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lew242
a Weekend Warrior
from UK and ChinaDate Reviewed: December 2, 2010
Strengths: Plush, smooth and has some great ability to smooth out rough trails especially at speed. Dead simple and reliable.
Weaknesses: Heavy! It's practically made outta lead!Bottom Line: If you live near a gnarly trail center with real black runs and want to ride for a reasonable price, or ride pretty hardcore rocky local trails, this is a great fork if you can really use it properly, otherwise there is no point lugging around the weight. I'd love to have this performance in a lighter fork, if I had the money!
Definitely play with the rebound setting, it works well.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: Loads of XC/AM forks, but not FR/AM.
Bike Setup: AM HT
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norcorider95
a Downhiller
from London, EnglandDate Reviewed: June 28, 2010
Strengths: Looks (in black)
Plush
Strong
Versatile
First fork i have bought where the rebound adjustment works
good amount of travel
20mm quick release
Air adjustment
Weaknesses: None so far except for weight i guess.Bottom Line: Sweet ass fork, cant beat it for the price, especially at what i paid for them.
i've had one ride on them and now i suddenly love my bike after considering selling it i dont want to, purley cause the forks make it so smooth.
they look the part and also ride the part to,
the rebound works really well.
theyre easy to jump on and also easy to shred the downhill trails on.
but the one thing is if your maybe a rather experienced or a really good rider then go for a higher end model of the 55.
Favorite Trail: Bracknell or Esher
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$260.00
Purchased At: Evans Cycles
Similar Products Used: RS Pikes, Marz 66, Manitou Sherman, Fox 36
Bike Setup: Pretty much stock norco wolverine except for Marzocchi 55's and sun ringle s-type mtx wheel and new shimano brake.
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fatcat
a Weekend Warrior
from los angeles CADate Reviewed: June 2, 2010
Strengths: this is my 2nd 55 fork. it is a workhorse and very reliable. Look fool, its inexpensive and does the job. Don't expect it to be a Fox 40. Stiff 20mm front axle and beefy 35mm legs, top air cap, rebound knob, its a simple fork.Weaknesses: nothing for a $300 freeride forkBottom Line: obviously if youre reading this, you have very little money or a cheapass, so buy the fork already. It gets the job done and youre not going to impress any of your fellow riders unless they are riding a Magna.
Favorite Trail: anywhere
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At: price point
Similar Products Used: rockshox domain
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j50005
a Downhiller
from Flagstaff, AZ, USADate Reviewed: May 26, 2010
Strengths: very smooth. second 55 I have owned. feels very solid.Weaknesses: it's heavy. if you want light spend twice as much on a Fox. and apparently people who think the intended use description of light freeride is a 10 foot drop to flat. you probably never did it and if the fork blew you are lucky that was all that blew.Bottom Line: great value and smooth performance. has the essential adjustments to adjust to the trail. ride more and loose a pound of fat and save the money you would have to spend on a Fox to loose that same pound
Favorite Trail: too many
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: many
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Ray Lee
a Weekend Warrior
from Pittsburgh, Pa, USDate Reviewed: May 7, 2010
Strengths: 2009 Marzocchi 55 R is strong with no flex, good over small bumps and ramps up nice on larger hits.
It has no travel adjustment, some will see this as a weakness but with less tech crude to break that makes it a big plus in my book! go have a look at the forums for fork issues... its always some bell or whistle I dont need anyway that breaks down.Weaknesses: Its heavy. weighs what some 180mm forks weigh and more than a few high end ones.
The graphics are a bit much for me but to each there own
Bottom Line: Hate to sound like a snob but I would not have even looked at a $300 fork for myself but luckily I was able to try out my girl friends and decided to get one myself.
No bells, no whistles, kinda heavy but works great at smoothing out rocky single track and keeps tracking where I point it.
It may not be the fork for the Red Bull rampage but even under my 220 pounds it handles the daily 3 and 4 footers and seems want more.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$289.00
Purchased At: Price Point
Similar Products Used: Domain, Nixon
Bike Setup: Prophet for a few months but will be on a new Heckler in 6 weeks :)
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Dragos
a Downhiller
from Romania ,BucharestDate Reviewed: August 3, 2009
Strengths: Look's nice , no problems yet , work's niceWeaknesses: reboundBottom Line: .................
Favorite Trail: Mogosa
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: RS Domain
Bike Setup: Umf freddy 2 2009 ,...
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