Submitted by
inoack
a Downhiller
from sandy, ut Date Reviewed: October 15, 2009
Favorite Trail:
any DH
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
on bike
Strengths:
Very smooth
Weaknesses:
? not much adjustability? but I've not needed anything not offered
Similar Products Used:
Marz 888 coil, fox 40
Bike Setup:
GT DHi x9 build
Bottom Line:
Very smooth very nice. All additions would be very minor. This to me is very suprising considering where this sits on the product line. bottom out Beg vs End travel comp/rebound would be nice, but still very nice without. It gives me 5 chili comfort and confidence on the bike, but since it does lack the minute adjustability 4 hot pepperz! As a comparator for riding style I cleaned all of whistler first time no look this summer except goat's gully, clown shoes and A-line... (ie I can't jump to save my life and not good at skinnies!) Dunno if that helps define riding style at all, but I've been very happy with the performance overall.
The friends that have the 2009 state the same perf...
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Submitted by
kurt whitcombe
a Downhiller
from australia Date Reviewed: January 3, 2008
Favorite Trail:
mt stromlo dh course
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
1000
Strengths:
Compression adjust, rebound adjust, maxle thru axle 20mm, motion control
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
fox dhx 3.0, truvativ hussefelt cranks, crank brothers 5050 pedals, sun rims singletrack sl1 rims, axiom sealed bearing hubs, dt spokes, norco atomik vps hydroformed, truvativ hussefelt dh bar, hussefelt stem, avid juicy 3 brake set with 8 inch rotors.
Bottom Line:
A true performer for downhill abuse and a reliable range of compression and rebound adjustments.
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