The MX-6™ provides a full six-and-a- half inches of travel, open oil bath damping,
and easy rebound adjustment. This fork is at home on the racecourse or on your
favorite trail.
Rebound Damping Adjuster
Dual Stage Coil Springs
Crown Offset allows 180 lock to lock turning
Adjustable Brake Brace allows 24" or 26" wheels with up to 3.1" tires
Open Oil Bath
All Parts Hard Anodized
Disk AND Cantilever Compatible 20mm Through Axle or Standard Quick Release
Submitted by
The Grifta
a Downhiller
from Auckland New Zealand
Date Reviewed: January 27, 2008
Strengths: looks.
Weaknesses: everything about them.
Bottom Line:
These forks had to be the worst forks i ever invested in the seals leaked like the titanic and the flex on the stantions was terrible, if you had a bolt through axle they were ok but if you had a skewer the bottom of the forks came away from the stantions and wobbled like a b1tch riding on flat pavement, they were fine for a year but ive had shivers for 3 years and they are still perfect. Overall worst fork ever made.
Strengths: Stiff fork, plenty of travel, not too heavy really, nice damping, Gold colour, a good DH/FR fork...
Weaknesses: Seals are a bit leaky at the moment and Hotlines (UK distributor) quoted me £64 for a new set. could do with a drop crown to improve tyre clearance, but still pretty good forks..
Bottom Line:
Although these forks are a little older now they have dated well, the travel may not be as big as nost newer DH forks but it is well controlled and definately does the job...
sealing isn't fantastic, but new seals should cure this..
for £150 it's a bargain and definately won't be off of my bike for some time to come...
Bike Setup: 98 Kona Stab frame, BETD 7" plates, MX6 forks, various other bits and bobs....
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Submitted by
Mark
a Weekend Warrior
from Colchester, UK
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2004
Strengths: tough as you like, not too heavy, stiff and the action is smoooooth
Weaknesses: Aparently they are prone to a little leak now and then at the stanchion seals, but once I've had the new seals delivered, that should be a problem of the past.
Bottom Line:
Not a fork for weight watchers, but why are you wathcing the weight on your downhill rig..? Took my first ever 8 footer, came down nose heavy and barely noticed. The XC trails between sections glide by wihtout extra effort, and twisty stutter bump sections that used to be a pain in the rse can be taken flat out.
Great fork, which now I've tried it, I'd say I would have bought on purpose.
Similar Products Used: This is my first long travel fork
Bike Setup: Club Roost DH8, Hopes, Mavic 219's Tioga 2.3's and the MX6 up front
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Submitted by
mikeynightmare
a Weekend Warrior
from asheville nc
Date Reviewed: April 18, 2004
Strengths: Super stiff fork, great freeride fork. Not the smoothest ride ove small stuff, but definatley makes up for it over big stuff.
Weaknesses: Weight is the major down fall. this things a beast to push up hills.
Bottom Line:
Although this fork isnt as plush as a boxxer. i feel like it will take way more abuse. im about 180lbs dressed out to ride and this thing never flexes, cant say the same for my old boxxer. great fork ive only ridden it for about six months but it hasnt let me down yet. just wish it was a couple pounds lighter since its on my trail bike. perfect for any freerider or downhiller on a buget, you can get these for 150-250 on ebay all the time.
Bike Setup: giant vt with swinger 4way, xtr, time, singletrack, factory dh's
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Submitted by
hamish rackley
a Weekend Warrior
from toowoomba QLD AUSTRALIA
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2003
Strengths: super plush, upped to 7" travel, beefy 35mm stanchions, cheap to maintain
Weaknesses: axle is of poor design but tap the end and put a bolt in it and you got a boxxer style axle
Bottom Line:
this fork rocks and when set up right feel like a boxxer with the added bonus of 90deg stearinglock beefy stanchions and cheap to maintain parts .. oil is ATF fluid about 4bux for a litre and the seals are cheap as form a bearing mob 13bux for 4...
Similar Products Used: risse trixxxy (crap) , boxxer 151 (feel like these but with less travel) marzocchi mx-comp(nice cross forks) marzocchi z3(nice)
Bike Setup: 01 kona stinky, fox rc, mx6, mrp, blahh blahh blahh
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Submitted by
Jebus Christ
a Downhiller
from Somewhere, bc, canada
Date Reviewed: September 16, 2003
Strengths: beefy as hell, stiff, loads of travel, fairly light, ghetto gold that matches my pedals, it makes my hardtail look PIMP.
Weaknesses: none yet.
Bottom Line:
this fork rides awesome, smooth as hell, endless travel. i have done 12 foot hucks with it and have not bottomed, makes a hardtail feel alot softer over anything. Great for the price paid. i'd say get ur hands one if possible!
Similar Products Used: monster t, shiver DC, shiver sc, junior t, super t, boxxer team, boxxer world cup.
Bike Setup: 02 Norco Rampage, dual double track rims, single speed for quiet DH, truvative holzfeller cranks and bb, custom made pedals (ghetto gold just like fork) :D
Strengths: Travel - Length and action, stiffness, style (come on...their ghetto gold!!!), cheapness to upkeep (atf fluid is cheap and easy to find), attention to detail.
Weaknesses: Need to keep an eye on bolt tension around the crowns - they tend to loosen off (has happened to me once).
Bottom Line:
For the money these forks are great. The seals are leaky until they are broken in (around 10 hours riding), but then seal up very well. They steer great and the steering lock is excellent thanks to the offset crowns. Very stiff and quite plush. could possibly do with being slightly more lively over the first inch of travel, but thats a personal preferance and so is subjective, not a real fault with the forks. mine have been sadly killed in a road traffic accident (i frikkin hate car drivers) which makes me very sad as they are truly a great product. Tech support at Stratos is great as well. the guys are cool and respond quickly - a rare thing. try getting the same feedback from Rockshox (I used to work in a bike shop so i know how corprate they are)
Strengths: Not heavy, big stiff stanchions, plush, good looks, quality build
Weaknesses: I haven't encountered any
Bottom Line:
I like this fork. It's 6.5" of travel matches the travel and feel of the Fox shock on the back of the Rotec, producing a very balanced ride. I bought this fork previously-owned to replace the WB DH2 fork that I was using. I feel that the MX-6 is an improvement over the DH2, even with the decrease in subsequent travel. I'm 6'2" 185lbs and I haven't noticed any fork deflection. I also haven't had any of the fork seal problems mentioned below...probably because I replaced the seals with Stratos' newest seals(tiger seals?)for their forks before I ever installed the fork.
Similar Products Used: I'm inexperienced with long travel forks.
Bike Setup: '98 K2 Animal- Hayes Hydros/Sun Ringle
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Submitted by
Matt
a Downhiller
from Mosgiel new zealand
Date Reviewed: January 16, 2003
Strengths: just about every thing look meaty dampning rocks gold is cool makes my hard tail look sweet
Weaknesses: the seals thay were the wrong size thay were a loos fit around the slidy things replaced them with some ment to be for a hydro ram thing to lift heavy things only cost $10 each nz$ us$ about $5 cheaper then the 70 us$ price stratos gave me and thay work better then the origanil seals
Bottom Line:
it kicks ass for the price yea a shiver is better but you have to pay a sh1t load more i reckon more bikes should have them and thay should make them again the only thing is parts cost heaps you have to find somthing from another fork that will do the same job or pay sh1t loads
Favorite Trail: The one with no climbs, and points the opposite direction od work
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: from buddy in OR
Similar Products Used: none?
Bike Setup: DBR X6, with a M1 linkage, pimpen over 7" travel...MRP/Profile goodies, RC, XTR, and delicious Tioga DH's
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Submitted by
Jeremy
a Weekend Warrior
from The Wild Kindom
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2002
Strengths: none
Weaknesses: weak, noodly, horrible valving (sucks just as bad at absorbing small hit as bit hits), bad seals (old ones leaked, new ones are VERY sticky, fragile knobs, flimsey through axle, horrible customer service from Stratos.
Bottom Line:
The two years I had this fork were the longest two years of my life! Finally I got smart and bought a Monster T - what a difference!!! Save yourself lots of headaches and stay away from Stratos.
Weaknesses: The axle is kinda hard to get in and out,but I made a tool to push it out.
Bottom Line:
After the break in period,when they leaked a bit,they are all I could ask for,stiff,plush,sexy.I'm not into really big drops,about 5 feet is my limit,but as I'm about 95 kilos the landings are HARD!!! and Ive had none of the leaking/breakage problems mentioned elsewhere.
