Extensive testing has proven the performance of the Revox to be head and shoulders above any of the current crop of long travel dampers. Features include an all new speed sensitive Intrinsic damper design, our own titanium coil spring, and an impressive range of external adjustments.
Submitted by
PauliE
a Downhiller
from Czech Republic Date Reviewed: November 13, 2008
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Smooth, Great adjustability, Light weight, it looks nice with Ti spring
Weaknesses:
Price
Similar Products Used:
Fox DHX 5.0, Manitou Swinger
Bike Setup:
Intense M3, Boxxer WorldCup, Sram X.0, Shimano Saint, Magura Louise
Bottom Line:
Best shock so far. No experience with the CC one, but against DHX its awesome. For those who are looking for the best shock for their bike, with no money limit, its a great choice, you'll not regret.
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Submitted by
Andy
a Downhiller
from Seattle, WA, USA Date Reviewed: November 26, 2007
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
universal cucles
Strengths:
Great adjustability, does not like to bottom out, fast
Weaknesses:
price. duh.
Similar Products Used:
nothings like this baby
Bike Setup:
boxxer team. Highspeed compression all the way soft .low speed all the way stiff. rebound fast
Bottom Line:
Very nice shock. Buy one if you ever get the money. Forget the Ti spring tho unless your wanting to pay 700$ or whatever to save a few grams.
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Submitted by
Dustin
a Downhiller
from British Columbia Date Reviewed: November 4, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Forked Up
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
came stock on the used session 10 i bought
Strengths:
Everything. its extremely adjustable.
Weaknesses:
the coil rubs on the shock.
Similar Products Used:
an old fox shock. about 7 years old.
Bike Setup:
session 10
Bottom Line:
its insanely awsome, aside from the one downside. everything good has a downside, so what can you expect. id say its the best shock ever.
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Submitted by
bob
a Cross Country Rider
from sc Date Reviewed: July 14, 2007
Favorite Trail:
carlmont
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Bottom Line:
this shock doesn't reduce pedal bob, it is the session 10's frame that brings the chain up to the pivot point on the swing arm, thus making it pedal like an xc bike. Don't be fooled thinking its the shock, its not. Take a close look at the session 10's front sprocket and you'll see the chain is next to the pivot joint.
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Submitted by
Clark
a
from Squamish Date Reviewed: March 31, 2007
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
ultra smooth, magical damping very light (Ti coil) unreal small bump and square-edge compliance easy, effective, tool-free external adjustments
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
dhx, 5th element
Bike Setup:
vp-free
Bottom Line:
far superior to the dhx and 5th element. haven't tried the roco or double barrel, but i'm blown away by this thing. you don't know how crappy the dhx is until you try a revox. manitou made garbage until now. this is simply amazing. a very worth upgrade.
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Submitted by
Julio
a Downhiller
from The netherlands Date Reviewed: February 25, 2007
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
came stock on my bike
Strengths:
everything is so good Ti spring ultra ultra smooth looks beautiful
Weaknesses:
a you kidding me,this shock is amazing,it's the best there is
Similar Products Used:
Fox dhx5
Bike Setup:
on a stock session 10
Bottom Line:
this shock is the most awesome shock out there,the shock has 6 way's to adjust and the damping is unbeleavable way and way better then the dhx5.The shock preforms nothing but awesome and is so unbeleavable smooth,i love it.I'm lucky it came stock on my bike and delivers me 10 inches of travel with a 3.5 stroke.If you are looking for the ultimate rear shock in preformence look no further and buy a revox,it's the best shock you can get your'e hands on.
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Submitted by
michael Lopez
a Downhiller
from El Centro, CA Date Reviewed: November 11, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Any one I can find
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
Light, and adjustable, probably the best coilshock out their... even over the Fox DHX.
Weaknesses:
None so far.
Similar Products Used:
manitou 4-way and 6-way, fox DHX
Bike Setup:
Jamis Diablo 2.0 stock specs except for FOX 40.
Bottom Line:
by far the best shock Manitou has ever made for FR/DH. A Massive improvement over the Manitou Swinger 6-way, (which was the biggest peace of crap out there!) I'm just glad Manitou finally got it right... and I'm glad to have it, couldn't ask for a better shock.
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Submitted by
John
a Downhiller
from Santa Cruz, CA, USA Date Reviewed: October 31, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Mail Boxes
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
Sprockets, Santa Cruz, CA
Strengths:
Pedals amaizingly well, looks beautifull, and has tons of adjustability.
Weaknesses:
None as of yet worth downgrading it for but the compression dampening when set to full min on both the high and low speed still feels a bit firm for what it should be at full min. Although it is still low enough you probably would never want it lower then those min setting anyway which is why its not really a problem.
Similar Products Used:
DHX 5.0 Coil, DHX 5.0 Air, DHX 3, Six way, rp3, vanilla etc.
Bike Setup:
Trek Session 10 with 888 up front, full saint, and all the other goodies.
Bottom Line:
So I have never liked Manitou products and have even seen (working in a shop which sells manitou products) a decent number of failures in other products of theirs. I went to purchase the new Trek Session 10 and probably would have without even riding it switched it for a DHX 5.0 which i have riden many times before including on my old bike and loved. But for the moral of the story I am sure glad that no one else makes a shock big enough for that frame except for Manitou. This shock functions like nothing you've ever riden before. It function on a speed sensitive valve as they call it which may sound like a bit of crap because thats what they all say (including Fox) but man this thing damn near locks out on the smooth climbs. And yet as soon as you hit the first bump the shock opens up and lets you enjoy all its wonderfull travel. Not to mention its incredibly hot looking with a really nice in house Ti spring standard. And it has adjustable: high speed compression, low speed compression, bottom out resistance, inertia valve pressure, rebound, and preload. All of which are pretty easily accessable and really do there job. Bottom line is i would still never ride a 6 way swinger but i love my Revox and would recomend it to anyone over just about any other shock on the market including DHX 5!
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Submitted by
clark w
a Downhiller
from la Date Reviewed: May 30, 2006
Favorite Trail:
DH
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$360.00
Purchased At:
performance
Strengths:
its good
Weaknesses:
its bad
Similar Products Used:
vanilla
Bike Setup:
norco foes front suspension
Bottom Line:
its the best of the best
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Submitted by
Nir
a Downhiller
from LA Date Reviewed: May 8, 2006
Favorite Trail:
SoCal any DH
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
www.bike-improve.com
Strengths:
Design, super light, super sensitive, no tools adjustment.
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