Submitted by
ig_88e
a Cross Country Rider
from Montpelier, VT, USA Date Reviewed: August 12, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Locomotion
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
Ebay
Strengths:
Highly adjustable. Pretty light. Post mounts.
Weaknesses:
Negative air chamber leaked when I got it. Was repaired under warranty and has been good since.
Bike Setup:
'08 Jamis Dakar XCR
Bottom Line:
I'm really happy with this fork. The warranty issue would have irritated me if it was in riding season, but we had 2 feet of snow on the ground when that happened so it was ok. Rating 4 chilis due to need for warranty repair.
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Submitted by
Ryan Berg
a Cross Country Rider
from Minnesota Date Reviewed: July 31, 2009
Favorite Trail:
all
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$99999999.00
Purchased At:
?
Strengths:
Light weight
looks good
best shock Ive used
good customer service
Weaknesses:
the threads in the post mount striped out
leaked air(warranty)
lock out broke(warranty)
Bike Setup:
salsa moto rapido
Bottom Line:
good fork, but high price. The more you pay for a part is when you have more stuff go wrong with it.
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Submitted by
specilized
a Cross Country Rider
from Snowmass, CO, USA Date Reviewed: July 20, 2009
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
ajax
Strengths:
lock out, duel air
Weaknesses:
none yet
Bottom Line:
this is the best fork i have ever had on a bike. the two air conparments are tricky to tune but ounce you have it right it is so plush.
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Submitted by
jagiu
a Cross Country Rider
from Islip, N.Y. Date Reviewed: June 3, 2009
Favorite Trail:
any dirt
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
lbs
Strengths:
Very nice fork, great customer service.
Weaknesses:
Lost air when new, repaired under warrenty
Similar Products Used:
See previous review
Bike Setup:
2005 Jamis Dakar xc pro.
Bottom Line:
Update to my review of March 25, 2009. Bike shop returned fork to Rock Shox for repair of air leak. Got very prompt service and fork has been working well since. I still favor my Fox 32 f90rl, but the price difference makes this fork a winner. Commendable warrenty service.
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Submitted by
smilin jack
a Cross Country Rider
from islip, n.y. usa Date Reviewed: March 25, 2009
Favorite Trail:
any dirt
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Good fork in almost all respects
Weaknesses:
Quality control, fork won't hold negative air after only a few conservative rides. Also positive air leaks down in about a week.
Similar Products Used:
Marzocchi mx comp, Manitou black super. Fox 32 f90rl, the Fox is the best of the lot.
Bike Setup:
Stock Jamis Dakar XC Pro
Bottom Line:
Rock Shox makes a very good performing fork, but I am disappointed in its failure to hold air when new. Fork is going for warrenty repair, I will update this review with the results when I get the fork back. One last note, it is hard to tell the difference between the Reba Race and my old Manitou Black Super spring fork. The Reba is about half a pound lighter.
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Submitted by
Tommy
a Weekend Warrior
from Manchester U.K Date Reviewed: March 17, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Winlatter
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
A stiff and smooth reliable and reallt easy to tune fork right out of the box. Easy to dial in and holds its +/- air no problem.
Weaknesses:
Pushlock is a bit flimsy. Basically do not need it.
Similar Products Used:
Previous Reba, Marzocchi, Manitou, Pace, RST and Fox.
Bottom Line:
I am really pleased with this fork's performance. It is so smooth and tracks exceptionally well. Once I set it up to my requiremants it has performed flawelessly and I have not had to touch it. I have checked the air pressures from time to time but it has lost none. It is light enough for all day riding but strong enough to take a beating.
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Submitted by
Mark
a Weekend Warrior
from Bristol U.K Date Reviewed: February 27, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Coed-Y-Brenin
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
Merlin
Strengths:
Light very smooth and great tracker. Adjustable. Stiff.
Weaknesses:
None so far.
Bottom Line:
Great fork Really happy with it. Very smooth and almost linear travel from an air fork. Does'nt leak. Stiff so it really tracks ...even hard wash-board off-camber. No problem with tip flutter under hard braking. Not much more to say...cheaper than a fox for the same performance. Q.E.D
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Submitted by
Sidewinder
a Weekend Warrior
from Portland, Or Date Reviewed: December 13, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
A stiff lightweight smooth fork. Plenty in the adjust me department. O.K Price.
Weaknesses:
So far None.
Bottom Line:
Used a lot of Forks. Using Fox on 2 of my bikes but had reliabilty issues mixed with high service costs. Believe R/Shox now have a better quality/reliability reputation and longer service intervals (maybe).
Gone for this fork on my new build. Stoked. They are smooth light strong and track like they are on rails. If there is a difference between these R/Shox and Fox ... well its in the price.
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Mark Traverse
a Cross Country Rider
from Edinburgh Date Reviewed: November 8, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Glentress
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Very smooth, very light, very adjustable, very stiff and very good price.
Weaknesses:
None
Bike Setup:
Giant Trance Full Shadox XT.
Bottom Line:
Just been riding this new fork on my newly built up Giant Trance frame and I am chuffed. It was a toss up between these and Fox F32 100RL and these were a better price. Performance is just what I wanted and I still have some more adjustmentsn to do. Been riding long enough now to know if the fork is really good right off. Really am impressed.
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Submitted by
John Twist
a Weekend Warrior
from U.K Date Reviewed: November 7, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Light weight, very stiff and tracks very well. Can get total travel. Exceptionally smooth. Enormous adjustability.
Weaknesses:
Have to dismantle to change the travel settings.
Similar Products Used:
Marzocchi, Fox, Manitou, RST,Magura, Ballistic and Gervin.
Excellent and smooth fork with enough stiffness to track anything. Lovely build quality and finish. The different adjustments work on this fork and I can set it just to my likeing. Delighted with the performance and I think it will be reliable. Also the price isn't too bad.
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Submitted by
Greg
a Weekend Warrior
from Manchester Date Reviewed: October 21, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Dalby Forest
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Very stiff and very smooth. Enormous versatility. Nicely made....real quality. Light and a good price.
Weaknesses:
None so far.
Similar Products Used:
Endless
Bike Setup:
Giant Trance. Full Shadow XT.
Bottom Line:
O.K it is early days but I have a 2006 Reba Race and a 2007 Reba SL and I can see the improvements on this 2009 model right away......Very linear movement, more like a spring than an air fork. Nice. I have it set at 100mm but you can run it from 80 to 120 with internal messing about. The power bulges do make it stiffer and it was stiff before. Reduced back and forwards movements under heavy braking and less side twists when I hit the hard stuff. Very impressed. Suberb and controlled tracking. And the weight is so good too. I had considered one of the Fox F100 series but just cannot justify the extra cost when this is just so good and has a better reputation for reliability. Anyway....today silly money is out. Well done Rock Shox....a real winner.
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