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oshow523
a Weekend Warrior
from Freeport PaDate Reviewed: June 28, 2010
Strengths: Looks cool, its smooth through it travel and its stiff with zero flex.Weaknesses: Well, after a few trail rides and and a couple stair cases, the mission control quit working all together. The fork didnt see any abuse at all and just quits working on me. The trail rides i took in on were smooth and short nothing even technical. I took it to the lbs and they took it apart and couldnt find anything wrong with it so its getting sent back to them to have it fixed. I guess i have to say that this fork is total junk, im really disappointed with it. So if your interested in buying one of these debacles... Good luck, hope you have better luck than im having.Bottom Line: Cant say to many good things about it since it quit working before i could really use it for its intended usage. So good luck if you decide to get one. Maybe i just have bad luck or something, but im unimpressed with it right now. Fox has 180mm travel forks now so thats what i would go with if I was going to get a new fork, but i found a deal on this and went with it.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$425.00
Purchased At: Brand new from Ebay
Similar Products Used: Fox float, Rock Shox domain.
Bike Setup: 2009 Bighit 2, rock shox totem coil, chris king head set, raceface stem, easton havoc dh bars, intense 909 fro lites crank brothers 5050 pedals , fox dhx 5 on the way along with raceface atlas fr cranks
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bushwacker420
a Weekend Warrior
from canadaDate Reviewed: May 11, 2010
Strengths: plush, smooth travel. strong. great for jumping, huckin,can handle dh. sevice is relativly easy. youtube vid for rebuildingWeaknesses: out of box set up. soft springs. dh, didn't feel as solid(nothing beat dual crown for dh) i give 7 out of 10 for dhBottom Line: this is a great fork. i weigh in at 250. (not including gear) i ride hard. while only a weekend warrior i really gave it to this fork last yr. with many to trips through out bc. i was having trouble setting up the fork at first. i blew the seal after 4-5 months, ordered a new one and stiffer springs. service was a breeze followin the you tube vids. after the service the fork really began to show its potential. i replaced the oil with 10w. it handles all terrian with ease, i noticed the dh preformance was increased. great fork for all fr, am, or dh( performance on dh was not a real issue)
Favorite Trail: all
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Purchased At: jensonusa
Similar Products Used: marz. 66
Bike Setup: commencal supreme 6 / rockymountain rmx
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snakesterhk
a Weekend Warrior
from North VancouverDate Reviewed: January 23, 2010
Strengths: Smooth travel, stiff, pedal friendlyWeaknesses: Need to be maintained more than other forks.Bottom Line: Initially when I first put them on my bike I was happy with the 09 coil Totems. I rode them for a while and something didn't feel great. I took them for a overhaul and the difference was night and day.
I can't say enough about these forks now. Great small bump and big hit feel. Turn the motion control and you have a very pedal friendly fork. The maxle started loosening so I took it apart and greased the threads tightened it and no problems since.
Lot's of negatives on this site for the old totem but I think RS has fixed the previous years problems because these are reliable, smooth and it feel like a triple crown. 4 months since overhaul with alot of use and they still feel great.
These forks need to be maintained but you will be rewarded. Maybe I have been lucky. Many people have had problems with last years Totems but RS seem to have fixed at least some of the problems.
Favorite Trail: 5th Horseman
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At: I have a guy
Similar Products Used: 66,888, Fox 40,36, Lyrik
Bike Setup: Uzzi with freeride setup
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wyatt79m
a Weekend Warrior
from Bloomsburg, PA USADate Reviewed: September 16, 2009
Strengths: feels awesome for a few hoursWeaknesses: big pile of pooBottom Line: totem coil sucks. I only got too ride it a few hours and it started clunk and blow through it's travel. When you can bottom out your fork with one finger, something isn't right. Sent it back... My freinds totem did the same thing.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
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bindibaji
a Downhiller
from LondonDate Reviewed: August 14, 2009
Strengths: Very plush, tweakability and looks.Weaknesses: Not very robust.Bottom Line: 2 Totems, 2 failures.
A goup of four us have just got back from two weeks in the Alps (Les Gets, Alps D'Huez & Dues Alps). Two of us had Rock Shox Totem coils, both failed. On my fork the mission control unit blew leaking oil all over me and the bike. Now on my mates Totem. The rebound broke leaving him with an expensive pogo stick. Both problems fixable but the extra cost of repair and riding time lost while on holiday, is not good. Especially when you think about how much these forks cost.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: None, this was my first FR/DH fork.
Bike Setup: Giant Reign
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phatfreeheeler
a Downhiller
from UtahDate Reviewed: July 12, 2009
Strengths: -Lots of tuning options - separate high and low speed compression, adjustable lockout, rebound, oil, spring
-Stiff, it just looks tough
-butter smooth after break in (took about a week of riding)
-Maxle is nice, secure but quickWeaknesses: -A bit heavier then Rockshox spec'd - 6.57lbs w/Med spring.
-Coil weights are bit larger jumps than ideal. I would love a spring between med and softBottom Line: I bought this fork to replace the 66 light. Huge improvement!! It might even be better then my 888 for everything but high speed small bumps and massive hits. Once the fork broke in it has felt very buttery, smooth and most importantly very predictable. A little seepage from the right leg seal but nothing of consequence and only happens when the lower leg oil is full. Makes it easy to tell that the leg is lubed well. I did drop to a softer spring and for everything but jumping and nose heavy drops I think it suits me better than the med. I can now increase damping to tune the fork more specifically and it's getting more dialed every day. Before the spring was so stiff I ran everything open and it was still pretty harsh. Sweet for popping off jumps though. I need to spend a little more time on it and will report later.
Favorite Trail: Whistler Bike Park
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: '06 66 light, '05 888 w/all bells and whistles
Bike Setup: Soft Totem spring (I'm 170lbs with gear on), Reign X, Romic or RP23 rear shock, Juicy 7 brakes, stock front wheel, 35.5lbs total
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