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Submitted by
Ed
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from Edmonton, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Rougher The Better | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | SportMart | | Strengths: | Great beginner trail bike, seeing as how i am a beginner trail rider. | | Weaknesses: | Front fork could use more travel. It keeps bottoming out on rougher trails, and it is TOO heavy. | | Similar Products Used: | None, I am a beginner. | | Bike Setup: | Manitou Magnum, Shimano rapid fire, Disc Brakes. | | Bottom Line: | Great bike for a beginner. and it was cheap with a wicked setup. If you are looking to get into trail riding, it is pure good times with this bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pimp T.Y
a Downhiller
from Calgary
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Growing Old, Fernie B.C | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | great flexibility, perfect shock for my weight. excellent setup | | Weaknesses: | for a heavier person, the shock wouldn't be nearly as effective | | Bottom Line: | I like this shock it's perfect for me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex Periera
a Cross Country Rider
from Ottawa Canada
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Prolink_dude28@hotmail.com | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | gift so i don't know | | Strengths: | Good Quality. Durable... Cheap$$$$ 4.5 inches of travel | | Weaknesses: | A litle stiff for peoples under 120 pounds. Not good for 7 foot drops. | | Similar Products Used: | Dnm,2003 rockshox "deluxe" and "Bar" | | Bike Setup: | Iron Horse Mach V / Manitou magnum + rst rear | | Bottom Line: | Good for middle of the line X-coutry riders. No beginers , no downhillers. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tylan kemp
a Cross Country Rider
from edam saskatchewan
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anythings good without the rst 56 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | the bike and run shop | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Absolutely no compression or dampening. The spring is what provides the cushioning if you'd call it cushioning seeing as its comparable to a pogo stick. | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox rear shocks | | Bike Setup: | It was on a norco screamer until it blew up and I was forced to buy a $500 dollar rear shock or buy a new bike and I thought smart by buying a totally new bike(and it wasn't another screamer) | | Bottom Line: | If your taking big drops and are 200lbs of raw muscle don't purchase a bike with this rear shock unless your willing and prepared to upgrade. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jamie Kulhanek
a Cross Country Rider
from Launceston,TAS
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything Fast and Furious | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | Inexpensive, Works okay. | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, I hate RST's of all shapes and sizes. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | ATX 900, Manitou Spyder forks, RST 56 rear shock, STX-RC Shifters/Sprockets/Chainrings/Crankset/Chain/Brakes/Levers/Hubs, Deore LX front derailleur, Velocity Deep Vee rims, Tioga Factory DH Tires 2.3/2.1, Velo VL3044 Saddle,Amoeba Handlebars, Azonic Stem. | | Bottom Line: | Not a real great performer, but not bad value for money. I use it for cross country and general purpose riding, but i dont know what to replace it with so gimme some ideas, email me @ jamiekulhanek@hotmail.com . This shock is really a beginner-intermediate shock so no DH or hardcore stuff is wise. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stuart
a Weekend Warrior
from Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | S57 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came stock on bike | | Strengths: | It hasn't broken yet, cheap | | Weaknesses: | Weight, amount of travel available, adjustability, made by RST | | Similar Products Used: | Those awful giant made things | | Bike Setup: | Giant ATX 900 | | Bottom Line: | This is the kind of component that needs to be upgraded. It lacks adjustability, it is heavy, the amount of travel available in other shocks of the same length is generally slightly greater. I've been fiddling with this shock for ages, either its too soft or too hard, either it rebounds too fast or compreses too fast....there seems to be no middle ground with the thing. It may be just my own incompetence but it may not be | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richey Bottle
a Downhiller
from England,Northumberland,Morpeth
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | The common | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Super Cycles.com | | Strengths: | The Rst 56 has been a dream. No leakages or breaks. Its cheap and is easily put onto a bike. | | Weaknesses: | It tends to braek after 8 Months...(or so I am told) | | Similar Products Used: | Fox | | Bike Setup: | DDG godfarther,Rock shox Boxxer,Halo combat rims,Hope enduro 4 pot | | Bottom Line: | It's a good product. Not raelly made for the serious downhiller but can be used for some hills and absorbs the hard landings. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Downhiller
from Redcar
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Carlton Bank | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | They're cheap and easy enough to set-up. Managed to survive about 8 months of riding when slightly bust | | Weaknesses: | Mine broke with in 4 months of riding. It just fell apart and all the dampening oil came out. I managed to botch it back again, but unfortunately have no money to either get a new one or get it serviced. | | Bike Setup: | DDG Godfather, Mavic 521's, Shockworks DH1's, Maguras | | Bottom Line: | I don't reccomend much really. if you do get one, make sure you use it for recreational uses NOT DH or the likes | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Zeelenberg
a Downhiller
from The Hague, Netherlands
Date Reviewed: February 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Namen, Belgium | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Good Rebound adjusteble,coil-over | | Weaknesses: | weight, RST doesnot supply lighter springs | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | ATX-1100 with 521 on shimano hubs, Manitou x-vert forks | | Bottom Line: | For a company that isn't on the market for ages like Rock-shox they make a good range of products, both forks and shocks. The rebound adjusteble RST-56 has a good range. so I would recommend it for slaloming and riding down mountains for riders which haven't got a big bank account. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a Downhiller
from Canberra, Australia
Date Reviewed: November 28, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Majura, Brindies | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Cheap, coil | | Weaknesses: |
leaked then broke, most people who had them on bikes in Australia trashed one or two before replacing them | | Similar Products Used: |
Stratos, Fox, ShockWorks | | Bike Setup: |
Raceline with ZZYZX | | Bottom Line: | Poor performer in general. They all seem to leak and some break. Also not very rigid, ie rear end flexed a lot with this shock on. They are cheap but I wouldn't reccomend that you buy one. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nikolas Ojala
a Weekend Warrior
from Tampere, Finland
Date Reviewed: July 20, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Viinikka-Hervanta | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
+ Strong
+ Coil | | Weaknesses: |
- Heavy (who cares) | | Similar Products Used: |
Cane Creek AD-5 | | Bike Setup: |
R-Tech titanium FS bike,
Marzocchi Bomber Z-1 | | Bottom Line: | This seems like a reliable product. It is
quite heavy, but feels much better to ride home
instead of walking.
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