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Fox Racing Shox Vanilla R Rear Shock
Product Descriptionadjustable rebound damping
User Reviews
Submitted by
norcorider95
a Downhiller
from London, England Date Reviewed: May 29, 2011 Strengths: plush, easy to set up, the fact it has no piggy back means thats there's only spring and rebound to adjust. looks quite cool. has fox's reliability and just is a fox. for a budget shock it takes abuse like a beast. doesn't bottom easily. Weaknesses: seems to make a noise on impact (but at least you know its working) i dont know about weight because if you bought a shock to save weight you wouldnt read a review about a coil shock really. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Aston hill 4-2-3 Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: came on bike Similar Products Used: Van R, marzocchi rocco. (cant really say fox dhx.5 cause theyre too different) Bike Setup: specialized big hit. marzocchi 55's, e13 ls1+ sunline v1 bars. 
Submitted by
david
a Cross Country Rider
from Shenzhen, China Date Reviewed: January 10, 2010 Strengths: Plush, absorbs small bumps as well as the bigger hits. You don't notice it until you need it, in other words its not like riding a pogo stick like other lower quality shocks Weaknesses: none so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: which ever one I'm riding Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: ks and some other POS Bike Setup: Corratec Glacier, deore disk and shifters, lx FD, Deore RD, SARS headset, bontrager bars and stem, quando hubs, Rock ShoX Dart 2 fork, Race Face crank and BB, Alex rims, Dabomb seat post
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Brian
a Racer
from Lake Tahoe, California Date Reviewed: November 21, 2007 Strengths: Good amount of travel. Has the smoothness of a Fox! Weaknesses: n/a Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Marham Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $200.00 Purchased At: rscycle.com Similar Products Used: Fox float 
Submitted by
luke hlavenka
a Downhiller
from alliston Date Reviewed: August 13, 2007 Strengths: cant think of any Weaknesses: very easy to bottom out i dont know why but if i do like a 4 foot drop it bottoms out everytime Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: waterfall (blue mountain) Duration Product Used: 6 months Bike Setup: 03 kona stinky rasta edition, junior T, avid 5, deore shifters and derailleurs
Submitted by
luke hlavenka
a Downhiller
from alliston Date Reviewed: August 13, 2007 Strengths: cant think of any Weaknesses: very easy to bottom out i dont know why but if i do like a 4 foot drop it bottoms out everytime Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: waterfall (blue mountain) Duration Product Used: 6 months Bike Setup: 03 kona stinky rasta edition, junior T, avid 5, deore shifters and derailleurs
Submitted by
JF
from Montreal, Quebec, Canada Date Reviewed: May 13, 2006 Strengths: Strong shock, durable Weaknesses: Too stiff Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Submitted by
nathan
a Downhiller
from ancaster Date Reviewed: February 26, 2006 Strengths: fox name works great when u have it set properly Weaknesses: blew it twice Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Submitted by
jord
a Weekend Warrior
from vancouver bc Date Reviewed: December 11, 2005 Strengths: rebound adjustment works great, does everything, good value for what you get Weaknesses: no compression adjustment, noisy, feels choppy over the technical stuff even with a lighter spring Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: came on bike Similar Products Used: vanilla rc, freinds dhx 5, swinger 4 way, 5th element cvt/5 Bike Setup: 04 rocky switch, sherman sliders, 5th element cvt/5, dual 26/24 doubletracks, xt derailler
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Dan Durston
a Weekend Warrior
from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: March 31, 2005 Strengths: Reliable, Good on any size of hit if you got the right spring rate and rebound damping settings. Weaknesses: Not a great pedaler, lack of adjustability Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Urban Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Came Stock Bike Setup: Rocky Mountain Switch Ltd. with 05 Marz. Z1 FR 1, Race Face Diabolus, Azonic, Hadley, Sram X9 
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Taylor g
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary, Alberta Date Reviewed: March 13, 2005 Strengths: Rebound works for about 6 months. Weaknesses: I have this shock with my 04 stinky. I have been riding it for about a year now and i have never been more dissapointed. Problems? These are the problems: Rebound adjuster doesnt work, spring broke after a 8 ft drop, oil leakage, bolts are loose. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: any Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: came with bike Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: 04 kona stinky, sherman sliders, block 8 handlebars, raceface crank setup, 5th element, mag 30 in the rear, mavic 729 in the front.
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Alex
a Weekend Warrior
from Burnaby BC Canada Date Reviewed: January 7, 2005 Strengths: Overall plush ride. I came from a BMX then, few hardtails, so for my first fully, any back shox is wonderful. However, the shock it's self looks a bit cheesy with such a big frame. Weaknesses: THE REBOUND. I dropped 6 ft onto concrete and broke my rebound adjustment. I bit of a surprise for me since it was brand new (about my 5th ride). I'll be patiently waiting for the day the oil just explodes out of the shock. Also, DO NOT go to sharpley for any cycling needs. The shop has the worst F*^kin service ever. The owner is unhelpful and he ripped me off my charging me more on a so called "derailer mount". The service is really really bad. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Metro Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: Sharpley Cycle Similar Products Used: haven't got to use any other back shock. Bike Setup: 02 VPS Launch with 04 drop off triple, deore shifter, El Norte bars and stem and 26/24 single track wrapped in Blue Grove and Nevagal
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IRVING NAVARRO
a Cross Country Rider
from BRONX, NY. USA Date Reviewed: November 1, 2004 Strengths: VERY STRONG AND SOMEWHAT PLUSH. GOOD SHOCK TO START WITH. GO FO A AIR SHOCK ASAP.. Weaknesses: TO HEAVY. OTHER THAN THAT A GOOD SHOCK Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: BLUE MOUNTAIN Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $120.00 Purchased At: A BIKE SHOP Similar Products Used: N/A Bike Setup: JAMIS DAKAR EXPERT 317 MAVIC WHEELS XT/LX COMPONENTS. THOMPSON SEATPOST/STEM EASTON BAR CHRIS KING HS.
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Dan S
a Weekend Warrior
from mission,bc,canada Date Reviewed: October 23, 2004 Strengths: the shock preforms nice, rebound works good, but still want to goto rc Weaknesses: none yet, bottoms out easily(i have 4.3" travel with a 1.5" stroke shock) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: street and woodlot Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: came on my 03 norco 4by Similar Products Used: rc Bike Setup: custom built 03 4by, 01 z5 fork(soon z150), double track rear, single track front, xt and raceface drivetrain, etc...
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Univega RAM 9DH
a Downhiller
from Amsterdam Date Reviewed: August 18, 2004 Strengths: Great shock, I've had it for over 7year and it still performs like a brand new one, never had ANY!! maintanance done, unbelievable qualit, really! Weaknesses: NONE Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Purchased At: came with Trek Y11 Bike Setup: Trek Y11
Submitted by
fred
from salem VA Date Reviewed: August 4, 2004 Strengths: plush over small stuff, firms up for big drops, rebound adj. works well Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: H/I @snowshoe Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only Purchased At: MAC center Similar Products Used: swinger 3way air, DNM Bike Setup: 03 kona stinky (6" travel) stock
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