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Submitted by
Ev
a
from Ed
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Good XC (as long as the course has no roots or downhills with a few bumps)
Good for climbs | | Weaknesses: | Bottoms out ALL the time so easy. I pumped it up 100 PSI past what it was supposed to be for my weight and it still always bottomed out. Good thing i had just borrowed it and it wasn't mine because i HATE it. Maybe I got a faulty but i have checked out 2005 Sid shocks and ridden them and they are way nicer, definetely buy a newer sid instead. | | Similar Products Used: | Pilot SL
Newer SID s | | Bottom Line: | It sucks for bottoming out all the time.
Really good climber though. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marc Vivas
a Cross Country Rider
from Barcelona, Spain
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Vall d'Aran Ciruciut SPA | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | - | | Strengths: | Very light, lockout, Looks | | Weaknesses: | Not strong, flex, travel | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi MXC air, Manitou Axel comp RTWD, Psylo SL 01, Jett Race, Pilot XC.. | | Bike Setup: | Orbea Lanza team 04' whit evolve XC ISIS crank arms, Sram equiped, avid SD5, Crossmax... | | Bottom Line: | Its a not good fork. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Cross Country Rider
from Washington DC
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | One of the lightest suspension forks out there. Remote lockout works well. | | Weaknesses: | Too much rebound dampening causes the fork to "clunk" (an expression used by another reviewer). It feels like the steering stem is loose, but its not. I could use high speed and low speed dampening but that would only make the fork heavier. The air only dampening is very susceptable to ambient air temperature. | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi Bomber, its a good fork but I wanted something lighter. | | Bike Setup: | Titanium hardtail w/ mostly XT components. | | Bottom Line: | It does what its intended, cross country riding, i.e. mix of regular roads with fireroads, some flat or gravely single track. Would not use it for at speed downhills or any jumps over a foot. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
phil
a
from denver
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | white ranch | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | control | | Weaknesses: | lockout lever sticks sometimes. | | Similar Products Used: | pogo stick (Cannondale headshock) | | Bike Setup: | NRS1, disc brackes | | Bottom Line: | I love the ride and control, but that's after riding a psuedo-shock for so long. But after reading some of the reviews, I'm nervous.
It came stock with my bike, so I didn't go outta my way to pick it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ricardo Brunato
a
from S.F.doSul, SC, South Brazil
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Parana and Santa Catarina Trails in Brazil | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Joel Bikes - Joinville, Brazil | | Strengths: | Light weight, | | Weaknesses: | The Price, some times its difficult to tune the black-box remote control/locker. | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou Mars C and Judy SL. | | Bike Setup: | Giant XTC Team, Sid, Mavic Cross Max, Easton EC70 Seatpost Easton EC90 MonkeyLight SL Handlebar, Easton MG 60 Stem, Gipiemme Carbon + Ti Saddle, Avid Ti Brakes, XTR 03 dual Conterol Levers, F/R Derraileurs and Cranck, SPZ Roll Model (Some times Hutch. Pyth or Mich. Comp S Light). | | Bottom Line: | Great component. Lightweight, Strong and Stiff enough for a 200 pounds rider. Never use fluid not indicated by factory and do preventive cleaning and maintenance, and it gonna work like new. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Derek
a Racer
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$470.00 | | Strengths: | Light and very tunable. Very have very little flex when used for XC racing. | | Weaknesses: | Have not found one yet | | Similar Products Used: | 2000 SID SL, 2002 4 inch Marzocchi Marathon, 2004 80mm Skareb Super | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Sugar 1 | | Bottom Line: | The best of the bunch for lighweight XC racing. Unlike my 2000 SID's they go where you point, them they are a lot stiffer. The Marathon's were great but 4 inches only works on a bikle designed for 4 inches of travel and Skareb are lack adjustability of the SID's and bob like crazy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Frank
a Cross Country Rider
from Puget Sound, WA
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Chikamin Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Light. If you are a pro racer and can get your shock rebuilt every race go for the SID team. | | Weaknesses: | Flexy, Rebuilt 3 times, Lockout never worked, inconsistent performance, | | Similar Products Used: | Cannondale Lefty ELO, Cannondale Headshock, | | Bike Setup: | Blur, 2003 XTR, Fox AVA Propedal, Disk, Easton Graphite Bar/Stem, Fox Talas set at 105 mm. | | Bottom Line: | This shock has given me nothing but problems. The lockout would not disengage. Blew the valve. Lost all + air twice, Fluid leaks into air chambers clogs valves. All with a total of 540 miles on the shock. Had is in 3 times for repair. No Avail, just blew it up again on a slow speed narrow twisty singletrack. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kaparzo
a Racer
from Sudbury, MA
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Nobscot Mtn. | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Weight
It has suspension... | | Weaknesses: | I have never ridden anything but a manitou magnum and this SID. I love it, so there are no weaknesses. It doesn't get much travel, but i just point it downhill and rip. And rip it does. My guess is that i would change my opinion after riding something like a fox 100x but whatever. It kicks ass on the race course, thats for sure. | | Bike Setup: | Titus riddler HT, shimano xt everything, xtr disc calipers, mavic crossmax xl wheels, selle slr saddle, thomson post and stem, michelin comp s tires, control tech bar ends, cb pedals, easton ec70bar | | Bottom Line: | If you can handle not getting full travel even on technical downhills and are still in the dark like i am and want to race, why not, its great. I have no problems with flex, seals, or anything. It hauls. Nuff said. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Hartford, CT
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | All of them! | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Online | | Strengths: | Looks, light, plush ride but not mushy, lockout is great on steep climbs. I am a 180lb rider and love to ride fast and hard: rocks, logs, blistering downhill, rivers, etc. Fork has taken all the abuse extremeley well... haven't noticed any tortional bending that some people have complained about. | | Weaknesses: | The first time I pumped air into it, it leaked... replaced the seal, and since then no leaks, no problems. | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou | | Bike Setup: | '03 NRS AIR, XT, Sid Team | | Bottom Line: | It was a great buy. Decided to go with the Sid Team after seeing that Giant's stock NRS's came with them. Read these reviews after the fact and probably would have gotten a different shock had I, but after only that one fleeting leak the shock has performed flawlessly. My suggestion is go with one of them nice SPV deals from Manitou or Fox. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kirk
a Cross Country Rider
from Sacramento, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: December 1, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Everyone i've ridden. | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$475.00 | | Purchased At: | online store | | Strengths: | Light weight, that's it.... | | Weaknesses: | Where to begin; let's see, we'll start with way too much flex, just hit the front break and apply pressure to the pedals....it looks like a tooth pick before it snaps. Then there's the lock-out, been in the bike shop 4 times for that $100 p.o.s., last but not least--i've been on no less than 3 rides where the fork has lost all pressure/air, nothing like being on a 30+ mile ride and your fork has no compression half way through your ride. | | Similar Products Used: | Various. | | Bike Setup: | XC race, KHS hardtail w/ carbon components. | | Bottom Line: | I ride fast and hard, but i'm only 160 lbs and don't huck, jump, or trash my equipment...that's why i thought a SID Team would be the perfect fork for me....but it's not. CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED!...DO NOT BUY THIS FORK UNLESS YOU ENJOY COUNTLESS TRIPS TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. IF I'VE BLOWN THIS FORK...YOU'LL KILL IT.
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Submitted by
Eddy
a Racer
from Oregon
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$299.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Light, which isn't really a strength because it makes the fork wimpy, wimpy, wimpy. | | Weaknesses: | That creaking sound is coming from where the stanctions go into the crown. I have heard this on ALL SIDs and it cannot be fixed! Too light, has about as much torsional travel as it does lateral, maintenance needed constantly, too much plastic. | | Similar Products Used: | Marathon, Mars, Judy. | | Bike Setup: | Yeti ARC, XTR. The fork had 100+, 80-. | | Bottom Line: | I will NEVER buy another Rock Shox product until they go back to engineering school. These should be made illegal to sell in this country by the Federal Consumer Safety Board. It is the lightest fork out there but that makes it dangerous to ride. It flexes left-to-right over a pebble and makes high speed travel feel like your piloting a Japanesse WWII airplane.
If you don't overhaul this fork every 2 months it will just get worse. I did get rather good at it after 10 times.
I sold it and I'm glad its gone. I wish I could produce negative flaming turds. Marathon SL is the pefect remedy.
"I warned ya. Didn't I warn ya? The Rock Shox SID was forged by Lucifer himself, man!" | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Trav
a Cross Country Rider
from co
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | light weight | | Weaknesses: | breaks easily | | Bike Setup: | Roky Mtn. Instinct | | Bottom Line: | This shock sucks. Blew it up in under three months of riding. Had to limp down 1500' vertical after climbing it because the shock died. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pilot
a Cross Country Rider
from Czech Republic
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Strengths: | lock out, weight | | Weaknesses: | needs to be dismantled before going to full use | | Similar Products Used: | Judy RS | | Bike Setup: | Morati HC 1.3, Rolf wheels, XT, XTR | | Bottom Line: | Before purchasing this fork I read carrefully all the reviews posted on the MTBR. I was aware of the leaking air from the chamber etc. To be completely honest after first three rides the fork had to be dismantled because of clearance. It took nearly 3 hours to repair it and then I tested it one week in Chamonix giving it hard times in downhills. To my surprise, the fork survived it all and I am satisfied with it and no other problems appeared. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from Pittsfield, MA
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Berkshire Bike and Blade | | Strengths: | Weight and lock out | | Weaknesses: | Some detectable flex, loss of air in + air chamber | | Bike Setup: | Stock Giant NRS-1 2003 | | Bottom Line: | This fork came through stock on my new NRS-1 (bought 2 months ago.) Really enjoyed the ride and the lock out feature for racing (XC only - NO Freeriding or hucking).
But then this past Sunday on a fairly mellow ride the shock lost all + air. I could actually hear the air escaping as it went flat. Certainly this is a risk to air shocks, but I was surprised to have it happen after only two months of owning the shock. Of note, I am an expert XC racer, but I do not huck, freeride, do drops or get air. I ride it for it's intended us. I am 175 lbs so I am not a lightweight, nor am I a heavy weight.
Thankfully the guys (Dave and Steffan) at Berkshire Bike & Blade in GreatBarrington MA have been EXCELLENT at getting the fork fixed (2 day turn around!!) and I am thankfull to them. If you need a bike and live in Western MA go to them.
So in conclusion for an XC race fork it is very nice and light, some noticable flex but that is to be expected on a sub 3 lb fork, but the loss of air (blown fork) is unacceptable on a 2 month old fork..... (thank goodness for awsome local bike shops!!)
Also, you can't run a lot of dampening or you get a clunk similar to a top out clunk. Stops as soon as you back off the dampening....
Without the maintence issues this would be a
5 chilis for performance (XC race only)
4 chilis for all around use - some flex detectable
But with the blown seals it sort of stinks.....
Jeff
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Submitted by
joe
a Cross Country Rider
from san diego
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | rose canyon | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | b. discovery | | Strengths: | great ride, love the lockout | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | sid race | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Motobecane Fly Team - (XC Bike of the Year) all XTR with FSA carbon cranks and ti. BB. Easton monkey light sl bars, easton ec 70 seatpost and thomson stem! | | Bottom Line: | I LOVE these shocks. Bike comes stock with SID race shock (no lockout) and I wanted lockout so I upgraded for an extra $125.00. Well worth the mondy. I have had no problems with air or oil leaking, no problems whatsoever actually in just over a month of riding. (almost everyday).
I am 200+lbs and have taken it offroad quite a bit so I am a bit worried by some of these other reviews but so far I love it!
The lockout is awesome! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hank Hill
a Cross Country Rider
from Hyattsville, MD, USA
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | The Quarry | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$480.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Remote lockout, light, smooth and adjustable. | | Weaknesses: | A bit flexy, but nothing too bad | | Similar Products Used: | RockShox Judy, RockSox Sid SL | | Bike Setup: | Seven Sola Ti, Sid Team, 2003 XTR Disc, Easton stem, bar, seat post, time atac pedals | | Bottom Line: | This fork works perfectly for me. I don't do big drops or crazy downhill stuff. The performance is predictable and never harse. I haven't had any problems with leaking at all. Once I got the fork setup, it made all the difference. The local bike shop helped me get the best air settings based on the riding I do. It does flex, now that I have gone to disc brakes, it is not as noticeable. I have noticed the flex most when braking while towing my kid in the trailer. Overall a great performer, once you get it setup correctly. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ackright420
a Racer
from Los Gatos, CA
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | The one's with no bumbs...becuase my fork falls apart when it's hits them | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Crossroads | | Strengths: | Looks good, it's light, lockout on the bar is pretty sick | | Weaknesses: | It SUCKS! I weight 155 lbs and the fork lasted a month and a half. I only ride my mountain bike once or twice week. That's 10-15 rides on this fork. Are you F*CKING kidding me! My girlfriend's fork that came on her 400.00 bike is better than this. | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing. Everything else I've ever bought for my bike has lasted longer than a month and half! | | Bike Setup: | Kestrel, Ritchey WCS, XTR, Stan's No Tube **great product** unlike my shaddy fork. | | Bottom Line: | I hate Rock Shox. I wish I could beat someone at Rock Shox over the head with my broken fork. I WILL NEVER BY A ROCK SHOX AGAIN. Biggest waste of money...EVER! I wish I would have stayed with my Marzocchi.
People said the same thing I'm saying right now about this fork before I bought it. THIS FORK SUCKS!!!! DO NOT BUY THIS FORK!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andrew
a Racer
from fort kunt
Date Reviewed: June 15, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Light,looks Remot lock out and every thing else | | Weaknesses: | well the firtst tow weeks it lost air every hour and the i let all the psi out and took of the left leg bol. so you can see all of the inside and look at the top were the threads are inside and there may be little picecs of metal in the threads wipe it out with a rag and put the bolt back on tightly and add pos. air first that fixed it purfectly tell me if it helps.. | | Similar Products Used: | Marothon , Bomber , jUDY | | Bike Setup: | Epic Marothon with xt cranks very nice | | Bottom Line: | its good if you follow the directtions above | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Guy Jervis
a Cross Country Rider
from Bristol, England
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Strengths: | Light, plush, adjustability, sleek | | Weaknesses: | early reliability problems; these now sorted. | | Similar Products Used: | Pace | | Bike Setup: | Marin Mt Vision 1998 and now 2002 twin monocoque frame. XT, Hope hubs and disks, X317 rims, Easton bits incl. monkeylite bar, blah blah blah | | Bottom Line: | Updating my rating having now had these forks for 3 months and ironed out initial problems. Bottom line is they are great at what they're meant for - ie lightweight XC riders and racers. They're smooth and supple, easy to fiddle with and, having got Madison to sort out the seal problems I had, they are now proving very reliable despite 15-20 miles of abuse daily. They are flexy in dodgy situations, and seem to be a bit short of 80mm travel but they are a pound lighter than the competition and I'm told that the short stroke is due to a buffer they use to smooth the end of the stroke which is easily replaced. I might get it replaced to get the extra few mm back. Overall, if you want a lightweight XC fork and don't weigh a tonne yourself they're great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bruno Abreu
a Cross Country Rider
from São Paulo, Brazil
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Pico do gavião Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Pedal Power | | Strengths: | Light, Remote lockout, smoth | | Weaknesses: | cheap decals, but with this amazing performance I dont care... | | Similar Products Used: | RST 380, RST MOZO PRO W,Pro Shock HR 70, Pro Shock E100 | | Bike Setup: | Scott Expert Racing full XTR 2003 disc/Mavic X 3.1 ,Ritchey WCS stem, Titec Carbon 191 post,Titec 118 bar, Chris King headset, Selle italia SLR. | | Bottom Line: | So far from the last review I´ve used the fork for 10 days and it has not lost pressure in none of the chambers!
The only thing you should care about when adjusting the pressure is to always pump the chambers about 6-10lbs of pressure more than you intend to use, because everytime you remove the pump this amount of air comes out, but hey, this is so with all the air forks.
The last ride I did with this fork was an 100km epic with a lot of bumping and the fork is JUST THE BEST I´VE EVER USED. I must also say that I do ONLY PURE XC RIDING, I weight 160lbs and the fork is stiff enough for me.
The remote lockout, I could not be more satisfied with it, it is absolutely gorgeous to ride a plush fork while blasting the trails and suddenly arive in front of a monster-climb and simply turn your smoth fork into a stiff energy saving fork, this is simply done by pressing a thumbshifter (this may sound kind of nostalgic but everytime I look at the remote lockout I remembre my old Deore XT thumbies...good times), are you ath the top? No problemo just hit the release button and you get your travel back again. The remote lockout feature is also great to use on pavement riding.
For those who are asking what happens to the fork when it is locked out and you suddenly hit something Rock Shox gives the answer, extracted right from their website:
¨RockShox suspension includes a 'blow-off' safety feature to allow the compression valve to open slightly when 100 in./lb. of force is applied in compression when locked out. This allows the oil to by-pass the compression valves if the fork is compressed beyond 100 in./lb. when locked out. The oil bypasses through the blow-off valves and the oil sealing system remains in tact. This is a sealing system-protection feature.
When climbing, if the rider applies over 100 in./lb. of force over the bars, think about where the body is positioned when standing out of the saddle during a climb, the fork will slowly sink into its travel.
Also designed into the safety blow-off system is a quick lockout recovery. By slightly pulling up on the handlebars and decreasing force applied to the fork lockout, the damping oil and compression lockout valves will quickly recover and lock the system once again.¨
You can actualy ¨feel¨ this safety device by locking the fork and strongly compressing the handlebars.
Bottom Line: If you are a fit rider that only do cross country racing/riding and demands high performance, near infinite adjusting and low weight this fork is for you!
Dont be haunted by the ghost of the bad sealings like I did before buying this fork, if they are defective causing air/oil to leak the process of replacing them is very simple.
If you do jumps or something more ¨extreme¨ get another fork, the SID wasnt designed for that kind of use.
The SID was born to live in world of XC racing!!!
If I could I would give them 10 chilis!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dennis
a Cross Country Rider
from San Luis Obispo,Ca
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Strengths: | Very smooth, works great ( so far ) light weight, looks good | | Weaknesses: | Had to replace some of the decals. They started peeling back right away. They probably didn't do a great job geting all the oil off the fork at the factory prior to applying decals...minor.. | | Similar Products Used: | rockshox Judy SL '96 for 7 years, Rockshox Mag 21 for 5 years. ( remember these ? ) | | Bike Setup: | Ellsworth Truth | | Bottom Line: | So far so good. Love the ride and the way it feels. No flex for me. I'm 150 lbs,...so probably an okay fork for the lighter riders. I wipe down the tubes after everyride and use a bit of Triflow ( teflon based lube ) on the tubes and pump a few times to get the lube into the foam seals...I'll
probably do an oil change and seal replacement in the next few months..My wife also has one, ditto with hers,..no problems. I like it, would probably buy again, but if I weighed 190 lbs or more, I'd probably go with the Fox. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bruno Abreu
a Cross Country Rider
from São Paulo Brazil
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Pico do Gavião Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Pedal Power | | Strengths: | Light, Remote Control(lockout), near infinite adjusting posssible | | Weaknesses: | Cheap decals....seals??? | | Similar Products Used: | RST 380, RST MOZO PRO W,Pro Shock HR 70, Pro Shock E100 | | Bike Setup: | Scott Expert Racing full XTR 2003 disc/Mavic X 3.1 ,Ritchey WCS stem, Titec Carbon 191 post,Titec 118 bar, Chris King headset, Selle italia SLR. | | Bottom Line: | When I was Planing to buy a new fork I took a look here at mtbr.com to check out wich was the bext rated XC racing fork, I saw all these reviews of the SID leaking air and figured out that something must be wrong with the fork, people experiencing trouble with air/oil leaking. But I still wanted it for the weight and the remote lockout so I decided to ask my mechanic about the fork. He told me that since it is a air fork with two air chambers, the positive and the negative the fork´s performance was excelent but it depended all on the seals to do they job perfectly. He said that as long as the seals are corectly mantained the fork should run trouble free. So I just figured what the hell!!! I´ll try the SID it is also my only option here in Brazil since the Marzocchi and Fox dont distribute the top of the line foks during to a price reason and there is no Manitou distribution at all. So I went to the Bike Shop and got one!Since I was so woried about the seals I had a complete check up done at the shop before I took it home, they did not find any faulty seals causing any oil/air to leak but the Schrader valve at the top of the positive air chamber was not correctly tighted from the factory so it came out with the pump the first time they adjusted the air pressure... no big deal just tighted firmly enough and everthing was fixed. I must also say that I saw the fork being disasembled and the mecahnic let me know exactly how the fork works and how to correctly mantain and set it up, this made me feel a lot more confident about he fork. I took the fork home satisfied and certain I made a good deal! I have not used it yet so I cant say anýthig about performance and reliability but it must be outstandig since more than half of the pro riders have this fork on their bikes I let you guys know how the fork performs very soon ;-) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Quicke *
a Racer
from Corunna, MI, USA
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Fort Custer | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$525.00 | | Purchased At: | House of Wheels | | Strengths: | Lightweight, looks good, remote lockout | | Weaknesses: | Everything else that isn't listed in the strengths. It's a MAJOR POS! | | Similar Products Used: | Marzoochi EXR (2002), Mantiou | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Giant XTC, XTR Derailluers and Shifters (2002), Race Face Crank, Thompson Seatpost, FSA Stem, Easton EC90 Carbon Handlebars, Hayes Hydraulic Mag Plus, Mavic Crossmax (2002) rims with Hutchinson Mosquito. It's Sweet! | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line about this shock is a Flamin' POS! I bought the shock 2 months ago and it came from the factory with faulty seals. OH GREAT! I got a Lemon for a fork. So I took it to the LBS and they sent it to Rock Shox (5 Days) there and (5 days) back, they were only suppose to only have it in house (2 days), which you would think it would take 12 days, but for some reason it took a month to get it back. Once it was returned to the LBS they put it on and I rode it in a race, everything ok. I put about 6 more rides on it and I thought alright this shock rules. Then the next race came up and it was fine, until I rode on it tonight and it seemed to not have any rebound so after I rode 10 miles on it, locked out compeletely for 6 miles, I took the negative air cap off and the shock fluid started leaking out of it. I said a few choice words and yelled this is the biggest $525 POS, I have ever purchased! Now its back to riding my other Giant with Marzoochi EXR on it, cheap but at least it is reliable. Now its back to the drawing board, I am going to get a different shock. I would definitely give this product -5 flamin' chili's f I could. Please if you like reliability don't buy the POS! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian Lancaster
a Racer
from Minneapolis, MN, USA
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Loveland Pass, CO | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$465.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Light Light Light... replaced my old '00 SID witht his one this year and let me tell you WTG RockShox! I race XC @ 170 lbs of pure 5' 10" muscle and I love this fork! I dont use the stupid blackbox either. | | Weaknesses: | Pricey | | Similar Products Used: | '00 RockShox SID | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mountain Element Frame, RS Team SID Fork, Alex DH18 weels, Continental Twister Pro Tires, AVID Ball Berring Disc Brakes, (Shimano LX Shifters, Rear/Front Derailuers, Cartrage and Break Levers), TruVantive FireX Crank & Lower Bracket. | | Bottom Line: | RockShox has shown another year of why it is the standard for all other shock companies to model after. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Weekend Warrior
from Harrisburg, PA
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light | | Weaknesses: | It is a POS | | Bike Setup: | Giant NRS1 | | Bottom Line: | This shock came stock with my NRS1. I was really excited about this shock's remote lockout ability and that was a huge factor in causing me to hand over $800 more to buy the NRS1 over NRS2. I read the previous reviews about this shock leaking air and I just figured those guys were really unlucky. Oh how I was wrong!!! I have owned my bike for three weeks now and it has been in my possession for no more than three days because of this POS. The first time I rode my bike was on the road. The first pothole I hit caused oil to shoot out of the shock and it lost 20lb of air. Suddenly, my remote lockout stopped working as well. To make my list of problems short... please repeat the above in your mind a few times. The cycling shop is now telling me that they totally agree this shock is a POS and they are currently trying to get me a credit from Giant or Rockshok so I can put something else on my bike. According to the shop, they called Rockshock and told them my problem and they didnt seem surprised. The rockshock rep said that the remote lockout can not be subject to more than 100lb of pressure when engaged. If this happens, the lockout is ruined and the fork needs rebuilt!!! lol Nowhere in the manual or on their website is this fact conveyed until you already have this POS on your bike. Also, the rep aknowledged that large hits will cause the shock to lose air. I'm sorry, but how can any company charge the money they do for this "shock" and get away with it. I feel completely robbed not only of my money, but my time haggling with this. Negative 5 flaming chilis. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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$ 575.00
