Submitted by
r99
a Downhiller
from California Date Reviewed: January 25, 2009
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Feels great(while new), easy travel adjust
Weaknesses:
**UNRELIABLE** This for felt great while it worked, but I destroyed it in 6 months. It started leaking a lot of oil out of the seals all of a sudden. I thought no big deal I will just send it and and ride my DH bike for a while. After I got it back a month later it functioned a while, but after only another month the rebound went dead and the fork stiffined up about 100psi worth. I sent it back in to fox and they replaced a lot of stuff. Bent "rebound rod" bushing and seals. As soon as i got it back I sold it.
Similar Products Used:
Pike, Fox Float
Bike Setup:
Trek EX
Bottom Line:
If you like to ride smooth trails a few times a month this is the fork for you. If you ride technical trails fast and often this fork will blow up.
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Submitted by
YetiMonster
a Cross Country Rider
from Orange County, CA Date Reviewed: December 23, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Rock-It, Chutes, Luge
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Rigidity, great steering, light weight, adjustability, resale value (if you'd ever give it up).
The Fox Talas has a great reputation for a reason: It is an outstanding fork for XC/All-mountain use. I'm sensitive to fork flex, but the structure of the Talas is very rigid, making for precise steering & braking control. The 3-way height adjustment (100-120-140mm) is a big improvement over the previous micro-adjustments. The RLC version is extra tunable: I still don't have it fully dialed, plus it's still getting broken in, so I won't comment much on the ride quality except to say that I'm not complaining!
There are cheaper options, but none that are a better price/performance value. 5 chilis all the way around.
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