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RockShox Dart 3 2010 Forks
Product Description
User Reviews
Submitted by
JSBikesXC
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: October 29, 2012 Strengths: Long-lasting. Low-maintenance. Strong. Lockout works flawlessly (no joke). Weaknesses: Flex, but whatever, just ride smarter. A little heavy, but whatever, just ride harder. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: No. Duration Product Used: 5 years Purchased At: George Garner Cycler Bike Setup: Trek 6700 (warrantied frame). Bontrager Rhythm wheels. Dart 3 Rock Shox (formerly). X-9 shifters. X-9 rear derailleur. X-5 front derailleur. Deore XT 9-speed cassette. SLX Chain. SLX Triple Chainring Hollowtech II cranks/outboard bearing bottom bracket. Front brakes(Juicy 5). Rear brakes(Avid BB5 Mechanical). XTR pedals. Kenda Nevegal 2.35 front tire. Specialized Purgatory UST 2.2 rear tire.  
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Matthew
a Downhiller Date Reviewed: September 20, 2012 Strengths: has a lockout which is nice. pretty good on light cross country trails and alright on the road. Weaknesses: i have had these forks for 2 summers now. they came on my kona cinder cone. it was my first mountain bike. i started on light cross country trails but then started doing some downhill trails on the shore. after the first summer the lockout stopped working. after riding a few other downhill trails which this fork and my bike were never meant for the forks lost all plush feeling. they are as hard as a rock! there is dampening fluid dripping out after every ride. the forks cost more to be fixed than they are worth! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: CBC,Pangor,Neds Duration Product Used: just over a year Bike Setup: 2008 kona cinder cone stock except one of the pedals snapped off so now i have bmx pedals on there
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Alex
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: September 3, 2012 Strengths: works well, easy to adjust Weaknesses: Heavy, cheap equipment Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Similar Products Used: rock shox reba RL Bike Setup: GT RTS1, shimano SLX gear 
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Henrik B Date Reviewed: May 19, 2012 Strengths: It is cheap and it does the job. Simple to adjust. Weaknesses: At this price - none. Bottom Line: 
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Chuah Jun Ler
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: May 19, 2012 Strengths: Good for show. Good for rental bikes Weaknesses: WEAK, Fragile and heavy. Not plushy and smooth. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Price Paid: $1300.00 Purchased At: Merida Thailand Similar Products Used: Rockshox Tora SL, Manitou Minute 1:00, Fox Talas, Sr Suntour XCR and XCT and XCM, Fox 40, Bike Setup: Merida Matts TFS 500-D(DOPE), Deore Groupset with XT rd, Hayes Stroker ryde brakes(sucks), Spank subrosa rims with Hope pro 2 hubs. many FSA parts
Submitted by
noschitt
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: April 26, 2012 Strengths: Coil Sprung makes this fork practically maintenance free. After two years of hard riding and easily over 300 miles I have had to rebuild the fork once for about $100 which isn't bad compared to buying another fork. Weaknesses: I haven't experienced the problems that some have had with the braking for I don't use or need a front brake. But there is some slight bit of travel when the fork is locked out like others have mentioned. Though someone should not have trouble climbing because of this small flaw unless you're a puss. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Ft. Davis State Park Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: Dirt Road Bikes Similar Products Used: Rock Shox Tora 318, Rock Shox Tora SL, Rock Shox Dart 2, several crappy Suntour forks, and Fox Vanilla R Bike Setup: Custom GT Saddleback, Rock Shox Dart 3, Chris King headset, Thomson Stem, custom made grips, Sram X-0 trigger shifters, Fizik Gobi XM, Shimano hollowtech crank 2x7, Shimano XTR front and rear derailleur, Avid Ultimate V-brake, FMF powermoto pedals, Mavic XM317 rims, Panaracer tires, stock bars and seatpost.
Submitted by
gtsonoma
a Weekend Warrior
from Baltimore MD Date Reviewed: April 2, 2012 Strengths: Cheap, adjustable. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Patapsco State Park Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: ebay
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Tim
a Cross Country Rider
from Richmond Date Reviewed: February 9, 2012 Strengths: They let you ride your bike Weaknesses: The lock out is poor, I couldn't tell the lock was on, it felt flimsy and weak. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Submitted by
ZXFT
a Cross Country Rider
from Mckinney TX Date Reviewed: November 15, 2011 Strengths: Very cheap fork Weaknesses: travel isnt smooth or plush. Nearly impossible to go back to after riding a Reba RLT Ti Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: roots and flat Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: SID XX Fox Talas 130/150 Reba RLT Ti 29er Bike Setup: Hardtail with 100mm of travel upfront, SLX with XT derailers. Its my race machine.
Submitted by
bikingchad
a Weekend Warrior
from Greensboro,NC, USA Date Reviewed: June 10, 2011 Strengths: Not as heavy as a Dart 1/2! Damping adjuster works great. Lockout works good and is easily reached on-the-fly. Weaknesses: I'm a clydes and yes it does flex. The steel rigid I replaced flexed more, so I'm not too worried. Don't recommend more than 2.25" tire unless it's a sturdy wheel. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Wild Turkey Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $80.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: Lots of suspension and rigids. Bike Setup: 29er custom steel single-speed.
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Trekrider1234567890
a Weekend Warrior
from MA Date Reviewed: May 26, 2011 Strengths: Despite many many negative reviews, I have really loved my set of these trucks! I have thoroughly thrashed them in super rocky trails, and huge drops. Preload & lockout works very well. This is a very reliable fork. Has taken a beating and is still going strong! Weaknesses: A bit heavy, but so far non other than that. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Whatever I find Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $120.00 Purchased At: Wheelworks (Google i Similar Products Used: Sontour shocks, dart 2's Bike Setup: I'm riding a trek '10 6000
Submitted by
leadfoot24
a Downhiller
from albuqueruqe new mexico Date Reviewed: March 31, 2011 Strengths: will take a beating and keep going. and can handle a 10 foot drop off with the lock out on Weaknesses: none so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: to many to list Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $230.00 Similar Products Used: rst capa t6 Bike Setup: 2009 diamondback sorrento
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AZjuher
a Weekend Warrior
from Scottsdale, AZ Date Reviewed: March 23, 2011 Strengths: Nice ride, inexpensive, no leaks or problems yet. Weaknesses: A little too tall for my bikes geometry, this make climbing difficult; i blame my bike mostly. They have some flex when you are working the brakes going downhill on switchbacks and such. Favorite use is fast downhill trails when you have an oh shi@#! moment and you roll right through and over it with these. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Sport Loop Mcdowell Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: RST junk shocks Bike Setup: Motobecane fantomHT 26er
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mbu guy
a Cross Country Rider
from Woodland Hills, CA Date Reviewed: February 9, 2011 Strengths: Relatively light weight. Works well. Requires little to no maintenance. Weaknesses: None so far. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: All Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Purchased Used Similar Products Used: Recently, Manitou R7and Skareb. Bike Setup: Specialized Rockhopper 29er Expert.
Submitted by
specialized1994
a Weekend Warrior
from Edmonton AB Canada Date Reviewed: October 10, 2010 Strengths: The travel is pretty good. Recoil adjust works good Weaknesses: Lockout does work perfectly. It locks out but still leaves a few mm of travel. Fork bends back and forth and vibrates like crazy under hard front braking. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
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