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RockShox Judy C 97 Front Shock


  • Average Rating: 4.33/5
  • # of Reviews: 6

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Rock Shox 97 Judy C


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Reviews 1 - 6 (6 Reviews Total)

User Reviews

Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Ryan Johnson a Cross Country Rider from Gainesville, FL

Date Reviewed: October 3, 2003

Strengths:    Good All Around

Weaknesses:    Travel

Bottom Line:   
I have had this fork for at least 5 years, it is still going strong. Just because it's cheap doesn't mean it won't have the same RockShox performance as the rest!

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Favorite Trail:   San Felasco, Alachua FL

Duration Product Used:   More than 3 years

Purchased At:   Came stock with my bike

Similar Products Used:   RockShox Indy, same fork I think with a different name!

Bike Setup:   GT Timberline, before they turned the name into a weak women's bike... grrrr.


Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Wes a from London, Ontario, Canada

Date Reviewed: July 2, 2001

Strengths:    These Shocks are amazing, Everything works perfectly. There is not too much travel but enough for cross country.

Weaknesses:    weight

Bottom Line:   
These shocks are everything i wanted. They have provided me with many years of service. These shocks are have never failed or troubled me.

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Favorite Trail:   Boler Mountain

Duration Product Used:   1 Year

Price Paid:    $300.00

Purchased At:   specialized

Similar Products Used:   manitou mars

Bike Setup:   Specialized M2


Overall Rating:3
Value Rating:4
Submitted by scorch a from calgary

Date Reviewed: March 24, 2001

Strengths:    xc fork for a budget

Weaknesses:    lateral wag, compression adjustments don't do a thing, not enough travel even w/ 80mm

Bottom Line:   
This fork proved to bea very good performer. I've had it since 97 and recently started to do trials. Nice and stiff in its stroke so i don't lose any power doin hops. not enough travel to soak up big chatter bumps or even little ones. Good if you're doin light xc w/o racing.

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Duration Product Used:   More than 3 years



Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Bobby A a Cross Country Rider from NY, NY, USA

Date Reviewed: October 24, 2000

Strengths:    light
ok damping
price
doesnt bounce
AVAILABLE 4 1 INCH!!!


Weaknesses:    
no lockout


Bottom Line:   
Just so you know, I actually own a judy xc.;, but this is the closest I could get.
this fork is very good in general. now, 3 years from when it was made, it is still an AWSOME fork, and very light(3.6 pounds with orginal setup), and needs almaost zero maintenance.however, there is one problem with the actual absorbation, which is that the fork has this little gap between when the inner legs are actually pushing down on the MCUs and when the damping pulls them in, and when you are going over small, close bumps, such as a rocky fire roads, the fork RESIDES in this gap and it is very annoying. this is why, even though it never bounces on uphills, it needs a lockout.also, do not take this on downhill rides. it only has 65 mm of travel, and I an sure the only resaon this does not bottom out on me with moderate XC use is because I weigh 120 lbs and it came with fairly stiff springs.

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Favorite Trail:   serpents back or steven talkhouse (hither hills state park)

Duration Product Used:   1 Year

Price Paid:    $150.00

Purchased At:   www.gear.com

Similar Products Used:   demoed a rockshox jett which SUCKS
and a manitou sx-r with lockout


Bike Setup:   Bianchi nyala cromo frame--13 inch
shimano acera x wheelset
shimano lx brakes/9spd shifters/brake levers
shimano xt rr deraileur and casset
shimano acera x crankset, fr deraileur, and bb
the fork was used with origional setup.


Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by geoff schmidt a Cross Country Rider from greely colorado US

Date Reviewed: September 11, 2000

Strengths:    havnt had any problems with shock. very cushy, and good colored. strong and light, yet very durrable. i havnt had to get this shock tunned or dramatically adjusted

Weaknesses:    minimum tention adjusting, a little too soft for trials biking (getting up, over, accross tables benches, and other large obsticals without getting off your bike)

Bottom Line:   
the rock shox Judy C has held up to years of tremence pressure whil doing trials biking. it hasnt needed to be tunes yet, but the tention adjusting is minimum. i wouldnt recomend this shock for specifically downhillers, or spacifically "to and from school/work". cross country riders will find this shock just right

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Favorite Trail:   joes ridge; fruita colorado

Duration Product Used:   More than 3 years

Purchased At:   rock n' rod cycles

Bike Setup:   garyfisher kaitai. icon clipless pedals, shimano braking/shifting, glub roost riser bars, "tooth fairy" rock guard, bonreger rims


Overall Rating:5
Submitted by j a Weekend Warrior from j

Date Reviewed: November 30, 1999

Strengths:    
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Weaknesses:    
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Bottom Line:   
i love em

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Favorite Trail:   
jhgfj

Duration Product Used:   
6 months

Similar Products Used:   
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Bike Setup:   
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