Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Indianapolis,IN,USA Date Reviewed: January 2, 2005
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
came with bike
Strengths:
Easy to adjust (and adjustments actually work-unlike too many other low-to-mid range forks!), smooth compression, relatively light (for its class) with magnesium housing
Weaknesses:
No rebound damping adjustment
Similar Products Used:
Judy TT on another bike (Tried out Manitou Six and Black Elite, Fox Vanilla)
Solid all-around mid-price XC fork. Does all I ask of it smoothly and consistently. It reacts well to my 170# with the stock spring. Soaks up the small stuff and hasnot bottomed on up to about 3 ft drops. But (as with most forks) larger riders may want to change to a stiffer spring. It's not marketed as a serious DH or FR fork, so look elsewhere if that is what you seek.
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Submitted by
John Ferguson
a Cross Country Rider
from Christchurch, New Zealand Date Reviewed: April 19, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Port Hills, Christchurch
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At:
Chain Reaction, Christchurch
Strengths:
Adjustable travel. Good plush feeling.
Weaknesses:
A bit of flex when at 108mm travel, but still very firm overall.
Similar Products Used:
Marzocchi Z4 Bomber 2002
Bike Setup:
Hardtail Marin Rocky Ridge. Mavic Rims. Hayes hydraulic discs. 2.24 Motoraptor (front and rear).
Bottom Line:
Excellent fork for those who mix it up between uphill, downhill and cross-country. Not for the serious downhiller, but more than adequate for weekend and after-work riding. I've never been let down by them yet!
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Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Minnesota Date Reviewed: March 18, 2004
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
Came with bike
Strengths:
Its easy to adjust, smooth over rocks and roots. Easy to perform maintenance on.
Weaknesses:
Came with fairly weak springs. Fairly heavy on my otherwise light weight bike. Can't adjust rebound rate.
Similar Products Used:
Piece of junk InSync 323 that came with my Trek 4300
Bike Setup:
2003 Marin Rockey Ridge, XT shifters, Time pedals, Hayes Discs
Bottom Line:
I haven't had any mechanical problems with this fork as of yet. I've taken 5 foot dropoffs without it breaking. It did bottom out a lot until I put in a stiffer spring. Overall, if it didn't come with my bike I wouldn't have bought it.
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Submitted by
will
a
from vermont Date Reviewed: July 11, 2003
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
ive actually never seen this fork before
Bottom Line:
spaz
wahooooo horray for chillies!!!!!!!!
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Submitted by
Fredrik
a
from Springville California Date Reviewed: May 23, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Anywhere
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$680.00
Strengths:
None
Weaknesses:
Bottoms out on first little bump in trail. Slow to recover after compression. And, oh yeah, IT BROKE!!!!
Similar Products Used:
Judy TT
Bike Setup:
Gary Fisher Sugar +3disc
Bottom Line:
If you're a pure pavement rider you could use this shock but I don't advise it. I took a 20 foot drop and the thing snapped in two. To me that would be a bad sign, when I go trailling I need a shock that can keep up with my riding habits. This shock is !@#$ sh*t.
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