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sambs827
a All Mountain Rider
from Oneonta, New York, USADate Reviewed: February 11, 2012
Strengths: Light, stiff, absurdly plush, floodgate control, 9/15/20mm axle options, remote pushlockWeaknesses: none that I have experiencedBottom Line: I bought this fork as a self-birthday present when my old 36 finally died, and as far as I'm concerned it beats the Fox AM/Trail fork options in every way. The published weight of 3.9 lbs with uncut steerer is no lie; I believe it is lighter than the 150mm Fox 32s out there.
In my experience RockShox seals and bushings are better than those on Fox forks, and this is no exception. There is no unacceptable play in the fork. Additionally, the improved seals help keep the fork from getting gunked up and losing smapp-bump compliance. I thought I had reached the epitome of small-bump compliance when I got a Totem coil for my gravity bike; then I got the Revelation XX.
The floodgate control is an awesome thing. The handlebar-mounted PushLoc functions hydraulically, so no cables to get gummed up and stiff. The floodgate control is a knob located on the Pushloc, and serves two positively-related functions: "lockout" stiffness and compression damping. And since the PushLoc is located wherever you want it on your handlebar, it is easy to engage and disengage it very often and at high speeds or in tech sections.
Admittedly, I do not have any experience with similar Manitou, Marzocchi, Magura, or DT Swiss products.
I give it 5 Flamin' Chilis for value since it is cheaper than similar Fox products for what is in my opinion far better performance.
I give it 5 Flamin' Chilis overall since it is strong, light, stiff, super plush, adjustable, easy to maintain, and available in all 3 standard axle options.
Favorite Trail: Stinger
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$670.00
Purchased At: greenfishsports
Similar Products Used: Fox 36 TALAS R, Fox 32 RLC, Fox Float
Bike Setup: 2010 Trek Remedy w/ DRCV RP2, 2011 Revelation XX at 150mm,
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pakdoc
a Weekend Warrior
from Mountain Brook, AL USADate Reviewed: December 5, 2011
Strengths: Light weight 150mm,Torsionally Rigid, Maxle Lite tool-less 20mm TA, Smooth action/lack of stickion from initiation of stroke/small bump sensitivity, Feel of fork action thru end of stroke is solid and predictable will no "wallowing". Flood Gate with remote.Weaknesses: Lack of coherent instruction manual for tuning various adjustment features on website or written. Flood Gate...is it very useful and the remote clutters the cockpit esp if you have other remotes in place. Needs easily removable remoteBottom Line: Light weight, smooth action from top to bottom, adjustability, rigid, works good right out of the box!
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At: Price Point
Similar Products Used: Nixon SPV Super 145 20mmTA, Minute 3
Bike Setup: SantaCruz BLT2, Push Fox RP23, Aggressive Trail
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dadz
a Weekend Warrior
from Bangkok, ThailandDate Reviewed: March 10, 2010
Strengths: Good for big and heavy guy like me, wide range of pressure to set, nice to use in trail and xc track.Weaknesses: None so far......................Bottom Line: Well recommended for xc and trail use for heavy guys like me......
Favorite Trail: All mountain
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$650.00
Purchased At: World Bike Bangkok
Bike Setup: Heckler x9, with mavic deetrack wheel set with phiranna for trail and nokian for xc..............pair for rear is DHX 3.0 with 650lbs spring rate.
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adie
a Cross Country Rider
from MalaysiaDate Reviewed: January 31, 2010
Bottom Line: the trevar can up to 150mm,superb and light to those who involved in XC,Offroad even OTR this is good choice NO REGRET !!
Favorite Trail: Offroad and Xc
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$700.00
Bike Setup: Mavic wheel Set with tioga tyre,XT Groupset all around
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a Cross Country Rider
from Norwalk, CTDate Reviewed: November 12, 2009
Strengths: very light, plush and broken in out of the box, XLOC hydraulic lockout is pretty slickWeaknesses: None yet....Bottom Line: Fork has nice action right out of the box. Very tuneable and can be very small bump compliant if you run neg. air pressure slightly above the positive. Gets full travel. Blackbox motion control dampening is an upgrade overt he first generation MoCo. XLOC control works very well, and despite what SRAM will tell you, will mount up on any old bar. Granted it would work best with a complete SRAM/Avid set-up, but as long as you have a 1/2 inch of bar space, it will mount up with its simple clasp. 3.6 pounds honest with steerer tube cut at 8 inches.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$560.00
Purchased At: Taylorbikes.com
Similar Products Used: 09 Rev 426 U-turn, 09 reba team 120 maxle, 2008 Rev 426 130mm, 2006 RS reba team U-turn
Bike Setup: Titus Motolite Ti, XTR drivetrain, race face carbon cockpit, Stan's wheelset with Hope Pro II hubs
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global
a Weekend Warrior
from temecula calif usaDate Reviewed: November 3, 2009
Strengths: smoooooth!!! light 20mmWeaknesses: hahBottom Line: Fork weight is 3.9 lbs with 20mm axle and remote lockout!I expected the ride to be as good as my pike on a lighter fork.Was I surprised it was much smoother on small and large bumps.and never close to bottoming out.The settings are exactly the same as pike.I'm 180 set positive chamber at 108 psi negative chamber 108 psi.
Favorite Trail: bunker creek utah
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$700.00
Purchased At: lbs
Similar Products Used: 2008 Rockshox pike dual air u-turn. 2007 fox talas rlc. 2006 fox talas rlc pushed.
Bike Setup: 2007 epiphany xo shifters,xo derailer,xtr cranks,avid ultimate brakes,thompson stem and seatpost 25.7 lb
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