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Mark
a Cross Country RiderDate Reviewed: March 18, 2012
Strengths: When it works it seems fine/ good. Gives confidence and speed on most terrainWeaknesses: I have had an EX8 (2010) for 2.5 yrs and my 4th rear shock just went. Won't hold air through 5-10 compressions, pressure down from 150 psi to close to zero. I do not do anything extreme at all, so this thing breaks under v modest stressBottom Line: It seems fine when it works and I am the only one in our group to have had issues. But 4 failing in just over 2 years, with only about 40 cross country miles a week? Fox needs to fix/ explain
Favorite Trail: United Kingdom
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Purchased At: UK LBS
Similar Products Used: None
Bike Setup: Trek ex8 (2010) - standard
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winsail
a Cross Country Rider
from SoquelDate Reviewed: February 21, 2012
Strengths: Great climbing uphill, plush on the downhill. This is a 2010 non-boost valve shock and it works great. It came with a high volume can and the standard one. I have tried it both ways and it is great either way.Weaknesses: Flipping lever..well not reallyBottom Line: Buy this shock if you're a x-country or all mountain rider who pedals uphill. It works fantastic. If you're a down hiller or Free rider who walks up it would still work but why not buy a more substantial shock. For it's intended use it cannot be beat.
Favorite Trail: Enchanted Loop
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: Craigslist
Similar Products Used: Rock Shox Monarch, Flox float R, Giant branded shock
Bike Setup: Jamis 650b2 nothing stock with Fox rp23
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pmoney
a Downhiller
from victoria,b.c.,canadaDate Reviewed: January 30, 2012
Strengths: 2012 Fox RP23 with Kashima and adaptive logic.Compression tune m,rebound tune m,velocity tune 175.Feels a lot better than my old xcish RP23Weaknesses: none so far.Bottom Line: Huge difference in the feel pointing down.The shock instantly felt more linear than my old RP23.My old one was biased towards going up this one is biased towards going down.The Adaptive logic has the firm propedal setting then three settings for open,light and medium propedal.Open feels great it feels very linear and small bump is excellent.This is the RP23 that DHers have been wanting for there trail bikes.That being said it does suffer some in the climbing department,it seems to bob more than my old RP but it is not a huge difference.I am still playing with air pressures.Overall I am very pleased with this shock and would recommend it.
Favorite Trail: platinum
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At: pinkbikeo
Similar Products Used: Older model RP23,DHX5,RC4
Bike Setup: Transition Covert
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jhammer
a Cross Country Rider
from Joplin MissouriDate Reviewed: January 24, 2012
Strengths: Looks good works good when it worksWeaknesses: Failed less than 3 monthsBottom Line: This at first seamed like a good shock did not take me long to tune to what I needed, but has broken in less than 3 months the blue lever is stuck and will not move to pro pedal and the shock all of the sudden is allot more active and is no longer adjustable.
I sucks I had there first gen fox float rear for years no issues on rebuild kit in 5 years of ridding then I had a Titus with the RP3 no issues ever so I was sold on Fox I purchased this Spearfish a few months ago a great bike by the way, I upgraded the rear shock to the Fox RP23 but what a disappointment they are not up to the same standards as the old shock bummer.
I'm about to see how there warranty process goes. If you by one good luck it seems that new is not always better.
Favorite Trail: Womble
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$350.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: RP
Bike Setup: 2011 Salsa Spearfish
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eshew
a Weekend Warrior
from SeattleDate Reviewed: September 8, 2011
Strengths: Works great when you get the right tune & air pressureWeaknesses: Way to many tunes make it difficult to make it work well with different bikes without trial & error.
Very little consistancy from year to year in terms of feel. BoostValve harshed my ride (could work well for different weights or geometry)Bottom Line: Good shock. Good adjustability.
Has 3 Compression and 3 Rebound tunes. If you buy the shock with a compression tune too low or high the shock sucks. If you get it right then it's great!
Now with the Boost Valve there is even more room for error. If you get the tune wrong the shock will either be too stiff or too plush.
I've got a 2009 RP23 that felt amazing but had a tendancy to botom out too easy. Aside from that the propedal worked awesome & it worked great for 95% of my riding.
Decided to upgrade to the new 2010 RP23 with boost valve, sadly it isnt as good as I thought it would be. The shocks have the same tune and the BV (2010) shock has a 175psi bv setting. Problem is the shock now feels too harsh through the entire travel & the propedal is not nearly as effective because the shock is so much stiffer when the pp is off. Overall not thrilled.
Way to much guesswork & luck involved.
I think I'm going to go back to my 09 shock & play with the volume spacers Fox sells to make the tail end of the travel more progressive.
Favorite Trail: Growlers & Galby
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At: online
Similar Products Used: Fox (96)Alps 4, (07)Float R, (02)RL, 09 Rp2, 09 Rp23 & 2010 Rp23 w/ boostvalve.
Fox Vanilla RL, Romic, Avalanche DHS
Bike Setup: 2008 Kona Dawg frame, everything else custom.
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MBA
a Weekend Warrior
from San DiegoDate Reviewed: September 8, 2011
Strengths: Looks cool, holds air so far.Weaknesses: Dials do nothing so far.Bottom Line: Came with my new bike. I have only 90 miles on it, but the shock dials do nothing. I went to my LBS, played with another bike that had the same shock, appeared to do nothing as well.
Break-in period?
Favorite Trail: Noble
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: Ellsworth
Similar Products Used: '04 Fox Triad, works great.
Bike Setup: '12 Ellsworth Ephipany, '12 Talas RLC, XO components.
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Haines Mountain Biker
a Cross Country Rider
from Haines, AK. USDate Reviewed: September 2, 2011
Strengths: Responsive, light, same air sleeve kit forever. Simple air sleeve rebuild. Excellent performance for XC. Can't live without a 3-way everyday but like she said, its complicated.Weaknesses: Rebuild every 50 hours?!? That's once every 5 weeks for me. Wife can't imagine why I'd like something so high maintenance. Rebuilt 4 times in 6 months due to awkward noises. Then the rebound crapped out and spewed fluid everywhere dramatically long way out. After pogo home I sent to Fox for repair. AKA bike out of commission for 3 weeks. Reliability is deplorable. I took a class on this in college, I'm an Engineer, It's called design life engineering. I'm looking for the Dodge Dart of shocks. You know the Ford Falcon of bounce. I live in rural Alaska, you know, no roads, no bike shops, only 5 passenger planes to take my broken bike parts back. Problem is planes are already full of broken bike parts from the other 10 people who ride here.Bottom Line: When are bike part suppliers going to look at our equipment from a safety perspective like climbing equipment. Reliability or trash. Working good for awhile and then catastrophically failing leaving you stranded in the wilderness...
Favorite Trail: Paradise Royale
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$2700.00
Purchased At: Bingham Cyclery
Similar Products Used: Geez. All the way back to first Cannondale rear suspension in 1991. Lots of fox air and a few coil over. Seems like rebound is the part that always fails.
Bike Setup: 2011 SJ Comp 29.
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MCHEEN
a Weekend Warrior
from Jakarta, IndonesiaDate Reviewed: August 10, 2011
Strengths: Great anti-squat (propedal) for going up, BUT that's ALL it got.Weaknesses: Really really not reliable, especially about the rebound and the propedal+rebound setting mechanizm. Crappy,,Bottom Line: It, works great for going up. Just ok when you are doing some light downhill. Poor reliability, i broke mine (rebound seal) after just 3 month (i'm a week end warrior), and 4 months after i sent it to fox for some repairment it broke again. My frien's got some leak at the propedal-rebound switch after a year,,
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: BMTB
Similar Products Used: Monarch 4.2
Bike Setup: Banhee Spitfire, X0+X9, Elixir CR, SR Charger Pro, Revelation Dual Air 150mm.
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Pat
a Cross Country Rider
from Meadow Vista,CADate Reviewed: July 24, 2011
Strengths: works kinda at moderate speed.Weaknesses: WTF is up with this shock? I have ridden fox shocks for years and they really !@#$ this one up. The 3 way adjustable setting sucks i can never figure it out and get the ride i want. The bike always tries to buck me off. I know you say the rebound is too high...yea i know but when i set it so it doesn't rebound fast i get this ride that feels like a slug. It doesn't peddle efficiently at all even in pro peddle. Not satisfied at all.Bottom Line: Not a fan Dump it. I have not had a leaky seal yet but from the research i have done its coming soon. I just cant find the sweet spot on this shock. BOOOOOO Fox wtf were u thinking.
Favorite Trail: Auburn trail network
Duration Product Used: 3 months
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RandyBoy
a Cross Country Rider
from MammothDate Reviewed: May 25, 2011
Strengths: This is for a Fox RP23 BoostValved Niner WFO and a Niner RIP.
There are no strengths, BoostValve has no platform or Propedal feature that works from 2010 on. Flipping the ProPedal lever makes no difference, it causes both my Niner WFO and RIP to bob.Weaknesses: Fox won't fix the problem unless you send them $160 for a "custom tune". They finally figured out that PUSH was making bank on fixing their crappy shocks, so now they are trying to horn in and get a slice of the pie by selling what is basically a Fox Float RP as an RP23. It's a scam.Bottom Line: Don't waste your money buying any bike with an RP23 Shock with the Boost Valve feature. It's a complete failure and a rip off. You aren't getting what you are paying for. The 2007 through 2009 pre boost valve models work fine.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Similar Products Used: X Fusion, Manitou ISX-6, CaneCreek Double Barrel.
Bike Setup: Niner WFO, Manitou Dorado, Cane Creek Double Barrel, Hadleys, Formula The One, etc.
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Jack1965
a Weekend Warrior
from ItalyDate Reviewed: May 13, 2011
Strengths: unknown only used for 45 km......Weaknesses: reliabilityBottom Line: It came with my brand new CUBE sting, I didn't have the time to test it that was already leaking from the propedal lever.
The bike stop forecast to have it repaired in Italy is at least one month.....
I happy that I still have by old bike with X fusion shock....
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: rock shox
x fusion
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dincrivel
a Cross Country Rider
from brasilDate Reviewed: March 3, 2011
Strengths: no leaks yetWeaknesses: t propedal and no propedal are the same!!! that sucksBottom Line: my last bike was a kona with a rp23 that realy worked, and i never had any problems fore tree years
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: fox rp23 2007
Bike Setup: SC blur ltc xtr, talas, rp23 2010
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Vitaly
a Cross Country Rider
from MA, USDate Reviewed: February 7, 2011
Strengths: Plush, good amount of settings, "Propedal" helps to climb without too much loss.Weaknesses: I have new shock with Boost Valve produced in 2010. Unfortunately, it leaks from the very beginning. Oil comes out under the rebound knob. My new bike has warranty, but I'm still sad having problems with so expensive and well known brand as Fox, while far less expensive vendors produce more reliable stuff. This is second RP23 I ride, and both has leaks. Google founds a lot of similar reports. It says, new RP23 with Boost Valve has design defect.Bottom Line: As a most of Fox shocks RP23 is plush and has good settings, but the reliability is close to zero. Consider to buy shock from another vendor.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: X-Fusion 02 PVA
Bike Setup: Diamondback Mission 2, Merida One-Five-O 3000
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lowaired
a Weekend Warrior
from conejo valley , CA USADate Reviewed: January 22, 2011
Strengths: Light , popular , great conceptWeaknesses: Came with RIp 9 in the Light Duty mode.
Not much difference at all when switched to propedal.even 3 and slow rebound.
Buy the monarch rt3!!!Bottom Line: The monarch actually seemed lighter to me when i installed it. And it performed 10 times better . The rock shox product is made so much better quality and very happy with the performance!!!
Favorite Trail: Los robles
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At: with bike
Similar Products Used: Monarch RT3
Bike Setup: niner rip 9
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irashai
a Weekend Warrior
from KL. MalaysiaDate Reviewed: January 22, 2011
Strengths: Responsive.Weaknesses: Kinda show sign of leakage.Bottom Line: I got mine with my YETI ASCR and I like how it works till now. When I want my bike to feel like a hardtail, it works by a flick of a switch. If want to use it during bumpy terrains, it works too. Not much experience in the quality of 4 inch compare to a 5 inch travel but I enjoy the feel of my 4 inch travel up to date. Initially I thought I felt a leak from the propedle knob area but it still works fine so i guess I am wrong. Hopefully YETI or FOX will fix it before my bike warranty period is up.
Favorite Trail: Kiara
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: Bike Pro Center
Bike Setup: YETI ASRC
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