The Magura Durin Race fork is a durable, lightweight cross-country fork that positioned itself with the top of the class in 2008. For 2009, it carries over in the line. Magura elected to keep the Dual Arch Design (DAD) on the Durin, refusing to cut that down in the search for weight savings, arguing that the added stiffness will more than make up for the extra weight. Stiff lowers track better, which makes us faster more than a few fewer grams will help us climb better.
Submitted by
garzaaj
a Cross Country Rider
from San Antonio, TX, USA Date Reviewed: November 4, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Government Canyon
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
SageCyles.com
Strengths:
I can tell you that this fork has performed above and beyond my expectations and then some. I ride a Specialized Hardrock Comp (Hardtail) and I felt nothing but the want to go faster down a hill few dare to do unless they had a full suspension bike.
Weaknesses:
I wish my fork came with a lockout switch, but thats no biggy, Ill just get one later.
Similar Products Used:
None
Bike Setup:
Specialized Hardrock Comp (Hardtail with most of the stock options on it)
Bottom Line:
Before this fork, my back was hurting from all the muscle I had to put into it. But an air Suspension fork with 100 mm of travel is more than you need to get any job done whether your dropping 2-5 ft ledges down a tricky single track or blazing through a rock garden that would make stonehenge look like cake. A Must have for Cross Country Racing!!!
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Submitted by
GarySimp
a Racer
from Texas Date Reviewed: September 16, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Flat Rock Ranch
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
Sage Cycles
Strengths:
Extremely fast in sharp corners. Very Responsive. Easy lockout feature.
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Rock Shox Revelation
Fox F80
Bike Setup:
Full Suspension Mountain Bike
Bottom Line:
By far the most responsive light weight fork I have ever owned.
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Submitted by
sasquatch2
a Cross Country Rider
from New Jersey, USA Date Reviewed: August 28, 2009
Favorite Trail:
cannonball trail, ringwood NJ
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$549.00
Purchased At:
pricepoint.com
Strengths:
very plush but not too bouncy during hard efforts out of the saddle. lockout is awesome to have and the pre-sag feature seems to work in keeping traction while locked but I try to unlock when I'm in the bumps. Stiffness is great so it tracks well and it's light.
Weaknesses:
getting sick of white forks, I have ta stop buying them in white... I agree with the cheap sticker comment but most forks come with them so... only other weakness is the lockout lever takes a bit of thumb-effort. an assumed weakness (luckilly not experienced yet) is the lockout lever/mount seems like it sticks out so far that it would break in a bad crash, maybe.
$ 813.00
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