Submitted by
leafsfan16
a Downhiller
from toronoto, ontario, canada Date Reviewed: June 28, 2008
Favorite Trail:
lots
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$350.00
Purchased At:
mikes
Strengths:
they look decent, good resistance to bottoming out
Weaknesses:
they leak oil, dont work in rain for some reason, dont like the cold, handle like crap, heavy, dont even go down
Similar Products Used:
fox vanilla, fox talas, rst's
Bike Setup:
Norco tactik
Bottom Line:
do not get them, for the first 2 months i thought maybe i didnt have forks and i just had a hunk of dog sh!t stuck to the front of my bike. They leak oil, they actually wont push down atm but im getting that fixed.
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Submitted by
Brian Snow
a Downhiller
from Canon City, Co,USA Date Reviewed: March 29, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Monarch Crest Trail
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
OEM
Strengths:
torsionally stiff,sucks up the rough,feels bottomless
Weaknesses:
pedals like a marshmallow,travel adjustment and rebound are ineffective,needs stiffer springs and cant find them
Similar Products Used:
sherman flicks,shiver sc
Bike Setup:
Jamis Komodo.hussefelt cranks bars and stem,hayes nine discs 203mm ft 160 rear,sun singletrack rims
Bottom Line:
great fork for aggressive riding and dropping but needs to be stiffer as you cannot jump this thing without a well set up take off,just soaks up the lip
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Submitted by
andy stat
a Weekend Warrior
from Severn, MD Date Reviewed: August 10, 2007
Favorite Trail:
DC Streets
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
Pedal Pushers - Severna Park, MD
Strengths:
Steering is responsive, amoun of travel, adjustable travel, adjustable rebound, 20mm axle
Weaknesses:
20mm axle attachement - a QR would be a nice feature due to how often I drive to ride, non-adjustable compression
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
Jamis Komodo - all factory w/ 2.4 Holy Rollers.
Bottom Line:
The Komodo is my first dirt/street/jump specific bike. The fork is great but it is too soft for someone like myself who is 200+ lbs. It soaks up hits well but gets bouncy when you start to hammer. It also dives when you're hard on the brakes. I'm not sure if it can be stiffened up; I hope it can since I don't want to swap forks.
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Submitted by
Biker
a Downhiller
from New Zealand Date Reviewed: April 9, 2007
Favorite Trail:
woodhill
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
came on my GT i-Drive 7 ruckus 3.0 at LBS
Strengths:
Great. Nice and plush - plenty o travel.
Weaknesses:
Needed to get them stiffened, they came a bit soft on mine
Similar Products Used:
Fox 40s, Marzocchi DJ4s
Bike Setup:
GT i-Drive 7 ruckus 3.0
Bottom Line:
Pretty good, needs to be stiffer.
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