Submitted by
jconn
a Cross Country Rider
from Eugene, Oregon, USA Date Reviewed: September 27, 2008
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
REI
Strengths:
Decent travel and rebound rides okay
Weaknesses:
leaks out of the fork seals and the rebound adjustment valve.
Bike Setup:
2008 Novara Pondi
Bottom Line:
These forks are the weak link for this bike. Rockshox says it will take about 4 weeks to get the shocks and its under warranty. That is a bunch of garbage. I know the bike show is coming up but please. that is bad turn around time. so in the mean time I will ride my bike looking like a clown with the springy front forks. LOL
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Submitted by
David
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from Austin, TX Date Reviewed: May 7, 2008
Favorite Trail:
thumper
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Plush, good dampening for the price. Rebound, lockout and preload work quite well
Weaknesses:
flimsy flamsy
Bottom Line:
Came on my pop's Kona, and was a steal for the money. However, this fork seems like it was designed to look and feel great in a parking lot. Five minutes of test riding made me think "wow, this is way better than the judy." However, upon doing some serious riding (my bike wain't with me) I realized it was, unfortunately, less functional on the trail than the judy. It is not stiff at all, corners poorly, and has trouble rolling over obsticles. Studder bumps aren't too bad, nor is descending, but throw a technical climb at it and it goes whack. It acts strangely when going up stuff: rebounds weird and will throw the bike backwards. Makes it hard to keep momentum. Reasonable performance for the price, but I'd go with the new suntours
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Submitted by
Charles
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from Daphne, Al. USA Date Reviewed: February 17, 2008
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
fazari
Strengths:
First time out today seems to work well so far. seems to rebound well. This shock is a great value for the first time rider.
Weaknesses:
seems a little stiff for me out of the box not sure of the adjustments.
Similar Products Used:
Judy
Bike Setup:
trail
Bottom Line:
seems like a great shock for a novas. I will give further review in a month or so.
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