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Submitted by
john
a Weekend Warrior
from san diego CA
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | the one I'm on | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | light, looks good | | Weaknesses: | not very sturdy but that's not a priority in my case | | Similar Products Used: | n/a | | Bike Setup: | titanium hardtail full XTR including wheels.Morati bars and seatpost Conti gatorskins | | Bottom Line: | I ride primarily "urban" and liked the look of a double crown to add more substance to the bike. Picked this up NOS in the box on ebay, AFAIK there is no lighter double crown out there. So it's been up to the task and was a good deal. Someday I might just use a couple of ti tubes and make a double crown rigid out of it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nikola Djurdjevic
a Weekend Warrior
from Downtown Eastside Van
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | any good drop or jump | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Stiff, strong, freakin light,almost everything | | Weaknesses: | That its only available in qr
| | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Judy C | | Bike Setup: | Block 8 hardtail, '02 dj1's, rynolites, avid v's ect... | | Bottom Line: | This is my very favorite doublecrown fork. Even though its intended for XC i would use it for my usual street drops and stairsets. But now i gotta sell since i got a dj1 cause im going into more technical stuff so it gots to go, if ur interested email me im selling it plus a frame, wheelset and some parts all for 250. Mint condition since im injured and i got a dj1 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Janne
a Cross Country Rider
from Finland
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Strengths: | Well made, long smooth travel... | | Weaknesses: | Color | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou XVert R | | Bike Setup: | Dacon, Hope XC-4, Mavic D521, LX/XT/XTR | | Bottom Line: | This fork is great for all conditions! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ken Young
a Weekend Warrior
from Orange County, CA
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | San Juan Trail | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | OEM | | Strengths: | Gave great travel for a OEM fork, The fork was fairly reliable and was in good shape after 4 years of abuse | | Weaknesses: | weight | | Similar Products Used: | any 100 mm travel fork | | Bike Setup: | FRS with BETD long travel, Helix Pro, XT drivetrain , Z1 MCR 120 mm | | Bottom Line: | If you can find a good used one for cheap than go for it, I had no problem with mine after 1500 miles, I,m a 6'4" and 200 lb aggresive rider. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew McAlley
a Weekend Warrior
from Brighton
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Dartmoor | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | supercycles.co.uk | | Strengths: | weight (for triple clamp), travel (for weight), colour (i've got strange taste), rockshox aftercare. | | Weaknesses: | cartridge (allegedly), not strong enough for hardcore DH, stiction, long bedding in time. Was available for very little money for a while. | | Similar Products Used: | Quadra 21R, RST 281R, SID SL, '98 Bomber Z1 | | Bike Setup: | Coyote DH1, Deore disk brake, XT/LX blend | | Bottom Line: | This fork is the triple-clamp version of the old '98 Judy SL. What this entails is one of the lightest triple clamp forks ever made, but not, by far, the strongest. If you're a hardcore DH/Slalom rides or are into big jumps or trials, forget it, it's not for you. If you're into singletrack/ casual XC/ freeriding, then this could be a very good fork for you - triple clamps make it steer very well, and the travel works well over all bumps, even through hard cornering. But i've heard from loads of people how fragile the cartidges are, though mine never blew. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris McDonald
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria,BC,Canada
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | mother chucker | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | chain chain chain | | Strengths: | great longtravel design, no flex with v-brakes, dual crown, looks good. | | Weaknesses: | purple! | | Similar Products Used: | z1 wedge, judyTT | | Bike Setup: | 99 Kona hahanna w/deore components, wtb sst comp seat, rs judy xl forks, and kenda kinetics | | Bottom Line: | nice forks, i can't bottom these things out, great and light for wheelie drops. they can take a lot of s***... straight up, i think these are better than stuff rs is makin today. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter Austin
a Downhiller
from UK
Date Reviewed: January 16, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | pinchflat | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Winstanleys | | Strengths: | The nice box it came in. | | Weaknesses: | What was inside the box. | | Similar Products Used: | Judy DH, Quadra 10(don't ask), Marzzochi Super T Pro. | | Bike Setup: | Nice. See Stinky Deelux 99 review. | | Bottom Line: | I think that I effectivly paid nothing for this fork so I should not complain but it is not very good. Quite pogo like at times when control is needed and bendy when accuracy is high on the agenda. Very high when going very fast over very rugged terrain. For DH this fork falls sadly short and the finishing quality is very low. I now do not own these forks but if I was offered these again or some liqurice sticks tied together with spaghetti I know which I'd choose. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Troy Nazarchuk
a Weekend Warrior
from Edmonton,Alberta Canada
Date Reviewed: December 1, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | U of A | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Some guy | | Strengths: | Very good from smooth ride very good in winter | | Weaknesses: | na/ | | Similar Products Used: | maintou magnum | | Bike Setup: | Brodie Jetson | | Bottom Line: | xecellent fork very good travel does not bottem out and good price | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
astro
a Weekend Warrior
from uk
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$99.00 | | Purchased At: | secondhand | | Strengths: | Cheap plentiful supply of unused forks in the secondhand market. Good rigid twin crown design. Excellent basis for building the ultimate fork! | | Weaknesses: | nasty colour, harsh and noisy topout, spring too linear, uses all travel too easily. Damping cartridge ineffective. | | Similar Products Used: | Rockshox RS1, Manitou 3, Lawwill Leader3, RST Mozo pro 4.5, Manitou SXR. | | Bottom Line: | Buy a nice unused secondhand pair for about £60 to £70, junk all the internals and fit a Total Air Cartridge system. Fit double bushings and the latest wiper kit. You'll have a great pair of twin crown forks for less than £200. Oh, respray them as well and put new non-rockshox stickers on, they don't deserve the free advertising! 5 chillis AFTER the total conversion! (one chilli before) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
TODD PORTEOUS
a Racer
from FREMONT, CA
Date Reviewed: November 13, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | SECRET | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | WHEELWORLD | | Strengths: | TRIPLE CROWN STRENGH, LOTS OF TRAVEL | | Weaknesses: | ROCK SHOX CARTRIDGE (REMEMBER THE JUDY'S) | | Similar Products Used: | ROCK SHOX JUDY/WHITE BROTHERS CARTRIDGE, SPRINGS | | Bike Setup: | 98 GT STS 1500DS PANARACERS, XT,XTR,MAVIC | | Bottom Line: | After I finally figured out the right spring combo everything was cool, get the alloy caps for the top the fork tubes, the plastic ones are a little to fragile for my tastes. Like everyone that has dealt with rockshox in the past knows that it is only a mater of time before the cheap cartrigde inside blows, I know because mine did on the second ride on this bike. Last year while I was enjoying the rain at the Napa World Cup, I took it to the Rock Shox tent and ask if they could fix it, they tossed the cartridge, and installed a Hydra coil, for FREE. Since then this fork has been through hell without even a wimper. So all you fancy lads that like to whine like women instead of doing something about you're broken toys, see ya at the races. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mido
a Cross Country Rider
from Croatian coast
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Well the fork will serve its purpose if you don't ask too much out of it,but.... | | Weaknesses: | how can you destroy a fork with one 15ft jump? | | Similar Products Used: | Manitous, Marzocchi,HS moto fr, rs, rst, noleen-girvin | | Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR, xtr, hayes disc fr, avid V rr | | Bottom Line: | Bottom line, save your money for Manitou or Marzocchi, this fork feels totaly underdeveloped, like they started selling it before they tested it, sad.
I will be generous with my chillies though, cause considering everything the fork deserves a couple of chillies but definetely not my recomendation for purchase
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Submitted by
matt
a Downhiller
from Te Aroha New Zealand
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Rotorua | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | NONE | | Weaknesses: | FLEX
NOT ENOUGH TRAVEL
BLOWS CARTRIDGES CANT GET NEW ONES EASILY
STICKERS ARE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO GET
| | Bike Setup: | 1999 FSR xt/lx components | | Bottom Line: | Piece of crap
only had it about a month when it blew its first cartridge its blown 3 since.
It flexs like a mongrel and has a harsh top out unless you've got money to waste or your very light I wouldn't go this fork.
It dosent even diserve 1 chille
not good at all Rock Shox | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Xtreme Ryder
a Weekend Warrior
from New York
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Killer trails | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Long Travel | | Weaknesses: | Springy Feel
Rebound Adjusters don't do a damn thing
Cheap plastic adjuster knobs
| | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi Z4,Z5
RockShox Judy XC,Jett XC
| | Bike Setup: | Jamis Dakar Comp-Marzocchi Z4 Flylight-XT/LX-Tioga Factory DH-Avid Mechanical Disc-Sun/Rhyno Lite w/XT Disc Hubs
| | Bottom Line: | I like to freeride...this somewhat suits my needs.It doesn't suprise me that a 80mm Marzocchi beats the crap out of this Rockshox Judy XL. the Judy XL is great on small hits...but when its comes to the BIG stuff it doesn't come through for me. It has a "springy" feel which is not fun when your flying over rock gardens and nasty descents.If I wanted a POGO Stick..I would have saved a lot more money at the local dept. store! If I actually bought it in 1998 at full price I would be pissed but I got it for dirt cheap. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
big air ben
a Downhiller
from birmingham, england
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | licks | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | not strong but they r plush | | Weaknesses: | there weak | | Similar Products Used: | girvin flexistem | | Bike Setup: | marin east peak | | Bottom Line: | they top out, i managed to snap the drop out, bend a stantion and twist the one piece lower legs. the forks still remain plush but useless. recomended for freeride but nothing more.
three flaming dog turds | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rhys Jameson
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Hurstbridge Downhill Course | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Off A Friend | | Strengths: | The best fork i have ever ridden on. It has great travel and i have had no problems with it at all! A light fork which is good for 'gram weenies'. | | Weaknesses: | It could have come in more colours, rather than just eggplant purple! | | Similar Products Used: | 1997 Rock Shox Judy DHO's | | Bike Setup: | Craftworks Slalom Frame, Race Face Cranks, Tioga Factory DH Tires, Azonic 75mm Shorty Stem and Specialized 'Special Rise' Riser Bar. | | Bottom Line: | These forks are the best freeride fork i have ever used and i would recommend it to anyone who rides downhill or dual slalom! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a Downhiller
from Charlottetown,p.e.i.,Canada
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$149.00 | | Purchased At: | wheelworld | | Strengths: | Cheap | | Weaknesses: | It bends | | Similar Products Used: | dho,DNM-vts-20 | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mountain DH race full XTR with XT disk | | Bottom Line: | This is a Cheap beginner dh/freeride fork.
I bent the stantions off a 12 set of stairs!
It was a nice fork.
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Submitted by
TIM PARKER
a
from VANCOUVER
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | WENDY'S , OR THE GROTTO | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | RIVER CITY | | Strengths: | CHEAP | | Weaknesses: | USELESS | | Similar Products Used: | MARZOCCHI ZI QR20, THE FORK YOU SHOULD BUY. | | Bike Setup: | VARIES | | Bottom Line: | IF YOU LIKE THIS FORK YOU HAVEN'T RIDDEN A MARZOCCHI. THE ROCK SHOCK JUDY XL IS THE SINGLE WORST PRODUCT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED IN MY 26 YEARS OF BICYCLING. THE CARTIDGE BLOWS, THE SPRING IS TOO SOFT, AND THE BUSHING WEARS OUT. IF YOU LIKE TO RIDE AND YOU THINK THIS IS A GOOD DEAL BECAUSE OF THE LOW PRICE, YOU ARE WRONG! YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO RIDE YOUR BIKE BECAUSE YOUR FORK WILL ALWAYS BE IN THE MAIL TO OR FROM ROCK SHOX; REALLY YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Atkinson
a Weekend Warrior
from England
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anything rooty | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$90.00 | | Purchased At: | shop in england | | Strengths: | plush, stiff and reasonably light for a twin crown coil fork | | Weaknesses: | bushings wear a bit quicker than other forks | | Similar Products Used: | white bros, judy SL/XC/RACE/100/XLC/DH various manitous, pace, marzocchis, rond etc. etc. | | Bike Setup: | depends on the bike... | | Bottom Line: | I ride just about everything, DH, XC, Trials and Slalom, I like these forks, it seems thaty all the people who moan about this fork are jumpers and downhillers. THIS IS NOT A FORK FOR DOWNHILL OR JUMPING! it is supposed to be an enduro/freeride fork or for those who ride extreme cross country terrain and its great for that. I too have bust a cartridge but that was because I was jumping so I am not annoyed, I have now converted it to hydracoiol damping and use it on my freeridey bike.bottom line is buy a fork to suit YOUR riding style, don't moan whe nthings break because you werebeing stupid and using xc parts for DH and stuff. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fat Twat
a Weekend Warrior
from Down Darlo
Date Reviewed: January 19, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | By the river Tees | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Abduls Corner Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Well made | | Weaknesses: | Too good | | Similar Products Used: | Boxxer, X-Vert | | Bike Setup: | Barracuda Subway | | Bottom Line: | Rock shox 01 Psylo XC
The Psylo XC provides reliable performance that can cope with the hits at a remarkable price. A mass of features make this fork incredible value. It is suited equally well to cross country, enduro, downhill or dual slalom riding.
WEIGHT3.98lbs
TRAVEL80-125mm
CONSTRUCTION
The Psylo XC has an aluminium crown and high quality EA70 aluminium upper tubes. These mean that the fork is lightweight, but also strong. Magnesium castings also mean lightness, but also provide incredible stiffness for performance.
FUNCTION
This fork is coil sprung. It uses Rockshox's Hydracoil system which has an open oil bath damper. This means that all moving parts are constantly lubricated for a smooth action which irons out the smaller bumps in the trail. In the Psylo XC there is a Homer valve which enables the fork to handle bigger hits by blowing off the additional pressure. It also serves to release air which may reduce the effectiveness of damping. The Psylo XC has 12mm of negative travel to prevent top out occurring. It is also one of the two forks which includes the Vari-Travel system. This means that travel can be adjusted between 80 and 125mm through simple screw adjustment. Rebound adjustment stops your fork returning too quickly.
MAINTENANCE
Through using an open bath system, Rockshox enable the components within the Psylo XC are constantly lubricated. This means that you can spend less time maintaining the fork and more time out on the trail.
This versatile fork is suited to a variety of applications, as is suggested by its adjustable travel.
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Submitted by
Loch Miwa
a Weekend Warrior
from Chicago, IL
Date Reviewed: January 4, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$149.00 | | Purchased At: | PricePoint.com | | Strengths: | Low cost!
Additional strength for heavier riders. | | Weaknesses: | OK damping.
Plastic preload adjusters (get the aluminum replacements!) | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou Magnum R | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Rockhopper A1 FSR Comp | | Bottom Line: | This is NOT a DH fork! You simply can't get a decent DH fork for this price.
That said, it is a pretty good freeride fork especially for the price. I am a larger rider (6'3", 200lb), so the added strength of a DC fork is nice.
The damping isn't the greatest. Unlike some of the other reviews, I haven't blown the cartridge. However, I don't have it cranked up all the way either.
I don't do any huge drops, so I can run the preload and damping a little softer than some may. I adjust both depending on the terrain I will encounter and if I guess right I might bottom it out once or twice a ride. I can now run flat out through some pretty rough stuff, letting the suspension do its job of keeping the tires on the ground. The Judy XL's 100mm travel is a much better match for my bike's 112mm of rear travel than the stock 63mm fork was!
Bottom Line - If you're a big rider and want a decent fork to replace your cheap original, this one is worth considering if you can get it at a low price. If you're looking for a DH fork, look elsewhere. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cris Munns
a Weekend Warrior
from England
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Penshurst | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | White Mountain | | Strengths: | None, well maybe the sensitive damping but not much else, this is a xc fork in disguise. I wouldnt know about strength (blown 2 cartriges) | | Weaknesses: |
Dont get me started, any thing good about the fork is overshadowed by the forks bad stuff.
| | Similar Products Used: | Z1 bam, Jr T, Stratos MX6 | | Bike Setup: | Freeride, Coyote, D521, Club Roost, Azonic, full XT | | Bottom Line: | I got the fork free with my frame, bargain I thought. wrong, I'd have payed them not to give me this fork, dont get me wrong, im the the type that would turn down anything free (i cant afford to) but the amount of trouble this caused was not made up by riding on the trails. Sure i could buy springs, chuck some heavy oil in but why bother? i got em only cos they cost me nothing, im not going to spend anything on bad forks now.
If your a wannabe DH'er youl love these forks, if your even half good youll realise have poor they are DONT BUY THEM (unless your into xc and enduro)Ill give them a good value rating cos they cost me nothing | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
miguel franco
a Downhiller
from lisbon/portugal
Date Reviewed: December 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | jamor/sintra | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | well,the owner had some problems with the cartridges too,but the rock shox service here at portugal was quick and good sinse then he haven't had anymore problems with the fork....it doesn't suck everything like the boxxer,but its a nice double bridge fork,for a good downhill | | Weaknesses: | cartridges and new stickers are hard to get | | Similar Products Used: | z1 cr | | Bike Setup: | grisley megacombe/gt sts 1000 | | Bottom Line: | nice fork if you get as cheap as i got it.....sincs this (2001) year the judy tt replaced it,it's a museum part!!just joking mb fellows
have a good ride and let the fork suck it!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dragan Antonovic
a Downhiller
from Novi Sad,Yugoslavia
Date Reviewed: December 15, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Downhill | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$680.00 | | Purchased At: | Fanatic bike shop Yu | | Strengths: | Good fork,but I have 100kg,and my judy xl `98 have springs for 82kg. | | Weaknesses: | Could rockshox produce that fork with spring for rider who have about 100kg. | | Similar Products Used: | ROCK SHOX JUDY XL 1998 100mm | | Bike Setup: | kona stab `98 ,JUDY XL,SHIMANO STX-RC MAGURA HS22 RACE LINE YELLOW
| | Bottom Line: | It`s good fork & my bike.But if there is any downhill man who can send me some them "old" or "new" ACCESORIES like deraileurs,rapidfire,brakesets for dh here please contact me by email.You there in america have everything to buy what You have,but here in Yugoslavia social situation is really on low level, and average salaries range between 35 and 50 USA dollars, what is not enough for food and bills, not to mention necessary MTB kit. Sponsorships are impossible, because all the money goes to sports like football, basketball and volleyball. Mountain biking is not so developed in Yugoslavia, probably due to high prices of racing bikes and components.
However, my friends and me are giving much effort in popularization of this beautiful sport, under the name of MTB Fanatic.
Well i hope so to someone can help me with that thinks...
Happy christmas and new year
Sincerely Yours
Dragan
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Submitted by
Buck Futter
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada Eh
Date Reviewed: November 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Boogy Man, north shore | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Your moms house | | Strengths: | Long smooth travel, nice feel, good for my weight 135lb | | Weaknesses: | end caps: Crap plastic | | Similar Products Used: | Judy DH, Z1, other stuff | | Bike Setup: | 98 Rocky mountian element w/ formula disk r/f, sun dbl wide, all easton ct2 baby! | | Bottom Line: | I can't belive you biznaches! This fork is great! The only reason you would break it, is because your too darn cheap to shell out the big bucks for a jr. T, or other pricy long travel fork. Save you money, if you are totally hardcore. This fork wasn't built for numpty's like you.
I love it and have had no problems with it!!!!
Purple color homo though. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon Webster
a Weekend Warrior
from Derby, UK
Date Reviewed: November 10, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Peak District | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | JE James, Sheffield | | Strengths: | Strong, easy to maintain, fairly light | | Weaknesses: | Could be lighter. Needed a brake booster against the lateral force of XT V-brakes to stop them flexing. | | Similar Products Used: | Indy SL Long Travel | | Bike Setup: | Trek Y-11 carbon-fibre as a playbike, XT groupset, Judy front, Fox Vanilla coil-over-oil rear | | Bottom Line: | I've read a lot of reviews about these forks which suggest they aren't up to much, but I picked mine up for £200 when the previous rrp had been nearly £600, and I have not had single problem with them in two years.
After 12 months hard and dirty riding in the Peak District, I thought I ought to strip them down, and did so. Inside, they were absolutely pristine - the seals and gaiters had kept EVERYTHING out.
They give a reliable 4" of front travel which has never let me down yet, and matches well with the 4" of rear travel off the Y-11's Fox Vanilla.
They were slightly bendy against the XT V-brakes, but a cheap U-type brake-booster stopped that.
I reckon these forks will give years of good service if -
a) you keep the gaiters on, the seals greased and clean the top of the forks after every dirty ride.
b) you don't start jumping the bike bigtime, which strikes me as the killer of any mid-range front-fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony Linder
a Weekend Warrior
from Stamford CT USA
Date Reviewed: November 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Metro Bicycles | | Strengths: | No Strengths!! | | Weaknesses: | I blew the cartridge in the first 2 weeks. Rock Shox still has my fork, supposedly fixing it for three weeks?? Im ready to offer Customer Service consultation for a HEFTY fee!! | | Bike Setup: | 1998 GAry Fisher Level Betty F2. Hayes, XTR, etc etc... | | Bottom Line: | I cant believe that Rock Shox would offer such an inferior product with WIMPY cartridges and compound the problem with an atrocious Customer Service / warranty department. They need a good *ss kicking!! I will not be spending money with Rock Shox again!! As I conclude writing this synopsis, I am in the process of contacting my attorney.......feeling a little litigious now!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard
a Weekend Warrior
from Eugene, Oregon, USA
Date Reviewed: October 23, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Scwooshy, lots of travel, mine's purple | | Weaknesses: | Not enough dampening, mine doesn't really adjust at all, really flexy (when I bang the front end on the ground, I can see the flex) | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 99 Heckler, full XT, Vanilla X, Rhyno Lites, Syncros stem, Bontrager Crowbar, no-name seatpost (my Bontrager bent), WTB saddle. | | Bottom Line: |
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