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Farmer Ted
a Cross Country Rider
from Fort Collins, CO USADate Reviewed: July 12, 2010
Strengths: relatively light, smoooooth travel, Rock Shox simplicity and durabilityWeaknesses: fixed floodgate releases sooner than I'd like it to, but that's pretty minorBottom Line: This review is for the 140mm version and I'll tell you that If you want a relatively light trail fork with good
adjust-ability that's reasonably stiff and super plush, then look no further than the Recon.
If you look at the specs, you'll see that this is basically the same fork as the Reba but with solo air (instead of dual), straight walled stanchions (instead of tapered for lighter weight) and a non adjustable floodgate.
This is my first long travel fork and it's just what I want it to be...super plush. It just eats up rocky terrain, it's really amazing. I don't use much rebound damping on shorter travel forks but the motion control damping really comes into it's own on this fork, very nice.
I'm running my fork relatively soft with quite a bit of sag and because of this, it dives quite a bit during hard braking (not using compression damping) and you don't want to get out of the saddle and mash the pedals because you'll be bobbing away. but if you stay smooth, it will climb well and descending is a treat. I don't know why you'd spend a lot more to get a few extra adjustments that you don't really need. I prefer the simplicity of the solo air system over a dual air system anyway.
The Recon is a great fork for real people with real budgets.
Favorite Trail: dirt and rock
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At: Speedgoat
Similar Products Used: Reba, Tora, other Recons, Fox F-series
Bike Setup: BMC Trailfox 01
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