Submitted by
gdelio
a Weekend Warrior
from Greece Date Reviewed: August 25, 2009
Favorite Trail:
all
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$430.00
Purchased At:
chainreactioncycles
Strengths:
Quite rigid
Weaknesses:
Not working smooth
Bottom Line:
After 3 months of daily but normal use, this shocker started not to work smooth. The shocker has a bite feeling for the first 2-3cm of travel... Shocker doesnt work at all for little bumps...as soon as i hit something bigger or press down with my weight shocker is depressed but with a bite effect. I send it to repair shop but came back without being fixed as they said this is normal !!!. I decided to open it and lubricate the seal rings.. still nothing changed...I also tried with different air pressure and rebound settings... still nothing
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Submitted by
Mr.Treeve
a Cross Country Rider
from UK Date Reviewed: August 19, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Southdowns / Wales
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$380.00
Strengths:
Looks pretty good, good technologies, size and strength (chunky 140mm Bombers)
Weaknesses:
Still taking it back to the shop as it is losing air
Similar Products Used:
Marzocchi MX Pro 120mm ETA (great fork), Rock Shox Recon SL 100mm LO
Bike Setup:
2004 Specialized Enduro
Bottom Line:
Purchased as part of custom rebuild.
Good price, correct spec, but has not worked propoerly since the first serious ride out.
After 50 miles XC (southdowns way, UK), the air pressure has droppped from the 52Psi set at the begining of the ride, to 20Psi or nothing (fully down).
It's gone back to the shop every week since getting it as I only get to prove it out on the weekend (when it fails again).
So far, valve was checked and reset, oil changed and set.
Top core stanchion cap replaced, now waiting for full strip and rebuild to check inner air seal and components (outer dust seals are fine).
I bought this to replace my MX Pro 120mm on the Enduro as I wanted to run longer travel and larger (180mm) rotors.
2004 built MX Pro has been faultless and only properly serviced this year!
2009 44 TST2, designed in Italy, lowers cast in Taiwan and assembled in Taiwan from the original suppliers component parts (I.E. Seals etc), and I'm assured tha the open bath technology etc is the same reliable sort used in the older models. Somewhere there is an issue as my end result is not having confidence in this fork to last the ride duration.
When the air is in though it does rock and roll! ME LOVE DA SMOOTHYNESS!!
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Submitted by
Morpheus239
a Weekend Warrior
from Glendale Hts, IL Date Reviewed: May 16, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Any Trail
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$330.00
Purchased At:
BlueSkyCycling.com
Strengths:
Good Fork for the money with an air spring. TST2 is quick and easy to use. Not too heavy at 4.5 lbs (2040 grams)
Weaknesses:
The TST2 knob feels loose. Sometimes (rarely) the fork feels alittle clunky. Rebound knob take about 20 turns to adjust.
Well this is my first air spring fork and I was pretty impressed. They feel pretty smooth and perform well on my entry level bike. Since my bike is entry level I did not want to spend a ton of money on the fork so I thought these were a good fit. Well I think I was right. At times they seem alittle clunky but overall a great easy to adjust fork. It takes 3 to 4 foot drops with easy(with me at 200 lbs) and on the trail are pretty darn smooth. The Lock-out works great but the TST2 knob on mine feels a little loose. Well so far so good with these, I think they are great for the price
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Submitted by
MArtinGC
a Cross Country Rider
from Mexico Date Reviewed: December 16, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Las LLantas, Chiluca
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$367.00
Purchased At:
A la montaña
Strengths:
cheap, easy to block, quick response
Weaknesses:
I think is a good fork for that price, if you want a better performance, look for de ATA 55, or more...
Similar Products Used:
Suntour XCT (I don't recomend this)
Bike Setup:
Alubike 0.2
Bottom Line:
I used in "el nevado" volcano, one of the most dificult tracks in my area, and works very good, uphills, or downhills, I'm not really extreme, but likes dificults tracks, so for know this is a god fork for me
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