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Diego
a Weekend Warrior
from SPAINDate Reviewed: February 16, 2002
Strengths: very low maintenance.
affordable.
simple tunningWeaknesses: BUSHINGS!!!!
stiffness!!!
Bottom Line: It works very very well, BUT!! bushings are very BAD !!! and their replacement is quite expensive,(about 71 usa dollars).
If you are an agressive biker, you should change bushings each year....
very low maintenance makes it a very interesting fork usable on XC and very very lite freeriding.
It isn't very stiff so driving is not precissely, but, i repeat: It works GOOD!
Favorite Trail: anyone techical
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: came on stock bike
Similar Products Used: manitou sx 99
bombers, rock shox, RST.......
Bike Setup: full suspension frame, sram7.0, front hidraulic disc brake...
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Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Chesterfield, MODate Reviewed: September 13, 2001
Strengths: plush, strong, great valueWeaknesses: none so farBottom Line: Good enough for light riding, great value
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At: price point
Similar Products Used: Ballistic 60 mm
Bike Setup: RU Isolator DS
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Colin Mitchell
a Cross Country Rider
from South AfricaDate Reviewed: August 26, 2001
Strengths: Enough travel for xc riding. Plush. Soaks up small and large bumps easily. Strong enough. Coil and oil is great.Weaknesses: None so far.Bottom Line: Only bottomed this fork once on a badly shaped (squarish) rock at about 45 kph. Good fork for xc riding with enough smooth travel over stutter bumps and biggish bumps to please anyone. Preload adjutments work well.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: Tested a straight Jett 2000 ; Manitou Magnum 2000 ; Jett xc
Bike Setup: 2000 Schwinn Moab 2. In South Africa comes with Jett sl fork, Shimano Deore fd and crankset, Deore lx rd; Deore casette, Deore brake levers and brakes; Weinmann Zac 19 rims and 15g ss spokes; rapid fire shifters; IRC Mythos 1.95 xc tyres
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Maschinchen
a Cross Country Rider
from DODate Reviewed: July 26, 2001
Strengths: for such a cheap fork it´s OK!
enough for small jumps and moderate cross country mountainbikingWeaknesses: definetely no fork for freeriders, downhillers or racers
Bottom Line: nothin to add
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$90.00
Purchased At: internet shop
Similar Products Used: rigid forks
Bike Setup: cromo frame, xt-lx-mix
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Max
a Weekend Warrior
from Hamilton NJ USADate Reviewed: July 14, 2001
Strengths: hummmm, i'll come back to you on that one
TINY bit more travel than a rigid>Weaknesses: Everything; not that much better than a rigid fork. NUTHIN compared to my new Zoke Z5 Coil 130 mmBottom Line: Okay i guess, but nuthin compared to my new Zoke. It cost about $80 at price point, and i got my Zoke for $175. REALLY BIG DIFFERENCE!!
Go ZOKES!!
Favorite Trail: Eye of the Madman(hehe)
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$85.00
Purchased At: Columbus Bike Shop(came w/ bike)
Similar Products Used: Zoke Z5 Coil 130 mm
Bike Setup: Specialized Team Clipless, Zoke Z5, full Deore, Haro Escape 7.1(not too bad!), Azonic Shorty stem
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Eli
a
from Long Valley, NJDate Reviewed: November 8, 2000
Strengths: Good performance for the money
Good entry-level fork
Low-maintenence
Hydracoil= "coil-&-oil", that is.Weaknesses: Only Preload is adjustable- but what do you want for $119?Bottom Line: This is the bottom-of-the-line Hydracoil fork from Rock Shox. It's pretty much a no-frills version of their Judy fork- except you can't adjust compression or rebound, only preload. I can only compare them to the Jett XC, which is NOT Hydracoil- it's elastomer-sprung, and not NEAR the fork the SL is. The SL is plush & soaks up the small bumps pretty well, and soaks up the bigger hits fine. If you're looking for a good, solid, entry-level fork to beat up, the Jett SL is an excellent place to start. It'll do me fine until I get a Marzocchi Z1 on my next bike...
Favorite Trail: Chimney Rock
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$119.00
Purchased At: Pricepoint.com
Similar Products Used: Jett XC (Elastomers)
Bike Setup: Specialized Hardtail, endlessly upgrading...
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Buster
a Weekend Warrior
from Queens, New York, USADate Reviewed: February 21, 2000
Strengths: Nice, plush ride for the average riderWeaknesses: Can't find any so farBottom Line: Good fork for the beginner/intermediate rider. Original equipment only. I ride light/moderate XC trails. Nothing too crazy, just small drop-offs, jumps, and rocks that you find in this part of the country. The fork is adequate for me - I'm 175 lbs and I haven't been able to bottom out the fork yet. Some will say that this just means I don't ride hard enough... Well, that might be true, but I'm satisfied with the performance of the fork and would recommend it.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: None - this is my first suspension fork
Bike Setup: 2000 Fisher Aquila (in XXX Orange - yum!), stock w/Jett SL fork, Deore/LX mix, Bontrager Corvair rims. Upgraded to Nashbar clipless.
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