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Submitted by
Speedy Mitch
a Weekend Warrior
from CANADA!!!!
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | in my backyard!!! | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | my own shop | | Strengths: | understucktalbe how ever you write it did dirt jump and some in town madness and i still ride' em and of top of that you dont actually fell the impact at the end
| | Weaknesses: | gome some sticking felling for some smooth riding even rolling over little crack seemed a bit hard | | Similar Products Used: | marzochi bomber z3 99 | | Bike Setup: | for hard riding cross - jumping | | Bottom Line: | bang for buck$$$ | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Durham Forest | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Silent Sports! | | Strengths: | Is a an excellent fork for any cross country rider who cant dish out all the dough. Dosnt adjust very much but it adjusts with ease, you can do it on the fly. although it isnt recommended, it'l still take the hits if ya wanna go a little nuts. I weigh about 145pounds and they've taken several 6 ft drops without any issues many a time. I've upgraded since then but theyre very reliable shocks. | | Weaknesses: | Nothing much. These shocks gave me way more than I asked for. Theyre a little squishy. And they have a bit of rebound and bounce to them but I loved em. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock shox Indy | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Thin Blue Line Rage. awesome bike! | | Bottom Line: | If you dont have the kind of money to go pro, and your looking for some good, quality forks that wont let you down and will soak up all the little bumps and humps on the trail. This is an excellent purchase. buy them now!! go!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jamez
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Bring it on.... | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Never had a problem.
Takes bumps, rocks, dirt, mud, rivers, trees without crying like a little girl.
They are easy to maintain and good for a beginner XC rider. | | Weaknesses: | They are too flexible. Looking down at my fork when stopping really hard makes me wonder if I'm gonna snap my fork in three pieces. But, they're not broken. | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocci, other Rock Shox Judys | | Bike Setup: | Specialized FSRxc | | Bottom Line: | Basically, I put my bike through as much hell as it (and I) can take. If it (or I) breaks it breaks.
These have gone through my constant abuse and bashing with very little maintenance (if any) for over a year now with no problems to date. It seems to be more reliable than the higher end Judys that I have tried and they don't make the same annoying clicking noise the XC develops...
If you want a Judy and don't wanna spend a lot of money, here it is. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Ipswich, Suffolk, UK
Date Reviewed: March 27, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Came with Bike | | Strengths: | Robust, takes bumps well. Easy to set up | | Weaknesses: | Can't adjust rebound, weight | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn Moab 1 Disc (UK Spec) | | Bottom Line: | Why do UK bikes always suffer when it comes to components. The US Moab 1 Disc comes with LX/XT(or XTR) and Judy XC's whereas the UK model comes with Deore/XT and Judy C's. The Orange colour goes really well with the paint job, but I don't see why we get downgraded.
Had initial problems with my forks "clicking" but turned out to be because the bike shop had set it to its max and was bottoming out all the time. Quick adjustment fixed the problem and now they are quiet as a mouse. Don't understand some of the comments from other users that they are noisy. Perhaps they just need to check the springs and oil. Ratings were given based on performance rather than the fact that Schwinn should have put better forks on the UK model | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gary Lake
a Cross Country Rider
from Bristol, UK
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Cheddar | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | They fit the job description | | Weaknesses: | Weight and appearance. I never noticed it at first but as my trail buddys kept pointing out - my bike looks great and the mango colour on the forks is well flash but as soon as you look at the bike head on the front brace is sooo huge it just looks ghastly. I've noticed a lot of the rock shox range has this brace and now that it's been pointed out to me soo much i cant live with it - shame cause the fork functions fine! | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou magnums, SX's, RST 381's, 281's Rock Shox Indy C's | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn Moab 1 Disc - Fork is no way good enough for the bike, I think US bike got judy XC's so why do us brits have to suffer with C's!!! | | Bottom Line: | Would suit a £600 bike nicely, but they are a bit heavy for my bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wytze van Mansum
a Cross Country Rider
from Netherlands
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Drunense Duinen | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Came with the bike | | Strengths: | -Reliability: after 3 years and more then 8000km it still works like new, only re-oiled it twice, bushings and uppertubes still aren't scratched at all
-stiffness | | Weaknesses: | -Not very adjustable
-Weight!!!
-Paint of lower tubes came of, because of riding on the beach (salt) | | Similar Products Used: | Sunn Obsys 40 | | Bike Setup: | Giant ATX880, lx/xt/HS33/spinergy | | Bottom Line: | For this kind of money, unbelievable!
I think this fork is going to outlive me!
I recomment you go for the slightly more expensive version, so you have less weight to carry around and you can adjust more! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
gabriel capampangan
a Weekend Warrior
from davao city philippines
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | carabao trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$185.00 | | Purchased At: | illegal trader | | Strengths: | trusted name , appearance and rigidity
| | Weaknesses: | weight,boots and actual travel versus indicated
less adjustments | | Similar Products Used: | rst mozo pro and other rst lines;no difference with rs jett
except the price .... | | Bike Setup: | 1997 gt lts 2 ds- rockshox judy c 2001 ;rockshox super deluxe;xt brake levers,hubs,skewers,bottom bracket and front derailleur,xtr rapidrise rear derailleur,ritchey crank set,velociraptor tires and amoeba headset,grip and handle bar,wtb saddle with titanium rail | | Bottom Line: | contributes more weight to my gt lts!!!!!looks good but the weight sucks...less travel on downhill and big bumps... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
freeagent
a
from winnipeg,canada
Date Reviewed: November 9, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | olympia on henderson | | Strengths: | looks pretty sweet,plush through its 80mm on 5 clicks from the bottom | | Weaknesses: | the coils rattle over everrything, but heres the fix, take a 10 speed tube and cut to the same length as the coil and the shaft. then slip it over the whole assembly. my bike is now eerily silent. that mod also helped with the damping characteristics. | | Similar Products Used: | 97 indy c | | Bike Setup: | trek 4300,profile carbon,rocky stem judy,full lx,velociraptors, platforms= 24.5lbs! | | Bottom Line: | over all with that simple tweak, and reular lubes with redrum, its a pretty good setup. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron Moore
a Downhiller
from Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: September 10, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | 5 mile | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Paramount Cycles | | Strengths: | It was a good fork for a starter and was maintenance free so it was inexpensive and something to ride. | | Weaknesses: | Did'nt have any weaknesses while I used it. | | Bottom Line: | It's a good fork but it's not what you want to get in the big time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver, WASHINGTON, USA
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Ape Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | More plush than the bottom of the line Jett's or Manitou Magnums or RST. I rode two bikes at the shop before my purchase and bought this bike because I liked the fork better. | | Weaknesses: | Lack of adjustability. Only has easy preload adjusters. I wonder if they do much at all. Got 2,000 miles on it before the seals blew. | | Similar Products Used: | RST & No name crap | | Bike Setup: | 99 Trek 6500, Judy C fork, Mavic 517's with Conti' Vertical Pro's, XT crank, LX brakes, LX rear Der., Specialized Body Geometry sport saddle, XTR Cassette, | | Bottom Line: | A very good fork if you are starting out. Worth the extra $ instead of going real cheap. Has coil springs and oil bath. Much better than your typical MCU and no oil setup on real low-end stuff. Have thrashed this fork hard. It only has 63mm travel and found that I needed more as I advanced. I will upgrade to either Psylo XC, SID XC, or Manitou sxr.
If you are going to do much downhill or free-riding - this ain't your fork. If you want to get by and do a race once in a while or ride local trails - this will do the trick - but plan to upgrade later. This won't be your last fork.
I gave it 5 dead cat's o' fire because it lasted 2,000 (about 2.5 years) miles without any maintenance other than oiling the sliders once in a while. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Per Strom
a Racer
from Larvik Norway
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | sideshow | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | It came stock on my Scott Comp Racing and for being my first suspension fork it was great. It is really SMOOTH. It also has enough travel to satisfy any xc rider/racer. | | Weaknesses: | Its way to heavy, thats why I am getting a SID XC. I raced it for one season in Norway and it was kind of slow. I also had to swap the stock springs to get the right performance. The ajustmant caps stopped working almost right away. | | Similar Products Used: | Headshock super, Sid, Judy XC | | Bike Setup: | Scott Comp Racing (99). Stock Lx/Xt, mavic rims. Flite ti saddle, roox dannys stem. | | Bottom Line: | This is really a good fork. It is very durable and smooth. The wieght is really the only problem. I raced on it for one season, thats fifteen races on the ultra tech Norwegian racing circiut. I did very well even with this fork.
If your new to the sport its a great buy, it won't let you down. You may have to play around with the weight of the oil and the springs though.
Like I said the weight is really the only weakness.
If I can race on it so can you, if your on a budget dont feel bad about racing this fork. Then you can beat all the guys on the ultra light sid bikes and think about how truely core you really are. Then when you finally do upgrade the fork you'll fly past then because your way stronger(having dragged the extra weight around for a while) Its the guy on the bike that counts (there are to many people that judge you by how tech your bike is thats just stupid)Some of my best moments have been when I've won over tech geeks on 20 pound ultra tech rigs on my 27 pound rocket!
So, go out and race and be as fast as you can be, even with a Judy C on the front end!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick Daniw
a Weekend Warrior
from Thunder Bay Ontario
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | centenial 10k | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | a store | | Strengths: | It's a great shock for novice riders. For the price your getting a pretty good shock. Sucks up lots of big hits. | | Weaknesses: | Not stiff enough. Too much bob
| | Similar Products Used: | judy TT, RST 281 | | Bike Setup: | GT Tequesta judy C , LX components. | | Bottom Line: | If your out for a joy ride and not going to be climbing many steep hills I would recommend this shock for you.
If you think that your going to tackle a ski hill you will probably end up in the emergency room. So It's a great shock fornovice to intermediate. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bill b
a
from columbia,sc USA
Date Reviewed: February 15, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | good shock absorbtion | | Weaknesses: | heavy weight, boots are worthless | | Similar Products Used: | 98 Manitou Spyder, 2001 Marzocchi Atom Race(oh yeah) | | Bike Setup: | 99 moab 2w/ zoke, thompson | | Bottom Line: | good fork but a lard-azz. For some reason I could jump higher with the C than with my Zoke, but I haven't played with my rebound that much yet. It could be much lighter, but what do you expect from OEM stuff? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Weekend Warrior
from New Jersey
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Northern New Jersey | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Strengths: | Nothing accept it is a relativley cheap fork. | | Weaknesses: | 48mm of travel can be used for cross country but this fork is heavy(4lb).the sock caps are plastic so when you try to take them off you wreck them.The reason im buying a different shock is because if you go of a curb it doesnt even feel like you have front suspension. | | Similar Products Used: | I tried my friends Santa Cruz Downhill bike but I dont know what type of suspension fork all I know was it had 150 mm of travel | | Bike Setup: | 1999 Mongoose D70R DNM rear suspension Rockshox Jett c (Im gettin a judy)V brakes and a few middle end components. | | Bottom Line: | If the Jett came with your bike try it out for a month or too and then dicide wat new shock u want.I am upgrading my bike alot and the Jett is the first thing to go.People say that it is a good beginner shock but how can you begin if this shock is no different from your other bike that has a metal fork.
BUY A SID A JUDY OR ANY MARZOCCHI OR MANITOU | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex Richman
a Weekend Warrior
from Norman,OK, USA
Date Reviewed: December 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | ClearBay | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | supergo.com | | Strengths: | * cheap
* takes bumps out of commute | | Weaknesses: | * not meant for the trails | | Similar Products Used: | 98' RST 281
| | Bike Setup: | 99' Voodoo Hoodoo | | Bottom Line: | This shock is not bad, it is GREAT for my commute, which is about 3 miles. I have taken it on the trails once, and it did not do very well, it flexed and seemed to have trouble keeping up.
Still, for $49 at Supergo.com, you can't go wrong if your not looking at a bike just for the trails.
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Submitted by
Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Clemson, SC, USA
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Issiquenna Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | OEM Trek part | | Strengths: | Cost, "marginally" | | Weaknesses: | Squeaky, Cheap feeling, I broke it in 3 weeks, Flexes when braking, causing a pulsing sensation, not felt on new sid | | Similar Products Used: | 00' Sid XC | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Trek 6700 Disc, with 00' Sid XC | | Bottom Line: | The shock is cheap, flexes on decents and while braking, Trek should have never put shock on the bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
magnus
a Cross Country Rider
from sweden
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | It´s got plenty of travel, is pretty stiff and no stiction problems. Also it´s very easy to maintain. | | Weaknesses: | Slow slow slow rebound.
Heavier than most other forks. (no big problem, as I´d rather have a stiff working fork than a light cheesy one)
Coil spring broke. | | Similar Products Used: | RS Sid XC, Marzocchi Z2 Atom 80, RST281, RST381EL, Manitou Magnum R | | Bike Setup: | Scott comp racing, pretty much stock | | Bottom Line: | This fork seemed like a good one when it came on my bike. But it does a very poor job of keeping the front wheel on the ground, even though I have replaced the oil with thinner one.
Also the left leg coil spring broke 30 km into a 80 km ride, which left me without travel for the remainder of the ride. It got replaced no questions asked, and I guess it may just have been a defect spring, but that ride was a killer on my shoulders.
For the price it´s a reasonable buy, but I´d strongly suggest looking into invesing a bit more in a fork if it´s used for more than citybiking. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carlos
a Weekend Warrior
from Va Beach, VA, USA
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | York River State Park, Williamsburg, VA | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | HDK Cycles Kempsville | | Strengths: | Plush.Nice looking.Strong(all steel).Adjustable preload. | | Weaknesses: | HEAVY!! Heavier than some dual crown forks. | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi Z.2 SuperFly | | Bike Setup: | '99 Schwinn Moab 2, XT drive | | Bottom Line: | Great fork if you can get around the weight, but that's a lot of weight to get around. Great for beginner or recreational rider, seems it would last forever(watch out for rust though). For anyone else in any way serious about riding it's definitely an ASAP upgrade. It really weighs down the front end of a bike. Minus one chili because as OE at this price spec., weight is not so much a factor anyway. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jo
a Cross Country Rider
from Darmstadt, Germany
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Frankenstein Castle | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | fair performance
low maintenance
cheap | | Weaknesses: | could be a bit more responsive
weight
| | Similar Products Used: | my first | | Bike Setup: | Merida Raiders | | Bottom Line: | The fork performed quite good right from the start and still does, even after a year w/o maintenance (I'm a little lazy there).
A nice, solid fork for a start but after some time you want more ... so next I'm gonna upgrade it with Englund Air. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a
from Leesburg
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | pretty plush, low mat. | | Weaknesses: | heavy | | Similar Products Used: | jett | | Bike Setup: | GT XCR-4000.. stock so far | | Bottom Line: | it is good for the money.... i got with the bike.... good for riders new to mtb.... i am not but still... i want a SID
what is with all the people writing crap reviews? it makes me mad.... better go put my anger into biking... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from Milford, NH
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | any techy is cool | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Bulletproof, a good starter fork. I've ridden much better and much worse. | | Weaknesses: | Just developed an annoying stition problem after 3 months of daily use. Yes I overhauled it recently, to no avail. | | Bottom Line: | I enjoy mechanical stuffs, but I really dont wanta pull it apart again to put in new seals after only 3 months!! Like I said a solid starter. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chet
a Cross Country Rider
from Charleston WV
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Ballard @ KSF | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Pretty good torsional rigidity, low maintainence needs. Plush ride. | | Weaknesses: | A little too soft for me(165lbs). Heavier than I would like. | | Similar Products Used: | Sid XC, Manitou EFC, RS indy, RS Jett T2 | | Bike Setup: | GT XCR-400 Rock shox Deluxe rear. x517s on XT hubs. | | Bottom Line: | Good fork for the money. Could be a little stiffer. Completely stiction-free after 1 600 miles of nasty singletrack and no maintanence. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam O'Reilly
a Cross Country Rider
from Sackville, NB, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Any trial with a Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | 1)For some reason i had trouble bottoming it out, it's weird
2)It's great for the rider who doesn't like to play with their forks
3)It handles like a SID
4)Price | | Weaknesses: | 1)Weight
2)Squeaky
3)Not stiff enough | | Similar Products Used: | All the other Judy's | | Bike Setup: | Fisher Kaitai Stock, IRC DH kujo's, Coda Riser bar, | | Bottom Line: | IT's a great fork and it came on my fisher kaitai stock and i was surprized at how well it worked. I only changed to Z2 bams because iwant something more adjustable. A real good fork the Judy C is. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike
a Weekend Warrior
from fort wayne,in
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | No bottom out, plush, responsive | | Weaknesses: | Some say it's too heavy, maybe a bit, but I'm not a racer. I weigh 240lbs, some say I'm too heavy, maybe a bit, But I'm not a racer
| | Similar Products Used: | First suspension fork I've owned, ridden many others, all seem similar to me. | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose NX8.3, XT,LX | | Bottom Line: | Great fork for the bucks, no rebound adjustments, but I've found that most adjustments on this bike so far are no more than knobs & switches to mess with without huge results. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bonzi
a Cross Country Rider
from Preston, England
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Cheap, relaible, never bottoms out.... yet
Durable | | Weaknesses: | heavy | | Bike Setup: | Coyote HT3 | | Bottom Line: | These forks have served me well for almost a year now. They take little to maintain which I like as I'm lazy. I can really feel the weight though as my frame weighs only 3.4lbs, and the complete bike weighs only 24lbs. I hope to change this fork for SID soon. Fine though for a £400-£700 complete bike range. Heavy but durable...
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Submitted by
Eric
a Weekend Warrior
from Oelwein, Ia, USA
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Can't bottom out, and I ride hard and weigh 230. Good rebound. | | Weaknesses: | Weight, if you are picky. | | Similar Products Used: | 99 Jett C | | Bike Setup: | 99 Schwinn Moab 3 | | Bottom Line: | Works great, looks nice. Serves my needs as a big guy. Heavy, but unless you are a serious racer or something, it should work just fine. Awsome shock | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from East Lansing
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Good flex. Never bottoms out. Rebounds nicely. Seems to be good for just about and size bump. | | Weaknesses: | Heavy. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | 99 Shcwinn Moab | | Bottom Line: | Very good entry level shock. This is my first shock and I love it. Seems durable. It IS heavy, and you DO notice the weight. Other than that though, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jody Grafals
a
from Albany, NY
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Good travel, Take the bigger hits well | | Weaknesses: | Squeaky, boots tend to ride up, and heavy :( | | Bike Setup: | 2 week old 99 Gary Fisher Kaitai | | Bottom Line: | The shocks do squeak and the boot will ride up, but they take hit after hit . So over all I think they Kick Ass for a lower end shock. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
e-Jack Lamano
a Cross Country Rider
from the Valley of the Sun
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | The loneliest, most desolate trail would be my favorite. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Aah yes, very squishy.
Very little maintenance required.
Legs haven't flexed, as if the fork was rigid.
Absorbed medium and big hits well. | | Weaknesses: | Didn't absorb some vibrations, stutter b-b-bumps, and other small hits. | | Similar Products Used: | A flexy Manitou 3 from the days when elastomer forks and cantilevers were top-of-the-line, and 9-speeds were nowhere to be found. | | Bike Setup: | A mostly stock and lusty 6500. I almost want to sleep with it. It fits like a glove. | | Bottom Line: |
This fork, costing next to nothing, made my teeth chatter from some, but not all, of the hardpack's rocky vibrations. I assume the rebound was too slow for the high frequencies. Switching from a stiff, straight bar to a riser would probably take care of this small shortcoming.
It was very effective at absorbing medium and big hits. I found myself aiming for the rough sections to feel the fork's plushness and stiff legs.
The oil-coil inside, out-performing it's rival -- the air shock, would definitely be worth the weight penalty.
I would have to try out a SID or Marzocchi to experience better performance, but that would be unnecessary for only several miles of off-road commuting.
It meets all my needs, but I won't give it a perfect rating because there's no way it could be the perfect fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
NEIL FIRTH
a Cross Country Rider
from CORNWALL
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | EL CHORRO PEAKS, SPAIN | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | GOOD FOR LIGHT OFFROADING USE, OR CITY RIDING
IT ALSO COMES COMPLETE WITH THE NEW (FOR '99) HYDRACOIL SYSTEM. | | Weaknesses: | NO GOOD FOR MODERATE OFFROADING CONDITIONS
ONCE SPRINGS HAVE BEEN WORN IN FROM NEW, THEY MAY BECOME VERY ELASTICATED AND WEAK, ALSO |
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