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Submitted by
Shawn
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Ourimbah | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | 2nd hand | | Strengths: | Umm they are not rigid | | Weaknesses: | Where do I start, having 'upgraded' (sic) from 2003 7" Boxxers I must say I went years backwards | | Similar Products Used: | 2000, 2003 Boxers, 07 Boxxer Teams, 888's, Travis, Jr T's, Monster T's, Totems you name it | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Giant DH Comp and Sant Cruz Bullit | | Bottom Line: | Buy the older 7" travel forks and don't be sucked in buy the extra 1" of travel. These forks are harsh and just do not offer all of the things that the previous Boxxers have become legendary for.
Sorry SRAM but this one is a turkey and I loved both my previous Boxxers. One flamin Chili for value and overall as they just don't cut the mustard and the way I see it there is only one value on saftey off a drop. They work or they don't and these babies don't. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
romain smith
a Downhiller
from ottawa, Ontario
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Q-Cup | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Fresh Air | | Strengths: | cheep plush and can take a beating | | Weaknesses: | sometimes to soft uppers tend to bang on frame if using a hardtail, barky ajustable | | Similar Products Used: | manitou Kingpin (terrible) | | Bike Setup: | 04 norco manik boxxers axiom chain guide all husslefelt | | Bottom Line: | for the money it is great but if you do bug drops i would say look for somin more ajustable | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter Szedlak
a Downhiller
from Brussels, Belgium
Date Reviewed: January 9, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | berlaymont in waterloo | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$270.00 | | Purchased At: | from a guy from the net | | Strengths: | Beautiful movement through the whole travel. Very light.
It can be tuned to your personal needs. | | Weaknesses: | small turning radius, a bit flexible, not really well adjustable (only rebound) | | Similar Products Used: | Monster T, Zoom 1100 Force tuning, RS pike | | Bike Setup: | Illmatic DH, BoXXer Race 2003, Hayes HFX HD, Sram 9.0, Truvativ, Bike Positive stuffs | | Bottom Line: | It has a beautiful look, it is light, and it works really well. I use it with 5W oil, but for DH race you'll need 2.5W.
The best buy I have made yet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: October 20, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Local shop | | Strengths: | Light. Looks good. Low ride hight. Good servicing by rock shox | | Weaknesses: | I have had none stop problems with the internals in the right leg coming lose and rattling inside the fork. This means the fork has plush and stiff stages. i Have since replaced with 888vf | | Similar Products Used: | jn ts. | | Bike Setup: | Keewee cromozone. 888vf. mavic/dmr rims. WTB DH hubs. Truvativ chain guide RPM cranks. Hayes | | Bottom Line: | Rock Shox are a good brand but this particular modle sux. I think the main reason is because they are adjustable down to 6" and this is where my problems stemed from. But that dosnt mean that all are like this. they are good and light and good for racing if they are working at the time. And to their credit they are very hard to bottom out even off drops of 15 feet | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Billy Ray
a Downhiller
from mississauga
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | canada cup, bromont | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Purchased At: | yourmom.com | | Strengths: | when its dented it works better | | Weaknesses: | everything, better off rigid. | | Similar Products Used: | supercycle zooms | | Bike Setup: | yeti ASX full saint, and the... boxxer | | Bottom Line: | yeah, nothing much to say... dont even look at this fork, i would ride springer forks over this. I would rather run down the mountain on foot with my bike over my head screaming "gaaaa" while doing tricks then ride this fork. ok. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
francois allaire
a Weekend Warrior
from dolbeau-mistassini, canada
Date Reviewed: March 14, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | amazone | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$380.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | The fork is lightweight for a 7 inches travel dual crown fork. The rebound damping is working well. The fork is easy to service. | | Weaknesses: | it maybe bottoms out easily. | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi drop off triple, Jr-T | | Bottom Line: | This fork is designed for downhill, not for big huge drop and gaps. It will soaks the bumbs in your path without problems. If you are a drop, gap jump rider i would consider another fork. If you don't want to spend too much on a triple clamp fork this is the choice. This fork is very plush and will make you feel faster. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rick `Petersen
a Downhiller
from santa cruz ca usa
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | mailboxes | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | my freind down the stret brand new | | Strengths: | none the fork suck so bad | | Weaknesses: | it is so bad!!! i hate it if you want it email me ill sell it for 150$ i putt black bow kit in it and it helped it alot butt it still sucks! | | Similar Products Used: | jrt | | Bike Setup: | i got a bullit with a 888 a much better fork | | Bottom Line: | the fork sucks!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J-Factor
a Downhiller
from Ontario
Date Reviewed: November 6, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Auto Bahn | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | 600 | | Strengths: | Probably the only strength on this shock is that the you rarely whack your knees off the tops of the stantions 'cause they are so low. | | Weaknesses: | When i first used them they felt fine, nothing special than things just went downhill from there. I frequently ride 6 - 15 foot drops onto smooth tranies and this fork bottoms out like there is nothing in the way to slow it down. Also one minute the fork feels stiff and the next it feels plush. I've got it proffesionally maintained and it still happens. Not only does it bottom out jumping but it uses almost 6 of the 7 inchess under medium braking and i only weigh 130. | | Similar Products Used: | boxxer team, z1 wedge, dj1, dj3, manitou breakouts | | Bike Setup: | Giant dh, titec components, manitou 6 way, mavics, abbah hubs | | Bottom Line: | If you like sprain your wrists off drops and jumps than buy this shock. If your budget is around the boxxer race than get the jr. t or the super t instead. if you hit any sort of jumps that you get over 3 feet high than don't even think about buying this shock. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jesse
a Downhiller
from bainbridge island
Date Reviewed: October 28, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | pinkbike.com | | Strengths: | Very sweet and plush. Awesome and easy rebound adjustments. Very responsive and light. Hc2 dampening is the best ever made. | | Weaknesses: | I have not found one yet with me fork | | Similar Products Used: | exr pro (crap), felt a dorado, | | Bike Setup: | Big hit with this beautiful boxxer | | Bottom Line: | Definately worth getting over a jr. t or any other fork in its class. Lightest 7 inches of travel out there. Get it Get it Get it!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
peter huisinga
a Downhiller
from bainbridge is, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | a-line | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | a friend | | Strengths: | very plush, looks good, light, good tire clearence | | Weaknesses: | anoying to adjust preload, i hate the drop crowns, paint comes off easily | | Similar Products Used: | 888r, supert, jrt, boxxer world cup, spikes (but rarely). | | Bike Setup: | 03 sgs, 888r, 5th element, wtb laserdisc, minions, hot seat, fsa v-drive, hayes mags | | Bottom Line: | boxxers kill marazocchi unless its a 888r or shiver. its not the greatest for the big hits. manitou is better. you can get them for cheep. unlike marazocchi boxxers are much more responsive and have good progressive dampening. these forks are light and are a quality fork for downhillers of any level. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom Gredley
a Downhiller
from Kent, UK
Date Reviewed: September 14, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | les gets pleney run | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$520.00 | | Purchased At: | used from a mate | | Strengths: | plush, stiff, look good, fairly light weight | | Weaknesses: | paint chips easily, damping spike. feels pants if not tuned (apparently; ive not tried and un tuned ones for long) | | Similar Products Used: | shiver dc (2001 and 2003), had a few minutes use of junior t's, dorados, 888's, monsters, manitou sherman plus etc | | Bike Setup: | '02 bighit dh with '03 tf tuned boxxer race, single tracks, truvativ etc | | Bottom Line: | brilliant for dh racing, can take the big hits too. lateral stiffness is very good. mine had problems with damping spike sometimes, but it rarely happened. feels like it has more travel than it really does.
drops etc are better dealt with by shivers, but for dh racing these fork rule.
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Submitted by
skyler gustin
a Downhiller
from port alberni,B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | scorpion | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | cutting edge sports | | Strengths: | the size of thestansions are huge compared to most regular forks.20mm trough axle are suppose to be stronger then a regular QR ( id never know ive always had a QR20 so) | | Weaknesses: | when i first got them hey were super plusher then my o2 dj 1s and i was still paying for my bike just taking it for rides in the parking lot till my rear shock came in .then i came in the next day and they wre like stiff the had like this air noise so i bounced on them a few times and they were super smooth again.then i got my bike back with rear shok and went ridin around then did a 6ft drop back tire first and my forks backa bang or clunk noise the you would push them down even a little and they would have a hard spot or a clunk and then the next day i tried themaand they were fine so i was like OK what ever then i went to scorpion did a 4 footer to flat in the very begining and they did the same thing accept they were very bad so i had to skip the whole trail and go down to the bike shop we took them all apart and the bottom seal things got sucked up into my top springs and got torn a part so i had to wait a month for them to get fixed but mean while when they were getting fixed my bike machanic talked to rock shox and they siad they had a problem in 2003 so they upgraded apart of my fork donno wich part and we set them up for 7 inches instead of 6 and ive been riding for a 3 days or so and ive done some of my biggest stuff ever like and 10 footer off a rock to like flat with no armour i forgot it hehe) and they work SSSSSSOOOOO smooth and soft.i was doing a race course called gunt wrencher and i was taking jumps and landing front weel to c what would happen and nothing just plushness and the same track has lots of routes and i was riding front tire real hard and they just sucked every thing up i was so pleased!!HINT: if your going over a race with lots of routes have them set fast and youll just feel plushness theyll suck them up the when it gets off the route since they have lots of rebound they got down real fast then suck up the the next route.if i would ever buy a fork for racing it would be a boXXer!!they are so sweet!!!I LOVE THEM ALOT..the only thing different about the world cups is the ealiing or sumting nuttin much | | Similar Products Used: | nothing ..they are to nice | | Bike Setup: | 2004 brodie devo with rock sox 2003 boXXer race envy chain giude stratos rear shok alex supra-E rims truvativ hussefelt cranks | | Bottom Line: | just make sure when you feel a clunk get them serviced right away then they will be kik A$$ | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chuck Call
a Downhiller
from Utah
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Rudys flats | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | cambriabike.com | | Strengths: | these shocks can take 6 foot drops like curbs, rebound is perfect,I haven't bottomed out yet. | | Weaknesses: | if you want to change travel you have to do it internally,
changing the oil is a pain,but worth it. | | Similar Products Used: | JR.T's | | Bike Setup: | Haro X-1 with boxxer race,travativ holzfeller cranks. | | Bottom Line: | i love these boxxers, there the most plush shocks ive ridden and there really cheap! also these shocks are almost the same weight as some single crown forks, which make them great for just riding around, even a little cross country. I hear things about the XXX seals not working, theyve held up fine for me and i ride hard almost everyday, so if your looking for a nice downhill/freeride double crown fork this is your answer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phil
a Downhiller
from Montreal, QC,Canada
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$325.00 | | Purchased At: | Internet | | Strengths: | Light, Strong, plush, very tough. Never bottomed out on me yet. | | Weaknesses: | The paint is kind pf cheap. Problem to fit the hayes 8 inches adapter. | | Similar Products Used: | Jr T, Boxxer 2002, MOnster T | | Bike Setup: | Balfa BB7 2003, 2003 boxxer race, race face cranks, easton mg stem, thompson seat post, fox vanilla rc, michelin tires on mavic D321 Rims, Xt shifter and derailleur, blackspire chain tensionner and more | | Bottom Line: | Great fork for the money, strong and light. Never had a problem on the trail with it. Except for the hayes 8 inches adapter.
A good Buy | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brando
a Downhiller
from nashua
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | lynn woods | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | from a friend | | Strengths: | fork has good seals, very plush, has rebound control great feature to have, 6 or 7 inches of travel, double crown double clamp, 20mm thru axel. | | Weaknesses: | only thing bad is when changing travel you have to take the lowers off and change the spacers.
| | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi junior T, 888, drop off triple, shiver dh, dorado DH, | | Bike Setup: | 2002 kona stuff, 2003 boxxer race, raceface dh headset, single track rims f/r, marzocchi 20mm front hub, shimano XT rear hub, truvativ hussefelt isis cranks. prisoner-r bars, kona sealed pedals, and stock kona stem. | | Bottom Line: | overall so far the fork is solid hasnt bottomed out on me yet, looks great with silver lowers and the greenish uppers with black crowns. if your looking for a good fork then get the boxxer... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tyler Gilsdorf
a Downhiller
from Sammamish, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | A-line | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | supergo (came on bike) | | Strengths: | This fork is super plush, almost too plush
It soaks up the drops fine
Its pretty light for a downhill fork | | Weaknesses: | cheesy paint, scrapes right off
Fork seized, riding off a set of seven drops 5-8ft. to flat and fork seized on the landing of the third one
can't ride until I get it fixed
Can you do the romic fix to the boxxer race?
I was wondering if anyone did the romic fix to their fork by them self, if so what drill bit did you use to enlarge the hole on the damping rod?
Any help would be appreciated, downhillracer3@hotmail.com | | Similar Products Used: | monster t, jr.t, super t, sherman, drop off triple, boxxer team and world cup | | Bike Setup: | stock, on an 2003 SGS pro | | Bottom Line: | This fork is great when it is working
Its not hard at all on drops
Its pretty light, easy to pull up!
This fork is a bargain at the price it is out there for right now!
Buy it and fix it right off the bat! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
AJ Smith
a Downhiller
from Hope, BC
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | anything down with hits | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Shop in town | | Strengths: | This fork is so plush compaired to my 2002 jr T. The disk break tabs don't bend like the ones which were on my marz jr T. Did I remember to say it is plush. Done gaps and freeride stuff with this fork and have had no problems at all. | | Weaknesses: | When I got the fork it felt like poor out of the box. Had a mechanic of mine gut out the fork and do some custom mods to it. It sucks that I had to keep trying to screw with the fork to get it primo set. Oh and the oil seals inside suck but if ur creative enough u will realize that the 32mm marz oil seals fit inside. These causes a leak free fork for 6months and counting so far. The tall crown turning sucks. | | Similar Products Used: | Marz jr t, super t, monster, shiver, stupid monster, White bros dh3, etc..... | | Bike Setup: | Soon to be the new norco team dh when they send it to me. Currently resorting to my ht because my dh bike is waiting for a frame. | | Bottom Line: | These forks are great and I really don't understand what some of these ppl are talking about. It was a pain to modify the cartridges and have to pick up different seals to keep the fork completely leak free. After all that though it has been pimped. Been riddin this fork almost every day for 6months and just keeps coming back for more rock beds and gaps. The only think I don't like about it is the tall crown. It hits the frame and makes for poor turning. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Downhiller
from NZ
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Light, stiff, plush | | Bottom Line: | when i got these forks on a complete bike i was under the impression from reviews on this site that they were going to be crap, i was very pleasently suprised !
These forks are plusher than my old pair of Jr T's or Z1's. I still like marzocchi but i think that these forks are better in some respects. These forks are also really stiff and suprisingly solid for their weight (lightest dual crown fork on the market).
These forks arent going to make you a better rider, no fork is, no bike is either but they handle the roughest of downhill tracks with ease.
Dont be put off these forks by bad reviews, dont trust everything you read, hell dont even trust this, go out and ride a pair and make up your own mind, i have made up mine ! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ezzel
a Cross Country Rider
from Raleighwood
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Strengths: | Relativly lightweight, pretty stiff (well, at least compared to single crowners), inexpensive, functional rebound damping, ease of maintenance, seems durable (so far anyway)... | | Weaknesses: | Small bump sensitivity, some flex in the lowers, top crown is extra $$$, doesn't seem to be getting teh claimed 7" of travel, travel could be plusher... | | Similar Products Used: | 1st DC, but rode a Vanilla 125R for awhile... | | Bike Setup: | SC Bullit | | Bottom Line: | For the most part, this fork has been a pleasant surprise so far...I was really concerned about the weight issue of a DC and the super slack head angle, as I wanted to keep my Bullit in semi-XCish form...So I thought the Boxxer Race would be a nice compromise...And I've been quite pleased with the way the fork has handled big drops, stairs, and bigtime ramps/jumps...Many folks have claimed this fork is not particularly well suited to freeridish type stunts, but mines' been nails on 6 footers and the like...I'm running a firm spring and a medium spring, and I cannot bottom this thing out, even when I land nose first off a big drop (I weigh about 180 lbs)...But, like I said above, I don't seem to be getting all 7 inches of travel right now (and yes, I checked the plastic spring spacer)...May switch to two medium springs and see what happens...I can detect a minor amount of flex when I grab some 8" rotor front brake, but it's really noticable to me (though perhaps if I rode a Super T around for awhile I would think differently)...Not surprisingly, this fork doesn't seem to have the small bump sensitivity as my old Fox Nilla, but nothing really does...But the damping knob actually works (unlike many internal ones found of Jr. T's), which makes the big drops smooth as butter...More than anything else, the fork has increased my confidence level by quantum leaps as the slack head angle makes you feel like you can land anything...Would be nice to have compression damping, but it's prolly just more things to break or malfunction...Wish the travel were a little plusher, but so far this thing has been bomb proof (and I go looking for trouble everytime I ride) and you can't beat the price...Would like to try a Super T in the future though, just to see the difference... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Reid
a Downhiller
from Richmond, Vermont
Date Reviewed: November 26, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Bolton freeride/downhill course | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$499.00 | | Strengths: | The Fork is tuff, and can take a beating. The XXX seals and hc2 damping, i think are the valued components. | | Weaknesses: | The fork is way loose and there for bottoms out a little to easy. Before the boxxer's I had shivers (120mm) and they were beefy. If the boxxers had this quality they would be perfect. | | Similar Products Used: | Psylo and shiver | | Bike Setup: | 02' Giant Ac1, Boxxer race, 5th element coil rear, Hayes hydraulic 8" disc, flatboy pedals, nokian gazzalodi 3.0" / maxxis mobster 2.7"
race face diabolus stem | | Bottom Line: | Exceptional fork great for racing down a downhill course, crappy for drops. When I saw the 7" of travel and it said it was a downhill fork I thought it would be a nice big hit fork for when the trail gets rough, yet at a cheaper price then bigger forks. This fork is a great buy but if your really serious about bigger drops and harder trails go with a beefy fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan Charbonneau
a Downhiller
from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: November 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | My unnamed trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Canadian Tire (Cycle Lambert) | | Strengths: | The fork is light, easy to maintain and setup. It's a strong and stiff ride and comes with some pretty good springs. | | Weaknesses: | Stantions discolor after little use, the adjusments aren't on the fly and the rubber frame guards aren't long enough for some bikes (Specialized Big Hit) which makes the top crown come too close to the frame. | | Similar Products Used: | I've tested Shivers, Jr.T's, Super T's and White Brothers Dual crown forks. | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Specialized Big Hit (will be equipped with saint after winter) | | Bottom Line: | I like the fork alot, i didn't really notice any spiking, possibly cause i like my rebound a little slower than most people. It rides well and sells for a great price. It is easy to maintain and unlike what i've heard, my seals are fine and the fork is running awesome. Also, the fork is super simple and easy to maintain.
I would tend to compare the Boxxer race more to a Super T than a Jr.T, i don't like the juniors more than that. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shawn O
a Downhiller
from Bellingham, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: November 11, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Pink Starfish, Air Supply, Platnum, Woodlot Gold, CBC, Dirt Merchant, GROOVULA | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | looks, smooth stroke, stiff, light | | Weaknesses: | Bolts on axle are too soft, bushings, cheap internals, lame valving, no rebound damping(you have to use different wt oils instead) | | Similar Products Used: | 01 Marzocchi Shiver | | Bike Setup: | Trek Diesel Freeride atomlab, dt swiss freeride hubs, xt/xtr, titec, truvative Holzfeller cranks, maxxis mobsters/highroller f/r, mrp, hayes, brake therapy floating disk brake arm | | Bottom Line: | For the money I think your getting a decent fork. I know there is the Junior T to compare it with but I haven't heard great things about it and I have a couple of buddies who have it and aren't to stoked on them. I was kind of bummed that the fork comes set at 6" and not 7" and you have to take apart the fork to change it to 7" which is kind of a hassle. I also used 7.5 wt oil to slow my rebound down and make the fork more progressive. Rock Shox finally addressed the compression spike issue and their was no need for me to do Romics cure for it. I also use Lizard Skins fork boots on my fork to make up for Rock Shoxs lame seals so I haven't really had any issues with the seals and I live up here in the muddy northwest where mud gets into everything if you dont protect it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
josh
a Downhiller
from houston, tx, usa
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | great travel, plush, lightweight, acomodates big tires | | Weaknesses: | a little too plush, no way to adjust | | Similar Products Used: | psylo | | Bike Setup: | iron horse sgs pro | | Bottom Line: | it is a good fork, alot of people bash it, but it works great, bottoms out a little too easy but that can be fixed with more oil, could use another inch of travle, there are better forks out there but for the money it is a great fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Oates
a Weekend Warrior
from Nelson B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: October 18, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | hitman | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Strengths: | Smooth action through travel,very stiff fork | | Weaknesses: | Sometimes rebound damping fades but I haven't checked oil levels yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Fox vanilla 125 RLC | | Bike Setup: | S.C. Bullit,Shimano XT, Mavic rims,Roox,Titec and Axiom parts | | Bottom Line: | Excellent fork, transforms Bullit into a ride that would be hard to beat. It's so nice to get rid of the noisy,harsh and spikey Fox Fork and put on a plush,quiet and capable fork. Someone who wants to ride their Bullit uphill and then ride it fast downhill should consider this fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bill
a
from vancouver, bc
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | xxx seals, plush when working, stiff, light | | Weaknesses: | compression spikes, drop crown in 7" setup hits frame, bottoms out at random. | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi junior and super, boxxer world cup | | Bike Setup: | 2003 s/c bullit | | Bottom Line: | avoid this fork if you have a choice. the weight savings are not worth it. the world cup version is awesome. this one has budget valving and lots of plastic inside. there are various internal upgrades available now, but despite these "fixes", it still spikes like hell. the damping is horrible. the external rebound adjustment is all or none (when will r/s ever get the rebound problems sorted?). it bottoms out at random sometimes and then other times it spikes so hard you get no travel. its really plush when its working well though which is about half the time. can we get some longer stanchions please for the 7" travel setup for the crown doesn't smash the top tube? what a poor design. the marz super is awesome, and not much more expensive. get one of those, or wait for the 888 if you're loaded. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tristan mayor
a Downhiller
from manchester
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Morzine | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Rock Shox dust/dirt wiper seals are very good, switching from 6 to 7" travel is easy | | Weaknesses: | Terrible damping spike, rebound damping turns on and off, tops out randomly, 'lucky-dip' springs, weak construction, lowers puncture easily, no upper crown options, upper crown is too low drop, bushes are too short and wear easily, internals are made of plastic | | Similar Products Used: | Jr T's, previous years Boxxers, Shivers | |
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$ 670.00
