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RockShox Jett SL 00

MSRP $
Weight 3.8 lbs
# of Reviews 7
Average Rating 3.43/5
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Submitted by Diego a Weekend Warrior from SPAIN
Date Reviewed: February 16, 2002
Favorite Trail:anyone techical
Duration Product Used:1 Year
Purchased At:came on stock bike
Strengths:very low maintenance.
affordable.
simple tunning
Weaknesses:BUSHINGS!!!!
stiffness!!!
Similar Products Used:manitou sx 99
bombers, rock shox, RST.......
Bike Setup:full suspension frame, sram7.0, front hidraulic disc brake...
Bottom Line:It works very very well, BUT!! bushings are very BAD !!! and their replacement is quite expensive,(about 71 usa dollars).
If you are an agressive biker, you should change bushings each year....
very low maintenance makes it a very interesting fork usable on XC and very very lite freeriding.
It isn't very stiff so driving is not precissely, but, i repeat: It works GOOD!
Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4

Submitted by Jon a Weekend Warrior from Chesterfield, MO
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2001
Duration Product Used:3 months
Price Paid: $60.00
Purchased At:price point
Strengths:plush, strong, great value
Weaknesses:none so far
Similar Products Used:Ballistic 60 mm
Bike Setup:RU Isolator DS
Bottom Line:Good enough for light riding, great value
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

Submitted by Colin Mitchell a Cross Country Rider from South Africa
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2001
Duration Product Used:1 Year
Strengths:Enough travel for xc riding. Plush. Soaks up small and large bumps easily. Strong enough. Coil and oil is great.
Weaknesses:None so far.
Similar Products Used:Tested a straight Jett 2000 ; Manitou Magnum 2000 ; Jett xc
Bike Setup:2000 Schwinn Moab 2. In South Africa comes with Jett sl fork, Shimano Deore fd and crankset, Deore lx rd; Deore casette, Deore brake levers and brakes; Weinmann Zac 19 rims and 15g ss spokes; rapid fire shifters; IRC Mythos 1.95 xc tyres
Bottom Line:Only bottomed this fork once on a badly shaped (squarish) rock at about 45 kph. Good fork for xc riding with enough smooth travel over stutter bumps and biggish bumps to please anyone. Preload adjutments work well.
Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4

Submitted by Maschinchen a Cross Country Rider from DO
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2001
Duration Product Used:3 months
Price Paid: $90.00
Purchased At:internet shop
Strengths:for such a cheap fork it´s OK!
enough for small jumps and moderate cross country mountainbiking
Weaknesses:definetely no fork for freeriders, downhillers or racers
Similar Products Used:rigid forks
Bike Setup:cromo frame, xt-lx-mix
Bottom Line:nothin to add
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

Submitted by Max a Weekend Warrior from Hamilton NJ USA
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2001
Favorite Trail:Eye of the Madman(hehe)
Duration Product Used:6 months
Price Paid: $85.00
Purchased At:Columbus Bike Shop(came w/ bike)
Strengths:hummmm, i'll come back to you on that one

TINY bit more travel than a rigid>
Weaknesses:Everything; not that much better than a rigid fork. NUTHIN compared to my new Zoke Z5 Coil 130 mm
Similar Products Used:Zoke Z5 Coil 130 mm
Bike Setup:Specialized Team Clipless, Zoke Z5, full Deore, Haro Escape 7.1(not too bad!), Azonic Shorty stem
Bottom Line:Okay i guess, but nuthin compared to my new Zoke. It cost about $80 at price point, and i got my Zoke for $175. REALLY BIG DIFFERENCE!!
Go ZOKES!!
Value Rating:3Overall Rating:1

Submitted by Eli a from Long Valley, NJ
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2000
Favorite Trail:Chimney Rock
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $119.00
Purchased At:Pricepoint.com
Strengths:Good performance for the money
Good entry-level fork
Low-maintenence
Hydracoil= "coil-&-oil", that is.
Weaknesses:Only Preload is adjustable- but what do you want for $119?
Similar Products Used:Jett XC (Elastomers)
Bike Setup:Specialized Hardtail, endlessly upgrading...
Bottom Line:This is the bottom-of-the-line Hydracoil fork from Rock Shox. It's pretty much a no-frills version of their Judy fork- except you can't adjust compression or rebound, only preload. I can only compare them to the Jett XC, which is NOT Hydracoil- it's elastomer-sprung, and not NEAR the fork the SL is. The SL is plush & soaks up the small bumps pretty well, and soaks up the bigger hits fine. If you're looking for a good, solid, entry-level fork to beat up, the Jett SL is an excellent place to start. It'll do me fine until I get a Marzocchi Z1 on my next bike...
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:3

Submitted by Buster a Weekend Warrior from Queens, New York, USA
Date Reviewed: February 21, 2000
Duration Product Used:3 months
Strengths:Nice, plush ride for the average rider
Weaknesses:Can't find any so far
Similar Products Used:None - this is my first suspension fork
Bike Setup:2000 Fisher Aquila (in XXX Orange - yum!), stock w/Jett SL fork, Deore/LX mix, Bontrager Corvair rims. Upgraded to Nashbar clipless.
Bottom Line:Good fork for the beginner/intermediate rider. Original equipment only. I ride light/moderate XC trails. Nothing too crazy, just small drop-offs, jumps, and rocks that you find in this part of the country. The fork is adequate for me - I'm 175 lbs and I haven't been able to bottom out the fork yet. Some will say that this just means I don't ride hard enough... Well, that might be true, but I'm satisfied with the performance of the fork and would recommend it.
Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4






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