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Submitted by
Damon Kleyh
a Weekend Warrior
from Santiago, Chile
Date Reviewed: March 7, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | La Parva | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Light, adjustable for city cruzing and downhill shredding | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi EXR Pro | | Bike Setup: | GT i-Drive 2.0 (full) | | Bottom Line: | Not my first choice but it came on the bike. This fork has survived a 2.5 hour downhill trail and soaked up a lot of ugly rocks along the way. I also use it in the city and it can handle going up or down a flight of stairs with no really problems. I would recommend this fork if you want soemthing that doesn't cost you a nut and can handle a wide variety of different riding styles. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Xavier Hanson
a Cross Country Rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Marin Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle World | | Strengths: | Good Rebound, Strong, good price | | Weaknesses: | A little too heavy, dampening is only on/off | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox judy | | Bottom Line: | Well had it two years now. finally decided to get it serviced. That was only because a little water has got inside. Can be a nightmare doing XC but looking at other reviews i am a heavy lad and mine do not bottom out at all. Ok conclusion, good forks for price but....many out there that are better specced and cheaper for what they give. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
marecej
a Cross Country Rider
from Bratislava
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$290.00 | | Purchased At: | zanzo bike | | Strengths: | it holds the wheel | | Weaknesses: | it suxs when new,it sux when old..read the bottom line | | Similar Products Used: | Fox Talas | | Bike Setup: | Rocky mountain element,deore,sran,middleburn | | Bottom Line: | The fork has adjustable travel thru changing a spacer inside the fork.When I bought it it was going about 6cm,so I thought it was on 80mm setup.this fork newer heard the word damping.but!now i finally opened it,after my friend told me how to make the fork work as a suspension fork.it was setuped on 100mm so it traveled only about 60% of full travel.i changed the oil from 5W rock shox to 10W Shell fork oil and put a piece(about 8mm)of elastomer on tom of the spring and finaly it can ow be called a susp fork.it travels about 80mm now(not so good,but better as six),and more important-it has damping(even adjustable).so when you have this fork,try to play with it a little,and you will be amazed how good it can behave | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bender
a Downhiller
from Australia
Date Reviewed: June 12, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything Dangerous | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | slolen | | Strengths: | Oh Absolute Wiked Fork, I just love it so much, Slipperly silver stantions (sexy) and the travel is just Endless. Awsome for hittin massive drops and hucking man. These are the best forks ever. They are a bit too hardcore for dirtjumping and cross country so seriously stick to the Downhill tracks and large drops thanks. | | Weaknesses: | None - | | Similar Products Used: | 2004 Monster T (Crap) Boxxers (fukn Sh*t) 888 ( not as good as Pilot Sl but you'd roote em') | | Bike Setup: | Big Hit DH stock, V8 Mags, Pilot Sl's --- Yeah BAby!!!! | | Bottom Line: | Well done Rockshox, you have really come along way in designing you're forks. The detailed thought that you put into designing these amazing forks must of been very impressive.
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Submitted by
David Giordano
a Cross Country Rider
from East Berne, New York USA
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Long Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$170.00 | | Purchased At: | cambria bicycle outfitters | | Strengths: | Very,very plush. For me it is awsome because I weigh 140 pounds and with the fork set at 100mm, it takes pretty much anything and soaks it up. For doing jumps I would probably put some air in it.It soaks up tiny bumps as well as big ones. | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox indy, Rst capa | | Bike Setup: | Trek 930 Singletrack. Originally came with a rigid fork. By the way, I haven't found any problem with the handling with the suspension fork on it. | | Bottom Line: | An awesome fork for the average lighter weight rider. Pretty stiff. Looks great. Aluminum steerer on SL model!!!
Rebound is pretty good. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
colten
a
from merritt, bc, canada
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | came with bike - used | | Strengths: | adjustable | | Weaknesses: | bottomed out on a 3ft drop | | Bottom Line: | good fork for dirk jumping | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big Goober
a Weekend Warrior
from Alabama
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Oak Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came on 03 Fuel 80 | | Strengths: | Inexpensive if bought aftermarket. Holds the front wheel well. Pretty reliable. | | Weaknesses: | Lateral stiffness, IMO, is not sufficient for a rider of any weight (I'm 6'3" 200). My wife's Giant Sedona's shocks are more rigid than mine. rebound and damping are not top notch. | | Similar Products Used: | Pilot C, Duke SL, SID team | | Bike Setup: | 03 Trek Fuel 80 (only change as of now is Avid SD7s F&R) Soon to be equipped with some decent forks and headset | | Bottom Line: | For the budget-minded recreational rider on singletrack with no drops greater than a foot or so, and not too rocky or rooty, weighing under 170lbs, this fork is for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, WA
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Fat Tire Farm | | Strengths: | Reasonable weight, good stiffness for only 28mm stanchions, no issues so far | | Weaknesses: | Some initial stiction problems (which have been solved), rebound dampening a bit on/off | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou Skareb Comp and SXR, Marzocchi Z3, Rock Shox Judy SL (back in the day when they were the top of the line forks) | | Bike Setup: | KHS Steel Frame, SRAM X-7, Mavic Cross Rocks, Avid Discs | | Bottom Line: | My hard tail is really my casual trail riding bike these days so I just wanted a simple, inexpensive fork for it. I had a Skareb Comp on it but it really never worked right so I replaced it with the Pilot SL. Yes the fork makes a little noise, but so does chain slap and cable slap. Big deal! The strait up facts are that it is a decent working RECREATIONAL fork for a low price. If it is used for that, then it works good. If I want to ride drops, jumps, downhill, park, I ride my Stinky because it was made for that. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shane Gouldthread
a Racer
from Weedville
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | 7 Springs race course | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | internet | | Strengths: | plush, nice rebound, stickers are cool, stiff coil for lighter riders, and not any noticable flex. | | Weaknesses: | a small clunking noise that i hear when i bunny hop and land. | | Similar Products Used: | other rock shoxs, headshocks, manitou skareb comp | | Bike Setup: | Trek 830 Steel, Cyclone single speed crank, Sram PC-1 Chain, Mavic wheels, Avid Single Digit 7 v-brakes, and all Ritchey WCS. | | Bottom Line: | I have it on my Trek. that i used for training in early spring. but the frame was at a bad angle with 100mm on it. so i didnt have the spacer so i had to call R.S. and get one. But now i turned this bike into a single speed for the luxuary of no hassel and training. the fork runs nice now at 80mm. lost the clunking noise it had. smoothing running now for me. but i wouldnt realy call this fork for racing.
LIVESTRONG_RIDELONG | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steve
a Cross Country Rider
from macomb
Date Reviewed: November 28, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | stoney creek | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | richiard bikes | | Strengths: | rebound control,good weight not super light but still good,travel adj,looks | | Weaknesses: | i'm 172 pounds so the fork doesn't bottom it seem it would for a big person,little noisy | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | gt i-drive 2.0 04 model stock,getting all new xt's stuff all around,rebe team w/poplock,mavic rim xt wheels 223 very soon and fox RP3 rear shock | | Bottom Line: | i like it i know there is better alot better if you are easy bothered by simple stuff like noise at times it's not for u but i set the fork at a higher weight setting it seem to stop the easy bottom out over small to medium logs.not really heavy it cost around $250 it came with my bike.If u wanna get superlight xc fork spend more than $250 then be happy if u get a bike that u buy under the elite bike full suspenion bike then u get what u spend.It does it job right won't out do a 500 dollar fork but it goes over small to medium logs and other objects good at a high weight setting.You bet i'm going for reba team and getting the much better fork all at the same time a 250 dollar fork is 250 dollar fork not a 500 dollar one.good fork a begineer not someone who really into it but a fork that good for a person who has little money or not into much. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Maddo
a Cross Country Rider
from Western Australia
Date Reviewed: October 20, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$308.00 | | Strengths: | 100mm travel, air preload adjustment, rebound damping. Plush response. | | Weaknesses: | Require higher air pressure than recommended.
My forks have the wrong decals on them, they are SL's, but are badged as XC's.
Rebound damping a bit on/off. | | Similar Products Used: | Cheap oem coil forks (Shen Shye Top Gun's, re-badged by Merida) | | Bike Setup: | KHS Alite 3000 hard-tail, Shimano BR-M475 Cable Disks, Pilot SL forks, Alivio running gear. | | Bottom Line: | I bought these forks as an upgrade from the cheap original forks fitted to my bike. So far they have performed well, significantly improving off road handling, and as a result, my confidence.
I have had none of the problems with noise, softness, leaks etc reported by some others, but had the bike shop check them internally before fitting.
One small issue is that at the recommended air pressure for my weight (20lb for 100kg), they were way too soft and easily bottomed out. Increasing the pressure to 30lb solved the problem (the manual states the max to be 50lb). They are still plush, but have not bottomed out, even over a (accidental) 4 foot drop.
For the casual xc rider, from my limited experience, I would thoroughly recommend these forks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
deano
a Weekend Warrior
from uk
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | bonthrone | | Strengths: | cheap | | Weaknesses: | click click click click click click click click.
bottoms out a bit easy and the rebound adjuster seems to only be on or off | | Similar Products Used: | axel elite mx | | Bike Setup: | 2003 NRS - stock set up except for shimano hydro disks | | Bottom Line: | really really annoying clicking sound comes from these forks. They do ok for the kind of XC riding I do, got me over a few nasty lumps and bumps without too much trouble. I don't get jarred around too much either when going over bumpy d/h trails.
They leak a little air but not too much
All in all I wouldn't have chosen these forks but they do fine until I can afford an upgrade.
I wouldn't use them for anything too hardcore though. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jared
a Cross Country Rider
from Burlington, VT, USA
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Earl's Cyclery and Fitness | | Strengths: | This fork, despite complaints, does work, just not well. It absorbs some bumps...
It's light | | Weaknesses: | -Air Valve has blown twice
-Travel is around 20 or 30 less than advertised
-Makes stupid noises when going over small bumps
-Almost no rebound adjustment makes it impossible to do anything but small roots and rocks
-Bottoms out so easily, I can just push down hard on my bike and feel it hit bottom. I weigh 150 pounds, and i'm 6 foot, pretty skinny I'd say, but my shock should not be bottoming out.
| | Similar Products Used: | Nothing | | Bike Setup: | Trek Fuel 80 (2003) | | Bottom Line: | If you ride light, and I mean very LIGHT, then you could stand this fork, I guess the weight is nice but I'd rather just have a stiff fork than this. I'm never buying anything Rock Shox air again. Maybe a Boxxer, but that's different. Im putting this on my sisters bike and getting a new one when I have the money. Marzocchi and Fox, both seem like good choices. Only settle for this fork if it is stock. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shane Gouldthread
a Racer
from Weedville
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | all........ | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$129.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint.com ( cheapest place around, HONEST!) | | Strengths: | 100-80 mm travel, lighter weight, looks, smooth and plush travel, rebound adjustment, air, stiff......... | | Weaknesses: | none yet... | | Similar Products Used: | manitou.... | | Bike Setup: | trek, 2003 XT, ritchey wcs, pannaracer smokes.. | | Bottom Line: | I was afraid of buying this shock. but, glad i did. I have heard a lot bad about R.S. But needed this for a back-up race bike. didnt have a lot of money to spend because of getting all new Xt for my CANNONDALE f700 for racing. Read a lot of bad reviews on here, so i went on mtbr to the bikes that had this fork on them. TREK 6700 model has them. everyone that had this bike said forks work nice, sweet, good..... n so on!!! ive been using it as a training bike now. smooth,plush,quick for responce!! all nice, noproblems at all. ive been going at race speeds on single track, flats, climbs rocky sections, lots of rocks n great!!! its not my headshock stiffness or headshock period. but dang close i think.. happy trails n see ya at the races!
ROCKSHOX U NEED TO ADVERTISE MORE!!! GOOD JOB!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nauris
a Weekend Warrior
from Latvia
Date Reviewed: April 12, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Strengths: | strong and nice working for XC. | | Weaknesses: | looses some air when you do some dirt jumping with it and finally lowers got bent in oposite directions in a small crash. | | Similar Products Used: | RST 381CL | | Bike Setup: | Bike-Man Zecke, Mavic, Truvativ, Sram, Magura Julie's. | | Bottom Line: | Great fork for XC. Can take some big hits, but only if you are somewhere near to pro as a rider. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Israel
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Totally nothing | | Weaknesses: | Slow rebound, uneven travel, noisy | | Similar Products Used: | RST 381, Rock shox duke | | Bike Setup: | Trek Fuel 80, 2003 | | Bottom Line: | This is a totally useless piece of hardware. It seems that the spring is not well attached so it makes annoying clicking sounds. It got 10mm of ‘dead travel’ i.e. it does not rebound to its full length.
My old $70 RST (with the same spring + air preload technology) was much better.
I should to get rid of this crap ASAP.
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Submitted by
Patrick
a Weekend Warrior
from Glen Allen Va
Date Reviewed: February 18, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | wintergreen | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Agees Bicycles | | Strengths: | So far none. Havn't had them 4 days | | Weaknesses: | Already in the shop trying to fix a seal only after having it for 4 days | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Indy | | Bike Setup: | Stock Trek 6700 with the in house (Trek) Bontrager Heavy crap! | | Bottom Line: | I bought a new Trek 6700 this past Saturday February 14 2004. It is now wednsday February 18th and the seal on the shox have already blown. Whats even sadder than that is that I have only been doing road riding with the bike so far! I'm wondering if the shox on this bike are just pure crap! Oh well, I guess I know what my first upgrade will be and it wont have the name Rock Shox written anywhere on it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
johnnyb
a Cross Country Rider
from San Anselmo
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | ???? | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Looks good, rebound works. | | Weaknesses: | Poor steering, flexy--even scary going downhill! | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi, Fox | | Bike Setup: | NRS3-Fox Float RLC; Rainier-Marzocchi EXR | | Bottom Line: | I think that this fork will work well for anyone under 150 lbs. Weighing 215 lbs, I have not had any good experiences with it on singletrack. Even at the maximum pressure the flexing and sloppiness in steering has led to many bloody shins. So, after about 200 miles I have given up on it and gone on to a Fox Float RLC. That is the fork for big people.
I wish product managers would realize that when someone buys your large frame it is usually for a person who weighs more than average and they should spec something with more stiffness. I have to give this fork away now to someone lighter. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shawn K.
a Weekend Warrior
from Los Angeles, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Up in the mountains | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$599.00 | | Purchased At: | Helens Cycles | | Strengths: | Well the Air Pilot SL came with the Trek 6700 I got and its working great. The fact that you can adjust the amout of travel you want by pumping it with air or taking some out. Looks real good. Rebound adjust. | | Weaknesses: | A little heavy. Thats it for now | | Bike Setup: | Trek 6700. Upgraded to a complete deore XT thats it. | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is you get what you pay for. Its a sweet for buy let me ride it some more and i will say if it lasts. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Sunderland, England
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | North York Moors | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came with Bike | | Strengths: | Worked fine for the last 8 months with no maintenance required apart from some light lubrication. | | Weaknesses: | After 1000 miles, the fork crown sheared straight through at the stem following a low/medium speed crash onto hard icy ground | | Similar Products Used: | None. | | Bike Setup: | Marin East Peak 2003, Magura Julies, Raceface stem, XT rear mech. | | Bottom Line: | Very surprised with such a complete fracture, wasn't expecting such a failure. I have to admit that if it hadn't failed I wouldn't be posting, as the fork was basically doing the job with minimum fuss. But now I have the opportunity to upgrade and I don't see any reason to buy this model as an upgrade or replacement for any other fork. I'm in no hurry to buy another Rockshox... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Maciek
a
from Poland
Date Reviewed: November 24, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | mud:) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | Sweet. I use it at 100mm, and because I'm 60kg, I can do XC and jump with it without a problem. For longer trips at 0psi it is a bit too stiff for me. At this price you wont find anything lighter. So: allroud use, light, nice progerssion. | | Weaknesses: | None, so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Used sh***y Suntour fork, no comparion | | Bike Setup: | Kona Hahanna, with x139 rims at Alivio hubs, Tioga Extreme XC tires, rest stock | | Bottom Line: | Pilot Sl is a great folk. I use it for everything, XC, downhill, a bit dual (and wait my X139 rims got killed:) I am very light rider, so folk is quite stiff to me, but it is not a problem, 0spi and another spring (at 80mm) will make from this allrounder, an XC beast. Some time ago I thought about Marchcotti but many people say that it is prone to falioures. With this one I see for several years of riding I wont have any problems. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard
a Weekend Warrior
from Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Date Reviewed: October 29, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Trevallyn Trails | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$367.00 | | Purchased At: | Geard's Cycles | | Strengths: | Good fork for about the first week | | Weaknesses: | It sucks SH*T
It bottoms out easily - just going off a kurb | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Giant Iguana | | Bottom Line: | Don't buy these shox if you intend to ride them. They are so SH*T, i have got the shox pressurised for an 80kg person when i weigh 50kg and they bottom out just by pushing down on them. If You are buying a new set of shox - save your money and get a set of dukes or marzocchi MX, A Couple of my friends have got these and they work perfectly. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jac
a Weekend Warrior
from Scotland
Date Reviewed: October 20, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Fast One's | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | woollyhatshop.com | | Strengths: | Nice fork. Smooth travel down all 100mm. Havn't bottomed it out with clunck, but have used all 100mm. | | Weaknesses: | When I go over bumps fast there is a strange rattle, don't know weather it's the fork or something else. Also the rebound adjuster seems a bit on or off. | | Bike Setup: | 03 Saracen RuffTrax with Pilot SL RockShox, the rest stock. | | Bottom Line: | Great fork smooth travel down to the last mm. The rebound adjuster seems to be a bit on or off, there dosn't seem to be any inbeetween. The air pressure is good. I'm 65kg's and run the fork at about 7 p.s.i. Small air pressure adjustments on't make much of a differnce, but a great all round fork and only £130 off of woollyhatshop.com | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
NRS3
a Cross Country Rider
from Cumming, GA, USA
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Chicopee Woods | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Adventure Cycles, Oakwood, GA | | Strengths: | Rebound adjust / smooth / quiet / very little flex | | Weaknesses: | Would like a little lighter fork, but don't expect it in this price range. | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou Axel / Skareb | | Bike Setup: | Stock 2003 Giant NRS3. Stock SID rear upgraded to rebound adjust. | | Bottom Line: | Been riding it just over 1 month almost daily. Trail rides 1-2 times per week. No problems whatsoever. Quiet - smooth - handles tree roots at race speeds very well. Saved me from going over the bars at Chicopee on a 12" diameter 10" deep hole. Just held on and made it through. Rebound adjust seems to work only when the lever is rotated beyond 3/4 of its travel, but does work very well and keeps its setting. NO AIR LOSS so far. Chris at Rockshox (SRAM) was very friendly & helpful in answering my set up questions. Scott & Mike @ Adventure Cycles (my LBS) were also very helpful with any questions I have had. Would like to upgrade to a Duke, Psylo, etc, down the road but am very happy with this one so far. 5 Chilis since its a lower priced fork - seems to give you a lot for the $. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Racer
from alice springs NT australia
Date Reviewed: September 15, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | singletrack | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | kinda stiff....for rockshox, coz of steel stanchions | | Weaknesses: | weight
klick klick klick...... damn rattling
| | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi mx (sweeeeeet), judy sl, duke sl | | Bike Setup: | stock, but velocity rims | | Bottom Line: | not a bad shock, but i only have it coz it came with bike. doesn't bottom that easily, provided it is used for XC. slight topping issue, doesn't really bother me. main problem is the clunks 'n' bumps. it rattles like a prick. if i was looking for a new fork for similar price/use, would probably go for dukes or marzocchi MX. 3 flammin' chillies coz its a tad expensive with steel stanchions, and coz of rattle problem. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Jacobson
a Weekend Warrior
from UK
Date Reviewed: September 10, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | Wooly Hat Shop | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Dropouts | | Bike Setup: | Mishmash or a range of bits | | Bottom Line: | Totally amazed after riding for 1hour on my brand new pair of pilots sl's in Thetford to have both dropouts shear off and the front wheel shot off into the bushes. I went over the bars and fractured my elbow as a result. You would have thought that RockShox would be pretty good at dealing with such a major (dangerous) failure. - No they are rude suggesting that it is my fault!!!! They have had my whole bike for about 10weeks, and still no one has told me what the outcome is!!! I have tried ringing several times - they promise to ring me back but nothing. This is the worst customer service I have ever heard of!!!! - Not even an appology for a whole summer of lost riding!!!!! - ROCKSHOX I WANT MY BIKE BACK | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DH-COMP (Hopefully)!!!
a Weekend Warrior
from Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Date Reviewed: September 8, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Trevallyn Trails | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$367.00 | | Purchased At: | Geard's Cycles | | Strengths: | Nice and cheap for the price | | Weaknesses: | It has started to bottom out about halfway down the travel, I think this is because i don't have any air in the shock. but it shouldn't happen as i only weigh 110 lbs (Which is 28lbs lighter than it recomends for 0psi. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Giant Iguana - lizard skins, etc | | Bottom Line: | Buy these shox if you like crosscountry with the occasional downhill. They are good for most things if you are not to hardcore. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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