Submitted by
laytonkor
a Weekend Warrior
from Fort Collins, Colorado Date Reviewed: October 20, 2009
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
Winstanleys
Strengths:
Does what it's supposed to do when it isn't broken.
Weaknesses:
Sram's warranty department
Similar Products Used:
RS u-turn air (also broke and had to be replaced)
Bike Setup:
Felt Redemption 2
Bottom Line:
This shock worked nicely until the rebound dampers blew after nine months of riding on average 30 miles of single track per week during the warm months. I understand that these things happen, but I have been without my bike for over a month now, because Sram (although they recognize it is their issue) can't/won't get the replacement parts for the fork to my local bike shop. They said that they have sent the parts (3 day ground, thanks for being so sympathetic about me being without my bike for a month, sram), but that was a week ago and now no one knows where the parts are. I will never use Sram products in the future, as it is clear that they do not care about their customers, or about the quality of their products. I give them the minimum number of stars, soley based on their awful customer service.
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Submitted by
bandit350
a Weekend Warrior
from asheville, nc Date Reviewed: April 2, 2009
Favorite Trail:
hermosa / colorado
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$480.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
very stiff, very adjustable, smooth, easy to service
Weaknesses:
i had to deal w/ hydrolock which caused it to not function properly (taken care of by warranty). haven't gotten quite the rebound i desire but i am slightly heavy for the spring i have in there.
Similar Products Used:
fox 36 float, manitou minute, manitou black, marz. z1
Bike Setup:
yeti 575 - lyrik coil, dhx air, dt 5.1's w/ marz and xt wheels, sram x9, oro k24's.
Bottom Line:
i had issues and couldn't get more than 90mm of travel. sram was very helpful and it has turned out to be a great purchase. it's very easy to service and simple. very adjustable, the travel adjust is great.
i would recommend the fork.
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Submitted by
gabe925
a Cross Country Rider
from concord, ca, usa Date Reviewed: March 15, 2009
Favorite Trail:
mt. diablo
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
looks good, and has a large ammount of travel
Weaknesses:
heavy, not plush, and CRACKED THE LOWER after just 3 months of cross country riding.
Similar Products Used:
36 talas, 36 van
Bike Setup:
08 giant trance x2
Bottom Line:
dont buy this fork, because its overpriced and youll probably need to get new lowers after 3 months!!! go with a FOX!!
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Submitted by
pvsd4090
a Cross Country Rider
from Breckenridge, CO. USA Date Reviewed: March 4, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Peaks Trail
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Colorado Freeride
Strengths:
STIFF. Tons of adjustability.
Weaknesses:
None
Bike Setup:
Felt Redemption 2; 08
Bottom Line:
This fork is the bomb! Mission Control adjustability allows you to really dial the fork in to all trail condx. I have used air forks for a long time now, and was worried that I would have to get a stiffer spring for this fork...but not so. Maxle 360 is stiff and easy to use. With this fork you can pick your own lines through any segment..no worries. If you need a tough AM fork, this is the one.
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Submitted by
*Icarus*
a Downhiller
from Fort Collins, CO Date Reviewed: March 3, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Rockstar @ Tamarack Resort
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
Stiff, light, adjustable, just an all around great fork. U-turn is always a plus.
BMC Superstroke with 721's on hope pro 2, x-9 group, lyric, fox rp2, holzfeller oct, diety bars stem and seat
Bottom Line:
This fork is the best fork I have ridden, hands down. It is nearly as stiff as the freeride forks I have ridden, tracks the ground well, takes abuse, and is light and adjustable. I do everything on this bike (DH,FR,DJ,AM) and it has not let me down yet.
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Submitted by
pdeinatl
a Weekend Warrior
from Duluth Date Reviewed: February 7, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Bull Mountain
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$640.00
Purchased At:
Tree Fort Bikes
Strengths:
Plush, simple adjustments, strength and firmness. What a fork should be.
Weaknesses:
None so far
Similar Products Used:
Marzocchi, Fox
Bike Setup:
Intense 5.5, CCDB shock, King hubs laced to Aeroheat rims, XTR drivetrain, BB7 brakes, Hope Ceramic BB.`
Bottom Line:
Truly an amazing fork, stiffness provides confidence and plushness allows tracking on all types of trails. Great fork for all riders without the hassle of air. I am an old motorcrosser and I believe there is nothing that replaces springs in forks. From the first ride I found myself able to close in on my riding partners on technical trails that I could not have done before.
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Submitted by
schneidie
a Downhiller
from south windsor, ct, usa Date Reviewed: October 5, 2008
Favorite Trail:
killington
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
plush, adjustable travel
Weaknesses:
breaks all the time
Bottom Line:
this fork broke for my buddy going off a 6 foot drop cause he forgot to open the floodgate all the way
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Submitted by
cxfahrer
a Weekend Warrior
from Leipzig Eastgermany Date Reviewed: July 19, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
Came with bike
Strengths:
Plush, stiff enough for me and easy to set up.
Weaknesses:
Not yet discovered.
Similar Products Used:
Pike Air, Manitou Minute
Bike Setup:
light freeride bike with Evolver ISX and Formula the One
Bottom Line:
This is the version WITHOUT Mission Control. It only has a simple turn-knob for compression damping. It works.
So the setup is really easy, I often change the compression on a ride.
I weigh 200lbs and have the "firm" spring installed, it is just perfect. No bottoimng out, no harshness.
I cant anything against this fork. It is so easy and plush to ride, and I dont have any troubles so far.
There is a little play in the bushings on the right side from the beginning. If the play increases I will let them change the bushings. So what.
Great fork - works!
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Submitted by
pedro
a
from germany Date Reviewed: January 11, 2008
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
This is just an answer to the question the guy below or above (dont know) me have asked!!!
Weaknesses:
Please, desconsider the chillis rating, since this is not the forks rewiel, as i sayed, this is just a solution for Smits problem!
Similar Products Used:
Domain 302 160mm U-Turn
Bottom Line:
Smits, i have a 2007 Domain 302 U-turn (UT), and the crackin noise you refer comes from the UT, i noticed that sometimes if dont extend the UT all the way (115mm) down or all the way up (160mm) the UT makes a crackin noise in the inside, and you can hear the sound reflecting on the crown, try to move your UT as much as you can to the top, or to the bottom, and check if the noise stops, it took me a while to figure that out, but at least in my case, the noise always comes from the UT. To complement, i would like to let you guys know that it is not at all mid-travel points that the UT will make noises, at 140mm, for exemple, it wont make any noise, but at 150mm or 135mm it will, so make some tests with your UT and figure it out.
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Submitted by
wouter smits
a Weekend Warrior
from den haag holland Date Reviewed: September 11, 2007
Favorite Trail:
tremalzo
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$750.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
u-turn full travel available instead of 14omm talas 36... nice compression and rebound settings maxle!
Weaknesses:
the fork started to produce a cracking sound in the area around the crown. don't know what it is... its getting worse.. especially when compressing the fork a little bit by hand or when riding fast rocky sections. hope it can be fixed or somebdy knows how to deal with this problem?
Similar Products Used:
36 talas rc2 06, pike team, vanilla 32, Z1..
Bike Setup:
specialized enduro pro 06.. dhx air, dt swiss wheels.
Bottom Line:
nice fork for the trail/enduro/allmountain/freeride light rider. stiff, but not as stiff as a 36. but way smoother than the stiction suffering and not fully travel returning 36 talas.
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