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Submitted by
Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from LA, Cali
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Strengths: | good for the price, performs well
| | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Bottom Line: | its alright considering the price, it handles the bumps very well. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
richard
a Weekend Warrior
from kansas
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | demon trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | It is mostly pretty good | | Weaknesses: | Its cheap so there isnt much quality | | Similar Products Used: | RS DH | | Bottom Line: | Not that bad for the price but would not recommend buying | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Stanton
a Cross Country Rider
from Newcastle
Date Reviewed: October 13, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | not much | | Weaknesses: | everything, not good | | Bottom Line: | Dont buy, its not very good | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Downhiller
from Bankstown, Aus
Date Reviewed: October 13, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | price ok but came with bike | | Weaknesses: | pretty bad at most things | | Bottom Line: | Its okay but not great | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Bradley
a Downhiller
from LV, USA
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Everything | | Bottom Line: | Dont buy it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gordon
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Roads + Off Road | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Big spring.. Can dampen big drops easily.
Stiff and solid, holds and fastens on to your bike like glue. | | Weaknesses: | Looks could be nicer, big spring doesnt show much fashion sense. Adjuster cap are wayyy to much adjustments for 1/4 of a turn. Doesnt dampen small humps. | | Similar Products Used: | None. | | Bike Setup: | Progear 2005, Shimano System, DNM Fireball rear shock, RST T-4 Fork , Progear saddle, Modified handgrips, Promax disc brakes, Grunge guards for both derailluers. | | Bottom Line: | Great entry level rear shock. For those just starting it, this should be a great improvement. For those city recreational riders, shock works just fine and just for you. =) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kyle
a Racer
from Austin TX
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Rocky Hill Ranch | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Big spring, better than something that is broken? Hey I'm trying real hard here, alright. | | Weaknesses: | No dampening at all, can you say bounce? | | Similar Products Used: | Fox vanilla coil, Marin Shockworks, and some other DNM that came stock on an old Mongoose (threw it away because I thought is was broke, but now I learned that it didn't have any dampening to begin with, just like this Fireball) | | Bike Setup: | Marin Alpine Trail | | Bottom Line: | hmm, do not use with Unified rear triangle design frames, (bounce) unless you really like pogosticks, which I do, but you can't race with `em. (wow, theres an idea) The only reason this shock gets by at all is because the spring is so stiff that it doesn't need much dampening. I got this thing incredibly cheap off of ebay. I was short on money and my shockworks broke on my Marin, so I bought this, and it got me through a couple of races now with less than desirable results. (boing) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steve douce
a Weekend Warrior
from perth
Date Reviewed: December 17, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | - | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | came with boulder ds | | Strengths: | It did'n fall apart | | Weaknesses: | the spring is too weak. It will even bottom out on a 2 foot drop off. the bushing are crappy plastic, the shock wobbles all over the place, no dampening and it squeaks | | Similar Products Used: | - | | Bike Setup: | giant boulder ds | | Bottom Line: | i recemmond not buying a bike with this shock on it because you will only have to replace it. when ever you go over a bump over 10cm you will be bucked off your seat. it would be half decent if it didn't wobble so much. never buy a shock like this unless your just starting off. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Trevor Davis
a Cross Country Rider
from Oak Harbor WA US
Date Reviewed: November 11, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Fisher Creek Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | It came on my bike | | Strengths: | Its cheap reliable regardless of what others say easy to adjust | | Weaknesses: | its heavy and has like 4" of travel, which is not much even for xc | | Similar Products Used: | some fox vanilla r and rc | | Bottom Line: | It is like a great shock for the price, other than the amount of travel it has. It does not squeak and it requires almost no maintnence, it's made out of sturdy aluminum and it comes wtih a 650 lb spring and mud does not clog it up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | lots | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | jjb sports uk | | Strengths: | Heavy spring supplied, No probs thus far, much nicer having a shock absorber than a hard tail bike even though the shock can be setup like one. | | Weaknesses: | No rebound adj. Squeaks through the nylon bushes although I'm working on that. | | Similar Products Used: | n/a | | Bottom Line: | Good cheap reliable shock even for heavier riders like me | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brenden K
a Cross Country Rider
from Perth, Australia
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | - anywhere - | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Stock on Giant Boulder DS | | Strengths: | Its strong, very easy to adjust..all you do is twist. | | Weaknesses: | NOT ENOUGH TRAVEL. | | Bottom Line: | I would think that if they gave us a larger coil... say with perhaps an inch more travel, it would be the ideal rear shock for entry level to intermediate bike riders.
Overall quite good. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
GRAEME
a Downhiller
from ABERDEEN
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | WITH BIKE | | Strengths: | STRONG. THATS IT. | | Weaknesses: | GOES FROM ROCK SOLID TO SQUEEKY TO VERY VERY BOUNCEY. | | Similar Products Used: | ROCK SHOX SID, FOX FLOAT. | | Bike Setup: | VERY MODIFIED TO DH SPEC | | Bottom Line: | THIS IS JUST BAD. TOPS OUT SQUEEKS ALL THE TIM(WD 40 EVERY DAY TO STOP IT). NO DAMPING, MAKES SOME STRANGE NOISES PLUS WHEN IT REBOUNDS IT SPITS YOU OUT OF THE SEAT. HITTING BIG BUMPS CREATES A LOUD "CRACK" SOUND. ABSORBS SMALL BUMPS BUT NOT BIG ONES.AVOID | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
theodore
a
from melb, australia
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | strong (for a A$600 bike) | | Weaknesses: | absorbs like crap | | Similar Products Used: | rockshox sid | | Bike Setup: | mongoose d50
enough said | | Bottom Line: | u can dh with it, just don't expect it to last long
and if u want to use it for xc, don't
get an air shock
i just have been stuck with a useless bike for a long time
my rst fork in the front is going bust but the dnm has held up a long time
reasonably adjustable but not much travel | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bodie Heyward
a Weekend Warrior
from QLD (Australia)
Date Reviewed: May 6, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | to many | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | came with Apollo LDX 2.2 | | Strengths: | A good shock, but the annoying squeek. I took the plastic bushes out and replaced them with aluminum, no more squeek now. | | Weaknesses: | The sqeek makes people look twice, but if you can fix it then its pefect. | | Similar Products Used: | NONE | | Bike Setup: | Apollo LDX 2.2 | | Bottom Line: | Very hard to bottom out if adjusted right, overall a good shock for the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chirs jackson
a Downhiller
from victoria melbourne
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anything fast | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | rays | | Strengths: | doesn't bootm very easily if adjusted right. Tuff and solid for the price. | | Weaknesses: | that bloody anoying squeek. This can be anialated with some castrol handy oil on the joints and the bar. | | Similar Products Used: | Many different ones. | | Bike Setup: | Apollo ldx 2.2
RST 321 forks
RST disk
acera derailers | | Bottom Line: | A pretty good shock when adjusted right. The easiest way to adjust it is to use a ragor riding glove.The only really bad thing is that anoying squek but this is easily fixed if you can be bothered. Suitable for any rider as long as they don't way a lot. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gene the SilverSurfer
a Weekend Warrior
from Hampton Va. USA
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | harwoods mill virginia | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | DNM DV-6 Fireball | | Strengths: | Well, the shock if adjusted properly does great. It does not bottom out unless you have not made a good adjustment. | | Weaknesses: | Constant, brain renching, nerve racking squeak that even WD-40 can not fix | | Bottom Line: | This shock is not given a whole lot of credit for its ridability from other riders. I myself ride a lot harder than most people. this shock does decent for the price.
BUT THE SQUEAK IT GETS AFTER RIDING IT TOO LONG IS ENOUGH TO MAKE A PERSON SUICIDAL.;P
if you are looking for a good shock that will last a long time with out having to mess with it, this is not your shock. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Downhiller
from California, US
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Mr. magoo | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Cycle Works | | Strengths: | even though it bottoms easily, it can withstand a lot of pounding. i do drops with it and i bottoms every time, but i haven't had any problems with it. i holds up. could be good for cross country, but not for anything else. | | Weaknesses: | bottoms out very easily. i don't weigh that much, and i can bottom it very easily. can't take drops or jumps, and sometimes trails. i am destroying it doing the drops and stairs that i do. very cheap shock. can't loosen or tighten the shock very easily after riding. the bumper does nothing. the coil won't come off at all. not for anyone who does anything but riding around with their family. | | Similar Products Used: | vanilla r, vanilla rc, which are way better. | | Bike Setup: | Daimondback XTS-2, Z5 Bombers, LX, XT | | Bottom Line: | if the shock isn't already on your bike, don't buy it seperately. can't take anything smoothly. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marc Hawk
a Downhiller
from Mirror , AB, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | psychomatic | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | toys r us | | Strengths: | stiff, durable, enough travel, | | Weaknesses: | somtimes squeaky, could use more travel, heavy | | Bike Setup: | Dunlop Whiplash
Front Fork: Ballistic(sucks)
Derailers: Shimano
Cranks: shimano altus | | Bottom Line: | this shock is easy to adjust but really annoying when it squeaks, has little travel and looks like crap. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Freddy Liu
a Downhiller
from Cairns, QLD, Australia
Date Reviewed: October 29, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | *Strong and durable
*Plush
*Lots of adjustbility | | Weaknesses: | *Spring is too flexy (not stiff)
*Not enough travel for a $400 bike
*Small coil spring | | Similar Products Used: | Giant GTM 7
Fox Vanilla
DNM Blaze
DNM Dv 22
| | Bike Setup: | Apollo LDX 2.2
Price:$400 USD
Fork: SR SUNTOUR DC 7600
Rear Shock: DNM Fireball
Front Derailleur: Shimano Acera
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Acera
Rims: Weinnmann Zac-19
Tyres: Innova
Shifters: Shimano Acera
Cranks: Sugino Board Beam
| | Bottom Line: | This is an updated review.
Well, I've been using this shock for quite a long time, I read other reviews about this shock and I think this shock really belongs to a department store bike.
Ths coil spring is way too small but that makes up for the adjustbility. The ring that is at the end of the spring was a little bit snapping. I seriously don't think this shock is good for anything even thou it came on a downhill bike, it is alright for some cross-country riding sometimes.
Too make up for all those weaknesses: The best rebound ever
The most adjustbility shock ever even not much travel because if you are over the age of 9, this shock is not suitable at all, NOT good for an upgrade what so ever. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
NED
a
from Aus
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$60.00 | | Strengths: | Strong | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Bottom Line: | This is the best shock I've ever tried!
I adjusted this shock so it felt like a hartail! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matthew Young
a Downhiller
from Edge Hill, QLD, Australia
Date Reviewed: September 8, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | Very strong and durable | | Weaknesses: | Hard to adjust, the coil is too small | | Similar Products Used: | GTM 7 | | Bottom Line: | Good durable shock, works good on a bmx track! you don't get much travel because of the small coil but you get heaps of adjustment because of that! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Freddy Liu
a Cross Country Rider
from Cairns, QLD, Australia
Date Reviewed: August 31, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | The Bike Man | | Strengths: | Strong | | Weaknesses: | Hard to adjust | | Similar Products Used: | DNM Firestarter DV.22
GTM 7
LINKER
| | Bike Setup: | Apollo LDX 2.2 | | Bottom Line: | I think this shock is too hard to adjust, it dosn't even turn a little.
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Submitted by
Freddy liu
a Downhiller
from Cairns, QLD, Australia
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Aeroglen downhill track | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | The Bike Man | | Strengths: | Very strong, not so soft, not so hard, just right for me! | | Weaknesses: | Very very very hard to adjust just like John Martin said | | Similar Products Used: | 2000 Giant Warp DS2 | | Bike Setup: | Apollo LDX 2.2
(STOCK with DNM Fireball) | | Bottom Line: | Very good, it's just the adjusting bit that is annoying I weigh a lot and it feels very smooth when I go downhill. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gautam
a Weekend Warrior
from Acton, MA
Date Reviewed: August 24, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Stiff, but absorbs bumps | | Weaknesses: | none thus far | | Bike Setup: | mongoose d50i | | Bottom Line: | people say this rear shock has *only* 2.5 inches of travel, but actually that way more than enough for me. it manages to be stiff in road riding, but absorbs bumbs in mountain riding. the combo makes a winner | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Roni
a Cross Country Rider
from Dublin, OH
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Alum Creek | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | The amount of travel for my weight. Better than riding rigid. | | Weaknesses: | I haven't found any yet, but I could see heavier people bottoming out. I weigh 150 lbs. | | Similar Products Used: | I ridden 1 other bike that had a Fox Vanilla shock. I can't tell a difference. | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose XR-500, 24 speed, ballistic front shock. | | Bottom Line: | I've been over some steep and bumpy stuff so far, and haven't had any complaints, but again I think the low amount of travel wouldn't be good for someone who was fat. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kyle shacklee
a Downhiller
from Aviano,Italy
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | the mountains | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Cheap,strong,slightly adjustable | | Weaknesses: | only two inches of travel but my frame makes up for a few in. | | Similar Products Used: | fox vanilla | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose XR750 with oversized ballistics, fireball shock, acera, alivio, avid h disk brakes. | | Bottom Line: | very good affordable shock, I rode it hard and it asked for more. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jm hu
a Cross Country Rider
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Soft/Plush Better than average rear shocks | | Weaknesses: | NIL | | Similar Products Used: | - | | Bike Setup: | Peugeot FSX Team | | Bottom Line: | It came wif my bike
real gd as it's reall soft
too bumpy if u're heavy (feels like riding a horse)
too little for the travel but it's enough for medium riders
not too suitable for DH (as i've said, too short)
would be best if include a adjuster
but it's COOL for mi~! go get it for a upgrade~!
tips: for a even smoother ride...add 10 ml of oil on it and it's rocking~!!! (suggested for fun-riding~!) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john martin
a Weekend Warrior
from south africa
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | klapperkop | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Very plushhhhhh! Easily adjustable, light and cheap. | | Weaknesses: | Tires very quick..., unlockable, and very tight with adjustment without some "power tool". | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox, and RST | | Bike Setup: | Omega comp-dh,aluminium frame, full suspension, deore groupset, Maxxis helter tires, and the rest | | Bottom Line: | Good quality for low price, nice piece for the weekend biker. Compares good to other models with higher prices.
Had a lot of joy from this one...Very plush, soft ride.
The downer is that you have to use some kind of tool to tighten(adjust) the shox.Not good for on-the-ride changes.
Overall, very good product, will buy it again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jo hefner
a Downhiller
from spirit lake ID 83854 USA
Date Reviewed: March 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | spirit lake trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | good travel, strong i have beat the crap out of that thing and its still doing a verry good job at suckin up those bumps. good for beginers, | | Weaknesses: | not exturnaly ajustable, not good on smaller bumps | | Bike Setup: | mongoose mgx d50i rst 281r on the front | | Bottom Line: | good. it is a good shock for its price | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack
a Downhiller
from Aviano AB, Italy
Date Reviewed: November 16, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Piancavallo Italian Trail | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
This shock provides enough travel to suit an average rider. Very strong I have ridden it very hard with no complaints. | | Weaknesses: |
No Rebound adjustments. | | Bike Setup: |
Mongoose MGX D50I | | Bottom Line: | Worth the money if you already have it on your bike upgrade something else before you decide to upgrade this shock. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin Leslie
a Cross-Country Rider
from Chichester
Date Reviewed: July 1, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
South Downs | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Price
Adjustable | | Weaknesses: |
A little stiff
Only 2 inches of travel | | Similar Products Used: |
None | | Bike Setup: |
Unmarked XC bike with RST-461DH. Customised. | | Bottom Line: | Good. You can really notice the differance when riding a hardtail. It seems to become one with the frame. But it's is a little hard and my forks a quite a bit better than the rear. for price it gets 5 chillies for performance 3. Average: 4 | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sonny
a Weekend Warrior
from Ventura, CA
Date Reviewed: June 13, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Bottom Line: | I have the DNM DV-6B on a Pacific YX8500. So far, the shock seems pretty good. It'd be better if it had an adjustable rebound dampener. But it's nice for the price. Wish I could find some specs on it, so if anyone knows of any please e-mail me. Other than that, I may upgrade to something with more travel...when this one breaks of course! 4 wild haired chili's for a good inexpensive product. I'd give it 5, but no adjustable dampener. | | Overall Rating: |
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