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Maverick DUC32 29er Forks
Product DescriptionThe DUC32's rigid design and minimal weight provides the balance and control that is critical to a 29-inch bike's performance.The DUC utilizes an internally butted hollow welded upper “H” section with a top-clamp that features an integrated stem. Now add an ultralight 8mm hollow steerer shaft, our proprietary 24/7 front hub, a Climbing Mode that drops the fork 2”, inverted fork technology that bathes the seals in oil. Adjustable features include rebound, air pressure, oil volume and viscosity.
User Reviews
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Salad.NZ
a Weekend Warrior
from New Zealand Date Reviewed: March 28, 2011 Strengths: Build quality, plushy, easy to adjust, best suitable for all mountain riding Weaknesses: takes a bit longer to put on the front wheel Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Woodhill, Riverhead Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: comes with my maveri Similar Products Used: Fox shocks Bike Setup: ML-8, all mountain 
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Bunjinjohn
a Weekend Warrior
from SoCal Date Reviewed: March 24, 2010 Strengths: Light weight, plush feel, different look, customer service Weaknesses: As much as I like how it rides... Even after replacing seals and seal heads, it soon develops leaks on both sides. The worst one is the left, ruining yet another set of brake pads and nearly killing me more than once. I kept riding it, thinking the next set of seals would solve the problem. The "climbing mode" kept failing. Within a few rides after a damper re-build, it simply quit working. I virtually never used it because it quit working so routinely. It has virtually no external adjustability. What it does have has very limited, almost undetectable, range. It's technology is simply trails other brands. The last straw came during a four-day trip that included Bootleg Canyon and other trails around Las Vegas. I had just replaced the seals and seal heads, yet the fork started seeping oil around the top of the right leg, clunking during compression, and developed leaks in both seals. I had to take the front brake off every night and thoroughly alcohol clean it and everything around it, but since the fork continued to leak, often leaving a puddle on the garage floor by morning, I had to clean off some oil every time we stopped to re-group during rides. Even so, oil eventually made it onto the rotor, making further descending kind of sketchy. While I appreciate that I could work on this fork myself, I sure spent a lot of time doing just that. It may be light, but I simply got tired of what a pain it is to maintain and always worrying when I was going to discover the hard way that it had barfed on my front rotor again. This trip was the last straw. After replacing seals and seal heads, it let me down again. I was the only one with non crash-related mechanical issues and mine was the only one of ten bikes with a Maverick fork. I also realized as I unpacked just now that the majority of the parts and tools I took with me were in case I had to service my fork. It's pretty bad when you take it for granted that you'll need to work on something. While I give Maverick customer service high marks, I did as they suggested, but could not stave off the leaks. Incidentally, when I first got my fork, the uppers had to be replaced due to severe leaking, as in gobs of oil visibly oozing down the stanchions. Later, a batch of bad seals caused more leaking. While those problems were addressed, even with new seals and seal heads, oil still seeps out within a couple of rides. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Pass Mountain Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $800.00 Purchased At: Rose Canyon Cycles Similar Products Used: I've only ever used Mavericks. Bike Setup: Ibis Mojo 
Submitted by
llandau
a Weekend Warrior
from Reno, NV Date Reviewed: February 16, 2010 Strengths: has been totally reliable Weaknesses: not progressive enough Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: used at pink bike Similar Products Used: various marzocchi over the years Bike Setup: Giant stp dirt jumper with 69er wheels, 1x9 drive train
Submitted by
crazylogger
a Cross Country Rider
from pinemartenlogging@yahoo.com Date Reviewed: March 7, 2009 Strengths: Simple, reliable, smooth and durable. Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: world's greatest (Eagle), CO Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Mtn. Peddler (Eagle) Similar Products Used: Fox 32 Talas Bike Setup: Ibis Mojo full XTR 
Submitted by
cyk
a Cross Country Rider
from Colorado Date Reviewed: October 8, 2008 Strengths: Light, stiff, lockdown feature, sexy. Small bump performance is fantasticly sensitive. Weaknesses: Dual crown gets in the way....sometimes my knees hit the backs of the fork legs; dual crown also limits lock. Dedicated hub is annoying.....doesn't allow for much in the way of hub choices. Wheel removal is cumbersome. Roof rack transport requires a full tray mount.......fork mounts won't work! Damping and quality of travel isn't as sophisticated as Fox or Rock Shox. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: Evergreen Bicycle Ou Similar Products Used: Fox f29, Rock Shox Reba29 Bike Setup: Trek 69er singlespeed
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Clinterous
a Cross Country Rider
from Brisbane Date Reviewed: September 2, 2008 Strengths: Really Light and Very stiff to and fro. Lockout Knob is easy and very effective. I like the idea how it actually drops the travel. Especailly good for climbing steep stuff and out of the saddle stomps. Weaknesses: The twist in the fork under breaking is a bit of a put off. I too over tighten the drop out levers. I dont think this is a good way to fix this "problem". As I have broken one in the past because of this. The fork has very limited compression dampening. Actually really has no difference. Bobbing is a fairly big issue with this fork. Especially run in 26er mode. I am a little tired of how hard this fork is to get riding right. I think I have spent a good 40hrs maintainingthis fork and trying to get the compression damper to actually do something. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: That One Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Ebay Similar Products Used: I've ridden a few different units in this model and have always liked the idea of these forks. Bike Setup: Its been on a Fisher Paragon 29er for 6 months not and rides rally nice. I thought it would be to much for this frame as it is only intended for an 80mm travel form. I think with the bigger offset that an 07-08 reba it works fine. Before that it was on a Lenz Leviathan for 6 months and rode well on that also.
Submitted by
Art
a Cross Country Rider
from Bend, OR Date Reviewed: October 4, 2007 Strengths: When it's right it rides really well and all is right in the world. Laterally stiff Light Weaknesses: Finicky to set up Leaky, needs frequent Maintenance Specific hub and stem make it very expensive Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Hidden Lakes Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: Marz, RS and Manitou Bike Setup: Rip 9 now, Lev before. I weigh 180lbs.
Submitted by
lil hillbilly
a Cross Country Rider
from springfield Date Reviewed: December 14, 2006 Strengths: !!!!4lbs !!!! Best 4+ inch double crown XC fork ever. That has alot to do with what this fork is all about. The wheel also builds up super stiff (Mavercik hub, Delgato Cross 32h, 14g spokes, 3 cross). This fork tracks on downhills like no other. Very cool travel ruduction knob for climing or I use it mostly when on smooth to mod tech single track to increase quickness in handling. There is about an inch of travel left no true lock out. Weaknesses: Double crown. no spinnin the bars when jumping the 40'gap. Cant use your stem (big deal). last weakness, The competition. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Queen City Cycles Similar Products Used: zero simlar prod. any other upside down double crown 29er forks that weigh 4 pounds? Bike Setup: Kona Unit 29er. 1x9 or SS
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