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Submitted by
borat dixienormous
a Downhiller
from Glstonbury cpnnecticut, USA
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | whistler bone yard | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$5000.00 | | Purchased At: | play again or die | | Strengths: | Great for going over HUGE rocks. can do 10 12 foot drops with no promblemo. rebound is great. with nice sexy springs. looks awesome in da sun | | Weaknesses: | need to take care of | | Similar Products Used: | fox 40 marzoocchi 888 | | Bike Setup: | trek 3700, trek 930 float | | Bottom Line: | Great ive been to whisteler with this bike. has great suspension ive tried fox 40's and they dont come close to this fork. Its such a great fork. i have a fox float in the back on my trek 3700.
AWESOME FORK WOULD GIVE THIS To any of my pimping biddys. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kerri
a Weekend Warrior
from Dallas
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Oak Cliff Nature Preserve | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | price, no maintenance, light. | | Weaknesses: | spongey | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Deore LX, Avid V brakes | | Bottom Line: | They work fine for me, certainly better than a stiff fork. I have had my bike for about 10 years, and I don't take very good care of it. I have never done anything for the shocks. But I don't ride in much mud or water. I haven't used anything else, I think they are fine for a light weight, average ability rider...I am 5'8" and 135 lbs. I rarely bottom out, I am not an extreme rider but I take 2ft. drops all the time. I can see how some larger riders (most guys) would not do well with these, and to be honest, I am looking for an upgrade. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matt
a
from mississauga
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | cheap | | Weaknesses: | it really is cheap | | Bottom Line: | nowadays if you can get it for the price of a used rigid fork- 10-15bucks its worth getting it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bo Jangles
a Weekend Warrior
from Flagstaff, AZ
Date Reviewed: October 2, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt. Elden | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Play it Again | | Strengths: | Smooths curb drop-offs and staircases, looks elite next to rigid or walmart forks | | Weaknesses: | no progression, not enough travel, rubber pogo stick, flexey, sticky boots, does not absorb small bumps at all, bottoms out on big bumps | | Similar Products Used: | old GT Timberline Rigid fork | | Bike Setup: | '97 Trek 970, XT stuff, toe clips, Tektro Quartz v-brakes | | Bottom Line: | This fork is awesome in the parking lot on my initial test drive of the bike, but this is not surprising since it is my first suspension fork I have taken off-road. It makes descending staircases easier than my rigid fork, and it seems to have the right damping to soften landing from a curb. Taken onto a rocky descent, however, it is scarcely less hard on my wrists than my old rigid fork. Do not buy this for any reason unless you never ride over roots or rocks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam
a Cross Country Rider
from Lake Hughes
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | sawmill | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | stronge, lite | | Weaknesses: | cake with craps air seals so I spent $50 on beter seals and they are just like duke | | Bottom Line: | good for cross country smoothes out trails. Just keep lubricatedand cleaned and they work fine | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joshi
a Cross Country Rider
from Silver Spring, Maryland
Date Reviewed: November 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Schaeffer Farms (in Gaithersburg, MD) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$175.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike swap @ shop on Grubb road | | Strengths: | It's great so far. | | Weaknesses: | The boots stick. I can't find any diagrams of the workings. The Rockshox website denies the fact that they ever made an Indy. (look for yourself. It's nowhere to be found.) | | Similar Products Used: | I test rode a C-dale Jekyll with the awesome LEFTY HEADSHOCK! I love the Lefty. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 850, maybe '95. Indy C (of course) fork. Shimano components. Zefal Flamingo rear fender. | | Bottom Line: | pretty good if you're my weight (180 lbs.) and are a novice rider with aspirations of becoming a legend DH and/or XC racer. Save for a new Cannondale, but have fun with your current bike. Happy trails!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian Crawford
a Racer
from Newcastle, NSW, Aust
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | single trail racing | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | With bike 2nd hand | | Strengths: | light, cheap | | Weaknesses: | little adjustment,
very bouncy,
better then crap RST | | Similar Products Used: | RST S**t | | Bike Setup: | XT level Sintessi | | Bottom Line: | You can buy better, but ok if your a begineer
2 flamin turds | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Campbell
a
from Surrey
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | boogyman | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | came on the bike | | Strengths: | cheap, low maintenace, some adustability. | | Weaknesses: | week, not enough adjustability, coldent get the boots to stay on the seals. can,t fit large tires. | | Similar Products Used: | 97 judy xc(they were still good back then), bomber Z1, | | Bike Setup: | first the were on a prototype that was given to me to try, then i transferd them to a cannondale caad 3 as a substitute fork. | | Bottom Line: | they are what you would expect for a shock of that price, little travel, little adustment, not good for drops at all, I went off of a 2' drop and the wheel landed in a small hole, it bent the shock back into the frame, split the arch in half and sent me over the handelbars. I landed on my head with a large crack and rolled out of it, as a true rider I looked at my bike and got angry at the fact that I had broken my forks. only after i had gotton over the the agony of a boken fork did i relize there was a sharp peice of bone protudeing from my shoulder. i decided i should go to the hospital, good thing I was wearing my helmet! mmmmmmm morphine! well in any case if you live in BC and ride anything resembling the north shore or woodlot dont get these forks they WILL NOT hold up. for all you cross county riders and weekend warriors whose trails dont consist of boulder strewn and root filled descents, log rides, and 2'+ hucks and wickedly steep single track, these forks will be fine for you . NO NORTH SHORE FOR YOU! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from Longmont, CO
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Cheap, good feel, low maintenance | | Weaknesses: | flexy, cheap shock boots | | Bike Setup: | Came with Specialized Rockhopper ('98) | | Bottom Line: | A good entry level shock. Some adjustability by changing springs or elastomers, and dialing-in compression. Don't buy it and expect it to take big hits or whine about no adjustability, if you do you should've bought a higher level shock in the first place. I've bottomed it a few times with no ill effects. The shock boots were the only bad part, they never seemed to seal properly, leading to grit between them and the shock tube. Still, a good budget shock for your first bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BRIAN
a Cross Country Rider
from Littleton
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | dakota ridge/red rocks | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | performance | | Strengths: | it has lasted 3 years, and i dont really care what everyone else says about the fork, i take it off of four footers on a weekly basis and aside of bottoming out, (not nessecarily a bad thing) i have had no issues other then flex. | | Weaknesses: | flexxy, and it is not adjustable. | | Similar Products Used: | jett shox are similar, but most shox do ride better. | | Bike Setup: | mongoose nx 7.1 all lx, judy race on the front. | | Bottom Line: | this came with my bike, and it learned how to ride with me. until just recently i used it daily and the shock did just fine. i wont say anything really bad about the shock, cuase it does its job. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a Weekend Warrior
from Chelsea, Quebec, Canada
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | single track to north shore | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | With bike | | Strengths: | a good beginner fork (unless your josh bender, 20FT drop first year, ARGE) 3-4 Ft drop not uncommon. lasted 2 years, then (please refer to weaknesses) | | Weaknesses: | this skinney little fork rusted out on me, the booties trapped water and the stantions rusted by the end of the 2 yeat i had about 1- 1.5 inches of traval. I bottomed out so hard my wristst hurt. No ajustibility. suck. | | Similar Products Used: | marz '01 z4 air | | Bike Setup: | '01 norco nitro, xt rear, sun rims, panaracer firexcpro, formula front disc avid 3.0 rear, deore cranks, no name water bottle holder. | | Bottom Line: | they did there job lasted me long enough to save for another bike, they took some good hits and rocks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dennisd
a
from Cornwall,Ont.
Date Reviewed: November 16, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | Cheap, better than a Jett | | Weaknesses: | Strictly low budget, pogos up and down like Britney Spears breasts, sproinnnngggg! Good for Britney, not for a fork. | | Similar Products Used: | low end and high end RS and Marzocchi | | Bike Setup: | Forks came with my GT Backwoods 98. | | Bottom Line: | These things are actually better than the disaster called the Jett. Stiffer, a little bit more responsive and a little less flex. But let's be blunt. This is entry level, period. Unless they came with a bike don't bother. Want decent damping? A little adjustability? Forget it. If you can get them used for a second bike for around 20 or 30 bucks than these might be worth the trouble, otherwise get a bomber. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gary Gao
a Weekend Warrior
from Shanghai China
Date Reviewed: September 28, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | local Giant | | Strengths: | durable, stiff, Rockshox decal | | Weaknesses: | a bit flex after 3 years abuse, not so comfortable, a bit heavy, no long enough travel | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | bridgestone hardtail, xt-xtr, indy c | | Bottom Line: | it's the first and the only suspension fork i have. very durable. but i think the inner parts had been changed before i bought it, all elastomers, no springs!so it's not so sensitive over small bumps... so i install a spring into the tube and i can feel the difference, more sensitive and comfortable now. its travel is too short. so now i am looking for a new longer travel oil fork. but i heard that new version folks are not as stiff as some old ones,is that true? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason newcomb
a Downhiller
from new zealand hastings
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | auapauanui dh and free ride tracks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | pedal power | | Strengths: | they lasted 4 a while about 15mins. | | Weaknesses: | they bend and flex and snap right off the top tube with your front wheel. they also bottom out very easily and go sh%t in wet weather when u go off a 7.5 foot double with a gap of 34 feet. they are sh%t on dirt burms and i would rathe hav a moto4. | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox jet c, rock shock psylo,strattos mx 6,rst hi 5,manitou x vert carbons(cracked the stupid carbon things,top gun tripple clamps, | | Bike Setup: | santacruze bulletwith mazochi shivers and all of the forks above that i have listed assimular products i ahve used and wrecked on my bullet and the next thing 2 bust is my shivers but i have only managed 2 twist them and bottom them out 7 times in one run of auapauinui king of down track. | | Bottom Line: | never buy a fork thinking that it will be invincible because i will f@#%k it side ways. eeeee dor i have a mate who is a mess and rides off water tank and his rst hi 5s (rst = rusty shi**y things0 havnt fuc$ed them selves 2 much except 4 cracking in the crown. so please come 2 napier in nz and ride our mental track. 4 more information just email the gardenman15@hotmail.com or may be lend me your bike hehehehe so come 2 napier and dont bring those shi&*y judy cock shox hahaha 4 hose who have them. and dont buy strattose mx6 cos there ceals blow in 45mins with only 1 massive drop into the public GARDEN. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason newcomb
a Downhiller
from new zealand hastings
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | auapauanui dh and free ride tracks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | pedal power | | Strengths: | they lasted 4 a while about 15mins. | | Weaknesses: | they bend and flex and snap right off the top tube with your front wheel. they also bottom out very easily and go sh%t in wet weather when u go off a 7.5 foot double with a gap of 34 feet. they are sh%t on dirt burms and i would rathe hav a moto4. | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox jet c, rock shock psylo,strattos mx 6,rst hi 5,manitou x vert carbons(cracked the stupid carbon things,top gun tripple clamps, | | Bike Setup: | santacruze bulletwith mazochi shivers and all of the forks above that i have listed assimular products i ahve used and wrecked on my bullet and the next thing 2 bust is my shivers but i have only managed 2 twist them and bottom them out 7 times in one run of auapauinui king of down track. | | Bottom Line: | never buy a fork thinking that it will be invincible because i will f@#%k it side ways. eeeee dor i have a mate who is a mess and rides off water tank and his rst hi 5s (rst = rusty shi**y things0 havnt fuc$ed them selves 2 much except 4 cracking in the crown. so please come 2 napier in nz and ride our mental track. 4 more information just email the gardenman15@hotmail.com or may be lend me your bike hehehehe so come 2 napier and dont bring those shi&*y judy cock shox hahaha 4 hose who have them. and dont buy strattose mx6 cos there ceals blow in 45mins with only 1 massive drop into the public GARDEN. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason newcomb
a Downhiller
from new zealand hastings
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | auapauanui dh and free ride tracks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | pedal power | | Strengths: | they lasted 4 a while about 15mins. | | Weaknesses: | they bend and flex and snap right off the top tube with your front wheel. they also bottom out very easily and go sh%t in wet weather when u go off a 7.5 foot double with a gap of 34 feet. they are sh%t on dirt burms and i would rathe hav a moto4. | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox jet c, rock shock psylo,strattos mx 6,rst hi 5,manitou x vert carbons(cracked the stupid carbon things,top gun tripple clamps, | | Bike Setup: | santacruze bulletwith mazochi shivers and all of the forks above that i have listed assimular products i ahve used and wrecked on my bullet and the next thing 2 bust is my shivers but i have only managed 2 twist them and bottom them out 7 times in one run of auapauinui king of down track. | | Bottom Line: | never buy a fork thinking that it will be invincible because i will f@#%k it side ways. eeeee dor i have a mate who is a mess and rides off water tank and his rst hi 5s (rst = rusty shi**y things0 havnt fuc$ed them selves 2 much except 4 cracking in the crown. so please come 2 napier in nz and ride our mental track. 4 more information just email the gardenman15@hotmail.com or may be lend me your bike hehehehe so come 2 napier and dont bring those shi&*y judy cock shox hahaha 4 hose who have them. and dont buy strattose mx6 cos there ceals blow in 45mins with only 1 massive drop into the public GARDEN. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason newcomb
a Downhiller
from new zealand hastings
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | auapauanui dh and free ride tracks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | pedal power | | Strengths: | they lasted 4 a while about 15mins. | | Weaknesses: | they bend and flex and snap right off the top tube with your front wheel. they also bottom out very easily and go sh%t in wet weather when u go off a 7.5 foot double with a gap of 34 feet. they are sh%t on dirt burms and i would rathe hav a moto4. | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox jet c, rock shock psylo,strattos mx 6,rst hi 5,manitou x vert carbons(cracked the stupid carbon things,top gun tripple clamps, | | Bike Setup: | santacruze bulletwith mazochi shivers and all of the forks above that i have listed assimular products i ahve used and wrecked on my bullet and the next thing 2 bust is my shivers but i have only managed 2 twist them and bottom them out 7 times in one run of auapauinui king of down track. | | Bottom Line: | never buy a fork thinking that it will be invincible because i will f@#%k it side ways. eeeee dor i have a mate who is a mess and rides off water tank and his rst hi 5s (rst = rusty shi**y things0 havnt fuc$ed them selves 2 much except 4 cracking in the crown. so please come 2 napier in nz and ride our mental track. 4 more information just email the gardenman15@hotmail.com or may be lend me your bike hehehehe so come 2 napier and dont bring those shi&*y judy cock shox hahaha 4 hose who have them. and dont buy strattose mx6 cos there ceals blow in 45mins with only 1 massive drop into the public GARDEN. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason newcomb
a Downhiller
from new zealand hastings
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | auapauanui dh and free ride tracks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | pedal power | | Strengths: | they lasted 4 a while about 15mins. | | Weaknesses: | they bend and flex and snap right off the top tube with your front wheel. they also bottom out very easily and go sh%t in wet weather when u go off a 7.5 foot double with a gap of 34 feet. they are sh%t on dirt burms and i would rathe hav a moto4. | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox jet c, rock shock psylo,strattos mx 6,rst hi 5,manitou x vert carbons(cracked the stupid carbon things,top gun tripple clamps, | | Bike Setup: | santacruze bulletwith mazochi shivers and all of the forks above that i have listed assimular products i ahve used and wrecked on my bullet and the next thing 2 bust is my shivers but i have only managed 2 twist them and bottom them out 7 times in one run of auapauinui king of down track. | | Bottom Line: | never buy a fork thinking that it will be invincible because i will f@#%k it side ways. eeeee dor i have a mate who is a mess and rides off water tank and his rst hi 5s (rst = rusty shi**y things0 havnt fuc$ed them selves 2 much except 4 cracking in the crown. so please come 2 napier in nz and ride our mental track. 4 more information just email the gardenman15@hotmail.com or may be lend me your bike hehehehe so come 2 napier and dont bring those shi&*y judy cock shox hahaha 4 hose who have them. and dont buy strattose mx6 cos there ceals blow in 45mins with only 1 massive drop into the public GARDEN. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason newcomb
a Downhiller
from new zealand hastings
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | auapauanui dh and free ride tracks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | pedal power | | Strengths: | they lasted 4 a while about 15mins. | | Weaknesses: | they bend and flex and snap right off the top tube with your front wheel. they also bottom out very easily and go sh%t in wet weather when u go off a 7.5 foot double with a gap of 34 feet. they are sh%t on dirt burms and i would rathe hav a moto4. | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox jet c, rock shock psylo,strattos mx 6,rst hi 5,manitou x vert carbons(cracked the stupid carbon things,top gun tripple clamps, | | Bike Setup: | santacruze bulletwith mazochi shivers and all of the forks above that i have listed assimular products i ahve used and wrecked on my bullet and the next thing 2 bust is my shivers but i have only managed 2 twist them and bottom them out 7 times in one run of auapauinui king of down track. | | Bottom Line: | never buy a fork thinking that it will be invincible because i will f@#%k it side ways. eeeee dor i have a mate who is a mess and rides off water tank and his rst hi 5s (rst = rusty shi**y things0 havnt fuc$ed them selves 2 much except 4 cracking in the crown. so please come 2 napier in nz and ride our mental track. 4 more information just email the gardenman15@hotmail.com or may be lend me your bike hehehehe so come 2 napier and dont bring those shi&*y judy cock shox hahaha 4 hose who have them. and dont buy strattose mx6 cos there ceals blow in 45mins with only 1 massive drop into the public GARDEN. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason newcomb
a Downhiller
from new zealand hastings
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | auapauanui dh and free ride tracks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | pedal power | | Strengths: | they lasted 4 a while about 15mins. | | Weaknesses: | they bend and flex and snap right off the top tube with your front wheel. they also bottom out very easily and go sh%t in wet weather when u go off a 7.5 foot double with a gap of 34 feet. they are sh%t on dirt burms and i would rathe hav a moto4. | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox jet c, rock shock psylo,strattos mx 6,rst hi 5,manitou x vert carbons(cracked the stupid carbon things,top gun tripple clamps, | | Bike Setup: | santacruze bulletwith mazochi shivers and all of the forks above that i have listed assimular products i ahve used and wrecked on my bullet and the next thing 2 bust is my shivers but i have only managed 2 twist them and bottom them out 7 times in one run of auapauinui king of down track. | | Bottom Line: | never buy a fork thinking that it will be invincible because i will f@#%k it side ways. eeeee dor i have a mate who is a mess and rides off water tank and his rst hi 5s (rst = rusty shi**y things0 havnt fuc$ed them selves 2 much except 4 cracking in the crown. so please come 2 napier in nz and ride our mental track. 4 more information just email the gardenman15@hotmail.com or may be lend me your bike hehehehe so come 2 napier and dont bring those shi&*y judy cock shox hahaha 4 hose who have them. and dont buy strattose mx6 cos there ceals blow in 45mins with only 1 massive drop into the public GARDEN. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason newcomb
a Downhiller
from new zealand hastings
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | auapauanui dh and free ride tracks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | pedal power | | Strengths: | they lasted 4 a while about 15mins. | | Weaknesses: | they bend and flex and snap right off the top tube with your front wheel. they also bottom out very easily and go sh%t in wet weather when u go off a 7.5 foot double with a gap of 34 feet. they are sh%t on dirt burms and i would rathe hav a moto4. | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox jet c, rock shock psylo,strattos mx 6,rst hi 5,manitou x vert carbons(cracked the stupid carbon things,top gun tripple clamps, | | Bike Setup: | santacruze bulletwith mazochi shivers and all of the forks above that i have listed assimular products i ahve used and wrecked on my bullet and the next thing 2 bust is my shivers but i have only managed 2 twist them and bottom them out 7 times in one run of auapauinui king of down track. | | Bottom Line: | never buy a fork thinking that it will be invincible because i will f@#%k it side ways. eeeee dor i have a mate who is a mess and rides off water tank and his rst hi 5s (rst = rusty shi**y things0 havnt fuc$ed them selves 2 much except 4 cracking in the crown. so please come 2 napier in nz and ride our mental track. 4 more information just email the gardenman15@hotmail.com or may be lend me your bike hehehehe so come 2 napier and dont bring those shi&*y judy cock shox hahaha 4 hose who have them. and dont buy strattose mx6 cos there ceals blow in 45mins with only 1 massive drop into the public GARDEN. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James k
a Weekend Warrior
from WLFD CT USA
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | North haven bike | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | its about as good as a fully ridgid fork no adjustability | | Similar Products Used: | Z5 | | Bike Setup: | raliegh m400 stock | | Bottom Line: | please save your hard earned money and dont buy this lump of junk | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James k
a Weekend Warrior
from WLFD CT USA
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | North haven bike | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | its about as good as a fully ridgid fork no adjustability | | Similar Products Used: | Z5 | | Bike Setup: | raliegh m400 stock | | Bottom Line: | please save your hard earned money and dont buy this lump of junk | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard
a Weekend Warrior
from Christchurch New Zealand
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | good little forks (for a kid) | | Weaknesses: | no travel (bottom out when I sit on my bike) | | Similar Products Used: | none this crap (marzocchi Jr.t at the moment) | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mtn hammer race JR.T fork, sram, Race Face, all the good stuff | | Bottom Line: | good entry level fork but thats about it I will only recommend this to a light rider that likes flat smooth riding (a commuter) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard
a Weekend Warrior
from Christchurch New Zealand
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | good little forks (for a kid) | | Weaknesses: | no travel (bottom out when I sit on my bike) | | Similar Products Used: | none this crap (marzocchi Jr.t at the moment) | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mtn hammer race JR.T fork, sram, Race Face, all the good stuff | | Bottom Line: | good entry level fork but thats about it I will only recommend this to a light rider that likes flat smooth riding (a commuter) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grant
a
from Overland Park, KS, US
Date Reviewed: March 11, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | I cant seem to think of any off the top of my head, maybe good as a back scratcher someday. | | Weaknesses: | Tops out, bottoms out, travel is very limited and it ramps through it with no progressiveness whatsoever, no damping, tends to actually launch you after a big hit rather that absorb it, brake scrub through turns enough to actually slow the bike down, flexes more than a body builder. This may all have something to do with my size (6'4" 200), but i would have a serious problem recomending this fork to anyone seeing as you can get twice the product from a company such as RST for the same price. | | Bike Setup: | Giant ATX 890, mostly xt components, currently this fork due to the failure of the previous and a very limited budget and some bad judgement, maxis helter skelter tires | | Bottom Line: | please see product weaknesses | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jaimes
a Weekend Warrior
from walla walla wa
Date Reviewed: March 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anything challenging | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | | | Strengths: | looks good, cheap price | | Weaknesses: | weak, not very good at soaking it up, bottoms out | | Similar Products Used: | judy xc
manitou sx-r | | Bike Setup: | GT ricochet, time atacs, cane creek C-2, CODA wheelset | | Bottom Line: | This came with my bike and i am highly dissatisfied
This fork is a piece of crap, too soft and bouncy, not good for anything except looking like you have suspension. seals blew after just a few rides. we will see how the manitous hold up... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete M
a Cross Country Rider
from Danvers Ma
Date Reviewed: December 20, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | lynn woods | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | national bike shop | | Strengths: | good fork for my weight
cheap
never bottomed out once!
| | Weaknesses: | compression adjusters suck mine melted | | Similar Products Used: | none this is my first fork but i am gettin a 2000 Z2 X-FLY
| | Bike Setup: | soon to be GT PSYCLONE frame, Z2 X-FLY fork, raceface everything. shimano xt deralliurs, shifters levers, xtr v-brakes. sun rims and hubs | | Bottom Line: | pretty good fork if your light and you dont want to spend a lot of $$. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
FIELDTRIP
a Cross Country Rider
from TEMPE, AZ US OF A
Date Reviewed: November 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | SATAN'S BREASTS | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | WHO CARES | | Strengths: | Simple. You can beat the hell out of this thing, and it will still be up before you the next morning. | | Weaknesses: | Elastomers. No real adjustment. Tastes funny. It WILL bottom if you play like you're on a Mountain Dew commercial. | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocci 2001 Z3 | | Bike Setup: | GT hardtail (is there any other?), Z3 fork, scott clipless, DH bars and stem. | | Bottom Line: | This is a good fork to get used to front shox with. There's probably one on every block, sitting in the garage, waiting to be picked up and loved. Look around. Put it on your girlfriend's bike, cause chicks like to be hard too. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phil
a Cross Country Rider
from Montreal, Québec
Date Reviewed: November 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Val-David(Mont King) | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Its cheap,no maintnaince required, good for beginners | | Weaknesses: | Its flexy, its heavy(more than my 100mm Marzocchi Z.1 X-Fly),has only 63mm of travel but feels like a rigid fork,it dont soak up any bumps,even very small ones | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi Z.1 X-Fly | | Bottom Line: | That fork is on my sisters bike.I often take it when my bike is broken or dirty.This fork sucks.I better like a rigid fork than this piece of s h i t.I like way better my Bomber but its 5 or 6 times the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
quaker oats
a Cross Country Rider
from canada
Date Reviewed: November 20, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | anything challenging | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | friend | | Strengths: | absorbs impact,looks good on my bike | | Weaknesses: | tad heavy,no long travel kits. | | Similar Products Used: | manitou 2 | | Bike Setup: | 99lx crank,brakes,xtbb,xtcassette,pc-51chain,ritcheywheels,iconbar,campagnalypost,93 giantiguana frame. | | Bottom Line: | good fork for the price,always can do better for just a little more. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack
a Cross Country Rider
from Byfeild, MA, USA
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Stoneham cycle | | Strengths: | It has a very low low maintenance. it has been the only thing on my bike that has not broken yet! it really lasts and it rides great on some trails. | | Weaknesses: | the downfalls are is that it is not to sensative. It is old so therefore it does nto have that good of technology as some of teh shcoks today. plus its hard to clean. | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox indy s, rock shox sid xc, marazochi z3 flylight, manitou sx-r carbon | | Bike Setup: | trek 930 (98), xtr brakes, dx pedals, wildgripper hot s tires, irc mythos xc tires, bontrager seat, sram derailur and shifters | | Bottom Line: | i really like this shock it has lasted and preformed good. this shock is for the people who do not like to spend to much money and like shocks that preform well at a reasonable price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lewis
a Weekend Warrior
from Redhill, Surrey, England
Date Reviewed: November 16, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Streets | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$140.00 | | Strengths: | The fork responds well when you stand on it | | Weaknesses: | It breaks after a while of standing on it | | Similar Products Used: | Indy S, Manitou Spider R | | Bike Setup: | Rockhopper FS '98 15' | | Bottom Line: | I liked the fork on me bike, but I don't recommend eating beans with it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mudcow
a Racer
from Cairns, QLD, Australia
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Minjin | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Strengths: | Price | | Weaknesses: | Flex, Elastomers | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Psylo, Manitou X-Vert Ti, Rock Shox Boxxer, Mazochi Bomber Z1, RST Alfalfa | | Bike Setup: | Giant ATX Aluminium, STX-RC | | Bottom Line: | I put these on my mothers bike (my old early-nineties Giant hardtial) when the original RSTs gave up the ghost. However, when all three (3!) of my bikes were out of action i was forced to train on it. It flexes like anything goin downhill, and the travel provided by the elastomers is horribley un-progressive, if thats a word!? Perhaps its just that ive had the pampered life of 5'+ travel for too long, but i would prefer a good pair of rigid forks to these pieces of junk. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Johnson
a Cross Country Rider
from State College, Pa, USA
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Any thing with technical Stuff | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Eddies World of Sports | | Strengths: | This product is a good overall shock for a beginner rider who wants a mix of performance, and price. | | Weaknesses: | For my personal riding style, It did not give me enough travel (63mm). | | Similar Products Used: | None, this is my first suspension. | | Bike Setup: | 98' GT Hardtail Aluminum \ STX-RC components. | | Bottom Line: | I have ridden this fork hard and it has not shown any signs of wear. It almost got more plush after riding it alot. I think it just had to do with breaking it in sort of. It is a very good value for the money but I just wish that it had more travel. That is absolutly the only thing wrong with it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from IA
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | FDR Dubuque,IA/Edge Loop Fruita,CO/Porcupine Rim,UT | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Price
Durability
Fairly lightweight | | Weaknesses: | Flex
Not-so-great looks | | Similar Products Used: | Judy SL, Manitou Spyder R & Mars C, 00 SID, and a few others | | Bike Setup: | Trek 7000zx with some minor upgrades | | Bottom Line: | Overall this thing is a beast of a shock for the price. It came stock on my 97 Trek and I've beat on it for three years with no problems at all. We just got back from a road trip to Colorado and Utah where we hit all the 'hot spots' like Moab, Durango, and Fruita and it held up great. No bottom outs (I'm 6'2" 185) and no bent/broken parts despite numerous big drops and lots of technical riding. If you're bottomming out get a fork built for downhilling or learn to land on your back tire off the drops like you're supposed to. There is a fair amout of flex on this thing but no reason to scrap it(95%of the forks out there have it.) People like to rip on em because they don't like the brand or because they're too stuck up to ride a $100 fork. If you're one of these types, go ahead and drop $700 on a new SID or Bomber. I've ridden almost everything and never found enough reason to change forks. This thing is a great value and a damn good fork overall. Bottom line-go out, have fun,and ride hard regardless of what you're riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brendan Sausville
a Cross Country Rider
from Silver Spring, MD
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Rides in West Virginia | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Very effective shock. Softens everything out enough to help you go on for hours. Nice control in braking | | Weaknesses: | NO DISC BRAKE MOUNT!!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Trek 820
24 speed grip shifts
all shimano atlus drivetrain
v-brakes
super soft trek seat
Indy C suspesion fork
| | Bottom Line: | I really love this fork. I've never had a shock fork on my bike but this one is killer. When I first put it on, my uncle, a friend, and I headed out to WV to do some riding. We were going stop midway through to set up camp, but we went on and on, this fork made the ride so much more managable then before. I got it from a buddy for nothing, so does any one know how much they retail for? If so, email me. Oh yeah, and any mtb ing ladies out there email me too. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Kars
a Racer
from Waterford, MI, USA
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Highland State Rec. Area | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | The '97 Indy C is an inexpensive shock and does what it is supposed to do and maybe more. I put about 8,000 miles on these things and they never had any warranty work or any other minor work. Only after cracking one the area where the brake boss is did I have to retire them. | | Weaknesses: | Lateral stiffness not good. When wheel is turned I can hear the brakes rubbing. Also not much for adjustments or fine tuning. As for the cracked housing I don't consider this a weakness all things considered. | | Similar Products Used: | None yet, still deciding what to replace with. | | Bike Setup: | '97 Moab 2 aluminum
- XT/XTR drivetrain
- Bontrager Mustung rims
- Avid "V" brakes
- Shimano 747 pedals
- Syncros crank
- Raceface chain rings
- Avid Rollamajig | | Bottom Line: | I think if you want a cheap, maintance free front shock then these are the ones to get. A racer who is about 16 said he has these on his and the feel gets better the more they are used. He also is happy with them. However I ahve never had any other fork besides these so take my opinion with a grain of salt. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Pope
a Downhiller
from UK
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | They work sometimes | | Weaknesses: | Bottom Out
Top out
Internals from a fork 6 years older | | Similar Products Used: | 100s of forks | | Bike Setup: | LTS 4000 Big hit rear end | | Bottom Line: | Over sprung With no damping. They bottom out over anything, even down a kerb at slow speed. They flex a lot and look horrible, only the badge makes them stand out from cheap unbranded forks that work better and cost less. Don't even look at these forks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brian
a Cross Country Rider
from charlotte,NC,USA
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | good for road rides | | Weaknesses: | bottoms out offroad
"tops out" offroad from lack of negative dampening | | Similar Products Used: | Mag 21 | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose NX7-1 | | Bottom Line: | dont trusta product just because it bears a familiar name. RocShox really built a bad product here. the mag 21 i had was sweet compared to this. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Blake
a Cross Country Rider
from Topsfield, MA, USA
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | one that I can ride to | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | low maintance
not a lot of travel | | Weaknesses: | not alot of travel
flex
can you say "pogo stick"? | | Similar Products Used: | just other stuff on my friend's bikes like a marzochi z.2 Bam (ohh what it feels like to ride in heaven) | | Bike Setup: | stock Trek 930 shx '97 with a few upgrades (tires, clipless, saddle, grips) (With about $400 worth of new components arriving today :-) | | Bottom Line: | this fork came on my bike and to tell you the truth I haven't paid much attention to it It goes up and down, and up and down just like i was made to. At first I never realy thought that shocks could be all that different but within the last year I have realized that My shox arent all that great, they flex, (resulting in poor braking) there is no damping to speak of so they feel like a pogo stick, and not a whole lot of travel so I find myself bottoming them out (5'11" 170 lbs) they are great for beginners and people who just want to take the edge off of their ride. I have tried some of the new jetts and the low end jetts are worse than my indys. atleast go for a jett race if you dont have a ton of scratch and need a decent fork. atleast I havent needed to service them | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
smack
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA USA
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Not enough room to list them all. | | Bottom Line: | I scrapped this POS and bought a real fork -- Marzocchi Z2 Atom 80 2000. Now THAT's a fork!
The flex on this fork frightened me.
If all you do is ride flat smooth trails and concrete/asphalt, this is the fork for you. If you do any "serious" offroading, get a real fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a Weekend Warrior
from kansas city
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | what strenghts | | Weaknesses: | this thing is totally weak | | Similar Products Used: | forks that work and dont flex, bottom and ulitamtely bend | | Bike Setup: | raleigh m7000... avid, fox rear, noleen chubby fork, seat, handle bars, pedals, u know bike stuff | | Bottom Line: | NEVER will i ever ride any, and i mean anything rock crap ever again... do they even make a non rubbery lower leg... u couldnt give me these things... i rode them but i also had speed springs to make them semi barable... i have ridden many a bike with various rock sh*ts on them and will NEVER even consider ever having them on any bike i even remotely consider owning.. there are way to many good forks on the market to be subjected to this over rated crap... can u say ZERO turds for this | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phil
a Racer
from Montreal,Quebec
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | low price,good choice for a beginner,kind of light weight | | Weaknesses: | only 63mm,always bottoming out(I weight 140lbs)not smooth at all, ugly, flexes alot | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi Z.1 X-FLY, Manitou mach 5 SX, | | Bike Setup: | 00 Trek 8500 LT,full XT,mavic 221, marz Z.1 X-Fly | | Bottom Line: | This is my sister fork and i hate it.My 100mmtravel air plush xfly is better.The rs is maybe a good choice for beginners but otherwise IT SUCKS....Water goes inside every rain ride I do with her bike and every dropoff I take, it bottoms out...Really bad... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
¿phil?
a
from Victoria, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 20, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | -cheap
-good for beginners | | Weaknesses: | -bottom out easily
-little travel
-not smooth | | Similar Products Used: | Z2 BAM's | | Bike Setup: | brodie holeshot w/Z1 Cr '00 | | Bottom Line: | If they come on your bike and you are a beginner they are a good fork to start off with. Any one who really rides are going to bottom them out and mess them up good. When they break by some marzocchi's. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard Clark
a Downhiller
from Surrey, England
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Test Tracks, Hawley | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Good for the price, I put a set of speed springs in, they survived a nasty front wheel hook up on a double, involving my face and 37 stitches | | Weaknesses: | the inner legs bent two weeks ago, now they don't work, having to redo them every time it rains, not enough travel | | Similar Products Used: | gt rigid forks which I snapped | | Bike Setup: | GT timberline, 14", azonic bars, etc, poor quality bike all round | | Bottom Line: | They r good if u r a cross country rider, but if you do big drops, downhill, or dirt jumping, then get a set of marrzohhi z5's | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jimmy bean
a Cross Country Rider
from ohio
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | price to perfromane ratio, along with wight | | Weaknesses: | flex,springey | | Similar Products Used: | didn't bother to find any | | Bike Setup: | gt backwoods,xtr everthing,mavic rim,magura brakes,cris king hubs, and orbit headset,crowbar raiser handlebars | | Bottom Line: | if you are a beginer, and or not the cought up in weight, and want something to ride trails around, and have somewhat better them average travel for the price, then go with it. but don't by a downhill fork, only if you are only putzing around your back yard. think of want have hard you ride and where you ride and what you really need. I had to get a better on, because i am going off six foot drop offs, and i am 145 lbs, but 6'4'. and these babies where bottoming out, and i broke my wrist, one time from them doing that. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mitch
a Cross Country Rider
from Snohomish, WA
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Cheap
Fairly light | | Weaknesses: | Flex
63mm of travel | | Similar Products Used: | Judy XL
RST 381
Mr. T | | Bottom Line: | I bought this fork in 1997 for my first bike. This fork may not be the best around but it works fairly well. As for the idiot who said that his fork got stuck, well maybe thats because he never took care of it. I always wonder about people who say dumb things like "It was busted it half in the first hour." Obviously stupid people. This fork does flex little bit though. I have never had a bottoming out problem, but as mentioned below, I put a piece of elastomer under the top cap. For the money this is a good fork, especially for a beginner. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Miller
a Cross Country Rider
from Adelaide, SA, Australia
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Godess Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Fantastic, after being worn in they become extremly plush. The rebound, preload and compression is perfect for the cross country rider. | | Weaknesses: | Price | | Bike Setup: | Speacil mongoose dx6.7 setup(my own speacil recipe) | | Bottom Line: | It has great potential. It has lasted well and only got nicer with time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jake
a Weekend Warrior
from Orem,UT
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | .... | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | uhh....hmm... not sure yet. | | Weaknesses: | everything.. Rock shox built the second worst fork you can imagine (the worst is the Indy S) they put as much crap as you can stick in a fork and make you pay for it. | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou, Noleen, other Rockshox... some stuff from Huffy | | Bike Setup: | this setup was on a Specialised rockhopper | | Bottom Line: | The people at Rock Shox are going to hell for building two horrific forks.. this and the Indy S. Is there supposed to be any travel with these things? they don't seem to absorb any bumps, but when i do hit a hard one they bottom out. Just about gave up mountain biking after I realized crap like this can still be put out in the market. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zanta w
a Cross Country Rider
from Victoria bc
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Hartland dump | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | it is really cheap and for the money really rocks ass!
super light
| | Weaknesses: | it has limmited travel but is great for xc racing
ugly as hell | | Similar Products Used: | jett xc | | Bike Setup: | norco sasquatch, lx, xt, cool add ons | | Bottom Line: | great fork for the money and is good enough for you to buy it, save up money and upgrade to a z4 flylight air (the bast fork in the world) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kyle mantley
a Racer
from edmonton
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | ewok forest | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | cheap,.........no more
| | Weaknesses: | heavy, pogo sticks, mantence | | Similar Products Used: | indy s | | Bike Setup: | came from a 98 GT backwoods | | Bottom Line: | These shocks are crap. the boots keep all the water inside instead of keeping it away. they're freakin' pogo sticks. they almost come up faster then they go down and make you lose control rather than gain it. they froze up when i was going down a hill. in other words, not very reliable. only buy these if you are very very desprite like a friend i know (i sold it to him later). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cerial
a Cross Country Rider
from Waterloo, Ontario
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | hardwood hills | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | cheap
all around good fork | | Weaknesses: | definate flex | | Bike Setup: | 97 Devinci Boogie | | Bottom Line: | good for the price even though my bike came with this fork. too bad they've discontinued this fork and replaced it with those damn jettas. not bad for road and moderate trails, but definatly not for anything rough. i've sailed over the bar so many times i can't remember thnx to this fork on harder trails. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe F.
a Weekend Warrior
from White Bear Lake, MN USA
Date Reviewed: February 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | None really | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Great for off road! | | Weaknesses: | The only problem i have i can't get them to work better! It seems like their a little stiff for road use | | Similar Products Used: | None but test drove some really exp. systems (bikes over 2K) and I like my Rock Shox Indy C's much better! | | Bike Setup: | 98 GT Ricochet Slate Gray | | Bottom Line: | Its a good buy for the money! If anyone could help me, I want to rebuild them (Relube it, get some new bushings for it) Is it a Job a 14 year old can handle? (I'm very good with my bike) Thanks (E-mail me) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JP
a Weekend Warrior
from B.C.
Date Reviewed: January 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | whatever goes down | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | ummmmm...hmmmmm....they're cheap | | Weaknesses: | FLEX!, oh god do they ever flex | | Bike Setup: | for the shore, if that's possible with a '97 GT timberline | | Bottom Line: | These forks are not for the type of person who would even think of doing anything harder thatn dropping off of a curb or something. Trust me when i say these forks ar strictly for beginners, NO ONE else should ever buy these forks...ever | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Keanue
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: January 10, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: |
Big Baar Area | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Came with the bike | | Weaknesses: |
FLEX!!!!!, springy | | Similar Products Used: |
Looked at Judy XC, the entire Marzocci line | | Bike Setup: |
GT LTS 4000 | | Bottom Line: | These forks are not for serious bikers nor should anyone think these forks are race level. I did compete with them at the 1999 Team Big Bear 12 Hour Mountain Bike Endurance Race. No one should trust their life with these forks, especially if you like to ride serious and do even modest risky riding. I have heard horror stories about this fork snapping on downhills and there is certainly enough flex just riding around on easy stuff to indicate that. I actually see these forks flex forward and back when braking! This fork should not even be in the market and great safe forks are overpriced. ZERO stars for the fact that these forks are not safe and the apparent flex in the fork is the evidence. This fork is on the market for one reason, to make money and at the cost of the riders safety. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JeanPaul
a Cross-Country Rider
from montreal , quebec
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
I got it for 50 $ canadian , it takes Small bumps.Nice repund despite being non adjustible | | Weaknesses: |
Too soft compression , looks cheap , crapp boots let dirt infect internals. | | Similar Products Used: |
spyder , judy c , judy xc , judy t2 , z4 alloy , mach 5 sx | | Bike Setup: |
1998 gary fisher kaitai
lx :hubs , cassette , chain , rd
xt : fd
specialized team master / control comp edition , | | Bottom Line: | I miss the stock spyder.I think the indy's compression is messed up.Its good halfway thru the travel , but sucks at the begging and the end. Its too soft when braking , causing me to flip over on steep technical descents.Its overwhelmed at the end of its travel and bottoms out. For 50 $ canadian , it still cost me less then it would to fix my spyder , however. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a Downhiller
from Sussex - UK
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: |
Lattrigg DH | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Cheap
Effective
Plush
Enough Travel
Easy to service | | Weaknesses: |
Flex
Lack of sufficiant adjustablilty | | Similar Products Used: |
RS Judy Race | | Bike Setup: |
Kona Hardtail | | Bottom Line: | These are excellent forks for the price, people complain about them bottoming out, ever heard of the adjusters on the top caps, if you still bottom them out you are obviously riding them like their not supposed to be ridden, it states clearly in the manual that they are not for DH or hard riding.
They are nice and easy to strip and service.
All in all, a nice, cheap, and effective fork. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brown Boy
a Weekend Warrior
from Hamilton
Date Reviewed: December 20, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
brown ridge | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
low maintanence | | Weaknesses: |
Well... where to start. It's not 3.1 pounds,more like 4 or 5. After only a few months of riding (not very muddy conditions)the elastomers were brown, not the origional yellow. Not plush at all. HEAVY HEAVY HEAVY HEAVY
Doesn't feel like 80mm. EXTREME flex, no dampening, springs me off the brown ridge if I pull up a second too late. Not much bang for the buck.Brown | | Similar Products Used: |
Judy XLC
Z.1 Drop Off
Judy T2
and others | | Bike Setup: |
'98 Brodie dynamo with LX/XT | | Bottom Line: | Brown Ridge isn't fun with this crap fork!!
1 flamin' chile is generous
Brown elastomers SUCK ANUS!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todde Brown
a Weekend Warrior
from Tucson
Date Reviewed: December 16, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
any trail | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Nice inexpensive fork, Low maintance | | Weaknesses: |
not too many | | Similar Products Used: |
many | | Bike Setup: |
DiamondBack Apex | | Bottom Line: | Its a very nice, inexpensive fork. It takes alot of punishment (of course Im only 160 lbs). The best think about this fors was the fact that it is VERY low maintanance. I sold the bike to my brother and I am sure it will get many more years of use with even less maintanance then I gave it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
R Hilton
a Cross-Country Rider
from Wales G B.
Date Reviewed: December 5, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Halkyn Mountain | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Seems O k no problems | | Weaknesses: |
not found any | | Similar Products Used: |
none | | Bike Setup: |
Saracen Blitz Indy c | | Bottom Line: | Does the job they were bought for we are happy with them | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Weekend Warrior
from Canterbury England
Date Reviewed: November 6, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Hardcore rock trails | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Good small bump ride | | Weaknesses: |
Repeatedly bottom out on,well, anything | | Similar Products Used: |
None | | Bike Setup: |
Hardtail univega | | Bottom Line: | Good value for money, but are simply not for riders on anything other than trailusage.
I frequently do jums and they do nothing but save my wrists. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ig
a Weekend Warrior
from Chillicothe
Date Reviewed: October 31, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Church Run | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Excellent for beginners | | Weaknesses: |
Not enough suspension | | Similar Products Used: |
none | | Bike Setup: |
Schwinn Moab hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I really enjoyed the shock for the first couple of years I owned it. It has proven very durable at next to zero maintenance. I have become envious of my friends who ride shocks with more suspension. They are able to take larger ruts at higher speeds. Recently, I have seen publications advertise this shock for 50 dollars. At that price you get much more than you pay. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Arie
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne
Date Reviewed: October 31, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Mt Beauty | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Light, reasonably active fork. Gives you a fair amount of travel after several usage. | | Weaknesses: |
Bottoms out to quickly when you are expecting the best out of it. | | Similar Products Used: |
Judy XC
Indy S
JR T
Noleen
RST Hi 5
RST 281 | | Bike Setup: |
Giant ATX 880
Bridgestone MR2
Giant ATX 890
Proflex 3000
KHS FXT sport | | Bottom Line: | A reasonable fork to get especially for those who are concerned about spending...definetely a good first fork. But for those Pros, it may be a dissapointing product especially after trying other high ends forks.
Overall an 'OK' fork just to mess about. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Wynn-Williams
a Weekend Warrior
from Hampshire
Date Reviewed: October 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Queen Elizebeth Park | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
It is good for price | | Weaknesses: |
It is weak and short travel | | Similar Products Used: |
Judy 100
Suntour | | Bottom Line: | A good fork for begginers
| | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Geoff Grummon
a Cross-Country Rider
from Hopewell, NJ
Date Reviewed: October 15, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Very low maintainance, smooth ride, inexpensive, lightweight | | Weaknesses: |
Short travel | | Similar Products Used: |
K2 smart shock | | Bike Setup: |
Fisher Big Sur | | Bottom Line: | I've used this shock for 2 years, and don't have many complaints about it. It's well built and takes large bumps well. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Ingoldsby
a Weekend Warrior
from winchester, hampshire
Date Reviewed: October 8, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Jumps | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
er, they hold the wheel on | | Weaknesses: |
1. Steerer has no strength, (a freind bent his within 2 hours of buying them
2.Bushings are crap
3.Seals
4.Top out
5.Bottom
6.decals fall off
7.paint
8.Elastomer recently found in 3 peices.
9.Caps round off | | Similar Products Used: |
Zip ties, paper clips and Pritt Stick | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 930shx 97 & Kona Pahoehoe 98
both hardtails | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
I.C.WEANER
a Downhiller
from England
Date Reviewed: October 2, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
DH | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
NONE | | Weaknesses: |
BUSHINGS CAME LOSE IN TWO MINUTES.TOPED OUT BOTTOMED OUT. STEARER TUBE BENT . | | Similar Products Used: |
Z2 LIGHT | | Bike Setup: |
98 ROCKHOPPER FS | | Bottom Line: | CRAP!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
GH
a Cross-Country Rider
from Rochester, MI
Date Reviewed: September 28, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Price/performance, solid construction | | Weaknesses: |
Elastomer/Spring stack | | Similar Products Used: |
Judy, Indy's | | Bike Setup: |
GT Tequesta (came standard on it) with upgrades | | Bottom Line: | The Indy C really benefits from replacing the stock elastomer/spring combo with SpeedSprings. I went up one weight category and they seem to work fine. This is a low maintenance fork that will provide good performance with the upgrade and keeping them properly serviced. I use Judy butter and Manitou's suspension lube and they have no stiction. Like everthing else in the world of MTB's, there is always something more expensive and better. However, I truly believe the average rider (95% of us) would be hard-pressed to recognize significant differences in most suspension forks. There are so many other variables, such as rider ability, tires, weight, bike geometry, etc. If you have a reasonable budget, they are a good fit. Their new replacement, the Jett, is not nearly as responsive as a retrofitted Indy C. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim W
a Weekend Warrior
from Green Island,NY
Date Reviewed: September 20, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
I feel they are OK, though I have nothing to compare to yet. | | Weaknesses: |
None that I see. | | Similar Products Used: |
none | | Bike Setup: |
1997 Diamondback Ascent | | Bottom Line: | For me at 265lbs I have had no problems with these. I jump my bike, I ride on very nasty trails and have no issues with these shocks at all. Though I have nothing else to compare to for my first shocks I'm impressed. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Olly
a Weekend Warrior
from Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Date Reviewed: September 18, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
Good Price
Light
No Flex
Great Travel for the price | | Weaknesses: |
Zilch | | Similar Products Used: |
Zokes BLT
RST 261 | | Bike Setup: |
GT Outpost Trail
Indy C's
DMR V-8's | | Bottom Line: | A really good fork solid well priced fork. Which offers good travel and strength. I just got them on my GT Outpost Trail and they are really really good I would reccomend them to anyone who's starting XC and doesn't want to pay thousands for forks. A really good fork. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
arie
a Cross-Country Rider
from nw
Date Reviewed: September 7, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
knobblers gob | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
lite | | Weaknesses: |
no rebound
flexed
weak dropouts | | Similar Products Used: |
answer mach 5
zokes z.3 z.4 z.1 bam
girvin | | Bike Setup: |
moab lx | | Bottom Line: | this fork just doesnt cut it. drop a lil' cashola
on your ride and you'll fall in love with hammering the old steed again. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Simon
a Cross-Country Rider
from Hull, Quebec
Date Reviewed: August 28, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
parc de la Gatineau | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
light weight
price | | Weaknesses: |
soft
fast rebound | | Similar Products Used: |
Rock Shox Jett C
Rock Shox Judy C
Manitou sx | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 6500 with a manitou sx | | Bottom Line: | good fork for lightweight rider but not for hard-core rider | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
zoke rocket II
a Racer
from canada eh
Date Reviewed: August 14, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
i like it all | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
umm sort of light for the price.works good on under one inch bumps when your going slow(what fork dosn't?) | | Weaknesses: |
very flexy
no damping
rigid in the winter
not much travel | | Similar Products Used: |
Z2
Z3
judy XC
monster triple
quadra 5 | | Bike Setup: |
norco | | Bottom Line: | I think this fork is alright for for somone who is under 140lbs and dons't ride very aggressively.
I weigh 110 and can bottom it bunny hopping when it is on the hardest setting. (no lie). over all a good fork for a slow recreational rider but if you don't have a lot a cash get a marzocchi Z4 or Z5. over all, 2 dead horses | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Cross-Country Rider
from Saratoga Springs, NY
Date Reviewed: July 21, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Skidmore Trails | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Does a good enough job | | Weaknesses: |
Just doesn't feel as good as higher end forks | | Similar Products Used: |
Judy XC
Indy S
Quadra 21R | | Bike Setup: |
Giant Sedona SE (Now the Iguana SE in Gian's line) with STX-RC | | Bottom Line: | I'm not a fork expert, but I like the way it rides most of the time. I only weigh 145, so I don't have much trouble with it bottoming out. It does a good job of smoothing out the ride and I'd take it any day over a rigid fork (which you rarely see now anyway), but I'm still gonna upgrade eventually. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Eastwood
a Weekend Warrior
from Prince Rupert
Date Reviewed: July 19, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Does a pretty good job. | | Weaknesses: |
Does not work in the cold. | | Similar Products Used: |
xcell shocks | | Bike Setup: |
Norco sasquatch indy c stx | | Bottom Line: | The shock works good but not when it gets cold out. i am going to get the new rock shock 99 Judys. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a Cross-Country Rider
from Pennsylvania
Date Reviewed: July 10, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
donny G | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
takes roots and eats them up | | Weaknesses: |
not quite sure if the adjusters work?? | | Bike Setup: |
Cannondale caad3 | | Bottom Line: | These shox are decent, I ride like a mad man looking for shit to kill the shox on, and I have yet to destroy them and I weigh 195lbs. good all around, I haven't used them in the cold yet so I am not sure about that little dabocle. Anywho if you are one of those downhillers spend the extra loot for a better shock, I don't think that anyone claims that these shox are made for that, although I beat mine like a red headed step child and they are fine. so if the funds are limited, or you think that spending a ton of loot on a sid or judy is crazy, buy these shox and you will be happy. 3 chillis for a decent shock!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Weekend Warrior
from Hunstville
Date Reviewed: July 7, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
?? | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Low price
Generally good performance | | Weaknesses: |
Stiffens in cold temperatures
Slow rebound | | Similar Products Used: |
Indy S
Judy T2
Manitou Spyder | | Bike Setup: |
97 Schwinn Moab 3
XT Brakes
(friends bike) | | Bottom Line: | First off I have to say the majority of the stuff that the guys on here say is bull shit. Half of the things they say that happen to their shock like breaking in half or messing up inside never happens. I've never heard of any crap like that before. Either A they like to make up shit or B they spend at least one hour a day smashing there shock to hell so it breaks the way they say it does. I've been riding my friends for at least two years now and the only real problems i had were the stiffness in cool temperatures and that they were to soft. The adjustability isn't that great but what are ya gonna do about it. Overall the fork is pretty good for recreational bikers. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ritch
a Downhiller
from Southampton, UK
Date Reviewed: July 6, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Lordswood | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
cheap.
err...that's it. | | Weaknesses: |
this may take some time.
See below. | | Similar Products Used: |
Judy XLC (S**te)
Indy s (Oh dear)
RST hi-5 (cool) | | Bike Setup: |
Specialized rockhopper comp FS, downhilly bits on it. | | Bottom Line: | OK. I'm 196 lbs and these things bottom out on the hardest setting every bump. They have no damping, they top out on lifting up the front wheel, they flex, they make the headset feel loose, and the topcaps are too soft and get rounded really easily.
That said, you can pick them up for just £80>.
PS. 63mm travel my arse. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe Fekete
a Racer
from Cincinnati Ohio
Date Reviewed: June 27, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Tsali, the knob | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
everything | | Weaknesses: |
A little flexy | | Similar Products Used: |
white brothers XC(The shox im using now) | | Bike Setup: |
Litespeed Obed | | Bottom Line: | I must say this fork is quite sweet. I had them for 3 years and they came with my good old rockhopper. for those 3 years I never maintenenced them and they allways worked perfectly, sure their not the most reponsive shox out ther, but their pretty light .2 pounds heavier than a sid, this fork is great for begginers, and when you get better and start to race get the white Brothers xc they rule | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
S.MARTIN
a Cross-Country Rider
from CLEVELAND
Date Reviewed: June 22, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
SOLID FORK | | Weaknesses: |
THE RUBBER COVERS OFTEN STICK AND WON'T RE-RELEASE DOWN AFTER A BUMP IS ABSORBED | | Similar Products Used: |
JUDY XC, T2, RST 260 | | Bike Setup: |
1999 NISHIKI BLAZER(RIGID THAT WAS UPGRADED WITH INDY C | | Bottom Line: | WE DO A LOT OF HARD RIDING...JUMPS, DOWNHILLS, UPHILLS, AND THEY HOLD UP JUST FINE. I WEIGH 210LBS AND THEY HAVE HELD ME JUST FINE WITHOUT THE BOTTOMING OUTS THAT ATHERS HAVE MENTIONED. THE ONE WEAKNESS IS THE FACT THAT THE RUBBER COVER STICKS AND ALLOWS MORE DIRT TO GET INTO THE INNERS. THIS IS A GOOD ENOUGH SHOCK FOR ME. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zoly Farkas
a Cross-Country Rider
from Resita, Romania
Date Reviewed: June 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Semenic-Breazova | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Nice feeling, good travel, I like it more than the Manitou SX 97 | | Weaknesses: |
Weak material used for the stearing tube, I hit a pitbul with it and it wasn't straight anymore | | Similar Products Used: |
Manitou SX, Rock Shox Judy SL, Rock Shox Mag 21. | | Bike Setup: |
GT Ricochet/Indy C | | Bottom Line: | It is a good fork for it's price, and compared to Manitou SX 97, works better, the diference is tha material used, that is cheap, but I like this fork. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Grant Colvin
a Cross-Country Rider
from Fort Collins
Date Reviewed: June 20, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Anything Winter Park | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Very plush, lot's of travel, a very strong fork | | Weaknesses: |
none so far | | Similar Products Used: |
Indy S, Mach5 | | Bike Setup: |
GT Richochet, Indy C | | Bottom Line: | Listen here you rich fruits who think this shock suck! It is a good shock! Yes, of course there are better ones but give me a break! It does not suck. Maybe it is not the best but it certainly is not a bad shock. It is the best for anyone who is not willing to invest their life savings on suspension! I think it is a great shock. Especially for the price. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andrew
a Cross-Country Rider
from sterling alaska
Date Reviewed: June 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
devils pass | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
excelent beginners shock | | Weaknesses: |
not desinghed for 210lbs | | Bottom Line: | great entry level shock, i dont understand all the whining about it, all i can say is the first thing i did was put in mountain springs and it really helped them out.
ive never had a problem with them flexing or other abuse related problems these other peopl are having. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fussnfeathers
a Cross-Country Rider
from Rutland, VT
Date Reviewed: June 14, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Easy, low maintenance (meaning none, except for the occasional grease job on the stanchions) | | Weaknesses: |
Lots of flex (go figure, with the small diameter), can't keep up with the little fast bumps | | Similar Products Used: |
Jud XC, a whole lot of Manitous, Marzocchi Zokes | | Bike Setup: |
Iron Horse steel frame, some pedals and some wheels | | Bottom Line: | I rode the fork for a year, pretty hard....I'm 6'4 and 215, and I have yet to bottom it out, bend it, break it, or otherwise render it useless.....granted, its not the best fork if you ride hard, fast, and crazy, but it wasnt meant for that either! Compared to alot of other crap on the market, I think the construction, fit and finish, and performance is on a par with anything else in its price range, if not better.....its NOT FOR DOWNHILLING OR RACING, so dont be surprised if it bottoms and bends on a 10 foot dropoff into a creek bed, you idiots.......I;ve since upgraded to a White Bros fork, and I couldnt be happier, but I'm keeping the Indy for a spare....it does a fine job for what it is. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
big AL
a Racer
from Melbourne , vic
Date Reviewed: June 1, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
blue lake | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
good light weight xc fork for young beginner | | Weaknesses: |
flimsy not very responsive for heavy fast aggresive riders | | Similar Products Used: |
all judy 98 mods
all indy 98 mods
manitou spider
boxer dho
marzochi monster T | | Bike Setup: |
specialized fsr pro | | Bottom Line: | best for hardtail beginers no good for xc pro riders | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kok Heng
a Weekend Warrior
from Sg
Date Reviewed: May 28, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Cost
Perfomance | | Weaknesses: |
Haven't found any yet. | | Similar Products Used: |
Rigid Fork | | Bike Setup: |
KHS Summit | | Bottom Line: | Better than a rigid fork. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Gates
a Cross-Country Rider
from Powell, TN
Date Reviewed: May 23, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Virginia Creeper | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
it handles small bumps with ease, tries its best with the big ones | | Weaknesses: |
Looks and feels flimsy to me | | Bike Setup: |
'97 Trek 6500 | | Bottom Line: | This shock came standard with my trek. As I said above, this shock actually does quite well with bumps of all sizes, as long as you don't go kamakaize like some of the other reviewers apparently did. I do wish for a lot more travel, though. On my trek, the indy just looks and feels too flimsy to me; it doesn't look right on the bike. It's not a reassuring feeling; as soon as I can cough up the dough, i'm gonna pick up a nice fat long-travel judy. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Weekend Warrior
from NY
Date Reviewed: May 8, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
harris hill | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
i dont think everything is a strength but its a good fork. | | Weaknesses: |
havent found any yet | | Similar Products Used: |
all the jetts and judy c | | Bike Setup: |
98 tequesta RS indy c | | Bottom Line: | why does every body say the indys suck. sure, they may for that guy who put racer on the post before mine but the truth is if youre a begginner there fine. i've ridden on trails with them and they hold up great. so if you're a begginner dont even bother reading the reviews that say racer on the top.ill give it 5 | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BH
a Racer
from Georgia
Date Reviewed: May 2, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
It connects the head tube to the wheel
(some times) | | Weaknesses: |
Every thing | | Similar Products Used: |
X-vert R
Judy XC
Boxxer Pro
Judy XL
Indy XC
Judy SL
SID | | Bike Setup: |
GC AIM A-1 | | Bottom Line: | I was riding on a local trail that i've riding so many times i could ride it with my eyes closed. There was a dip in the trail that went about a 3 feet. i went down it broke the fork brace and in turn crashed my ass. When i went to REI to replace it the guys looked at me like i was a jack-a** and asked me what i did. i told them i was just riding. Now i'm stuck with another 98 Indy C but i'm saving for another bike and am getting a Superfly on it THEY RULE!!!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gabi Loebl
a Weekend Warrior
from Haifa Israel
Date Reviewed: April 25, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Good preformance, good travel range, dual action - for bumps and for long dives. | | Weaknesses: |
a. can't feel the difference between hard and soft setting.
b. The protection rubber came off the rimm and is impossible to mount it back, so it collects a little bit dirt. | | Bike Setup: |
Trek 970 (Crom Moly) | | Bottom Line: | Not the best product on the market but not bad at all. Good value for the money. They came pre installed with the bike and are still very good after 2.5 years and 1500KM. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Martin
a Cross-Country Rider
from Moncton, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 14, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
smooth action
light weight | | Weaknesses: |
well, if i must, i broke mine of their first ride... | | Similar Products Used: |
none so far.. | | Bike Setup: |
Giant atx840 | | Bottom Line: | very nice shock, nothing fancy but takes the edges out of the hits.. which is after all what suspension is all about! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Weekend Warrior
from Charlotte,NC
Date Reviewed: April 11, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Cane Creek Park | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Absolutely none | | Weaknesses: |
Everything. The have no travel, the paint sux, they weigh a ton, they don't work when it's below 70 degrees, and you can get an indy SL or XC for around $100 now which are so much better. I have now moved on to a new bike with judy xc's(kick-ass shox). | | Similar Products Used: |
Indy XC
Indy SL
Judy XC | | Bike Setup: |
Schwinn | | Bottom Line: | Get the XC's or SL's | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dan
a Downhiller
from new zealand
Date Reviewed: April 7, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Tinakori hill | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
No strengths at all | | Weaknesses: |
stiff; amount of travel;
brand;the look: pracically everything | | Bike Setup: |
16 inch hardtail they were on | | Bottom Line: | These things are the worst things i have ever tried i snapped 2 pairs of them so i took them to a proffesional caster he said it was shocking.
Now i've upgradded to rst high5's they are the nicest forks around for the money they are worth!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Downhiller
from East Stroudsburg, PA
Date Reviewed: March 14, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
single trak | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
I weigh around the 200 mark, and i'v yet to bottom these bad oscars out. They are easy to handle, and i haven't noticed any problems with steering. | | Weaknesses: |
Although i'v noticed they aren't too good in the cold. | | Similar Products Used: |
I'v ridden a pair of Indy XC's and mine are a lot more plush. | | Bike Setup: |
I have this indy c on my '98 Trek 6500... they came with the bike and i havent found a reason yet to replace them. | | Bottom Line: | Manitou gets too much credit.. i think it's just the name and appearence that attracts people to buying them. If you dont like the fork you are riding, then upgrade them to a better rock shox fork!!!
| | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ed Scrivener
a downhiller
from UK
Date Reviewed: February 22, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
That Andrew Wallace is full of shit. He doesn't have a clue, and why did he put downhiller if he only rides to tennis.
These forks are good value, but thats about it. Mine were way too hard for my weight, even the adjusters set on softest. I tried taking out one of the elastomers, but then the forks sagged too much from my weight, even with the adjuster set on maximum.
These forks are just plain and simple shit!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rafael
a cross-country rider
from Mexico
Date Reviewed: February 11, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Hi I had my fork for 10 months and the thing bend, when I tried to get my warranty Rock Shox said you are not riding cerfully forks are suposed to ride in the mountain not in the steets!!!! bad fork! caca fork!!!
Well have a great ride!!! all!!! and sorry about my english is not that great! bye. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve Wood
a weekend warrior
from Manhattan KS
Date Reviewed: February 11, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
This fork is junk. I had it for a year and had to replace the bushings twice.
For only weighing 150 lbs, there is way too much fork flex. My room-mate has
had exact same problems. The elastomers split and are terrible in the cold.
So I bought a 98 Manitou SX and couldn't be happier with the Answer. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ste J Jura
a weekend warrior
from Lancaster England
Date Reviewed: February 11, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
If you look down the list, you will see many people slate the Indy C. They came as standard on my HoppingRocker FS and seem to do the job. I'm not interested in racing or 'owt, just going out with the boys and doing what I like to do best---arsing around. These forks take the sting out of the trail, and so make you go faster. I jump and DH on these forks, and they hold up magnificently for the product market which they are intended for (not DH and jumping). I also do mild trials, and they give you a bit of an edge in the weight department. Cheer up and luv tha Indy C! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian Figler
a weekend warrior
from Ellensburg, WA
Date Reviewed: January 28, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I've had these shocks for about 3 weeks now and i realize i made a big mistake when i bought these shocks. i am a 200lb guy and these shocks are truely made for a lightweight rider. they are good for riding around the schools campus but when it comes to trail riding, yeesh, watch out for hard hits. i just bought A harder elastomer from rock shox and it improved i's ride a little better. i think i am going to spend the money and get the bomber like i had planned. i wonder if there is any sorry sap out there who is interested in buying this thing?????
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