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taletotell
a Weekend Warrior
from Binghamton, NYDate Reviewed: November 14, 2011
Strengths: Super reliable, super adjustable. A great FR fork for sure. Easy to keep up.Weaknesses: Too heavy and not enough small bump compliance for fast AM. Doesn't like to climb without buying the uturn and even then the weight work against you for making small adjustments to your line.Bottom Line: Reliable fork for a freerider who doesn't need a triple. For the money you won't find better. Beats the heck out of the marzocchis of my friends. Not a climber and not a technical descender.
Favorite Trail: Dizzy D in shindagin
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At: Pinkbike
Similar Products Used: Fox float rl 150mm
Bike Setup: 2010 Diamonback mission frame with fox float rp23 rear shock.
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konaboy2275
a Weekend Warrior
from Manchester UKDate Reviewed: October 23, 2010
Strengths: Easy to set up, bed in quickly, stiff, plush, can be found cheap 2nd hand on t'internet.Weaknesses: A tad heavy but compares to other freeride dh forks.Bottom Line: I had these on my coiler which I split for selling as it was too heavy for my local trails. I didn't have a bike to put these forks on so sold them too, big mistake, I've just built up a prophet frame and put my fox 32's on and the front end is too low and won't hold a line in rough stuff. Picked these up on ebay for £150 and it's now sorted! The ones I had on my coiler took about 2 mins to set up and I never touched them after that, they just worked unlike some of my other forks - especially marzocchi which seem to have dials for everything which don't alter anything! All in cheap, reliable stiff and easy to use.
Favorite Trail: Super Morzine
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$150.00
Purchased At: Fleebay
Similar Products Used: Marz AM1 - pile of junk, Fox 32RL, RS Recons, Manitou Nixon, Kona Project 2 and lots of others!
Bike Setup: Kona Coiler 07, hope hubs, mavic 719 rims, LX/XT drivetrain, FSA Gravity finishing kit.
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OMNICELLL
a Weekend Warrior
from Walla Walla, Wa, USADate Reviewed: May 14, 2010
Strengths: 180 mm works great with my Reign X. Perfect fit for Urban Free ride.. Dont feel any extra weight.. Smoothes out after a few months, does well on trails, even with the super stiff spring.. No need to adjust anything.. However, adjustments work.. I haven't touched it since I bought it... Best all around fork on the market if your looking for a Free ride all mountain Fork...Weaknesses: Nothing...Bottom Line: The 180mm works great with my Reign X... Perfect fit.. Fork is smooth/solid as a rock.. after a few months break in.. Works well on trails.. Good enough for this Free Rider... I dont feel that its heavy.. I never noticed...
Their are nice adjustments... I adjusted a few times in the beginning.. However, I dont need to at this point.. I never touch the fork.. I just ride on it... the way it should be.. I paid $450 with extra spring from Speedgoat on sale.. Great deal.Great fork... I think this is the best fork on the market for the money and its intended purpose..
Favorite Trail: S Fork Blue Mountains OR
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At: Speedgoat
Similar Products Used: Marzocchi z1 2004, z1 2007
Bike Setup: 2008 Giant Reign X. Domain 180. SLX tyranny. Hope Bulb-Intense Mag 30's. Panaracer Rampage/Azonic flats,downhill bar-stem. BB7's. Terry saddle.. Race Face seat post/ Oury grips
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karfiol135
a Weekend Warrior
from SlovakiaDate Reviewed: August 9, 2009
Strengths: travel adjust is a nice thing as u ride uphill you can change ur bike into pure xc machine and when u ride downhill u simply turn the knob i think about 13 or 14 half-turns and u got freeride machine absorbing every hit with incredible plushness
price paid
easy to setup, rebound works well, with motion control you can even lock itWeaknesses: weight
i think it dives a bit but its a long travel fork and i haven't got used to it yetBottom Line: i got 318 uturn version with 160mm travel, i'm runing on stock oil still but have srilled two extra holes into motion control damper, ill probably have to change the spring for softer as i'm too light (70kg)
it's realy worth buing if u re riding all mountain or enduro as u can setup the travel when riding uphill it realy helps alot and lockout also... its very plush and also progressivity of spring in the end i great! i have never bottomed out with full travel set... but if u re building a lightweight bike its not the proper fork for you
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$585.00
Similar Products Used: rst gila tl, rockshox jett, suntour xcr :D not very similar... in fact i think thats my first REAL fork
Bike Setup: Giant Reign 150mm maestro, rs domain 318 160 mm uturn, conti vertical 2,3 f, conti gravity pro 2,3 r, avid bb7 203mm front, shomano xtr vbrake rear, some shaman racing stuff like stem, seatpost and rise bar, wtb rocket v saddle...
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Lisa Lindstr?m
a Downhiller
from SwedenDate Reviewed: July 30, 2009
Strengths: Buttery and smoth. Adjustable rebound and compression. Adjustable stiffness with internal preload using bricks. Really easy to change spring and adjust preload! Use same spring as the one to Domain 302. Good looking!Weaknesses: Gives a small squeaking noice on really rugh, rocky trails but I've only run it for 2 days so it may disappear.Bottom Line: A great fork for a nice price! Im perfectly satisfied with this fork after I've changed the spring to a softer one. Im a beginner and weigh about 70kg (154pounds) and with the SOFT spring it gives me a perfect suspension even on the rocky parts. Buy it!
Favorite Trail: FR and easy downhill
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At: bike-mailorder.de
Bike Setup: Scott Nitrous 10
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xKeltikkx
a Downhiller
from Woodbridge, Suffolk, EnglandDate Reviewed: July 1, 2009
Strengths: Very Strong. Very adjustable, at its hardest setting almost feels like it is locked and at its softest it is so very plushy.
Weaknesses: Slightly heavy which could be a problem to some people, but i don't mind as it performs so well.
Bottom Line: I love this fork! Very good fork for free-ride/downhill.
Just set and go, no need to think about it again until the next run.
One of my favorite forks.
Very good quality for the price
Favorite Trail: Sudbourn
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At: Ebay
Similar Products Used: Rockshox, Marzocchi, Manitou
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mok06
a Downhiller
from Crofton, BC, CanadaDate Reviewed: April 15, 2009
Strengths: very stiff, not heavy 6.3 lbs, compression and rebound controls work well, initial travel is very buttery and then ramps up quickly half way through strokeWeaknesses: have found none.Bottom Line: had trouble finding a shop that would rebuild older boxxer, saw this on the blow out sale wall, it was cheaper than the boxxer rebuild, so i grabbed it instead, i had never seen one or even heard of one in this area duncan b.c. stuck it on my bike and, oh my is this a beauty, stiffer than my boxxers same weight, and more progressive in compression, maxle makes front end work simple. i have no issues with this fork,rock shox have got a winner.
Favorite Trail: Van Isle
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At: Russ Hays
Similar Products Used: have ridden boxxers for last 5 years, used many smaller forks before
Bike Setup: giant faith
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