Submitted by
dtoy
a Downhiller
from california Date Reviewed: November 12, 2009
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
nothing
Weaknesses:
heavy the suck had them for about a month packed it once onmy front tire and already blown out there not strong and not good for dirt jumping AT ALL
Bottom Line:
DONT GET IT
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Submitted by
BeanerSal
a Weekend Warrior
from Imperial Beach, CA Date Reviewed: May 29, 2009
Favorite Trail:
The One youre not on.
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
Stock On 08 Cowan
Strengths:
Strong. Coil sprung. White?!
Weaknesses:
Stiffer springs not available. But...
Similar Products Used:
No 26" dirt jumping fork used before.
Bike Setup:
08 COwan. Cut seat tube 1", Race face crank, bars, axonic rims, tomac small block tires, and stuff.
Bottom Line:
... when you have the right amount of psi in the top out chamber the fork is great. I had the problem of my fork beig too soft. My gaguse was a 300 psi and I couldnt get the required 15psi in there. After modding my pump with a 30psi gauge, I got the required 15 psi in there. After testing it with 10 -15 psi, I noticed that they performed a lot better. After a 4ft drop I could tell i had 15 psi in there. Get a DJ1 for lightness or this one for a cheap DJ1.
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Submitted by
Spacebar
a Downhiller
from Anchorage Alaska USA Date Reviewed: February 12, 2009
Favorite Trail:
misc chugach single track
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$290.00
Purchased At:
Paramount Cycles
Strengths:
The small positive air chamber (preload) is real easy to tune. Fork is really stiff for having 9mm drop-outs. Great small bump sensitivity while maintaining bottom out resistance. Having a large open bath oil system, it even works moderately well in COLD (like 0-15F) temperatures, taking the hit out of most the foot-ice-hole chatter and drops 3-4ft tall. In Summer its handled 15+ foot drops to transitions and normal dirt jump style doubles, as well as muddy root infested downhills.
Weaknesses:
Does weigh 6.2 POUNDS, that is where you save the $, the rest of the forks features are solid and work perfectly.
Some of the 08 models DID ship without having one of the lower (ports?valves?) drilled in the damper. After riding for about 60 days I noticed the fork getting progressively stiffer.
Mine was one of those, however since I purchased it Paramount, the shop tech there is an authorized Marzocchi mechanic and was able to service my fork for free (all labor etc.. under warranty). Total turn around time was aprox 3 days. Works PERFECT.
I gave it 5 overall because it worked well out of the box, and any problems were fixed extremely fast, and continues to be work perfectly.
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Submitted by
patenater
a Downhiller
from bristol Date Reviewed: December 16, 2008
Favorite Trail:
mendips
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
kona
Strengths:
Great all rounder forks,excelling in the 4x,freeride areas. They have showed tough as ive been riding my bike on downhill courses hitting all the big drops and also throwing them over bigjumps.
Weaknesses:
The bad thing about them is they are heavy and the canister in them has frozen up reducing movement costing £70 for a new one or you can drill whole in it to make it a singular bath system and then they work a treat.
Similar Products Used:
I have also used dirt jams and manitou and found these have been the best!
Bike Setup:
Maxxis highrollers 26'x2.7 dirt jumper twos white hope mini brakes FSA MegaExo bottom braket.
Bottom Line:
I would defently adivse these forks for any beginer to downhill free ride or dirt jump as for more experianced riders only use them for dirt jump and fourcross as that is were they are on top form.
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Submitted by
mitchwolfe
a Downhiller
from coffs harbour Date Reviewed: September 22, 2008
Favorite Trail:
my jumps
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
ventoux cycles
Strengths:
no problems at all in about 8 months good adjustments and dont weigh a ton
Weaknesses:
yer, im pretty sure they all make that clicking noise when the reboud is twisted up, other than that none, except its a bit hard to clean around the seals and stuff but maybe its just my fat fingers
Similar Products Used:
dj4s argyles pikes so-on
Bike Setup:
08 stp1 singelspeed funn full on bars, fireeye talon stem, halo freedom back rims, ryhnolite on front funn lockon grips, its nice
Bottom Line:
theyre great for me and if you asked, i would recomend them, rather pikes but oh well
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Submitted by
mars28
a Racer
from edmonton alberta canada Date Reviewed: August 5, 2008
Favorite Trail:
c.o.p wistler
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
on my kona cowan
Strengths:
almost everything
Weaknesses:
none as of yet
Similar Products Used:
rst gila+
Bike Setup:
08 kona cowan
hardrock specialized
Bottom Line:
these are great forks my last ones on the specialized snapped at the crown and i put these ones on
good for bike parks dirt jumping and just booting around
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Submitted by
John Adams
a Weekend Warrior
from New Jersey Date Reviewed: November 11, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Any thing with dirt jumps
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Stock on 2008 Specialized p2
Strengths:
Very smooth and rebound works very well. Also looks very cool in white.
Weaknesses:
When rebound is sped up I notice a a top out sound but on dirt jump forks you don't want fast rebound so it doesnt matter.
Similar Products Used:
Dirt Jumper 123's Rock Shox Argyle
Bike Setup:
Single Speed 2008 Specialized p2
Bottom Line:
Great fork for the money. Almost feels like an Argyle.
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Submitted by
steve brown
a
from new zealand Date Reviewed: October 27, 2007
Favorite Trail:
my back yard
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
very plush fork alot of adjustability looks mint
Weaknesses:
i dont know if they all do this but when i speed the rebound up it seems to make a click sound once on the way up.
Similar Products Used:
rst t7 piece of crap
Bike Setup:
2008 giant stp1 all stock at this moment
Bottom Line:
very good fork for any rider from beginner to pro. well worth the money you spend on this super smooth fork.
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