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Submitted by
Hershey the Chocolate
a
from Montreal
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Bromont extra light | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | hmm.. better than nothing. good for the road, and it is strong made for it's price, i jumped 4 foot high on flat and it's not broke | | Weaknesses: | try not to land on the shock... hehe, not enough travel, the price reveal the product | | Similar Products Used: | judy xc, Marzocchi Z5 | | Bike Setup: | Marin Palisade Trail. XT rear, LX V brakes. XT hubs, 1 mammoth rear, one mavic on the front, Kujo DH 2.35 rear. race face, bontrager handlebar | | Bottom Line: | If you dont have a lot of money, go for it, good in street if you like to jump by things... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kyle Hawes
a Racer
from Dartmouth
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | gidely woods jumps | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | westport bike | | Strengths: | great for people under 90 pounds. wich counts out most of us. but any people over that weight catogory it is not very good. good xc fork. but thats about it. also very light. | | Weaknesses: | not good for anything but xc. flexes. week. very skinny and ugly. | | Similar Products Used: | jett c, manitou xvert super. marzochi z2 atom 80, psylo xc, sid xl, and atom 80 | | Bike Setup: | azonic ds1, race face crank, bars and stem, world cup mrp, manitou xvert, xt dect out componints. | | Bottom Line: | great fork for younger and lighter people. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Oriel Rodriguez
a Cross Country Rider
from La Habana, Cuba
Date Reviewed: December 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Cross Country | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | L.A. | | Strengths: | Very light, low maintanaice, good for off road country trail routes. The best one for sightseing enthusiast. Good value for its price. | | Weaknesses: | It has it's limits, so don't push it to far. | | Similar Products Used: | THe rest of the RS Indy family | | Bike Setup: | Diamond Back | | Bottom Line: | I would recomend the RS Jody to the ones that are thiking in becoming Pros. It's a good fork for people who loves Sundays in the country side with his/her family. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alan
a Cross Country Rider
from Washington State
Date Reviewed: December 5, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Local bike shop | | Strengths: | This shock came with my bike when I bought it, and was a great maintenance free shock. It's a great entry level fork. It's light weight, has decent travel and looks good. I'd recommend it to beginners and not too aggresive riders. | | Weaknesses: | For the price & what it was designed for.............none really. | | Similar Products Used: | other RS products, Marrzocchi | | Bottom Line: | Great fork for beginners & non aggresive riders. Great price & weight. Performs well. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rick Beaudin
a Cross Country Rider
from windsor , ontario , canada
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Holly Rec. | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | very Lightweight ( 2.7 lbs ) , smooth , easy to maintain , looks good , performs great on/off road. | | Weaknesses: | sometimes boots don't stay down . | | Similar Products Used: | suntour. ridden a bike with indy c | | Bike Setup: | stock , some mod's | | Bottom Line: | it's an all around great fork , especially the weight only 2.7 lbs !! i recommend this fork to anyone who enjoys off road riding. other than the boots , its a great fork i give 5 out of 5 chilli peppers!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thomas Teisen
a Cross Country Rider
from Denmark (EUR)
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | local area | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | It's cheap, Weight is ok, Good shock absorbtion, from medium to big bumps. | | Weaknesses: | It flexes after a while. | | Similar Products Used: | none (my first Rock Shox) | | Bike Setup: | PRINCIPIA alu frameset (SID-blue) (go to www.principia.dk), with shimano LX, Mavic 517, Rock Shox Indy SL '98. | | Bottom Line: | This suspention fork is good value for money, and it works very well. I haven't had any problems with it, and I ride quite a lot. I can recomend it for Cross Country riders, but only light riders. Bigger riders should choose a Judy or simmilar. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Micheal
a Downhiller
from Ireland
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Local | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Doesn't bottom out too easily, looks nice | | Weaknesses: | a bit stiff, | | Similar Products Used: | sr suntour m7600, manitou spyders | | Bike Setup: | I put the shox on a white and yellow GT frame and they worked and looked great. | | Bottom Line: | I would recommend that you pay the little bit extra and go for the jetts or judy's or even the y2k Bomber Z5 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chad
a Downhiller
from s,c
Date Reviewed: December 31, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
issaqueena lake trail | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
absorbs impact a well made fork | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
judy race, judy xc, judy c,rst 281, sid 100, sid race | | Bike Setup: |
sl long travel | | Bottom Line: | a great shock , and can use for up or down rides | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JOHN HAWES
a Racer
from Dartmouth, Ma
Date Reviewed: December 16, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
its absorbs the bumps | | Weaknesses: |
boots come up, caps easily come off | | Similar Products Used: |
SID XL, marzocchi forks | | Bike Setup: |
Kona Caldera | | Bottom Line: | great fork for light people. It works!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BT
a Cross-Country Rider
from FLA
Date Reviewed: October 1, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
LEFT LOOp.nc | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
works!!! | | Weaknesses: |
flex | | Bike Setup: |
97 aim | | Bottom Line: | my forks have been great in all con. | | Overall Rating: |
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