full adjustability Weaknesses: What's that? Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: 50-Year & its many tributaries Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Manitou Bike Setup: Titus Moto-Lite
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erik peterson
a Weekend Warrior
from fremont Date Reviewed: August 7, 2006 Strengths: Stiff, great tune-ability, effective adjustments, does what it claims Weaknesses: hard to adjust knobs with gloves on Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Boggs Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: bicycle garage Similar Products Used: Rock Shox Psylo, Duke, others, Manitou, Marzocchi z1 Bike Setup: 2003 Giant AC2, Fox TALAS & RP3, XT hubs/Mavic 823(?) rims, Thompson seat post, WTB seat, left over stem, carbon bars, 2.1 Nevagals
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SharkRider
a Cross Country Rider
from Fremont, CA Date Reviewed: August 2, 2006 Strengths: Stiff, while super smooth action, range of adjustability is sweet, lockout with threshhold = platform! Weaknesses: Going from 130mm to 100mm seem to make the shock "softer" as far as the air spring is concerned, but hardly an issue. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: All trails that allow bikes Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $325.00 Purchased At: private sale Similar Products Used: Manitou Mars Elite, Fox Float 130, Manitou Axel Comp Bike Setup: Giant VT3 frame w/ Manitou Swinger 4-way (and No Tools Volume Adjust) and Fox TALAS RLC, Juicy 5, SRAM X.0/9 drivetrain (except for LX FD), WTB Laser Disc w/ Mavic XC717
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Lurch
a Downhiller
from Colorado Date Reviewed: July 28, 2006 Strengths: Light, strong, smooth. What else is there? Weaknesses: It is pretty expensive for a fork. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $450.00 Purchased At: local private seller Similar Products Used: Manitou Minute 1. Other manitou and marzocchi forks. Bike Setup: Turner 5-spot. Wheels built on King hubs. 
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Dodo Sam
a Cross Country Rider
from Perth Date Reviewed: July 9, 2006 Strengths: good rebound Weaknesses: Very havy. expensive Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
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garret
a Cross Country Rider
from tres rivers, ma, usa Date Reviewed: April 7, 2006 Strengths: I'M REVIEWING THE TALAS RL NOT RLC...beefy.. i'm 242lbs and this thing doesn't flex even a bit.. not that i can feel anyway. plush, lockout is awesome.. 3 mm travel adjustment is nice, rebound adjust.. Weaknesses: none so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: sterage rock Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: COMPETITIVE EDGE ELM. THEY ROCK!! Similar Products Used: manitou Bike Setup: 06' stumpy expert; stans upgrade
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Jo
a Cross Country Rider
from Calgary,Canada. Date Reviewed: March 26, 2006 Strengths: best fork out there, five adjustments that really work, you can kick the hell out of it and comes back for more, looks great on my fuel 90 blue Weaknesses: air valve cap a little tough to operate with my saussage fingers, but it never leaks so fill and forget. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: all trails Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $675.00 Purchased At: Cyclepath Calgary Similar Products Used: rock shox, sid, duke xc, manitou stance, rlc. Bike Setup: 04 fuel 90, xtr drive train, derailers ect. king, easton bar, post, stem, fsa carbon saddle, nokian carbon silicon tires, too many toys to mention. even has gps... 
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clay davies
a Cross Country Rider
from england Date Reviewed: March 26, 2006 Strengths: light, easy to use, look good, realy smooth Weaknesses: none so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: ---------------------------------- Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: marchells cycles Similar Products Used: rock shox reba Bike Setup: speclized stumpjumper pro 06 (with brain)
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Ryan
a Cross Country Rider
from Cincinnati, Oh Date Reviewed: March 24, 2006 Strengths: Very light, strong, plush, predictable and dependable. Very adjustable and can be dialed in to fit your personal needs. "Everything" can be adjusted... Weaknesses: Price. Other than that awsome forks...(you pay for what you get) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anything that is a challenge Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $700.00 Purchased At: Montgomery Cyclery Similar Products Used: Manitou Axel (blah) Bike Setup: Santa Cruz blur LT, Shimano XT drivetrain, specialized Avatar saddle, Mavic wheels, Avid disc brakes, fox talas rlc forks, fox rp3 rear shock.
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Pasi
a Cross Country Rider
from Espoo, Finland Date Reviewed: February 3, 2006 Strengths: Extremely adjustable, versatile and light weight. Integrated brake hose fastener a nice touch. Weaknesses: Color of the adjustment dials fade easy, but only cosmetic. Travel adjust could be less than 3mm increments for faster adjustment. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anything bumpy Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $675.00 Purchased At: Velo Pro Santa Barbara, CA Similar Products Used: '03 Fox Talas R, '05 Manitou Sherman Firefly +, '02 RockShox Pilot SL, '04 Fox Float RLC Bike Setup: '03 Gary Fisher Sugar 2+ (un-Bontragered), Fox RP3 shock, King headset, Easton EA70 stem, seatpost, & carbon bars, Hayes Mag brakes, Mavic 819/XT wheelset, Conti Vertical UST tires, WTB Laser Team saddle, Xpedo Mag/Ti pedals
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Jim Sidney
a Cross Country Rider
from Cranberry Twp. PA USA Date Reviewed: January 15, 2006 Strengths: Incredibly supple but still handles big hits without complaining. It doesn't get stiff in the cold. The adjustments work with predictable precision. Weaknesses: The Talas air cap which covers the Shrader valve is difficult to grasp. Otherwise this product has been flawless. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $625.00 Purchased At: Gatto's Wexford PA Similar Products Used: OEM Psylo, Manitou, Manitou Lefty (not bad), RockShox Black, Reba, everything available for a test drive Bike Setup: 2003 Enduro Pro mostly still oem with the exception of Race Face Atlas gears and cranks.
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Stu
a Weekend Warrior
from Florida Date Reviewed: December 30, 2005 Strengths: Super Plush, 5+ Inches of travel, lightweight, versatility (you can adjust just about everything) Weaknesses: Price. Looking around, I got a great deal ($625 Installed). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $625.00 Purchased At: Local Shop Similar Products Used: Various Manitou forks. Bike Setup: '04 Specialized FSR XC Pro Frame, '06 Fox Talas 130 RLC Fork, '04 Fox Float RL Rear Shock, Avid Mech. Disc Brakes, Shimano Deore XT (Both derailleurs, Cassette, etc.)
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