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Daniel Marcello
a Cross Country Rider
from Queens NYDate Reviewed: October 15, 2004
Strengths: perfect amount of travel for cross country riding. tough as nails. buttery smooth action. responsive.Weaknesses: little bit heavy for being a long travel fork back in the day. today they are light to the industry standards. cartridge systemBottom Line: all around amazing fork. i have used this as a cross country fork and also a downhill fork way back when you could ride the downhill course at Mount Snow with a hard tail (what? the fork says DH on it for downhill). this fork has held up through the years and still looks amazing and works even better.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At: store
Similar Products Used: all other Rock Shox from 1995-2004
Bike Setup: Azonic KZ-1
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Kazeem Da Silva
a Downhiller
from GermanyDate Reviewed: January 11, 2002
Strengths: strong but not to heavyWeaknesses: travel,performance with standart mcu's doesnt works better with white tuning kitBottom Line: tune it and ya get the best in 80mm travel for that price
Favorite Trail: Down the Hill/DS
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$375.00
Similar Products Used: RS Boxxer,Z1 and Z2,Manitou,White Brothers
Bike Setup: DS:Azonic Evo DH:Nicolai Lambda rulez,white,xtr,mrp
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kyle
a Downhiller
from massDate Reviewed: August 27, 2001
Strengths: great fork,i put new springs in it and it was great. very plush travelWeaknesses: i have disk brakes, under hard braking it flexes.Bottom Line: great fork for dh would recomend for everyone
Favorite Trail: vietnam (local trailsby my house)
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At: friend
Similar Products Used: judy xc, pscylo
Bike Setup: gary fisher jashua f1 custom shimano bontrger
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Aaron
a Downhiller
from East Bay, CaliforniaDate Reviewed: January 29, 2001
Strengths: Plush, good travel, esay to wok on.Weaknesses: Could use another inch of travel.Bottom Line: This fork is perfect for the type of riding that I do. (dirt jumps, dh, ds) Could use more travel, but the quality of the travel is great. I threw in some Speed Springs and the fork really came alive. The damping knobs acctuly work. (unlike Manitou) Great fork for the money that I paid for it.
Favorite Trail: Deweys
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At: A Friend
Similar Products Used: '00 Judy, '01 Psylo (tested)
Bike Setup: SC Bullit, Race Face, Magura, ESP, Azonic
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Paul Pereira
a
from Los Gatos CaliforniaDate Reviewed: January 26, 2001
Strengths: Very strong forks, a fork that isn't very heavy, and also a good amount of travel.Weaknesses: Forks aren't as plush as they should be alittle stiff and no very adjustable.Bottom Line: This fork is pretty beefy, and if you are lucky enough to find it on sale you should probably buy it because it is worth it.
Favorite Trail: Jones Trail in Los Gatos
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$249.00
Purchased At: Jensonusa.com
Similar Products Used: I've tried my friends marzocchi Z5 and like those a lot better
Bike Setup: Jamis Exile with full XT with a bullet proof frame
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tyson
a Weekend Warrior
from south jordan utah U.SDate Reviewed: September 26, 2000
Strengths: good travel never botomed outWeaknesses: noBottom Line: the judy DH rock shox kick but. I would recomend the fork to every one. I have enjoyed mine a lot.
Favorite Trail: moab slick rock
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At: friend
Similar Products Used: manitou x-vert
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Simon Bristow
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from UKDate Reviewed: September 1, 2000
Strengths: Good at handling large/ medium hits. Good rebound conrol.Weaknesses: Very little help on small bumps (who needs that anyway)Bottom Line: These forks perform well. As the name suggests, they are very good for DH riding. During my use with them, they never bottomed out, and rebound control is good. I liked these forks, untill they bent. While out jumping one day I misjudged a jump and missed the ramp alltoghether (it was rested on a log). It turns out my forks are bent, and are permanently out of action. I did not expect forks aimed at DH riders (and at a RRP of $500 originally), to bend after one crash. So I assume either these forks are weak, or my secondhand ones were previously damaged, either way these forks are pretty feeble. Don't buy these forks if you do big jumps or heavy DH riding.
Favorite Trail: Nothing good where I live
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At: Secondhand (in good condition)
Bike Setup: A GT Arrohead.
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Caleb
a Cross Country Rider
from NMDate Reviewed: July 18, 2000
Strengths: Good and strongWeaknesses: I broke the fork in half. I wheelied, got chainsuck, flipped over while playing captain nemo, next day tried to straighten my stem and noticed the fork brace was broke off
one of the legs. I still recommend the JUDY DH my fault it broke. Paid $200 for it brand new.Bottom Line: Good but I broke it in half.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Bike Setup: Giant
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A.J.
a Racer
from N.J.Date Reviewed: December 11, 1999
Strengths:
Very plush, very good progressive travel, dual air cartridges reduce the weight to about 3.2 lbs.Weaknesses:
Can be noisy, if not lubed well can be very stiff.Bottom Line: This is a great shock for anyone. It has lots of plush travel, but its light weight makes it ideal for cross country racing. Very good for downk=hill also. GOOD SHOCK!
Favorite Trail:
mahalon dickerson
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Similar Products Used:
Rock shox sid race, sl, xc, Judy race, sl, manitou carbon, marzocchi z.2 superfly.
Bike Setup:
Trek 7000 zx, xtr/ xt parts. Control tech bar, core light three stem, eston seatpost, and lots of other light parts. Whole bike weights 23.4 lbs.
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Nikolai
a Cross-Country Rider
from Blacksburg, VADate Reviewed: October 3, 1999
Bottom Line: I put dirt works springs in this fork and immediately blew both cartridges. I replaced them, then immediately blew them again, so I just let all the oil leak out and I rode it like that. The preload knobs on the top of the fork blew off in an epic crash I had. This fork was good, but for a big rider like me who rides hard and dosn't like to do any sort of preventive maintenence on his bike, this fokr let me down. But I guess every suspension fork I've ever owned has done that...
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
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Phil
a Cross-Country Rider
from New ZealandDate Reviewed: August 1, 1999
Strengths:
Plush and easy to ride - good fun!Weaknesses:
They break, and RS won't even answer my concerns. Neither will their local agent - arrogant s***ts!Bottom Line: They stink. Ran well for 2 years (After a shaky start requiring a rebuild after only 2 months!!), and then when being serviced, they sheared without warning accross the fork brace. Bingo - 2 seperate shocks in a way not described in any of Rokshox literature. I know of another rider who had this happen, but that person was riding the bike, and now has pins keeping some bones together. I have not taken my bike off road since - it is now an expensive commuter bike. RS made me buy a replacement part (Despite the failure being the result of a weakness at their end), and they won't even talk about it with me. Their revolting arrogance has cost them a loyal customer, and if I can help it, many more, as I will not hesitate to spread this one!!!
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Similar Products Used:
AMPs, Manitou II, Marzochhi Bomber
Bike Setup:
Marin Team FRS
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methodman
a Cross-Country Rider
from ctDate Reviewed: April 8, 1999
Weaknesses:
Lubing the MCU every week is a pain, but this causes the travel to feel more smooth and progressive.Bottom Line: Good value fork for non-racer type riders, however, it can take a beatin' and keep working nice
Favorite Trail:
Cranberry Park, until...
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Similar Products Used:
rock shox sid sl, xc, judy sl, xc, indy c, xc
Bike Setup:
gary fisher aquila
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A Sini
a cross-country rider
from NYDate Reviewed: March 9, 1999
Bottom Line:
AWSOME! AWSOME! AWSOME! Add some speed springs and switch to an alloy steerer and you've got one of the best 3 travel setups money can buy. Adjustable rebound and compression...on a fork that will cost you about $200! You won't find a better deal!
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Leo Shotridge
a cross-country rider
from AlaskanDate Reviewed: January 28, 1999
Bottom Line:
Ok, I found these 1996 forks for about 200 dollars. I put speed springs in because I got tired of the mcu elastimers riding hard in cold wheather(plus, mcu have a tendency to split). And because I !@%@%@$!^!#%$^ the rebound dampner I had to buy a replacement. I came across a shop that had a Risse Gem cartridge that has compression and rebound dampening built into one cartridge and had to get the Risse neutral shaft(aka - dummy leg) to match the length of the cartridge side and took out the compression dampener too. The difference is astounding on the quality of the Risse dampener. The speed springs are great too. Though I got the 75 mm cartridge, Risse also has an 80 mm upgrade kit too. The forks I have were 80 mm travel, but I got the 75 mm Risse(which were the length for the 95-early 96 DH shocks)for a great deal at a bike shop think the 5mm loss is more than made up for in performance. I recommend upgrading to the Risse dampening cartridge if you origanal cartridge blows. And if you have the XC with 63mm of travel, you can upgrade to the 75mm and 80mm cartridges of travel but also have to get the Risse dummy let as well. And if you do this travel upgrade to the XC, don't forget to get longer elastimers or springs. As for the elastimers, just add another mcu from the Janx system, cheap and effective. But the mcu's are more sensitive to cold wheather. I love the shocks. And if I buy another shock, I'll still keep the Rock Shok Dh on my spare bike................................ And by the way, I ride every bike I own. Non get left in the back of the garage. So the DH will always be used.
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Brad
a racer
from Seattle, WADate Reviewed: January 24, 1999
Bottom Line:
One other little trick for you Judy DH riders out there. Lube the hell out of the entire unit with either teflon grease (Slick 50 One Grease works good) or if you can find it a product called Power Punch (auto parts store your best bet). It really cuts down stiction. (When I say the entire unit I mean every single piece, lowers, light coating on the stanchions, damper rods, Mcu's, threads, seals, o-rings, everything)
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