Submitted by
babu
a Weekend Warrior
from NJ Date Reviewed: October 9, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Ringwood State PArk
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
came with the bike
Strengths:
Smooth, long enough travel (130mm) for my needs, absorbs all types of bumps, easy set-up once you find the pressure that works for you, nice finish, light weight compared with some of the forks that I used before.
Weaknesses:
Lack of adjustments-this fork only has rebound adjust.
Similar Products Used:
Fox Float RL, Marzocchi MZ Supercomp, other crappy forks
Bike Setup:
2008 Iron Horse MKIII comp-mostly stock.
Bottom Line:
It is a fine stock fork. I'm not sure if I would buy the same if I'd have to, but I'm satisfied with it, given the fact that it came with the bike. It took me about 12-15 rides to find the right air pressure for the type of riding that I'm doing-lots of rock gardens and logs. Climbing is no issue either-unnoticeable pedal bob. I don't know its selling price, but I would pay $250-280 for a fork like this, if that's what I would have to buy.I think it is a good fork for aggressive XC or light to moderate AM. Took some jumps with it, but nothing big, mostly 1-2 feet.
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Submitted by
Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from UK Date Reviewed: April 3, 2008
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Simple work out of the box nice finish
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
Giant Anthem 2
Bottom Line:
Very smooth, as delivered were running about 100 PSI I have progressivly increased pressure Im 12 stone 90 Kgs No probs so far I get about 70 mm looking at the zip tie Approaching bumps / drop offs they just seem to take control its lovely!! compared to a rigid bike.
Highly recommended
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Submitted by
Fredrik Hammarlund
a Weekend Warrior
from Uppsala, Sweden Date Reviewed: July 7, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Can't choose one
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Came with bike
Strengths:
Feels stiff, easy to change travel (85-130mm) with the U-Turn knob, also easy to set rebound.
Weaknesses:
The fork is heavy (2150g), it makes an annoying sound when the fork "works hard".
Similar Products Used:
Rock Shox Mag21, Rock Shox Judy, RST Mozo Pro, Marzocchi Z4, Marzocchi Z1 Bam, HeadShok DD50, HeadShok Super Fatty M, HeadShok Super Fatty DL.
Bike Setup:
F.A.T FXC 0.4 frame (fullsuspension) with Rock Shox Recon 327 U-Turn fork and Fox Float R shock, Sram X.9 trigger shifters and rear derailleur, Shimano LX front derailleur and crankset, Mavic CrossLand wheelset with Schwalbe Racing Ralph tires, Magura Julie brakes and...
Bottom Line:
If you want a sturdy fork that's not too expensive and you don't mind that it's a little bit on the heavy side and you cannot decide if you want just a little bit of travel (85mm) or maybe you want some more travel (130mm), than you should buy the U-Turn version of the Recon 327. It's easy to change the travel with the help of the U-Turn knob, it's done in a few seconds. I've set mine at 115mm. If you want a lighter fork that you can tune a bit more, than I think you should look at the Reba's.
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