Submitted by
Camby
a Weekend Warrior
from Langhorne PA USA Date Reviewed: February 1, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Washington Crossing NJ
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$329.00
Purchased At:
Elitecycling.com
Strengths:
Ride quality, Adjustability
Weaknesses:
Some flex
Similar Products Used:
RST Gila, Dart 1, Dart 3, Reba SL, Fox 32 F120RL
Bike Setup:
08' Diamondback Response Comp (don't judge me)
Bottom Line:
If you're not gonna spend $500+ on a Fox, then this is the upgrade you need. I've been riding this fork for a year and I haven't added air since it was installed. All adjustment work every time. The RST that came on the bike made me not want to ride unless the trail was perfectly smooth. The dual air Reba feels exactly the same. Good fork with a little flex. Buy it. Buy it.
PS Elitecycling.com was great!
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Submitted by
preludedriven
a Weekend Warrior
from Orange County, Ca, USA Date Reviewed: January 10, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Fullerton Loop
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$140.00
Purchased At:
Ebay
Strengths:
32mm Aluminum Stanchions, Lightweight, Great looks (lucky if u get the disc-only version) Motion Control
Weaknesses:
I got the one w/the ugly V-Brake posts :(
Similar Products Used:
RockShox Dart1
Bike Setup:
2007 Iron Horse Maverick FS, 2008 RockShox Recon Race
Bottom Line:
This fork is worlds better than the fork it replaced (RockShox Dart 1). Tons of adjustability, lightweight, good performer. Going from coil to air was great for me since I was able to dial in the pressure, and really fine-tune the sag %
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Submitted by
Ben Schafer
a Cross Country Rider
from Rockville, MD, USA Date Reviewed: September 24, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Schaeffer Farm
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Revolution Cycles
Strengths:
The whole fork is extremely durable, and is extremely smooth with a wide range of compression and rebound adjusting
Weaknesses:
looks ugly with the boss brakes when using disks..., wish travel was possibly more, maybe 130mm
NOTE: THE REASON IT WAS FREE WAS BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND ROCKSHOCKS SENT ME A NEW ONE.
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Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Cleveland, ohio Date Reviewed: September 1, 2008
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
lbs
Strengths:
Great plush feel
Weaknesses:
None so far
Similar Products Used:
Rock Shox tora 318, dart 2
Bike Setup:
Mongoose canaan elite
Bottom Line:
Good fork for the weekend warrior, does everything i need it to do. Good buy if under 500.00
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Submitted by
Jun_T
a Weekend Warrior
from Philippines Date Reviewed: July 5, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Maarat
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
Bike Station
Strengths:
None. Didn't get the chance to thoroughly test the product since it got busted 2 months after I bought the Giant Trance 2 it came with and only rode it a couple of times on very moderate trails.
Weaknesses:
The darn thing stopped functioning as in it didn't travel at all. Brought it back to the dealer where I got the Giant Trance 2 and the fork was sent to another shop for servicing. Came back after a week and got it installed. Didn't get the chance to test it because the fork's lockout is not working which clearly shows it is still not functioning properly so I don't wanna put my well-being at risk and ride a faulty fork. Dealer said it has to be sent back for servicing and I refused and demanded for a replacement. Dealer said replacement is only done after several servicing is done only when the product cannot be fixed anymore. What kind of after sales service is that?! So right now I'm still stuck with a crappy busted Rockshox Recon Fork waiting for the dealer and supplier decide on what can perhaps give me a new one.
Similar Products Used:
None. This is my 1st mid range fork. Came with my Trance 2.
Bike Setup:
08 Trance 2, Shimano LX Groupset, Fox Float R Rear Shock, Crappy Rockshox Recon Fork
Bottom Line:
I have lost all confidence in Rockshox. Crappy fork that broke down after a couple of rides and an even crappier customer/after sales service. I expected better from this company. Obviously I expected too much because I still haven't gotten an action or even a response from them and now I'm left with a bike I can't even ride. Way to go Rockshox!
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Submitted by
gtluke
a Weekend Warrior
from orange, nj, usa Date Reviewed: September 16, 2007
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
rockshocks
Strengths:
light, rides GREAT, lockout, comes with required air pump
Weaknesses:
comes with bosses for v-brakes, kinda looks funny with disc brakes but i'm also staring at it.
Similar Products Used:
rockshocks tora 302
Bike Setup:
specialized rockhopper comp disc
Bottom Line:
i blew out my tora 302 basically right away doing light riding. took it back to the bike store where i bought the bike, they called rockshocks and had a replacement sent right away. this is what showed up, i guess they were out of 302's so i got a free upgrade under warranty. awesome. it rides soooo much nicer and its noticeably lighter. i'm a novice rider and even i can tell how much an improvement this shock is over my tora 302
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