Submitted by
ggg557
a Cross Country Rider
from singapore
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2011
Strengths: absorbs shock pretty well, strong, design, and cheap. v brake options!
Weaknesses: heavy, very soft! leaks oil sometimes
Bottom Line:
this fork is good, if u are tight on a budget, they are strong but heavy. can stand the whole day at the trails without problems. these are very strong, i ride pretty hard, and these forks are great xc trail forks. even works well on heavy trails. get this fork if you are on a tight budget, but if u can, get a rock shox tora or sid, those are great.
Submitted by
nell7806
a Weekend Warrior
from Bulacan/Cavite/Q.C.
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2009
Strengths: very low price...
Weaknesses: very heavy...
Bottom Line:
For starters who's not that techy either for those people with a very tight budget, this may fit but not for those who's kinda jumpy...needs to be checked at least every 3months...
Submitted by
SteelVW
a Cross Country Rider
from Modesto, CA
Date Reviewed: January 20, 2009
Strengths: Cheap
Weaknesses: It fell apart
Bottom Line:
This fork originally came on my bike. From day one, the fork began to give me problems. Fork continually made a rattling noise from the lower left leg. My friends would laugh saying that riding with me made them feel as if parts were falling of my bike by the loud rattling noise. Took it to the shop, and my only option was to send it in. For the price that it would have cost me to send it in, it was cheaper to buy a new fork. Once the fork was changed, i realized how heavy this piece of junk was. I would never buy this fork ever! 3 chilies just because its better than nothing, but 1 chili because it sucks!!!
Similar Products Used: RS Tora, Fox Vanilla, etc...
Bike Setup: Ironhorse Warrior, mostly XT, BB7's, WTB, almost completely upgraded
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Submitted by
Misterbobby
a Weekend Warrior
from Netherlands
Date Reviewed: December 5, 2008
Strengths: Good damping, not very expensive.
Weaknesses: A bit heavy, after some time the lockout fails
Bottom Line:
After using this fork some time i am quite satisfied about the RockShox Dart 2 fork.
i am mainly biking around in my neighbour in the netherlands, especially in the woods and heathfields.
The fork feels great on that sort of terain, especially when it comes to mid sized rocks and fallen trees.
It is very annoying that after some time riding around the lockout suddenly failed and the suspension won't lock.
I'm glad havind a 2 year waranty at my bike store but it's not that nice going every month having the suspension fixed.
My judgement about this is that it is a great front suspension fork for the price but it is not very reliable.
Bike Setup: Raleigh Team raleigh disc, Deore groupset, XT rear derailleur,
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Submitted by
jconn
a Cross Country Rider
from Eugene, Oregon, USA
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2008
Strengths: Decent travel and rebound rides okay
Weaknesses: leaks out of the fork seals and the rebound adjustment valve.
Bottom Line:
These forks are the weak link for this bike. Rockshox says it will take about 4 weeks to get the shocks and its under warranty. That is a bunch of garbage. I know the bike show is coming up but please. that is bad turn around time. so in the mean time I will ride my bike looking like a clown with the springy front forks. LOL
Strengths: Plush, good dampening for the price. Rebound, lockout and preload work quite well
Weaknesses: flimsy flamsy
Bottom Line:
Came on my pop's Kona, and was a steal for the money. However, this fork seems like it was designed to look and feel great in a parking lot. Five minutes of test riding made me think "wow, this is way better than the judy." However, upon doing some serious riding (my bike wain't with me) I realized it was, unfortunately, less functional on the trail than the judy. It is not stiff at all, corners poorly, and has trouble rolling over obsticles. Studder bumps aren't too bad, nor is descending, but throw a technical climb at it and it goes whack. It acts strangely when going up stuff: rebounds weird and will throw the bike backwards. Makes it hard to keep momentum. Reasonable performance for the price, but I'd go with the new suntours
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