Submitted by
Dan
a Downhiller
from California Date Reviewed: April 28, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Foresthill, Flood road
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
nice and smooth, can raelly take a beating, have yet to break or need to replace anything
Weaknesses:
none noticed yet
Bike Setup:
FSR ground comp rebuilt into Dh, boxxer front, manitou bazooka rear, some other stuff
Bottom Line:
excelent shock from the little bumps to the drops it can take it and handles it hecka smooth to
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Submitted by
Duncan Brabbin
a Downhiller
from Leeds, England Date Reviewed: April 28, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Wharncliffe Woods
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
The absolute pooch's privates. Really smooth. Really reliable. Good for many seasons racing and thrashing.
Weaknesses:
bit fiddly to adjust but well worth the effort
Similar Products Used:
risse trixxxy, monster t, shiver, stratos s7 but they were really poor
Bike Setup:
remec dh pro, hope bits, ac bits, mavic bits.
Bottom Line:
Really good fork, once it's set up, theres no messing about. despite my best attempt to kill them, they just keep comming back for more. repect to the boxxers.
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Submitted by
CD
a Weekend Warrior
from OH Date Reviewed: January 13, 2002
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$900.00
Strengths:
LOOKS GOOD, VERY STIFF AND NOT TO HEAVY.
Weaknesses:
UNRELIABLE, POOR SEALS, DAMPNING, WHAT DAMPNING! TO EXPENSIVE!
Similar Products Used:
MANITOU X-VERT CARBON, RST XXL, JR. T
Bike Setup:
FSR DH
Bottom Line:
I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE UNLESS YOU GET IT USED AND CHEAP AND NOTHING ELSE IS AVAILABLE.
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Submitted by
Mike Terris
a Weekend Warrior
from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Date Reviewed: November 22, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Downtown Edmonton (stairs,ledges,jumps)
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$950.00
Purchased At:
Hardcore Bikes
Strengths:
Excellent fork it can handle what i dish out and is awesome for jumps,drops, and other things i do with my bike
Weaknesses:
n/a
Similar Products Used:
rock shox jett
Bike Setup:
Snat cruz super 8 downhill mountain bike
Bottom Line:
excellent fork and its a great value
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Submitted by
Wyndon Pendergraft
a Weekend Warrior
from Fresno, CA Date Reviewed: September 9, 2001
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$325.00
Purchased At:
MTBR deal
Strengths:
Incredibly light weight (for a DH fork). Nice, understated graphics, and beautiful overall external design, especially the one-piece lowers. Smooth, stiction-free travel. Sensitivity to small bumps at most speeds. Stock springs are adequate for most usage. XXX seals seem to keep the junk out pretty well. Oil-damped, open bath system. Crown height options. Good lateral and fore/aft stiffness. True seven inches of travel.
Weaknesses:
Like all DH forks, it's heavy when you think about it (mine's on my trailbike. Overkill? I guess.). Do the external low-speed compression and rebound adjustments actually do anything? You have to use an eight inch disc brake rotor (then again, it is a pro-level DH fork).
Similar Products Used:
White Bros., Marzocchi, Manitou, but nothing in the DH realm, except the White Bros.
Bike Setup:
Giant AC2 (set in 6 inch travel) with XT/XTR, Raceface stem and post, Hayes hydraulic discs, Easton carbon bar, Rock Shox Pro rear shock.
Bottom Line:
Heavier than my last fork by almost fifty percent, but the seven inches of travel with a six and a half pound weight is amazing. I think it's worth the extra weight in my case. The Boxxer isn't the most sophisticated fork in Rock Shox's line-up and isn't the absolute finest DH fork in the world, but it's hard to argue with World Championships. Boxxers keep winning races, and even though most riders now do it on 2001s, the 2001 and 2000 Boxxer aren't that different. I suppose there's a reason. You just don't mess with a good thing. I've turned mine into my trailbike's fork, as the weight didn't seem as prohibitive as would a fork like the Marzocchi Monster. It's tall up front and that messes up climbing, but with a low profile and a weighted front, it'll get you up, at least. But luckily I'm not toting another three pounds of useless weight as if I were riding a Monster T or Hanebrink, etc. It's a little different when I stand to climb and sprint, as the fork is too soft for that, but with seated efforts, powering my bike isn't that bad with a seven inch fork up front. That said, I know it's not a trail-riding fork by any means, and that's why I love it when the trail turns down. Hell, I don't like climbing anyway. This fork roosts on the descents, and that's what it's all about. Rebound is a bit quick, but I can change oil levels if I need to. With the Pro Deluxe on the back end of my bike, the two feel right together. Lofting the front isn't so bad, but I had to use more force with the extra weight than I had before, but it's a short learning curve. Nice fork, especially for the price I paid for it. No way I'd have thought of it if it were $1000.
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Submitted by
pete
a Downhiller
from burlington,ON,Canada Date Reviewed: August 6, 2001
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$650.00
Purchased At:
direct
Strengths:
very tunable, stiff, light, plush, tracks extremely wellq
Weaknesses:
rebound is a little quick but doesn't bother me
Similar Products Used:
monster t, WB UD180, shiver
Bike Setup:
cheeta prowler, 8" hayes, fox rc, blackspire guide
Bottom Line:
this is the BEST racing fork out there hands down, it doesn't need all the rebuilding the Manitou's do and isn't as heavy as the shiver/monster the White Bro's can't even touch it, all other DH forks are big hit type forks ie: avalanche, risse hannebrinks--- well nuff said its really simple if you want a race fork, this is it. its plush, stiff and tracks exceptionally well
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Submitted by
Chris
a Downhiller
from Alberta, Canada Date Reviewed: July 9, 2001
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Nice light fork with a plush feel to it. Price not bad compared to others.
Weaknesses:
A bit lightweight for bigger dh racers. I broke the top crown and twisted the bottom one on a big jump in a race. Also the seals start leaking under heavy usage.
Similar Products Used:
Shiver, Stratos S8, Jr T
Bike Setup:
Santa Cruz Bullit, Race Face NS ISIS cranks w/ 48 tooth chain ring and MRP guide, Sun Dbl Wide 24" rim w/ Maxxis 2.7 high roller tire (rear), Mavic D321 26" rim w/ Gazzolodi 3" (front), Hayes 8" front and 6" rear discs and a BROKEN RS Boxxer fork.
Bottom Line:
Good for lighter racers and racers who aren't hacks (like me!). But still shouldn't have broke. Racers were using Jr T's over the same jump no prob. Switching to a Stratos S8, time for some real beef!!
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Submitted by
Johny Sarge
a Downhiller
from Brisbane Date Reviewed: June 28, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Euginea 2, crash track
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
THANKS MUM !
Strengths:
EVERYTHING, this forks is sooo PHAT !! I can't feal anything using these forks, doing 6-7 foot drops EASY.
Weaknesses:
ummmm, weakness... weakness is, can't find a weakness
intense m1, hayes 8" front back, xtr rear, xtr cranks, dx pedels, azonic sten, handlebar, oury grips (nothing beats oury)
Bottom Line:
these forks will take u anywhere, the only restriction is your skill
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Submitted by
Paul
a Downhiller
from Brisbane, Australia Date Reviewed: April 9, 2001
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
It is quite good on the weight front but is a 7" fork that is good to use and reliable. When set up they are like butter and track small bumps very well (monsters dont)
Weaknesses:
Rebounds to fast even when oil weight changed to 20wt. Spring weight didnt suit my weight. But oh well thats a minor thing.
Similar Products Used:
Monster T , Shiver, Manitou X vert DC, zzyzx, heinibangs(hehehe) and others
Bike Setup:
GSR 9", Mavic D321, SRAM, stewart tech cranks and chainguide, Hayes
Bottom Line:
I think that these are good forks and I think that their weight helps in that. That said I think that the Shiver is better.
Another thing is that alot of people I talk to think that the rebound is to fast and you cant slow it down. Also I think that if you only bottom out your fork occasionally then what is the point of buying a 7" fork. Really the fork should be soft enough so that if you do a 5' drop or hit something big at speed then it should bottom out, they have bottom out bumpers it wont hurt them. If they are set up this way then they will be superior over 98% of the track compared to a hard setting.
Eventhough I have only had a set for 1 month I have been tuning them for a year and riding boxxers on other bikes for a year.
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Submitted by
Tim
a Downhiller
from Hamilton, New Zealand Date Reviewed: April 7, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Te Miro Staircase
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$560.00
Strengths:
7" is all good not too much flex
Weaknesses:
Need rebound and compression adjusters
Similar Products Used:
Bomber Z1's
Bike Setup:
Avanti Hardcore, boXXers, Deore, Fox
Bottom Line:
These forks are good, soak up the bumbs and very rearly do they bottom out. They are the best part of my bike, it's the frame that lets me down. I think this fork deserve 4 flamin turds, good fork but there are better... hmmm me thinks MONSTER T
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Submitted by
Will Holden
a
from Spokane,WA Date Reviewed: March 28, 2001
Favorite Trail:
#135 - Mt Spokane
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
Pedal Sports
Strengths:
Works very well. Quite adjustable. Light. Never bottoms out when set up corrctly for the rider and riding style.
Weaknesses:
No fork boots avail yet. Could have longer legs to fit larger (6"+ steerer) frames.
Similar Products Used:
Alot
Bike Setup:
Fast
Bottom Line:
Thane - pull your head out man. With the springs removed, the negative springs will extend cutting into the travel stroke. Pull to extend the fork then measure. Its 7"+. This thing is quite reliable and performes well from the box. In the hands of a Susp. tech, it can be tuned to perfection.
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Submitted by
Thane Kramer
a Downhiller
from Newtown, PA Date Reviewed: March 21, 2001
Favorite Trail:
my own
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
came stock on my iron horse sgs-dh
Strengths:
well, it does have 7" of travel and looks cool, only good if you're a rockshox fan, otherwise it sucks
Weaknesses:
oh, did i say 7" of travel up above? i measured it without the springs installed and it's about 6", rocksh*t counts the negative travel toward the positive, no external adjustment, the adjustment it has is crap,the high speed compression damping is a joke, isn't progressive at all, bottoms out over everything, takes to much time to make the adjustments that make a difference, i think my bmx fork has better quality travel!
Similar Products Used:
no other dh fork is this bad, but i do like my rst xxl and monsta T
Bike Setup:
iron horse sgs-dh bike, can't do much downhill with this fork though
Bottom Line:
if you haven't got the message yet, this fork isn't worthy of real dh. it would be fine for a course with up to 4' drops, in order to keep it from bottoming on something bigger you'd have to use stiffer springs which makes the fork too stiff. if you want a good fork by something with good progressive travel so it soaks up the big and little stuff, not just the small stuff, RS tried to do that but their "high speed compresion damping" doesn't even work.
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Submitted by
james
a Racer
from scotland Date Reviewed: March 12, 2001
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
weight, strength. travel - 7", colour. i got mine in black - gorgeous!
Weaknesses:
threads where axel screws into aren't very good. if you over tighten them, they f**k the threads up. not so good.
Similar Products Used:
manitou stuff (all s**t), judy's
Bike Setup:
orange 222, black boxxers, blackspire, xt etc
Bottom Line:
damn damn damn good forks. just be careful of the threads. you don't want to end up buying a new lower leg or having to re-thread stuff.
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Submitted by
billybob
a Downhiller
from NewYork Date Reviewed: January 17, 2001
Favorite Trail:
devils maiden
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$1500.00
Strengths:
lots'o'travel looks cool very plush easy to service and install XXX seals boXXer the best
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
monster t shiver super tx-vert carbon x-vert milenium
Bike Setup:
GT lobo Race Face cranks XTR
Bottom Line:
Two words SWEET FORK
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Submitted by
nathan
a Downhiller
from nevada Date Reviewed: December 7, 2000
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
great rebound ajustments, great for riders who are between 150-180
Weaknesses:
flexes with heavyer riders under hard breaking
Similar Products Used:
Monstaer T
Bottom Line:
Great overall for
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Submitted by
Roger Malt
a Downhiller
from Vancouver, BC, Canada Date Reviewed: October 30, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Circus
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Good All round......nothing special. Its very light.
Weaknesses:
Its a Rock Shox, what can you say. Rock Shox should stick to making SIDs and other good Cross Country forks.
Similar Products Used:
Monster T, Jr.T, Mr.T
Bike Setup:
Balfa BB7, Monster T, Race Face, Sram 9, Mavic Dee Max Wheel set blah blah blah
Bottom Line:
Good Fork, if you like Rock Shox, but whatever. Go for the big Zocchi. The best thing about this fork is its light. You can pedel this sucka uphill. If you don't care about the uphill, buy the Monster T. The Boxxer felt nice but...... its just not in the same league as the big boys at Marzocchi.
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Submitted by
Andre Guerreiro
a Downhiller
from Portugal Date Reviewed: October 6, 2000
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
2000 BOXXER IS THE BEST SUSPENSION ALL OVER THE WOLRD TO DESCEND. The maintenançe it's low, the seals are perfect, what can I say?? I simply love it. The worth think its no 3.0 tires.
Weaknesses:
NONE YEAT
Similar Products Used:
MONSTER T. WHITE BROTHERS MANITOU
Bike Setup:
GT DH.I TEAM
Bottom Line:
IT ROCKS, THE SUSPENSION DESERVS 99999999999999999 CHILIS
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Submitted by
Rocky T
a
from marin county, CA Date Reviewed: September 20, 2000
Favorite Trail:
HSR @ north star
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
Caesers cyclery...the best in marin county
Strengths:
it is light,you can custimize the fork beyond belief,it makes me me want to jump off a bridge.great price for what you get,ROCKSHOX knows what they are doing...
Weaknesses:
boXXers,weaknesses...the two do not mix together..
Similar Products Used:
manitou xvert carbons yr 2000,yr 2000 monster t's
Bike Setup:
Yr 00 karpiel disco volante,full xtr,boxxers,thompson seat post,wtb tires and hubs,mavic d521 rims,titec stem and handle bar....
Bottom Line:
KICK BUT DH FORK THE BEST ON THE MARKET FOREVER....YOU CAN NOT MESS W/ ROCKSHOX....
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Submitted by
Francis Huang
a Downhiller
from Singapore Date Reviewed: September 4, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Bt Reserve
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$950.00
Purchased At:
Tom N Joy
Strengths:
7inch, looks great,stiff n plush, 25 neg travel, lighter compared to others
Weaknesses:
hard to adjust
Similar Products Used:
monster t
Bike Setup:
alpinestars ti mega eos XTR rynolite magura
Bottom Line:
Wat can i say? itz the best u will definately have no problem on any trails.... hope they will come up with a adjustable version
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Submitted by
Chad
a Downhiller
from Breckenridge,CO Date Reviewed: August 29, 2000
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
plush, low maintenance, good price
Weaknesses:
ease of adjustability
Similar Products Used:
Monster T, X-Vert
Bike Setup:
Intense M1
Bottom Line:
Once you get the fork set-up correctly it is buttery smooth. I had RS overall the fork at Deer Valley, which they did for no cost, and it works awesome. Changed the oil in the compression to 15 wt and 20wt in the rebound with medium springs and it rocks! If the fork had preload and external adjustments it would be the absolute perfect fork. I've raced this since May without any leaks or problems.
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Submitted by
Nick Mann
a Downhiller
from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: August 27, 2000
Favorite Trail:
the crazier the better
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
crazy plush, no flex, sucks up all the little bumps and the big ones, great at high speeds, great for drops, never bottoms out, light, i can only say positive things about this fork
Weaknesses:
can't think of any
Similar Products Used:
monster t, all the bombers, all the rockshox, x-vert carbon, all the manitous, zyzzx
Bike Setup:
2000 santa-crus super 8, hayes, sunrims dubblewides, gazzaloddi nokians, sram 9.0, race face crankset and handlebars
Bottom Line:
I own a MONSTER-T on my dh bike and thought it was crazy plush until i tried the boxxer out, the boxxer is truly the best DH fork of the 2000 season, i'm saving up for one, i'd rather have one than a any girl on this planet (i really mean that)
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Submitted by
Brendan
a Downhiller
from Alaska Date Reviewed: August 8, 2000
Favorite Trail:
My Backyard!!!!!
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Very rigid. Gives u a ton of confidense to do those, to die for 13" drop offs. Very plush, good seals, and 7" of travel. You can take this fork to the extreme and it will bring u back. Did i mention 7" of travel??? And the 7" of travel!!!!!!
7" of travel! It takes away from a paycheck or two but is well worth it. I am 16, and this is a sweet fork, coming from the next genireation, (u can tell because i cant spell that damn word!)
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Submitted by
A.S.
a Downhiller
from NY Date Reviewed: August 3, 2000
That damn top crown is a b:tch to get on or off! I wish it had "tool free" knobs for compression and rebound dampning.
Similar Products Used:
Bombshell Marilyn White Brothers UD150 '98 BoXXer
Bike Setup:
Santa Cruz Super 8
Bottom Line:
GREAT FORK! It's not ridiculously heavy, it's smooth and works beautifully. The new seals are superb and it's as stiff as ever. Buy it, you'll be very happy.
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Submitted by
Stuart
a Downhiller
from Australia Date Reviewed: June 30, 2000
Favorite Trail:
technical
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Light weight, plushness, loads of tuning capabilities, open oil-bath, stiffness, looks and quality.It's also sealed pretty well and doesn't piss oil everywhere like the '99 models did.
Weaknesses:
The fork has NO "tool-less" adjustments, which screws you up if you wanna change the settings for different terrain, gay tyre clearance when compared to most other DH forks. Small diameter upper tubes give the fork a wimpy look, but don't seem to affect the stiffness.
Craftworks DHR, Fox Vanilla RC (8"), Hayes (crap) and Hope discs, DICE f/r rims, afterburner cranks, ZU-ZU pedals, Blackspire Guide etc
Bottom Line:
These forks are really plush and stiff, and are cainers to look at, they're also damn good quality. They sh*t all over the toothpick manitou's and WB's. I love these forks and recommend them to anyone! Just to warn the other hayes brake users, if you've got a '99 caliper, and you buy a '00 Boxxer, you'll need the new 74mm half caliper to run the new Boxxer adapter, as the '99 adapters are discontinued. Anyway.... Well Done RS on making the best DH fork available
EVERYTHING ITS STIFF LIGHT FOR 7 INCHES OF TRAVEL IT'S NOT A MANITOU IT'S A ROCKSHOX SUPER PLUSH VERY COMPLAINT EXTRA CONFADENCE STANDARD (I FEEL ANY JUMP/DROP/OBSTICLE CAN BE CLEARED WITH STYLE ON THESE FORKS) DID i MENTION IT IS NOT A MANITOU
Weaknesses:
NO BOOTS, BUT HOPEFULLY THE SEALS ARE GOOD
Similar Products Used:
X-VERT CARBON OTHER BOXXERS
Bike Setup:
SCHWINN STAIGHT 6 RACEFACE BARS, CRANKS, BOTTOM BRACKETT RS SUPER DELUXE SHOKE OBVIOUSLY BOXXERS TWENTYFOURSEVEN STEM WELLGO PEDALS XTR DERAILER SRAM 8.0 SHIFTER CANE CREEK HUBS LACED VIE DTSWISS SPOKES TO A MAVIC 519 RIM HAYESHYDRO DISCS
Bottom Line:
BEST DH/DS FORK EVER MADE EXTREMLY GOOD VALUE(TOOK A YEAR FOR ME TO SAVE THE MONEY BUT WELL WORTH IT
I'VE BEEN RACING DH/DS, DOIN 7-12 FOOT DROPS AND THESE FORKS ARE HOLDI8NG UP WITH OUT A SCRATCH
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Submitted by
Chad
a Downhiller
from Breckenridge, Colorado Date Reviewed: June 6, 2000
Favorite Trail:
KFC Crisp Original
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Light, plush action, easy maintenance
Weaknesses:
Preload adjustment and needing to change the oil to increase the rebound damping
Similar Products Used:
Manitou, Monster T
Bike Setup:
M1 DH
Bottom Line:
This fork works really well and a good weight and good price. The only drawback is on trail adjustments are almost impossible - why don't they add external preload adjusters? They can't be saving any significant weight, only material costs. Overall, once you get it set up, it works really well and is an excellent DH fork with 7" of plush travel.
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Submitted by
dave osborne
a Downhiller
from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: April 25, 2000
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Plush Plush Plush. I have dropped off of some big things including a bridge about 12 feet off the ground. The boxxer sucked up the drop. It's stiff, light, the control it gives is great.
Weaknesses:
I don't think it has one. I am riding it right out of the box. I haven't had to make any adjustments to it at all.
Similar Products Used:
Monster T, Jr.T, Mr.T, zzyzx.
Bike Setup:
GT I-drive xcr 3000, custome rear shock mount (some creative cutting and welding allowing a 2" stroke shock) 2" coup delux rear shock giving 7.5 inches of rear travel. Boxxer.
Bottom Line:
I just broke the rear swing arm on my bike riding the trails near my fathers house, the drops are that big (north shore type stuff). I don't worry about the front end of my bike anymore like I did riding a MR.T. It's so plush and stiff that riding trails that made me think twice about before are handled with ease. It's almost downhills arn't a challange anymore. In short I love it, best fork on the planet. I would suggest this fork to anyone who is going to get a dual crown fork for there bike.
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Submitted by
Flavio Martins(coyoteDH)
a Downhiller
from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Date Reviewed: April 20, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Anyone fast and tecnical
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Many ways to fine tune the fork for the riders style, Plushness
Weaknesses:
Broke the brake arch in the very first heavy tire twist, Broke the brake arch in the very first heavy tire twist, Expensive, Lots of flex. My 5th broken Rock Shox.
Similar Products Used:
Moster T, Mr T, Foes F-1 and Jr.T
Bike Setup:
Foes, MRP,521 rims
Bottom Line:
I think Rock Shox should stop using this integrated brake arch because it is too bad. Change the whole lowers when brake or crack the brake arch is no good. Downhill forks should be ready for any extra torsion.
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Submitted by
Todd
a Weekend Warrior
from Red Neck Central Date Reviewed: April 2, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Anything unsafe
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Big and scary. smooth right out o the box! Stiff yet light for a 7" fork. Makes XC riders run and hide.
Weaknesses:
This fork is heavy and has too much travel! It is not very good for cross cuntry riding/racing. It is too strong and does not flex like a SID (a great XC fork). I do not like how it makes me want to jump everything on the trail, it makes me ride like a mad man! AINT IT GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!
Similar Products Used:
2000 Marzocchi Mr T QR20 2000 Statos MX6
Bike Setup:
GIANT Team One DH stock
Bottom Line:
This fork is great! It weighs less than my MX6 and is stiffer than my Mr T. If the seals hold up it will be a great fork! I blew the oil seals in the Mr T in less than a month. Fixed it, sold same.
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Submitted by
Tim
a Downhiller
from Adelaide, South Australia Date Reviewed: February 11, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Mt. Buller (Victoria), Fox Creek (SA)
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Lots of travel. Feel really good. Highly adjustable. Strong. Comes with springs and preload spacers so you can adjust it to your weight and style. External rebound adjuster and external low speed compression damping adjuster.
$ 1078.40
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