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RockShox Duke C 2002 Front Shocks
Product DescriptionTunable positive air spring // 30 mm aluminum upper tubes // Travel: 80 or 100 mm // Spring/Damping System: Hydra Air
User Reviews
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Henry
a Cross Country Rider
from Chandler, AZ USA Date Reviewed: April 14, 2006 Strengths: Very Stiff, Easy to maintain and relatively light Weaknesses: None (If purchased at a reasonable <$350 price) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Flagstaff, AZ (Fire Roads) Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $125.00 Purchased At: OEM takeoff Similar Products Used: Fox, Marzocchi, Manitou SX-Ti and RST Bike Setup: Cannondale CAAD3 Hardtail 
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Florin Avram
a Cross Country Rider
from Novi, MI, USA Date Reviewed: August 19, 2003 Strengths: none Weaknesses: Front end bounces. I took a very bad fall and broke one finger soon after I instelled it. Massive oil & air leak after less than 70 hrs. of riding Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Highland St. Park Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $110.00 Purchased At: Colorado Cyclist Similar Products Used: manitou black elite Bike Setup: trek hard tail
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Shane lewis
a Racer
from CT Date Reviewed: April 18, 2003 Strengths: 100 mm. Weaknesses: Rock Shox stickers fell off very quickly Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Penwood, coales, robinson Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Colarado cyclist Similar Products Used: SR Sontour Bike Setup: Specialized HardRock A1 FS Sport, Full LX, Time ATAC alium pedals. 
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Jens Jacob Iversen
a Weekend Warrior
from Århus, Denmark Date Reviewed: March 6, 2003 Strengths: Simple and Light. Quite strong with good steering precision. Weaknesses: hmm... would be great with a lock-out. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: Rock Shox jaudy sl Bike Setup: CUBE team litening, sram 9.0, Magura Louise front, HS silver back, TIME pedals, Raceface Turbine LP, TA Specialites chainrings, ritchey seatpost,flat bar and stem, sram 9.0sl hub with x517. No shimano.
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Grant
a Cross Country Rider
from Macon, GA Date Reviewed: January 13, 2003 Strengths: Stiff and adjustable. Weaknesses: No rebound adjustment (no biggie). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Dauset Trails Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Breakaway Cyclery Similar Products Used: Rockshox Jett fork (1998 version, oh yeah) Bike Setup: Klein Attitude with mostly original equipment
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Miguel
a Weekend Warrior
from Harlingen, TX, USA Date Reviewed: December 6, 2002 Strengths: - 100mm of travel - adjustability - steel steerer - relatively light Weaknesses: - flexes more than the steel forks I had before - plastic damper cap - aluminum upper tubes Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $109.00 Purchased At: Colorado Cyclist Bike Setup: Aluminum hard-tail, LX components, Titec stem and bar, Rhyno-Lite wheels, susp. seatpost.
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Skyler
a Cross Country Rider
from Park City, UT Date Reviewed: October 25, 2002 Strengths: does not take alot of work to maintain these shocks Weaknesses: heavy Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: tour de suds Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $120.00 Purchased At: colarado cyclist Similar Products Used: juddy tt Bike Setup: trek 4500 with disc brakes
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mundy
from tulsa, ok, usa Date Reviewed: October 22, 2002 Strengths: everything Weaknesses: nothing Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $160.00 Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: sumting
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Don
a Weekend Warrior
from Huntersville NC USA Date Reviewed: October 16, 2002 Strengths: Smoothness on virtually all size bumps. Rather light for the price. Weaknesses: none as of yet Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Foxboro Stae Park Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $109.00 Purchased At: Colorado Cyclist Similar Products Used: Rock Shox mag21 Bike Setup: Barracuda with XT
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J T
a Cross Country Rider
from VA Date Reviewed: October 2, 2002 Strengths: -price -plushness -stiff -reasonable weight Weaknesses: -lack of rebound adjustment Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $109.00 Purchased At: colorado cyslist Similar Products Used: various Rockshox, manitou SX Bike Setup: AL hardtail 
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Bart
a Cross Country Rider
from austin, tx Date Reviewed: September 28, 2002 Strengths: 100mm of travel Weaknesses: no rebound adjustment. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $140.00 Purchased At: supergo Bike Setup: santa cruz superlight
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dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Michigan Date Reviewed: September 25, 2002 Strengths: Don't know, I had a seal blow out riding it down the road in my subdivision! A total of less than a quarter of a mile :( . Looks impressive though. Weaknesses: Obviously the seals!!! I hear the RS response time to repairs is painfully slow. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Island Lake Yellow trail. (Not realy my fave, it's just close to home) Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $109.00 Purchased At: coloradocyclist.com Similar Products Used: Rock Shox Judy Special which came on my '02 FSR Rockhopper. Boing! Boing! Boing! (just my way of saying that one is like a pogo stick). Bike Setup: '02 Specialized Rockhopper FSR XC, stock with the exception of Shimano LX cranks (way better than the stock ones).
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J W
a Weekend Warrior
from MN Date Reviewed: September 15, 2002 Strengths: good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: OL Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $300.00 Purchased At: store
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Hank
a Weekend Warrior
from Plano, TX USA Date Reviewed: September 5, 2002 Strengths: Definitely buttery smooth over most small bumps. Easy to adjust positive air pressure. Looks pretty nice, although, I have the red one and would have preferred black. Weaknesses: No adjustment of rebound, but not a big deal at my skill level. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $109.00 Similar Products Used: Rockshox jett '01, RST Capa Bike Setup: Mongoose (16") Zero G3, 135mm Koshi stem, syncros flat handlbar, oury grips, memoflex gel seat (yes!)
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Stev-O
a Cross Country Rider
from AH-OHville, CO USA Date Reviewed: August 20, 2002 Strengths: Stiffness, AIR SHOCK, Price Weaknesses: None that I have found so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Edna Mae (Palmer Park) Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $117.00 Purchased At: undisclosed hook-up Similar Products Used: Manitou X-vert super, Bomber Bike Setup: K2 ZED SE (21"), LX components and Sunrims bigfat mammoths w/ 2.1s
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