Very strong. I don't think you can break it. Plenty of travel. Lube ports. Very little maint. req.

Bottomed out easily (195 wt) Upgraded spring no problems sense

Great shock but you may want to get stiffer springs if you weigh more than 180. Handles everything I can throw at it.

VERY good for for such a cheap price.

NOT for racers or downhillers. You will find your self on the other side of your handelbars if you use this. I wouldn't recommend this shock for big people. I weigh 160lbs. and being a "Weekend Warroior" havent bottomed it out yet.

Nice fork if your starting out. Amazing how well the fork performs for the price.

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Tried a Judy TT and it out performs it by alot.

good begginer fork if your under 160 lbs.

Mine came with medium springs and i'm 160 lbs which cause the fork to bottom out on the small stuff.

Ok fork for light weight begginer.

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Rock Shox Judy

74 mm of travel at a lower weight than the Judy TT (I own both, and the Manitou cleans its clock). Servicable and adjustable. Tough finish. Inexpensive and ideal for a heavier rider.

Forks boots seem a little hokey (better than those wiper-thingies, though). Vague instructions.

Like the Judy TT, this fork is adjustable and won't bottom out on beefcake riders. It is noticeable lighter than the TT. Tough finish and smooth stroke. Won't break the bank, either. 74mm of travel isn't what you'd want for freeriding or DH-ing, but for XC and the occassional brave (or stupid) huck, it'll do just fine (so will the TT for that matter, but the Manitou is light enough that it won't leave your bike feeling like a lead sled). This fork outclasses low-end RST ("Mozo") offerings and the cheaper forks from SR Suntour.

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from other sites I can say it is priced well. Much better than the TT's

Bottoms out if you go over anything larger than 1 foot. I haven't ridden it long enough to find any other defect.

For me they bottom out with stiff springs and the stiffest setting and I weigh 200lbs on the nail. That's off a 1ft. or less drop.

If you really want some reliable nice riding shock get some marzocchi on sale, they are THE best.

You should really get some marzocchi's and leave these in the dust like I will soon.

I give these 2 flamers cause of price and the fact that they do deffinately beat tt's.

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TT's, Blacks, X-fly, Many others.

lightweight,simple to maintain,looks cool,inexpensive,surprisingly strong for 200+rider

no REAL preload

i was surprised at how well this shock did on the initial ride.after breaking in it still has yet to bottom out on me and i do some 3'+ jumps at 15mph or more when going over roots downhill.if anything it tops out when i bounce from those hits.it is on 2nd frame and still going strong.its got close to 2k miles on it it bobs more when on flat surface than climbs very little loss of power on climbs.if you dh or fr id stay stay with another fork.if you cross country long or short distance this is a good fork.good climber fork tooive never used a hi$ fork so i do not know how to compare for racing but ive broken 2 diamond back racing frames while racing and this fork was on the 2nd one when it broke so id say its ok for racing too.i have no problem with sluggish performance on big or little hits and no loss of control so again id say this is a good fork for roots,ruts,rocks,stumps and logs but not 8'drops

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its light.....

blows out very easily by the time i weighed 105 pounds it started to bottom out on me

this is an ok fork for the money. but if you are an aggressive trail rider i would not recommend this fork to you.

pretty good if u are just beginning to ride MTB; alright for XC, cheap

i bottom these things out and i weigh only 120 lbs! springs way too soft; no damping.

the Magnums were pretty good for me untill i started to get into the whole freeriding thing. now i bottom it out on tiny 3 footers! (gonna upgrade to either Psylo XC or Marzocchi very soon)

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Very Good Construction

Need to oil every year or the shock will lock itself out

Its for you if you are a weekend rider
NOT FOR RACERS

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light weight, long travel, its pretty good shox for agressive riding, i think you would be suprized at what it can do i like it

i don't really see a weakness but i am sure this shox wouldn't be good racing or agressive downhilling but if you like to ride trails pretty hard this is a good shox

i am really impressed with this shox

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magnum are better than these shoxs