Submitted by
chetta prowler
a Downhiller
from canada Date Reviewed: May 28, 2008
Favorite Trail:
WHISTLER OUT OF BOUNDS.
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At:
earth
Strengths:
light, tough, looks great, rides awsome
Weaknesses:
expensive
Similar Products Used:
marzochi juniour t's
Bike Setup:
manitou metal rear susp.
Bottom Line:
great fork, little pricy, AWSOME RELIABILITY. WARNING TO ALL THE OTHERS THAT adjust the supension YOU ARE MORONIC. YOU ALL SET TO 110% AND CASE THE LANDINGS AND YOU EXPECT THE FORK TO TAKE THE ABUSE. this fork is by far the best ive ever used. even the pro's at whistler thought it was a dope fork
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Submitted by
Condro
a Downhiller
from NorCal Date Reviewed: January 11, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Raw Dawg
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Light, 8 inches of travel, Sexy looks, axel functions well. Integrated stem optional. Easily adjusted.
Weaknesses:
I have bent two of them, and broke one fork lower. All in pretty extreme conditions though, and I am not affraid to ride it still. I choose performance and light weight because they have a good warranty.
Similar Products Used:
7" boxxer, Air world cup, shiver, 888, durado.
Bike Setup:
V10 and really sweet one.
Bottom Line:
Sick fork, If you race DH or just like to pin it at the resort or local hot spot, get one. The new team is very similar.
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Submitted by
Mike
a Downhiller
from BC, Canada Date Reviewed: March 8, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Addiction
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$700.00
Purchased At:
online
Strengths:
Nice and light, and unlike previous boxxers I have tried, they ramp up well. I came from a Monster T, and this fork is almost as buttery, and way more responsive.
Weaknesses:
Stickers. Why does every boxxer have cheap stickers that peel and fall off. I also wish they would include an intergrted stem like marzocchi does
Similar Products Used:
03 Boxxer Race, 02 Monster T
Bike Setup:
RMX bike, Forks set with yellow springs, I turn the rebound on just a touch (keep'em fast), krank the high speed compression, and low speed compression a few turns. I am about 170lbs.
Bottom Line:
One of the nicer forks I have ridden. I was warned aout the turning radius being low, but found it to be fine. Ramp up is good, and very responsive. Only thing that I would change is a flat upper crown to lower the front end, but this is a personal pref.
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Submitted by
marcel
a Downhiller
from berlin, germany Date Reviewed: February 5, 2006
Favorite Trail:
downhill-races
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Bottom Line:
the best fork i ever ride- very sensitive and a lightwear ro racing- i´m a dropper on 20 metre cliffs but ride 10-15 races a year so i think i know what´s a good race fork. hope that my new one (foes f1 xtd) is as good as this one- greets from old europe !
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Submitted by
Condro
a Downhiller
from Nor Cal Date Reviewed: January 31, 2006
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Easy to set up, Smooth looks, light weight. Mine is supple over small bumps, and hardly ever bottoms. This fork makes me confident to try big lines. Unlike previous years, mine has yet to blow a seal, even through race weekend after race weekend. Direct mount stem capabilities is definately a plus as well.
Weaknesses:
I had a bad crash and twisted my fork, but after losening the clamps everything came back in alignment.
Similar Products Used:
'04 boxxer WC, '03 boxxer, '04 Manitou Durado
Bike Setup:
Santa Cruz V10 w/ 5th Element shock
Bottom Line:
The 5th Element and the Boxxer compliment each other well. I have my shock at the recommend settings from Santa Cruz with my rebound opened just a bit, and my fork's compression is all the way open and about 45% rebound, other than that stock oil and springs. I am right at the weight setting for the stock fork so it was a snap to set everything up. Maybe 3 minutes. If you are looking for a sleek, light weight fork to be your racer's edge this fork is for you. If you aren't out trying to win world cups on your local trails, the price tag might be a bit high, but performance is valued on all skill levels and trails.
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Submitted by
antonio
a Downhiller
from schweiz Date Reviewed: September 12, 2005
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$900.00
Purchased At:
bikeguru
Strengths:
ligth
Weaknesses:
bad color after 2Mt. rebound blowout
Similar Products Used:
888
Bike Setup:
mc 9.5
Bottom Line:
i am happy that i hafe saled this fork....
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Submitted by
Benoit Paquet
a Downhiller
from Montreal, Quebec, Canada Date Reviewed: August 8, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Bonzaï
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At:
Calgary Cycles
Strengths:
Plush 8" of travel, very strong and will handle anything you throw at it! I weigh 250pounds and it handles well!
Weaknesses:
Bushings, original springs that come with the fork are for kids! Should be able to choose spring rate at this price!
Similar Products Used:
Dorado
Bike Setup:
M1, deemax, 5th element, Minion, X0, MRP... All that good stuff!
Bottom Line:
Highly recommand but be ready to baby it as it is a very high maintenance product as is anything that's made for performance!
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Submitted by
antonio joder
a Downhiller
from switzerland Date Reviewed: June 5, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Wiriehorn
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$889.00
Purchased At:
bikeguru "ebay"
Strengths:
very ligth, super plush,race firm with standard ti springs, after a litle setup tuning for the rebound and turn to complete soft compression, the fork works like a dream!! i am on 5 sek. faster than before with the 888R on the same course!very stiff.
i love my RS-BW-C-05, she gife my a race ambiente and works great in all conditions.
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Submitted by
Jacob
a Downhiller
from Australia Date Reviewed: May 7, 2005
Favorite Trail:
resivoir
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$1299.00
Purchased At:
bikeman
Strengths:
none at all!
Weaknesses:
the whole fork. i had the shop put the fork on my new bike and as i rode out the store and did a small drop they bottomed out! i turned the corner to take it back into the shop but as i did that i bent the forks into a 90 degree angle. these forks were a hunk of crap!
Similar Products Used:
rst omni, mz comp, exr comp<----- all betta than the wolrd cups
Bike Setup:
sanat cruz v10 with a 5th element on the rear and a bent pair of boxxers on the front
Bottom Line:
peice of crap forks never relie on rockshox i think i may buy some cheapo 100 dollar fokrks since im payin this hit hole bike shop for those hunks of metal.
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Submitted by
Brian Williams
a Downhiller
from Whistler Date Reviewed: January 27, 2005
Favorite Trail:
A-line
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Strengths:
none
Weaknesses:
bushings were on too tight, unreliable, they feel worse than some untuned boxxer 03/04 races ive used and thats unacceptable for a top level fork. The ti springs and slippery silver stanctions arent necessary unless your a serious racer. I made a mistake, if i wanted boxxers i should have got the teams, the same except for the stanctions and springs. Waste of money unless milliseconds count
Similar Products Used:
marzocchi 888s, boxxer teams/races, dorados
Bike Setup:
gt dhi, world cups (soon to be 888s), hayes el camino, mavic deemaxs
Bottom Line:
one of the worst forks ive owned. Still unreliable and they seem worse than last years. Buy good forks. Marzocchi all the way
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Submitted by
jamie kay
a Downhiller
from England Date Reviewed: January 9, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Long downhill tracks
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$1130.00
Purchased At:
$1000
Strengths:
Looks good, Rides well, lots of tire clearence, amazing down hill product, can also be used for jumping
Weaknesses:
Soft springs, but can be equalized with harder ones, expensive
Similar Products Used:
05 Boxxer Team
Bike Setup:
Bighit comp with 05 Boxxer Would Cup
Bottom Line:
I highly recomend this product, i did a 8 foot drop off on a triel and it handled it very well, but my back suspension did not. i dont recomend people with weak frames to buy this, or people that dont jump or downhill, i recommed this for any triel rider and any person that jumps or downhills
$ 1135.00
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