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Submitted by
Joe F
a Weekend Warrior
from sharon, ontario, canada
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Bell Ringer | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Psychopath... now gone. | | Strengths: | Pretty light... decent fork for the price range. Got it on my 2000 Giant ATX 850. Great for what it's MEANT to do. NEVER use it for anything else. | | Weaknesses: | DO NOT jump or do anything on this fork. Just simply trail ride it. As i found, you can break it quite easily. I hit the local jumps and toasted the fork when i cased a double. I split the fork's inners in HALF! sucks. | | Similar Products Used: | None, really. Maybe my friend's SIDs. | | Bike Setup: | Full deore drivetrain, some decent rims, (still) crappy RS Jett XC, titec stem and bars, koski saddle and seatpost, etc. it's a giant atx 850. | | Bottom Line: | NEVER EVER DO ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BUST THIS FORK. in other words, just ride it on a trail, LIGHTLY. don't put your full weight on it. if you're like me and suck, you might just toast it by putting your weight on it. otherwise it's a solid fork. I'm actually surprised it held up this long. My cuz did the same to his fork, and sold me his 'fixed' jett xc fork. it's a piece of crap...
consider the following. I abused this fork for a few years before it broke. I jumped on it, and dropped, and raced. It did what it was supposed to. and fairly well. So I guess you can't fault rockshox for that. OH well. I'm never buying a rockshox again because of the hassles in repairing it, as well as the crappy parts inside.
you could buy it if you do only xc and light trail rides like i did when i first got it. then i did harder stuff and screwed it over. meh. so if you're looking for durability, look somewhere else. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tate C
a Weekend Warrior
from South Australia, Australia
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Morialta | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Mega Bike | | Strengths: | They were nice and soft and stiction free (for a period). | | Weaknesses: | They were very weak and the adjusters work badly (if at all). I started doing jumps on my Trek hardtail. Nothing serious only got about 60cm above ground at the most. All of a sudden clunk, they started bottoming out all the time. The adjusters didnt work and they clicked lots. To the untrained eye, sure, they were fine but ever since i did these jumps they started performing really badly, far from what they were when I bought them so I traded them in with my old bike and they didnt notice (hehe). | | Similar Products Used: | RockSHOX IndyC, RST 281R | | Bike Setup: | Trek Hardtail | | Bottom Line: | When i bought these they were great, nice, endless, smooth stiction free travel. They started becoming sticky and my bike was old and too small so I started to neglect my bike and thrash it. I expected the shockers not to perform as well but far from what they did. Strangely if you tipped the bike up on its seat, you could pull the forks out about a cm or two which wasnt a good sign. They started bottoming out alot and the adjusters didnt work.
Don't buy these forks if you are intending to have them for a long period and intend on thrashing your bike. Simply, they are not strong enough. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Arun
a Weekend Warrior
from Ellicott
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | rock burn | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepoint | | Strengths: | low maintainace
plushhhhhhhhh(now)
almost everything else | | Weaknesses: | stupid top caps(!!!!)
elastemers | | Similar Products Used: | z5s,magnums and r's,judy tt and xc,rsts, trek mogul black dimond | | Bike Setup: | look below | | Bottom Line: | this is a update to my first review.OK here is the deal.i had no trouble for my first year. but after that it slowly got stiffer and stiffer,so i took it apart and found the bottompart of the elsatmer cut up w/ a huge chunk missing.I took a hacksaw and cut of the elatemer part with the chunk in it(bout4-5mm).I noticed a lack of oil so i put some light fork oil in it(the big hole where the elastemer goes)and put it all back together.Now it feels o-so-plush but still plenty of travel.Little work for a great work.works great.How can you go wrong? | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Yuri oy
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | snakes and ladders | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | came with the bike | | Strengths: | Resonably good weight, doesn't make trails harder than on a rigid fork, good price. | | Weaknesses: | not enough travel, my fork got all messed up after 7 months of use during a cross country race, but than again u have to maintain it every 25 hours while I was riding it for like 150 and didn't maintain it. | | Similar Products Used: | judy tt, judy c, 1999 jetts c, maneteu xr-80, rock shox indys | | Bike Setup: | 19.5" aluminum frame | | Bottom Line: | good value if ur looking for a good cross country fork but it's not gonna withstand urban freeriding for very long. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Don
a Weekend Warrior
from Trenton,NJ US
Date Reviewed: October 17, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Clayton | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | RST 381Aet | | Bike Setup: | KHS Alite 2000 | | Bottom Line: | This shock works great for me. I'm 185 lbs. and ride mostly single track. I'm a fairly conserative rider. My limits are are 24" logs and drops so I really can't say how this shock would hold up to extreme riding. My neighbor,who is a more aggressive rider, has the same shock on his Trek and he loves it! My advice for anyone who rides in the central New Jersey area is - do not waste your cash on poser shocks. The Jett XC works just fine. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Arun Aharam
a Weekend Warrior
from Ellicott City,MD,USA
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | rockburn park ( near patapsco) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | -Good performance
-weight
-sturdy
-can take a beating
-travel | | Weaknesses: | -none that I have found in my bike tourtures | | Similar Products Used: | judy xc,judy tt,manitou magnums,z.5s
| | Bike Setup: | trek 800, xtr crank/bb/deareliur,hopey stering damper,mavric rims,xt frount derailer | | Bottom Line: | Im a light guy at 100 pounds as i am only 13. BUT i still can kick a bikes A** real easy.I have taken my bike to patapsco stae park(mclinin area),rockburn(swinging bridge trail).i have never bottomed out there. I have even let my 200 pound friend go off a 6 1/2 footer near my house. and for a 45 dollor fork there is only one thing to say....... thanx Rock shox | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Noah Bronstein
a Cross Country Rider
from Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Supergo.com | | Strengths: | Cheap, kinda cool looking (but not really) | | Weaknesses: | no rebound or compression damping, no negative travel, heavy | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou Magnum | | Bike Setup: | KHS Alite 2000 w/ LX rr derailer, Clyde rim and XT hub in front. Rest is stock. | | Bottom Line: | This fork is allright if you are not too serious a rider. It acts like a pogo stick though, and if you hit a bump before a turn you might lose some control on the turn due to the amazingly fast rebound. If i step as hard as i can on the pedals and then relax it bounces me into the air. Its rigidity is decent, though.
For all you new riders looking at this: rebound damping is what slows your spring down after it compresses and is comping back up. Rigidity will allow your fork to feel buttery smooth. Compression damping is what slows the descent of the fork when you hit something. All three of these things are good on a fork. The most important things to look for are: price, travel - around 80 mm is good - and rebound damping.
Bottom line: if you are just looking into the sport and are low on cash, you might want to get a "judy TT" or "Magnum R". If you are just a casual rider and never intend to do any crazy hill riding or cliff jumping, this is a decent fork for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Jammallo
a Downhiller
from Marblehead, Ma, 01945
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Salem Woods, MA | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came stock on bike | | Strengths: | The fact that u now have seniority over all ur dumb friends who have RST shocks | | Weaknesses: | cheap cheap cheap. everything. not enough travel at all. ok if ur 120-150 lbs. | | Similar Products Used: | manitous of all models, rock shox judy c's | | Bike Setup: | fisher 2000 joshua f4 | | Bottom Line: | DOnt buy these. they came stock on my bike and i hated them. i upgraded them to judy c's and those are jsut fine. do not buy if u r a serious downhill or freeride biker. theyre terrible | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paco
a Weekend Warrior
from Wyoming
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anything with trees around it | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$45.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point.com | | Strengths: | Inexpensive, easy to set up | | Weaknesses: | Not expensive enough for the bike shop guys | | Similar Products Used: | Quadra 21R | | Bike Setup: | Older Mongoose | | Bottom Line: | Face it, you're not as hard core as you think you are, just like me. That's why this shock is perfect for me. It cost me $45 from Pricepoint, $15 to cut threads, and 15 minutes to put it on. It's great for folks who have real jobs and understand they aren't interested in winning any races. Put this on your older bike (and you still have an old bike because your first child and your student loans are both coming due) and enjoy what you've got. The shock is smooth, it doesn't bottom out, it weighs less than the old 21R. I considered putting Speed Springs in my old shock, but why not just buy a new one when the springs cost $43 and internet shops can sell this entire fork so cheap?
Got an older bike? a budget? a wife? This shock breathed new life into my bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Baker
a Racer
from Missouri
Date Reviewed: March 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Chubb/Greensfeilder/castlewood | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | a;lskfja;slkfj;aslkfj | | Strengths: | The Jett xc is a fine beginners fork. It has 75mm of travel. That is not too bad for someone under 140 pounds.
The fork is alittle stiff But not to bad considering how much it cost. The bottom line is, Don't by a wall mart bike no matter how cool you think it is. It will break on the first day you ride it hard because it's cheep. A jett is much better. It is made by a fork manifacturer that make the forks on profesional's bikes, So you know it will last a lot longer. | | Weaknesses: | I have been spoiled by being able to have had ridden some more expensive forks so I could find a few things wrong with the Jett. My advice is forget being cheep. If you have the money, by a bike that is alittle under a grand. do your homework on the bike you want to buy, and compare it to other modles of the same price or lower. Get the bike that has the most bang for the buck. don't get a full suspention bike the first time you buy because you don't know if you might want to race . But if you have to have a full suspention, Get one like the Specialized FSR or Gary Fisher Sugar. Get one that is effencient for climbing, downhill, and sprinting. | | Bottom Line: | Like I said earler. Don't by from a department store. They will break on you the first time you ride it hard. Rock Shox has made forks for the Profesionals racers for years. If you buy a rock Shox rather then a department store brand, You will know it will last alot longer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Chastain
a Cross Country Rider
from Allen,Texas,United States
Date Reviewed: March 11, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$121.00 | | Purchased At: | Plano Cycling | | Strengths: | Basic Fork, Preload, Easy Mantaince! | | Weaknesses: | Noisy going off jumps. Sometimes will bottom out(rarely) | | Bottom Line: | Good fork, gets the job done, simple and basic, but not top notch. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carp
a Weekend Warrior
from Northeast Pa
Date Reviewed: December 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Local gamelands and Merli Sarnoski Park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Bill's Sporting Goods (came on bike) | | Strengths: | Very plush. For X/C riding, it does an admiralble job. Handles small, moderate and some pretty heavy hits quite well. Quiet so far. | | Weaknesses: | Occasional bottom out on large hits. Pre-load adjustment is average. Otherwise, a good buy. | | Similar Products Used: | Bargain basement stuff. No high end products yet. | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh 2000 M-80, All Deore equipped. IRC mythos tires, Tectra brakes, Cateye Vello I cyclocomputer, Zefal Dually air pump and a water bottle (or 2). | | Bottom Line: | After riding a number of trails in the area, some of which have been used for NORBA races, I feel this shock serves my needs quite well. If you are not a racer or an extreme rider, but enjoy average to pretty rough X/C riding, I feel this shock will let you enjoy the ride as much as any others out there and it won't drain your wallet. It saved my son from serious injury when he hit a 6" road curb head on at extreme speed. Blew out both tires and crushed the front rim but maintained control and no other damage. Like most of this stuff, satisfaction is very personal but when it comes down to it, we get way over concerned with the technical aspects and forget it's about riding and being outside. Enjoy and happy holidays. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Weekend Warrior
from Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: December 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | ewok forest | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$140.00 | | Purchased At: | River Valley Cycle | | Strengths: | Cheap,Low maitenance,Adgustable | | Weaknesses: | Weak crown, no disk mounts, Can't take a beating | | Similar Products Used: | RST 281's | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Norco Bigfoot | | Bottom Line: | A good value shock. Good shock for beginner to intermediate riders or people who don't want to beat up their bike a whole lot. Don't buy this shock if you intend to go flying off jumps or doing extreme downhill riding. Buy this shock if you enjoy a cross country ride. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Philip
a Weekend Warrior
from Okotoks, Alberta,Canada
Date Reviewed: December 20, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came With My RM Fusion(Baught From A Friend) | | Strengths: | Plush,little flex,Strong,Light,Low Maintanance. | | Weaknesses: | Travel,Lack of disk brake mounts. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Quadra 21(R) And RS Mag 10's Both good reliable Old Model Rock Shox | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mountain Fusion,Sun Ryno Lite Wheels on stock hubs,new seat. | | Bottom Line: | excellent Fork at a good price, i would have liked some more travel put i've taken some nice drop offs and jumps and its survived. But great fork, i'd recommend it for any one who a bigginer, or any one who isnt an aggresive rider. Thats why i'm upgrading to Judy XC's soon, need more travel.
ROCK SHOX ALL THE WAY... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian
a Cross Country Rider
from Victoria B.C.
Date Reviewed: November 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt. Doug | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Cellar | | Strengths: | Adjustable, adaptable, plush, not pricey, reliable. | | Weaknesses: | Crown could be a little stronger. | | Bike Setup: | Kona Lava Dome, stock--execpt for new shocks and REALLY BIG Tioga tires | | Bottom Line: | This is a good fork, I am an intermediate rider who uses his bike for commuting as well as off-road. My bike came with an old set of RockShox elastomasters which had become very springy and bouncy--so much so that I supermanned the bars--and the Jett is a big improvement. No its not a Marchonzi but it does the job just fine. I keep the pre-load pretty tight and I just soften it up a notch when I am on the trails. I've taken some good two and three foot drops and I have yet to bottom it out. There is minimal bob on the climbs and it soaks up the downhill quite nicely. When I purchased the shox I needed to buy a new threadless headset and a new stem, but with the money I saved it was no problem! My only criticism is that the crown could be a little heavier, I find I really need to lean on the front end to hold the line on the more technical downhill stuff. I know its a 'recreational' fork but come on--not all of us have $500 to burn. On the upside though its makes it easier to lift the front end up when going up and over big roots, logs, etc.. The bottom line? If you are a rider who uses his/her bike for the roads and the trails, and does not have $ to spare buy the fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dirtz
a Weekend Warrior
from New York
Date Reviewed: November 11, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$140.00 | | Strengths: | Plush-Good fork for almost all trails. Definately not a freerider or downhlling fork. Takes hits well with quick response. Good purchase for low price. | | Weaknesses: | Not enough travel-Sometimes bottoms out on small launches
Shoddy paint job-paint is coming off after 1 1/2 months | | Similar Products Used: | Judy XC 98' & 96' | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale w/XT & LX components | | Bottom Line: | This fork all around is great. Used on killer climbs, wicked downhills, and also rocky terrain which held up wellon all three. Fork bottoms out sometimes on small launches and I'm a light guy(125lbs) This ain't NO Judy but if it's price and quality your looking for; this is the fork...And if you can splurge the extra cash for the Judy XC it's probably worth it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Spring
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | luetta | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Responds well to upgrades | | Weaknesses: | Poor Setup from factory | | Similar Products Used: | RST,Answer | | Bike Setup: | specialized FSR | | Bottom Line: | Poor setup from the factory makes this fork seem cheap. Replaced the useless elastomer with Hydracoils springs and put in 100cc of BelRay 10wt oil. Now, it is much smoother and inspires confidence on rougher trails. There may be better forks for a lot more money, but for anyone traveling at less than racing speeds, its a nice fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete
a Weekend Warrior
from Brisbane
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Daisy Hill N.P. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Cheap, light. Good for mild riding??? | | Weaknesses: | Action, flex. | | Similar Products Used: | Suntour, Judy xc. | | Bike Setup: | Trek VRX 200 | | Bottom Line: | I initially thought this shock was O.K. As soon as I started riding more I quickly surpassed its abilities (and let me tell you mine aren't that good). I cracked the medium spring and got it replaced at no cost but this was the only time I would have described the fork as slightly plush (running on a light and half a medium spring). I weigh 82 kgs and the thing won't budge unless you hit something decent (no preload) and then it just pogos back at you. So fine for mild riding (rough on small bumps though) but as soon as you get any pace up, the front end becomes a lot less controllable (not good on fast downhills). So as a beginner fork - only if it comes on your bike as stock. Spend an extra A$100 and get the judy xc. Overall - pretty ordinary. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a Weekend Warrior
from Topsham, ME, usa
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | powerlines | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | ll bean | | Strengths: | Pretty plush. offers a good amount of travel(65) for beginning riders, who are not too rough. Good price. | | Weaknesses: | Not enough travel if you are a hard XC rider like i am,or jump alot. I have bottomed out about 4 times with these baby's goin over jumps-if this is the case get a more sophisticated shock such as the RS judy XC which has 80mm travel, or the Manitou sx lt which has 100mm of travel. | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox indy c | | Bike Setup: | Speciliazed hard rock a1 comp. | | Bottom Line: | If you are a beginning rider who does not have much experience, and doesnt want to spend a lot of money on a fork, go with the RS jett XC. great beginner fork. but not much travel(65mm) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott
a Weekend Warrior
from Montreal,Quebec,Canada
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | sandpits | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | fairly plush, good travel, cheap, came with my bike | | Weaknesses: | a little stiff and it can't come close to matching a Judy.
Also, the travel (75mm) isn't the best. | | Similar Products Used: | tried Judys and manitou magnum | | Bike Setup: | stock Giant ATX 850 | | Bottom Line: | It's a great fork if you haven't tried anything more expensive and it works ok. If you race don't get it but if you just ride for fun it's fine. It seems to hold up fine after a few jumps too, so I don't think I'll be having much trouble with it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert Edwards
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston Tx
Date Reviewed: September 6, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | stock on bike | | Strengths: | price ability to handle cross country riding | | Weaknesses: | travel is adjustable to only 75mm and it is elastemar it has to be torn down every 25 hours or so , but I have yet ot tear mine down so this can be stretched | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Hardrock Comp FS with titec stem ritchey pedals ritchey seatpost | | Bottom Line: | The shock has worked well for me so far. I am going to race it during the Texas Fall Cup and see how it last. Its a good shock for some one with out a lot of money to spend or for some one just getting into the sport. I would much rather have a coil set up though and more travel. For now though it does the job and I am not complaining too much yet. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eli
a
from New Jersey
Date Reviewed: September 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | no fave yet | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | Good value for money, cheap, works. | | Weaknesses: | No damping, but this is an entry-level fork. | | Similar Products Used: | None- my first susp. fork | | Bike Setup: | Specialized hardtail, custom | | Bottom Line: | A great entry-level fork, good for medium trail riding- I wouldn't try serious downhill or freeriding with it- and even tho it doesn't have any damping it's still very good- I certainly wouldn't put it on a more expensive bike, but I just wanted a fork to get me thru this season, and next spring I'll by a whole new bike more suited to more aggressive trail riding. I am not dissappointed at all with the purchase or performance, it's still 200% better than a rigid fork, and will do me fine until I get a new bike. My friend has a Judy Race on his bike, and to be honest, I can't tell all that much of a difference. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Traun
a Cross Country Rider
from Hobart,Tas, Australia
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Potato fields | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$115.00 | | Purchased At: | hlaf a job harrys | | Strengths: | The weight is wicked...light but can take a hammering | | Weaknesses: | Within a day i had to replace the springs with more heavy duty ones, but didn't do much to the weight | | Similar Products Used: | RST 281, zokes | | Bottom Line: | A good hard shock set up with 75mm travel and adjustment for softer stuff. Get some elastomers or thick bad baby springs and they'll do you for some time without any trouble.
Good for the rider who likes to bomb down rocky fire trails and enough strength for the flat stuff. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from New York
Date Reviewed: August 24, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | not flexy, not to heavy, price it good, strong sturdy fork for the most part | | Weaknesses: | Is not top-of-the-line material, but what do you expect for the price. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Rockmoutain soul everything stock | | Bottom Line: | Good fork for the cash. If you want a middle ranged fork this is it. I like how this fork doesn't require too much maintence, like some other more expensive forks. I wouldn't do anything too extreme, like taking big jumps with it, but this fork is mainly for medium trail riding. I give it a thumbs up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Larry W
a Cross Country Rider
from Watervliet, Michigan, USA
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Dr. TK Lawless | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Stiff, good for climbing | | Weaknesses: | The rest: not plush, came with bike, almost like a rigid. | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou Magnum | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh m80 with CODA clipless pedals | | Bottom Line: | Good shock. My advice is that you should save up for a better shock. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Elaho gorge logging roads/pemberton | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | 1. Value for money
2. Fit's 1" stem
3. Delivers on promise
This shock absorbs the normal hits of fireroads, including patches of 4-6" scree. I tested it on downhill over a brick pile in Toronto's Don Valley, steering stayed sharp. Bike recovers well on gravel and unexpected 6-12" ruts on road. Makes curb dissapear when i drive right into it (usually bunny hop, this was test). Maintains course. On 1" steer tube, these are mostly older bikes w/ older geometry. The shox not only absorb hits, but also raise the stem and quicken the steering, I welcomed both changes. Excellent product, but don't expect pro level performance. | | Weaknesses: | I think oil is spilling a bit, and adjustment of preload is not all that noticably effective. Limited travel. Heavy (but so are many other shocks). | | Similar Products Used: | Test rides on Marz. Bombers, Head Shox, Judys for gold standard. Test rides, same day, Suntour, Marz Z5s and a number of cheap clones such as Logan (?) and Canadian tire/Walmart type bizzaro shox | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mt. Hand built frame, ground controls, XT, Rocky mt.rims, hand built stem set....about $2500 value | | Bottom Line: | Buy these shocks if you have a 1" head tube and your bike was originally worth more than $1000. On a lower end bike, don't waste your money, buy low end Gary Fisher or sim..But on old frame worth saving, this will totally change your ride, and keep the old girl on the road alongside your brand new FS Cannondale Jeykyll (or similar). Enjoy, they work just fine for the average fire-road, roots, gravel, mud and night ride. Thanks Rock Shox, for remembering these fine old dinosaurs and supplying a decent ride for the buck.
I give them 4 chillies, may upgrade to 5 if they hold out for more than 1 year..will report back. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jon
a Weekend Warrior
from NY
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | everything | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths:</ |
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$ 161.45
