A patent pending internal bladder separates oil from air to ensure superiative damping consistency and fade-free performance. Externally adjustable, click-by-click rebound damping and a position-sensitive progressive bottoming system with factory set compression. The R cartridge jams an incredible amount of performance into a lightweight package.
Submitted by
jellybeanbandit
a Weekend Warrior
from England Date Reviewed: April 1, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Silton DH
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
Off a mate
Strengths:
Quick and easy set up. Rides like a dream once set up correctly. Looks awesome. Solid forks with no flex and will take anything you throw at them, within reason!
Weaknesses:
Nothing!
Similar Products Used:
None, never needed a different fork!
Bike Setup:
Marin frame, Fox shock, Avid brakes
Bottom Line:
If you want a fork you can ride a bit of XC, Freeride, DH and All-Mountain with, then this is the perfect fork, but if you're only riding one discipline, buy a fork more suited to that one, apart from All-Mountain, this is THE fork for All-Mountain!
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Submitted by
Lande Edmiston
a
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada Date Reviewed: August 22, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Fernie!
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Adjustability from 100mm-160mm. Good rebound control.
Weaknesses:
Have trouble getting it into the 100mm position from 160mm after a big downhill.
Similar Products Used:
Manitou, Rockshox Reba
Bike Setup:
Rocky Mountain Slayer SXC 70
Bottom Line:
Great plush fork with adapability to all terrains. If you want an all-mountain fork than this is the one for you. Decent weight too.
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Chris
a Racer
from Santa Rosa,CA US Date Reviewed: July 19, 2007
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$700.00
Strengths:
great fork super plush and the 90 degree adjustment makes it super easy to change travel great ramp up
Weaknesses:
i actually snapped the rebound cartridge in 2 wasnt super stoked to have this happen but fox is always great about that kind of stuff and replaced it for free
Similar Products Used:
totem 2 step
Bike Setup:
versus blitz 2 talas 36 chris kin hubs and headset mavic 729 formula oro bianco
Bottom Line:
it rocks you can do everything on this fork you can go and climb the steepest trail and then go and hit the downhill trails not only that but its a great dj fork as well
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Submitted by
Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from AZ Date Reviewed: April 23, 2007
Favorite Trail:
National
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
South Mountain Cycles
Strengths:
This fork is really stiff and plush. Looks cool too! 90 degree travel adjust is awesome.
Weaknesses:
Cost is high, but you tend to get what you pay for in my opinion. A quick release axle like the lyric and totem have would be great.
Similar Products Used:
Nothing too similar, but I had a manitou minute 1 before this and before that I had a really old marz. bomber.
Bike Setup:
Santa Cruz heckler mostly raceface stuff and x0 parts. Hadley and king hubs with mavic 823 and 819 rims. 5th element rear shock for now.
Bottom Line:
I love this fork. I bought it to make my bike better for the fast downhill sections and the small drops that I wanted to ride, but it even seems to have helped with my climbing. I love the 90 degree travel adjustment lever. Brilliant! I like the way the 36 mm stanchions look too.
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Submitted by
adi yariv
a Weekend Warrior
from israel Date Reviewed: April 22, 2007
Favorite Trail:
miron
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
single track
Strengths:
light,strong,plush, nice and easy wind down with the new 3 position 100-130-160.
Weaknesses:
the coating on the crown is lame- it just came off at the point of touch with the cables after a month or so
Similar Products Used:
boxxer race , drop- off triple
Bike Setup:
GT RUCKUS 7 1-stock except the front fork and brakes
Bottom Line:
well this is easy -this is , no dought, the nicest fork i could think of when riding an all mountain trail-you can use the 100 m"m and it works great , going down? open it in a second to 160 -works sweeettt. all and all -im happy with the fork- love the service in israel -cant see what the heck the riders above are talking about-its all good!!!!
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Submitted by
jason schluneker
a Downhiller
from boulder ,colorado Date Reviewed: April 18, 2007
Favorite Trail:
cowboy up, whole enchilada
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$460.00
Purchased At:
EP form
Strengths:
Felt super smooth for the first few rides,extremely stiff and responsive, very plush at high speed small bump chatter
Weaknesses:
not exactly sure if it came broken and I did not notice at first but after one hard day in moab it has a serious topping out problem. very loud "ping" noise when riding in seated position and as soon as I leave the ground for a drop. Also feels to a little to soft in the final part of its travel. dumps a little too easy
Similar Products Used:
nixon. worked solid for 2 seasons. rode it real hard, took 6 foot drops with ease, but deffinetly not the same overall plush ride.
Bike Setup:
giant ac2 w/ dhx air 5,fox 36r,juicy sevens, full xt, e-13 dual ring chainguide(works awesome), rhynolite rims, thomson post
Bottom Line:
sending the fork in because all the ones ive ridden that work well feel so good. But does suck that after a few decent rides and one hard ride that I have to send it back. Can't wait to feel what this fork was intended to ride like.
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Submitted by
Leo
a Weekend Warrior
from Philippines Date Reviewed: March 19, 2007
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At:
speedgoat
Strengths:
Plush travel, Stiff, improvement in travel adjustments
Weaknesses:
The through axle's hex nut is easy to round off when trying to take it out . way too small a hole and the metal is too soft
Similar Products Used:
2004 fox talas
Bike Setup:
Ellsworth Moment with Dhx coil. Mavic 823s Hope Pro II hubs , juicy 7 , thomsons , CK steel , blah blah blah
Bottom Line:
It's a pretty good fork for riding aggressive. But rounding up the hex hole of the through axle pissed me off . I am happy with my purchase though . Speedgoat threw in a Chris King Headset , what a good deal ! added 30 bucks and they upgraded me to a steel version . With the 36 it Makes my bike feel like its really bomb proof.
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