Submitted by
fearless139
a Downhiller
from colorado springs, co, united states Date Reviewed: November 11, 2008
Favorite Trail:
winter park
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
local seller
Strengths:
its definately a light weight fork made for racing which is what i use it for. its small and good lookin on my bike
Weaknesses:
i havent found any weaknesess yet
Similar Products Used:
monster t, super t, fox 40 rc2, shiver, dorado,
Bike Setup:
m1 intense, white e.thirteen bash gurad, raceface cranks, deity dirty thirty white handlebars, avid juisy brakes, deemax rims, maxxis downhill minion tires, 5th element 9.5 eye-to-eye, 50/50 pedals, bear grips, 2005 boxxer world cup w/ blackbox installed,
Bottom Line:
i bought them because i never owned a boxxer and most of my friends had it on their bike and told me it rode amazingly. so i bought it to try it out and so far im liking it
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Submitted by
Al
a Downhiller
from Owen SOund Date Reviewed: July 11, 2006
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$2000.00
Purchased At:
From a guy
Strengths:
great stiff super plush fork
Weaknesses:
need stupid allen keys to adjust it
Similar Products Used:
05 drop off triple
Bike Setup:
04 norco team Dh, 03 boxxer wc, diablous cranks, 5th Element shock (9.5 x 3)
Bottom Line:
great overall fork.. have only ridden ver ylittle hardocre stuff.. but this fork works great
its a bit heavy.
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Submitted by
Taylor Sumser
a Downhiller
from Ridgewood, NJ, USA Date Reviewed: October 10, 2004
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At:
This website, MTBR
Strengths:
Lots of travel, nice silver stantions, nice rebound, good racing fork, weight is nice but could be a little bit better.
Weaknesses:
This fork is really ment for Downhill Racing, and thats not what I use it for....I use it for urban, dirt jumping, and some downhilling........the bushings go bad on this fork so fast u can even realize it....i used it for 2 and a half months and the bushings are already shot
Similar Products Used:
Dirt Jumper 2, EXR Comp, Z1 FR SL
Bike Setup:
P.3 with holzefeller cranks, maxxis tires, 26 inch double trackin the front and 24 inch mag 30 in back, 2003 boxxer world cup, XT shifters
Bottom Line:
This fork is a AMAZING racing fork....which is what it is really ment for. If you want a real freeride and things like that go get another fork instead of any of the boxxer series forks....go get a Junior T or a light weight fork not ment for downhill racing.
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Submitted by
Captain Happy
a Downhiller
from Ashland, Or Date Reviewed: June 9, 2004
Favorite Trail:
my dh track and the flying fish
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At:
Forged Horse
Strengths:
Quality build, low friction stanctions, light weight and customer service.
Weaknesses:
The problem with the stiction and adjustments is taken care of by black box upgrade. Instead of turning there back on the problem rock shox took care of it by parctically giving away these kits to solve the problem and with a little know how are super easy to install.
ellsworth dare, 03 boxxer world cup w/black box upgrade, arrow rims, king hubs & headset, xt brakes, race face diablous stem, seatpost, bars, profile cranks.
Bottom Line:
got it cheap because it was a last year close out. was going to get new team, but why when the problem is fixed so easily with black box upgrade. you can't expect to get a suspension product and have it work perfect right out of the box. tune it for your style of riding and body weight. get the correct springs, i run one firm and one xtrafirm, also use the correct oil levels and weight. with the black box upgrade i run 10 weight in the compresion leg and 5 weight in the rebound leg. for even more rebound sensitivity run 2.5 weight in rebound leg. as with the top crown i recommend going with a romic. quality machining and superior strength. you can also run an integraded stem. the fork is amazing and if you feel you need more travel boxxer have 8 inches in 2005.
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Submitted by
Captain Happy
a Downhiller
from Ashland, Or Date Reviewed: June 9, 2004
Favorite Trail:
my dh track and the flying fish
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At:
Forged Horse
Strengths:
Quality build, low friction stanctions, light weight and customer service.
Weaknesses:
The problem with the stiction and adjustments is taken care of by black box upgrade. Instead of turning there back on the problem rock shox took care of it by parctically giving away these kits to solve the problem and with a little know how are super easy to install.
ellsworth dare, 03 boxxer world cup w/black box upgrade, arrow rims, king hubs & headset, xt brakes, race face diablous stem, seatpost, bars, profile cranks.
Bottom Line:
got it cheap because it was a last year close out. was going to get new team, but why when the problem is fixed so easily with black box upgrade. you can't expect to get a suspension product and have it work perfect right out of the box. tune it for your style of riding and body weight. get the correct springs, i run one firm and one xtrafirm, also use the correct oil levels and weight. with the black box upgrade i run 10 weight in the compresion leg and 5 weight in the rebound leg. for even more rebound sensitivity run 2.5 weight in rebound leg. as with the top crown i recommend going with a romic. quality machining and superior strength. you can also run an integraded stem. the fork is amazing and if you feel you need more travel boxxer have 8 inches in 2005.
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Submitted by
jay dog
a Racer
from morzine france Date Reviewed: May 17, 2003
Favorite Trail:
plenney dh
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At:
mail order uk
Strengths:
light weight
Weaknesses:
too expensive for what you get, to short a service interval, not enought travel, not strong enough, lots of stiction, tops out erraticly, not getting all the claimed travel, not as light as 'they' say
avanti d8, boxxer wc, hayes hfx9 8" front and rear, dt hugi hubs, dt spokes, mavic 321, maxxis high roller 2.5, xc tubes, fsa pig head set, azonic bar and stem, sram xo, 7.0 cluster, xt cranks, fsa chain ring, 135g seat and ti seatpost, shimano dx pedals
Bottom Line:
What a waste of cash! I should have just kept the shivers on but I wanted to save some weight. The shivers work so much better. The boxxers came with too much oil in them from the factory so I was only getting 4" of travel. They sometimes sieze solid and you have to give them a really hard push to get them moving. They have loosened up a bit now and Ive changed to some better quality oil but they are still very knotchy and im only gettin 165mm of travel instead of 176mm. Mind you they are light... If you trying to lighten up you bike then go for the Teams, for the extra cash the WC's seem like a bit of a joke. You just cant beat the heavy old shivers for nice smooth fit and forget performance
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Submitted by
El Rosso
a Downhiller
from Manchester Date Reviewed: March 27, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Nanerch Scousers / Wharncliffe
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At:
Borrowed from my good mate....
Strengths:
Light, looks nice, new damping circuits are nice..... gold Ti Nitride stanchions....
Weaknesses:
Still suffers from stiction.... very expensive...quite easy to damage if you hammer it or ride street drops etc..not as reliable or as strong as Marzocchi or Avalanche and doesn't seem to perform quite as well...good race fork though...
Similar Products Used:
Avalanche DHR (wow), Marzocchi Shiver 03, Marz Monsters, White Bros DH3, Boxxer Race (stiction), Marz Super T Pro (if you want a light race fork that is reliable go for this) Pace Monsters (these are no longer amde cos they were terrible), Manitou Dorado DC, and others
Bike Setup:
2003 Brookyln QMX Race Link,03 Shivers at the moment, 24" wheels, Kore, Azonic, Shimano XT, Hope Brakes and Hubs
Bottom Line:
If you want to spend a load of wonga on a fork that will be good for racing and only racing then go for it.... for the money there are better forks, ie Marzocchi Super T Pro and Shiver....the rockshox are just not up to being abused like the Marz.... I have seen to many pairs of Boxxers killed freeriding or the lower leg assemblies bent by riders who ain't that heavy.... I have tried them for a month and quite like the performance, but for the money they ain't that good...
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Submitted by
Mike
a
from Boulder, Colorado, USA Date Reviewed: February 22, 2003
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Light, stiff, feels good
Weaknesses:
Silver stantions look cheap, comes with cheap oil in it, Expensive
Similar Products Used:
Marzocchi Jr.t, Shiver ,and Monster T, Manitou Dorado, Stratos s7 and Super Star 8, 2002 Boxxer.
Bike Setup:
Orange 222, Boxxer World Cup, 5th Element etc.
Bottom Line:
This is a sweet fork. I would definately recommend it over a 2002 because the damping works better. I haven't tried any of the other 2003 boxxer line so I can't compare the stiction levels. This is a sweet fork, and if you have the option, I would definately say get one.
$ 1399.00
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