Submitted by
Faith rider
a Downhiller
from LA, california
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2009
Strengths: the hydro stuff feels great, the travel is really good quality, lasts! the air ajustments actually do a lot
Weaknesses: not enough travel, therefore, if you put the air low enough to get any travel oput of it, it bottoms out on drops over 3-4 feet, or even on the take offs of some steep jump
Bottom Line:
This is an awesome fork, but there isn't enough awesome travel, 4 or 5 inches would have been nice
Similar Products Used: rockshox dart 2, marzocchi junior tripple
Bike Setup: Giant youkon fx stock, with upgrade to sram x-7 on back derailer and SAINT front derailer
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Submitted by
G
a Cross Country Rider
from Broomfield, CO
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2006
Strengths: durability, weight, reliability
Weaknesses: none
Bottom Line:
This is an awesome shock in for durability, weight, and reliability. I strongly recommend it for those who believe "if it ain't broke don't fix it". I rode this shock on my stumpy for 5 1/2 years and never did any service to it except for wiping the stanchions occasionally (every 5 rides or so) and checking the pressure about once a year. Still, to this date, it has never, ever lost any substantial air pressure. After a year, it loses about 5 PSI, but I attribute most of that to the little amount that is lost on connecting to the schrader and filling the chamber in the pump. Nice job Rock Shox on an incredibly light fork that hold up to the test of time!!!
Iv'e ridden this shock for three years and over 10.000 miles now without ever servicing it once! It has survived crashes, numerous races and countless fun trips. They even survived the irish bogs. I really hope my next fork will be just as good. I'll never sell this beauty. Want to be buried with it. ;-)
Submitted by
SWISS
a Cross Country Rider
from Boise
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2003
Strengths: Light, plush, great seals, good rebound adjustment
Weaknesses: Small plastic top caps easily get lost, flexy with disc brakes
Bottom Line:
I've had this fork now on five or six different frames and it always felt fantastic...until I switched to disc brakes. It's really light, and with it swapped to the 80mm of travel, very plush. The original seals lasted through 3 tough years of riding and I never had a leak. I swapped it onto my singlespeed last year when I bought a Z2 for my gearie and it rode better and was plusher than the Zoke. However, when I bought a SISS a month ago, I realized that a 3.4lb fork with 28mm aluminum stanchions has some drawbacks with disc brakes. Like the reviewer says a couple of reviews down, it will flex like mad with discs, whereas with v-brakes it feels superb - tracks like a champ, even with my 200 lbs riding it! So, with rim brakes, it's a 5, with discs, it's a 3. I recommend this fork to any XC rider, even a clydesdale like me, who runs v-brakes.
Similar Products Used: RST 281 (didn't even come close)
Bike Setup: 2000 Trek 8500. Rolf Dolmite front wheel, Mavic 618 w/ XTR hub rear wheel. Crap Avid Mag 5 brakes. XT shifters, brake levers, front derailler. XTR rear derailler. Bontrager Race crankset. PC-59 chain (needed a cheap and quick replacement). Selle Italia Flite saddle. Bontrager seatpost. WTB Velociraptor tires front and rear.
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Submitted by
adrian
a Cross Country Rider
from laramie,wyoming
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2002
Strengths: light, plush and easy to work on, and takes the weight of a 270 rider for the last few years. No failures or cracks no bushing wear and 2000 miles.
Weaknesses: only weakness, not really designed for discs of any type..will flex an inch or more aft when hitting the front brake...blows the cover caps repeatedly on the top while sitting in the shed
Bottom Line:
awesome xc fork for v brakes only, the stanchions are not big enough to handle the leverage of the discs stopping power..rebuilt for maintainence twice...putting it on the wife GS Hookeekoo ...getting psylo race...worth every penny, got my money out of it and more.......
Bike Setup: santa cruz superlight,xt f/r, xtr levers shifters, avid discs, wtb Ti saddle, thompson seatpost, titec stem, Time pedals, xt crank and cassette, wtb laserdiscs, fox vanilla rc.
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Submitted by
Roland Forbes
a Cross Country Rider
from Boise, Idaho, United States of America
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2002
Strengths: Lightweight. It's a really nice XC race shock. You can pump air into it to make it plush enough for the rocks and bumps, and you can make it stiff enough for a killer climb.
Weaknesses: It doesn't have adjustable rebound like the Psylo or the Black. You can't just flip a switch to make it a downhill or XC fork...
Bottom Line:
The fork is the best! If you like paying a medium amount of money for a lightweight XC fork, buy the RockShox Sid XC 00!
Similar Products Used: None. You can't compare this fork with any other fork. It is very unique . I gaurentee, if your a sport cross- country rider that likes going fast over technical areas, you'll love this fork!
Bike Setup: It doesn't matter. This review is on the RockShox Sid XC 00.
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Submitted by
Myron Baker
a Racer
from Accord NY USA
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2002
Strengths: Its light.
Weaknesses: It steers like a pile of s#!@$%^. And it blows the seals out a lot.
Bottom Line:
Buy it if you like flexy flyer forks. Otherwise go with manitou BLACK or FOX RL.
Similar Products Used: Manitou BLACK, Fox float RL,Marzochi x fly
Bike Setup: IF deluxe XTR,XT mix, Mavic 517 IRC tires.
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Submitted by
michael
a Cross Country Rider
from farmington,NM, USA
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2002
Strengths: Muddy soft trails. Smooth through the big hits and rolling through whoops. Easily adjustible. stiff in the turns. Service friendly.
Weaknesses: hard-pak trails gravel. Going over Small bumps and gravel, it feels like you are opperating a lawn mower. Flexy for and aft. Oil in open bath turns to molases in cold weather. Having to buy the SID valve adptor
Bottom Line:
This fork kicks ass if your trails don't have alot of loose rock and hard-packed ground.
Weaknesses: the stering is a bit funky at first, but after a couple weeks ether i got used to it or it broke in.
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it was a bit wierd to get used to, iy seemed like one leg would compress without the other around corners. after a few weeks it seemed to get better or i got used to it and its been true love ever sence. the thing is a smoth sailer, i dont even notice my front end, thats a good thing because its not interfering with the love i'm makeing with the trail. the low maitince of it is also a pluss especly with oll the other hoockie air shocks out there that leak like a frekin vegtable strainer.
Weaknesses: Air valves, Screwy adjuster screw for compression/rebound
Bottom Line:
The fork is nice, but I never figured out the compression dampening adjustment. I got the rebound right but compression?? The recommended pressure works fine for my 170 lb. mass. I'm glad they changed the air valves for 02.
Submitted by
Stephan Wullschleger
a Weekend Warrior
from Muttenz (Switzerland)
Date Reviewed: December 10, 2001
Strengths: weight
Weaknesses: stiffness, not easy to adjust, valves
Bottom Line:
Y hated this fork from the first day y got-it. On my old bike y had the Manitou SX-Ti, that was so smooth, but also like the SID a flexi noodle. But it works. Then y got this red SID, who looks realy great. But it doesant work. So y tried with the air...and this damned air valves. But this fork never works as smooth as the old SX did. But at least, it works better than the Q21R. This fork is for racers only!!! Now y have this Marzocchi Z2. WOWH!!! But that's another story...
Bike Setup: Specialized Stumpjumper FSR-XC Pro '00
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Submitted by
Dave Briggs
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: December 7, 2001
Strengths: Works quite well for me(155 lbs) and doesn't leak or anything. Good on small to moderate hits. Nice Price.
Weaknesses: Everybody badmouthing it because they ride it to rough and don't maintain it properly.
Bottom Line:
Great inexspensive XC fork. People who say it sucks should learn how to maintain it and quite smokin' it of larger hits! For the people I know who race and ride XC it is absolutely the best. Buy it if you ride XC. DON'T BUY IT IF YOU ARE 800 lbs AND ARE PLANING TO HIT 10 ft DROPS!!!!
Submitted by
Nick Daniw
a Cross Country Rider
from Thunder Bay Ontario
Date Reviewed: October 18, 2001
Strengths: LIGHT, stiff, very responsive, excellent for xcing.
Weaknesses: The only thing i can think of is the color ..but then it's not all that bad ehh?
Bottom Line:
This is an awesome fork for the type of rider who wants speed and quick movement. It's a very light fork and when it comes to air there's nothing better...NOTHING. If you want to spend a good chunck of change but get a good fork then I suggest the SID XC. You cant go wrong with the 80 or whatever millimeters it has. Take my word for it.YOU'L LOVE IT.