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Submitted by
allan
a Weekend Warrior
from Geraldton
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | weight for amount of travel, adjustment, lockout | | Weaknesses: | flex | | Similar Products Used: | psylo xc, rst, | | Bike Setup: | specialized hardrock, XT, truvativ, velocity, primo, sun rims | | Bottom Line: | Ive had these for around 2-3 months and ride freeride/street/xc. I upgraded from a 01 psylo xc because the steerer tube kept moving round in the crown (this seems to be happening to some others above). for street 125mm is great, then when i get to a trail, i simply wind the u turn dial down to 80mm. It seems to be able to handle both 1.5m drops and fast xc sprints with ease!
Excellent moderate freeride/xc fork
recommended! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Arthur Tong
a Cross Country Rider
from Burnaby, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Seymour CBC | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Bought it directly from Rocky Mountain Product Testing | | Strengths: | Lock Out mode is very well built for my case as I ride aggressive XC. Very plush fork. Colour and polished crown is very nice. | | Weaknesses: | As I may be running low on oil the fork goes very very soft at times. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Duke SL | | Bike Setup: | Giant, XT everything, Truvativ Hussefelt cranks, race face stem. | | Bottom Line: | This fork is awesome. Its those kind of fork you feel comfortable in. For 5" and a more XC kind of fork, this is the one. The others in the market may be way too over the dirt jump section. This fork does great in my type of application. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bad Bobby
a Weekend Warrior
from Cleveland, Oh, USA
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | wild blue yonder | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Strengths: | Looks slick! | | Weaknesses: | Broke | | Similar Products Used: | Maverick American | | Bike Setup: | 03' Foes FXR, Maverick fork/hub, Chris King HS, Curnett Ti Rear, Thomson Elite, Fizik saddle, XT Der's, Weirwolf tyres, Answer ProTaper HB | | Bottom Line: | Ok... I don't want to totally come off sounding bad about this product but... it did faulter my second time out. The bar-mount-lockout broke and shox locked up. Rock Shox was very helpful trying to put this thing back togethere and Richard Bicycles accomidated my every need, but in the end I decided to upgrade to a Maverick American fork which is very nice. Lesson learned - Always buy the best. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Darren Galvin
a Cross Country Rider
from Wellington
Date Reviewed: May 20, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | JD park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$275.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Adjustable for most riders,Enjoyable for all ,Lockout | | Weaknesses: | Weight ,Little soft | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou , Fox | | Bike Setup: | Sram XO ,XTR ,Race Face ,Moots | | Bottom Line: | I have ridden this fork hard and with Bontrager wheel set up which are great if you want to practice wheel truing.These forks are great and if you have problems with these I would have to say its your wheels flex or you have not right air pressure .On the down side the weight is a little high and spring is soft but for enjoyable riding this is A1 ,Not for racing though.buy this fork if you want comfort but are willing to sacrafice some speed.Great for whats its designed for. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim H
a Cross Country Rider
from Blacksburg ,VA ,USA
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Pandapas | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Through local shop | | Strengths: | Very plush!!!!U-Turn works great,rebound and compression damping are good too,lockout lever goes on easy and it's really adjustable | | Weaknesses: | Not much compression adjustment before lockout,stock spring is a little soft for anything aggressive.NO PRELOAD-MUST BUY HEAVIER SPRINGS.after reading service manual there is more to maintaing this fork than others,lots of patience is required to service. | | Similar Products Used: | sid race,duke sl | | Bike Setup: | for riding everywhere | | Bottom Line: | A finely tuned fork with lots of adjustability,only there is no preload adj,compression damping works almost as well but i have yet to have a problem.For 300 beans i can't complain,and the performance it definately there.If this fork lasts a couple years i would be happy,will update after service to share the expierience. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a
from Ventura, CA
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | - Remote lockout
- U-turn | | Weaknesses: | - Remote lockout needs adjustment frequently
- Stock springs are too soft for heavier riders | | Similar Products Used: | Fox Vanilla | | Bike Setup: | Giant VT1 | | Bottom Line: | The fork has been pretty good to me so far. My only beef is that the stock springs are a little to soft for me, me being 185 lb. rider. I would recommend upgrading the stock springs to some firmer ones. Which I am in the process of doing. The remote lock out has a little play, but nothing major, you can adjust it. The remote lock out is great for those tough climbs and hammering.
I can relate to other reviewers, this fork is by no means a free ride fork, but its definately a great trail fork.
As for servicing I cannot comment. I have yet to service my fork. Will post again when that time comes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | adjustable travel, remote lock out, | | Weaknesses: | had a problem with the lockout in 5 inch mode, would not lock out, fork would compress about an inch then stop. my lbs sent fork to rock shox and repaired at no charge in a week. great service. rock shox recommended not leaving the lockout engaged during storage and if stored for longer periods of time, to leave fork in longest travel mode. | | Similar Products Used: | bomber | | Bike Setup: | vt1 | | Bottom Line: | good trail fork with lots of travel, great service from rock shox, will update as the miles go on. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zach Martin
a Weekend Warrior
from Langhorne
Date Reviewed: December 29, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | price point | | Strengths: | the 5 inches of travel is very smooth | | Weaknesses: | lock-out gets in the way, the u-turn does not say at its set travel it goes from 5 to 3 inches after 1 or 2 4 foot drop offs, the fork all around is week i flex it just turning i have a 8 inch disk in the front it cant help but rub, and finally after having the fork only 1 month the bushing were shot the fork has way tomuch play in it and is no way considered a "freeride" fork | | Bottom Line: | This fork is over rated it is in no way shape or form a freeride fork its good for cross country at the most. the value is not good to begin with and just take that price and add alot of repairs and youll eventually have a top of the line fork if u didn't waste your money | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
larry c
a Cross Country Rider
from south oakland cty.,mich.
Date Reviewed: December 3, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | any w/out motor vehicles. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | as advertised,remote lok-out beats removing hands&eyes like manitou.very plush 120mm setting on the trails. | | Weaknesses: | none so far but$$$.metal stickers are a little overkill.first things I removed. | | Similar Products Used: | manitou SXr w/lok-out. | | Bike Setup: | NRS,stock r/s xc rear shock,xtr,XT driveline.mavic rims. | | Bottom Line: | psylo race made a huge diff. over the SXr/ nice to keep eyes on the road rather than looking down to lok-out fork.first class lever also/can tell the fork was designed by riders/4 riders. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a
from Cheshire CT USA
Date Reviewed: September 21, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Tyler Mill, Urban anywhere | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Cheshire Cycle and Repair | | Strengths: | Lockout is great while climbing. Remote Black Box installed pretty easily too. This fork can really do it all so far. The U-Turn adjustment is a really fantastic feature if you own a do all trail bike. Pretty light too. | | Weaknesses: | If running certain frames the knobs on the top of the crown can shear off in a hard enough thrashing. Small clearance issues with my 7" Avid rotor (Easily fixed). | | Bike Setup: | '03 Haro x2 | | Bottom Line: | This fork is pretty hot. It really is a do all fork. It was perfect for me. However, if you are a hardcore freerider you may want to look into something beefier and cross country racers may want to look into something a bit lighter. The Psylo Race is leading do-all trailbike forks into the next level. It only takes a small amount of time with the new psylo to get comfortable with it. Hopefully the msrp will start to crawl down on this fork as other suspension companies develop competetive products. Bottom line: Buy this fork if you do lots with one bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff McLean
a Weekend Warrior
from Raleigh, NC
Date Reviewed: September 16, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | New Light (All of them) | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Came with new bike | | Strengths: | Adjustablity,Lock-out and overall performance | | Weaknesses: | Possible plastic rebound knob? | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou | | Bike Setup: | Giant VT-1 full XT, Crossmax XL, Manitou Swinger rear, Psylo Race front fork | | Bottom Line: | So far so good! It is a very good fork for what I have used it for thus far. I usually dial it down to around 85mm for the cross country and then play with the lock out compression lever. The push button quick release is very nice feature that is easy to access. It is very plush and the front tracks very well. I have not noticed any unusual flex while riding. It does do a great job smoothing the roots and bumps off of the trail. I am very pleased with this fork. I will give an update once I have a few more hours on this product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
T. Brown
a Cross Country Rider
from Texas
Date Reviewed: September 10, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Erm...I don't have a fovorite, I find things that are great about each trail I ride. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point.com | | Strengths: | Remote lock out, the adjustable travel... Need I say the All the travel is a great thing. | | Weaknesses: | The only weakness I can find is that the little markings on the side do not read 125. I have read that this is because the fork is not worn in. All in all, it seems that it is not a real problem at all. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Sid dual air (I just about destroyed it along with my crossmax rear wheel) | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Giant XTC SE1, 2003 Psylo Race, Mavic 225 weelset with specialized hubs (Jumped on a good offer after trashing 2001 Crossmax's), Raceface cranks, Full XTR except for front derailuer(XT), Time atac pedals, and Avid rim brakes. | | Bottom Line: | This is quite possibly the best fork I have ever used. The plush 5 inches of travel suit me nicely. I'm not very old...14 to be exact. I do have alot of sparetime on my hands what with being in homeschooling. I live in a suburbish type place where nothing exciting happens...So, the only real thing to do is ride. Since I am in that point where you're parents let you roam freely (For the most part) And having a car, I use my bike to get around. Honestly, about 25% is used for getting around, And the rest is for feeriding, dropoffs, racing, and roaming around the new housing subdivision they are building. All of this meaning one thing...I ride, ride alot. I'm estimating around 15 miles a day during weekdays, more than likely 25+ a day during the weekends.The fork has has been able to suit me well no mater what ever I do. The remote lock out is great, Especialy for when your late for something, have to but it in the big chainring and sprint. The adjustable travel is good for when I'm racing, so I can just tune it down to about 85mm and haul. Since I live in a ho-hum town, I like to go out find some some sweet drop offs and gaps that hold my attention for awhile. The 125mm is great for that kind of stuff. The only problem I have is that I apperently have not worn the fork in, so it does not show 125, but 117 at most. I'm sure it will get nice and broken in in the next few weeks. Anysmoo, the fork is one of the best investments I've made on the bike, It feels like a dream, and if your looking into buying a new fork, I suggest this one to any type of rider, high level beginner, to soft-core, middle-core downhiller. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Magers
a Weekend Warrior
from Altus, ok
Date Reviewed: September 10, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$295.00 | | Purchased At: | e-bay | | Strengths: | 5" of plush travel. Adjustibilty | | Weaknesses: | Weak Bushings--left leg has developed play after 4 months, dust seals will not insert correctly. Difficult to service. Had to spend an additional $35 for proper springs. | | Similar Products Used: | 2001 Psylo--I'm a two time loser. | | Bike Setup: | Mountain Cycle San Andreas, XT everything. | | Bottom Line: | I strongly recommend staying away from this product. I initially wanted to buy a Z-1, and I'm very mad at myself for not doing so. I tried to save a few dollars by purchasing this inferior product. I do not believe this fork will hold up for more than 100-150 hours of hard riding without having new bushings installed.
I've only done 3 or 4 drops since purchasing this fork (no more than 2 feet), however, I do ride many rock gardens. The rock gardens I do ride are very similar to the porcupine trail in Moab, only much flatter. I've yet to bottom this fork out, but after 3 months, I have devolved play in the right leg. It seems pointless to have it fixed, as I'm sure it will just happen again.
I just finished servicing this shock for the first time (at about 35 hours), what a nightmare: first, the top dust seals would not stay in place once I pressed them in, they would just pop back out. I'm not sure what caused this, but I finally took sand paper to the contact area on the fork and roughed the area up a bit. I’m not sure what caused this; I had previously pulled the dust seal 3 times to lubricate the XXX seals, and never had any problems.
Also, I was unable to re-install the rebound adjuster knob, It would not fit back in the hole. I finally wound up taking a grinding stone to it, to soften the edges, and was finally able to get it to seat.
Each leg on this fork holds a whopping 20ml of fluid. I have know idea how this small amount of fluid keeps the bushings lubricated, or how it gets from the bottom of the fork to the top bushing—my guess is it doesn’t, and is probably why my fork is wearing so fast. There is tons of plastic throughout this fork; obvious coast cutting measures that lessens reliability, and lines Rock Shox pockets.
I'm a two-time loser. I had a 2001 Psylo, wore it out, and though the larger bushing in the 2003 would enable to fork to last longer--I was wrong.
I plan to ride this fork until it dies, I will then proceed to throw it into the trash and buy a Fox or a Z-1. I will NEVER purchase a Rock Shock product again. There is no reason they couldn't put a little more effort in to the reliability of this fork. A $300.00 disposable fork does not sit well with me.
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Submitted by
Andrew
a Weekend Warrior
from Mass
Date Reviewed: August 27, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Plush smooth travel, withstand the cold of winter and the heat of the desert (I have been in both). Easy adjustable travel. Handles 10 footers and soaks up the small bumps. | | Weaknesses: | Stickers fall off easily = doesn't matter
not very rigid = seen worse | | Similar Products Used: | Duke sl, manitou bomber, manitou black elite, manitout sherman | | Bike Setup: | Hope M4 disc brakes, full xtr drivetrain, race face cranks, crossmax and (chris king hub/mavic x618 rim) wheels, stratos helix pro rear shock, KHS rage frame ====my baby...#1 | | Bottom Line: | This is a good all around fork. It is not ment for you type of riding, but can take a little of each. Good if you want to cross country ride on the weekends and do some street on the way to school. Recomend this shock highly...and Ebay for the place to buy it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MARUT KETUDAT
a Weekend Warrior
from BANGKOK, THAILAND
Date Reviewed: August 24, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | CITIES STREET/NORTHERN THAILAND | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | BIKE SHOP IN SINGAPORE | | Strengths: | IT'S ONE OF THOSE VERSATILITY FOLKs, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU ADJUSTED IT. | | Weaknesses: | FUNNY LOOKIN' COLOR THOUGH I CAN LIVE WITH IT. "DARK" BROWN SUGAR, I'D CALLED. | | Similar Products Used: | 2001 PSYLO SL | | Bike Setup: | 2001 ROTWILD RDS SMALL. XTR SHORT MEGA 9. ROOX/ROLLER COASTER. GUSTAF M DISC. ALL THE HEAVY STUFFs, ETC. | | Bottom Line: | TOTALLY ROCK. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix, AZ
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$298.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Remote lockout althogh I don't use it. Easy to adjust. Great ride. | | Weaknesses: | Color, but deep down I like it....don't tell anybody. | | Similar Products Used: | Duke XC 80mm, Duke XC 100mm, Cannondale lefty (demo), Marzocchi exc or something like that (demo) | | Bike Setup: | Specialized s-works enduro, frame build up w/parts from my old fsr expert. Nice bike, love the S-works but not the $3800 one. | | Bottom Line: | Honestly, only taken this out once. (I am on cruthes for unrelated accident). However, all I have to say is WOW. Nice and plush over bumps, especially at full travel. Corners nice and seems stiff. Oh yha I am a fit 210lbs. Thinking about stiffing up the springs but I am not sure yet. Anyway, save a bunch of money and buy one of these.
Five flamin chilis because I love Yha. (Atleast until I review it after I have ridden it more) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt W.
a Cross Country Rider
from Utah, USA
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Ridge Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | T&T Bike & Ski's | | Strengths: | Quick and easy travel adjustment, very convenient lockout at the fingertips. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou Marz, RockShox SID | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Superlight, XT throughout, Avid 7,..... | | Bottom Line: | This shock is great for the freeride as well as those cross country riders who like some more travel on the way down the hill. I love cranking it down to 80mm and locking it out on the way up the hill keeping me forward, and then raising it to 125mm on the way down the hill to increase the speed and take a few drops here and there. The travel adjustment takes just a few seconds to go from 80-125 and the lockout is easily accessed at the push of a button on your bars while riding. Great performance & functionality...just what I was looking for...zero complaints thus far. Last year's reviews on this shock don't look so good...looks like RockShox stepped it up this year. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Pollock
a
from Gold Coast
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | All of them | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Adjustability!
Smooth action
Lock-out lever | | Weaknesses: | Not as stiff as some | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou Mars
Rock Shox Judy XC
Fox Vanilla RLC | | Bike Setup: | Jamis cross-country hardtail, tubeless tyres, Avid V's | | Bottom Line: | The action is super smooth and they've been reliable. I might have bought the Fox forks except I wanted the RS ability to adjust travel and I'm glad I got the RS. Adjustable travel is the goods, though pretty soon 125mm is never enough.
I had initial trouble with leaking fluid but other than that I just jump on the bike and go.
There's some flex when compared with the big 32mm stanchions on Fox or Marzocchi forks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian Buell
a Cross Country Rider
from North Richland Hills, Tx.
Date Reviewed: April 14, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Urban Style | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike shop employee | | Strengths: | relatively light, versatile with the U-Turn system. Remote lock out is a nice thing to have, though rarely use. it moves up and down | | Weaknesses: | it no longer moves up and down. I broke the Rebound base plate assembly *plastic* | | Similar Products Used: | RS SID, Manitou Black | | Bike Setup: | '03 Enduro Pro, Truvativ Hussefelt ISIS Cranks w/ bashguard, 2.3" Tioga DH tires, Psylo Race, Shim. Deore/LX/XTR drivetrain, Mavic X3.1/XT Hubs, Hayes Hydraulic Disc brakes. 36 lbs. "daily commuter" | | Bottom Line: | This fork is awesome, but there is a flaw in the design by putting a piece of plastic in a high stress area. If this fork is made for Free ride, they need to put a little more oomph in that piece, metal would be awesome. I'm very hard on my ride. Everyday I ride to work, every day I jump everything I can *Urban Assault Style* The fork was awesome till the piece broke from an 8 ft. jump over some cement bleachers. When this is fixed it's going on my Fisher Sugar for my friends to puts around on and get into the sport, meanwhile I'm going all out from now on.. Fox is the way to go, little more expensive, but everything is Alloy, my kind of product. For the basic rider, and a little less hard core than I am the Psylo's are Awesome, very very plush, just be careful on the big jumps, could be the last. but I know mine will be fixed under warranty, so not a huge deal. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jack rafferty
a Weekend Warrior
from santa barbara
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | tunnel | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$410.00 | | Purchased At: | jenson usa | | Strengths: | super rigid, lockout, u turn, compression | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | psylo xc | | Bike Setup: | specialized rockhopper, power tools stem, mofo dh tires, primo pedals | | Bottom Line: | my frame is a cross country frame but i freeride it and it takes it fine the fork and other up grades make the bike a lot better the fork is a good all around fork YOU CAN DO ANYTHING ON THIS FORK makes for a great up grade GET THIS FORK NOW jenson usa has the best deals | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Rochester, NY USA
Date Reviewed: March 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Tryon or FLT | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$275.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike shop hook up(Insider deal) | | Strengths: | Stiff, Smooth, adjustable travel, lockout, sweet ass chrome crown and bossles lowers!! | | Weaknesses: | NSFar | | Similar Products Used: | 97 indy xc, 98 judy xc, 2001 Psylo SL | | Bike Setup: | 2002.5 SC Heckler, King HS, Avid Mechs., Ultimate levers, Thomson sp and stem, drivetrain mix XTR and XT, Mavic 317 XT Disc hubs. | | Bottom Line: | I havent been riding it for too long but this fork is a major improvement over their 2001 Psylo line. The fork feels so much stiffer than my old Psylo. This is most likly due to the longer bushings and the braced lower legs. I saw down lower someone said the remote was hard to install. Not true. If you are somewhat familiar with bike stuff it really isnt that hard. Took me like 20 min. Just follow the instructions. The fork really seems to mate well with the Heckler. The feel of the travel along with the 5th Element is really good. I think the only dif between the race and the SL are the lockout and the chrome crown. The only reason I got the Race was because of the deal. It was a pull off from a Giant VT1. So if your looking to save some coin go with the SL. Its the same except for the lockout. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Goodman
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: March 12, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Pottery Road turn off | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle Solutions | | Strengths: | Kick ass color. Remote Lockout, that new crown, takes anything you throw at it, eats it, and then wants more! | | Weaknesses: | Absolutly NONE | | Similar Products Used: | SID World Cup | | Bike Setup: | 2003 NRS 1, King Headset, 2003 Rock Shox Psylo Race (Yay!), Easton Monkey Bar, Front/Rear XTR Deraileurs, Maxxis 2.35 Larson TT Tires, Superlight Topeak Fenders (Front/Rear), Mosh Sealed Bearing Platform Peddals, Frame Upgrade To NRS Air (Got to love that blue!), Roach Black Body Cover, and a Lizard Skin Chain Protector | | Bottom Line: | This Shock Rock's! I have taken much terrain on her, and it absorbes hits like butter! I have absolutly nothing bad to sayabout this shock, for the exception that the travel only hits 117 mm on the tube, but rock shox has said it will break in so that it shows 125 mm. Other then that, its a great value, and it is my first "Real" suspention fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Leonick C
a Cross Country Rider
from Marikina, Philippines
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Montalban, Maarat | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | 488.00 | | Strengths: | Adjustable travel, real soft, absorbs all of those bumps on the trail. you can adjust the stiffness also! | | Weaknesses: | The blackbox is so hard to install, took the tech guy over 4 hours to install this thing. Rock shox should have pre-installed this before shipping them out. Once you've overcome this problem, there's not much complain about it. the rebound adjuster doesn't seem to have that much effect though. | | Similar Products Used: | Jet fork. etc. | | Bike Setup: | Free ride, full susp. bike | | Bottom Line: | A very good investment. Nothing so far would beat this shocks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin Harper
a Cross Country Rider
from Fremont
Date Reviewed: January 24, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Lake Chabot | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | No flex on corners, rides like butter over all types of terrian, the remote lock out is great for quickly changing terrian response. I also like the travel adjustment ease, allows you to change your frame geometry with no tools | | Weaknesses: | none so far... | | Similar Products Used: | air Psylo race various other front shocks | | Bike Setup: | On Ellsworth truth SE | | Bottom Line: | Great shock to upgrade to! no more leaking air problems like the old one.
anyone who wants a great cross country ride that can bomb down a hill if needed try it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
r.e.
a
from everett,wa.usa
Date Reviewed: January 12, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$499.00 | | Purchased At: | cycle centres of everett | | Strengths: | adustable for the terrain. plush ride urban to trail. strong forks, no trouble with seals. Lock-out on the bars. u-turn travel adjust. adjustable air spring. | | Weaknesses: | had to wait till 2002 for this. | | Similar Products Used: | none. the stock forks were silly. | | Bike Setup: | '00 rockhopper fsr A-1 with bearing upgrades,soft seat,fox itch on the rear.monkeylite bars and post.chrisking headset. raceface isis bb and cranks. hayes discs and mavic wheels.itworks4me. | | Bottom Line: | I ride 50 plus miles a week though the city and who knows how many in the trees. they got it right. don't ride up a hill without one. If you ride all over under and around and jump of stuff sometimes too, you will do it better with one of these. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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