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Submitted by
hookooekoorider
a Weekend Warrior
from San Francisco, CA
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Sharp bikes | | Strengths: | Light, good for light xc, | | Weaknesses: | not much travel | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | fisher hoo koo e koo, all stock | | Bottom Line: | Came stock on the hoo koo e koo. After 12 years, the elastomers are pretty much done. Anybody ever use the springs sold by sunrays21 (see below)? Do they work?
Anyone ever used the springs sold on ebay (usually with the title "HD Heavy Duty Steel Springs for Rock Shox Quadra 21R")? | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brently
a
from Venice FL USA
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Bottom Line: | *************************
**** 21R REBUILD KIT ****
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http://www.geocities.com/quadra_21r/Rebuild.html
Email me at sunrays21@hotmail.com if you have any questions! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brently
a Weekend Warrior
from Venice, FL, USA
Date Reviewed: February 5, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Oldie but still a goodie | | Weaknesses: | None! | | Similar Products Used: | lots of stuff, to much to list | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose Hilltopper SX few upgrades | | Bottom Line: | I used this for about 3 years, with no problems at all. Put the bike in storage for about a year took it out for a weekend of single track and boom the elastomers were shot.
I spent months looking for a rebuild kit, with no luck i tried other Rock Shox rebuilds with no luck. So after spending countless hours online i finally peiced together a kit to rebuild them using springs! After 2 years of weekly weekend use they are holding up fine! Cold weather is no longer a problem either!! The shock adjustment actully do something now also!
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A REBUILD KIT EMAIL ME AT SUNRAYS21@HOTMAIL.COM Cost is $40 shipped. Im not sure what the spring rates are, I would say medium. If your over 225 Lbs i wouldn't recommend it but 125lbs - 200lbs its perfect. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rodrigo
a Weekend Warrior
from Santiago, Chile
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | Santiago | | Strengths: | Es una suspencion liviana, con un recorrido suave, que permite absorver parte de los hoyos del camino, con facil mantencion. El diseño tambien ayuda a que la mantencion (abrir y cerrar) sea facil. Acepta un trato duro cuando se requiere y es ideal para viajar en caminos con piedras (ripio) | | Weaknesses: | Aunque la mantencion es facil, la gran dificultad para encontrar repuestos aqui en chile, hace imposible el recambio de los elastomeros por lo cual su vida util se va viendo limitada (es una gran pena para mi), ademas que los reguladores podrian haber sido de aluminio en recambio de los plasticos que tiene. | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox mag | | Bike Setup: | Karakoram (16"), pata trasera XTR, delantera XT, manillas LX y STX, frenos XT, juego de direccion K2, neumaticos maxxi | | Bottom Line: | He utilizado esta horquilla en varios tipos de recorridos (duros, blandos, ciudad) y se puede sentir como absorve gran parte de los baches del camino, sin embargo le falta un poco mas de recorrido (se siente). Aunque mi bici no es tan liviana como yo desearia, y mi peso es de 60 kg, esta horquilla se acopla bastante bien al conjunto. Lamento si la fala completa de repuestos que existen en mi pais para esta horquilla. Sin duda es una horquilla para quien desee internalizarse en suspenciones a partir de un buen nivel | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh White
a Weekend Warrior
from Annapolis
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Soapstone Trail | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | A Shop in Joshua Tree, CA | | Strengths: | Great Beginner fork. Excellent to learn on. Had mine 8 years. | | Weaknesses: | It's weak, flexy, short travel. | | Similar Products Used: | How can you compare anything we ride now to 65mm elastomer fork? Now have an Indy SL on that bike. | | Bike Setup: | Basically stock 1996 GT Karakoram. Easton 1.5 bars, Odi Rogue lock on grips, WTB Velociraptors f & r, Specialized shorty DH stem and Body Geometry saddle. | | Bottom Line: | This is my Quadra's eulogy. I've never been light, 180lbs out of basic training, and never an easy rider. I've said,"When I break it, I'll get a new bike" for 3 years. At the end of last summer, I noticed it traveled back and forth as much as it was up and down. I still didn't show any mercy. I rode 2-3 light rides and one killer a week on it. I rode way too fast downhills on it. Last Friday, I cased a small double and it gave up the ghost. It bent badly, but didn't break and I didn't get any stiches.
BOTTOM LINE- This fork shouldn't have lasted 2 years with me. Somehow it did. Great fork for the price. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Cross Country Rider
from Atlanta
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Outside | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | I picked mine up used on ebay in mint condition for only $35. MCU's were in good shape but I beefed them up anyway and now I have a great little shock for my second bike. It is what it is compared to modern forks, but if your needs are simple then this one will do the trick. | | Weaknesses: | YELLOW! A bit flexy if you are a big rider. | | Similar Products Used: | Many | | Bike Setup: | "Old School" 2nd bike. XT/STX-RC all over. | | Bottom Line: | Great fork. Only the Manitou 4 is a better mcu/elastomer fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Howard
a Cross Country Rider
from London,Ontario
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | Cyclepath | | Strengths: | It does the job. | | Weaknesses: | micro-cellular urethane, limited travel, flexy | | Bike Setup: | Mielle Pegasus 94(9500 miles), 50/50 single track/commute, lots of accesories | | Bottom Line: | I was one of the first people in town to buy one at the time it was a great bang for the buck. Getting quite outdated now. Should be alot cheaper though. I would recommend going with a Mountain Speed spring kit. MCU stiffens up alot in winter. During winter dissassemble a couple of times, internals are subject to seizing up when exposed to salt water. A nice fork for less than hard-core riders. Put a cheap suspension seat-post on your bike and comfort level goes way up. Works excellent on city streets sucking up potholes and manhole covers nice. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Jacksonville
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | razorback | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | Low maintenance, great color, excellent price, does exactly what it was designed for, very smooth for an elastimer shock | | Weaknesses: | limited travel (2.5') | | Similar Products Used: | manitou sxr | | Bike Setup: | 96 Specialized ground control, xt shifter/brakes levers, xtr v-brakes, xtr rear derailleur, risse racing genesis rear shock, manitou sxr front shock, Panaracer firexcpro | | Bottom Line: | A super little shock for light xc riders. Low maintenance and relatively stiff for riders under 150lbs. Good adjustment and enough travel (2.5') to make off road excursions a lot more fun. Maybe the best bang for the buck out there. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel Matias
a
from Sintra, Portugal
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Rock Shox local dealer | | Strengths: | Work nicely, when correctly ajusted;
More than 3 years riding with it and elastomers were replace just one time;
Easy to maintenance; | | Weaknesses: | Needs a brake booster (with magura hs33);
When I do some endos stunts it flex;
The travel - quite nice. but pearhaps in big jumps if you land bad you will see ... thats no travel enough!!!!
OLDSCHOLL - the first generation was the best | | Similar Products Used: | RST (it sucks), Judy TT (the one that i tested was not ajusted the way that I like) | | Bike Setup: | Kona Explosif, White Industries Hubs, Mavic SUP 217 rims, MAgura Hs33 brakes, sintesi Dh bars and lots of more | | Bottom Line: | Until fork brake I will not upgrade it.
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Submitted by
J-Dog
a Weekend Warrior
from South E-Town
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | The not legal ones | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | Pawn Shop | | Strengths: | I've used this fork for years now with few problems. I think it's one of the best RS has ever made, as a matter of fact I'm in the market to put on the new bike I'm going to build( so I can retire the other one ). Yes by todays standards this fork has very few perks. But after years of use it's never faultered. I love this fork and I'll never stop riding it!!! If you're like me and looking for a fork that performs well even by todays standards get it, But if you're one of these all or nothing rider's that insist on full XTR then it won't be for you. | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, so get stronger!
Limited travel, but how much do you really need? | | Similar Products Used: | RS Indy S, XC, Judy Race, SID Race, Boxxer, Jett Quadra 5 | | Bike Setup: | Full Deore/RS Quadra 21 On custom frame | | Bottom Line: | Even if this thing is a antique, I still find it as fun as newer forks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stephen
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Any trail with a slope | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Chain Reaction | | Strengths: | Good travel(for it's time), very plush | | Weaknesses: | too much work, weighs a lot, old | | Bike Setup: | 96 marin muirwoods | | Bottom Line: | Good fork for starting, crap for racing/Dh | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Cross Country Rider
from Maple Ridge, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | flywheel | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | -good price
-good travel(for it's time)
-durable | | Weaknesses: | -a little flexy | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi '00 z3 100mm travel | | Bike Setup: | 96 fisher hoo-koo-e-koo, drivetrain upped to lx/xt 8spd, new rhyno lite/deore wheels, lx v-brakes, thompson elite post, riser bars | | Bottom Line: | this fork is an excellent beginners fork, and it serves it's purpose. ive been using it for 5 years now(came with my hoo-koo-e-koo) and they have held up very well. being on a tight budget i havent been able to upgrade until now, but they let me ride reletavely rough while taking the shock out of the bumps.
all these people who are comparing it to '00 model high end shock and saying the 21rs suck just shut up! sure, even i admit that my new z3s are like night and day compared to the 21rs....but thats a given. the point is, for it's time these shocks performed very well at a very reasonable price. they have needed little maintenance and have given me no problems in the 5 years they were in use.
now my bro has them(up from rigid) and he loves them!
if you can get these for under $50CDN to upgrade from rigid...go for it, they wont dissapoint you for a beginner shock. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brendan BOb
a Racer
from S.S. Maryland
Date Reviewed: January 22, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | my basement | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Potomac Outdoors Ltd. | | Strengths: | Yellow...replaceable brake booster...solid travel...takes a tad bit of effort to bottom out | | Weaknesses: | Short travel...bottom out pretty easy | | Similar Products Used: | Jett, Judy, Mars C | | Bike Setup: | My poo bike: GT rebound, Deore XT r. derailer, kore stuff, quite ugly, but that's why it's the poo bike. | | Bottom Line: | Everyone here is b*tching about these shocks being yellow, heavy, travel's too short, bottom out, squirting oil, etc.
It's yellow: get over it
It's old, don't be a weight weenie
It's old, don't be a travel weenie
So it bottoms out, whoopie, it's better than a rigid fork, right?
Guess what Bud, there's no oil basin in that jammy, it doesn't squirt oil.
THE bottom line...everyone who bought these new likes mountain biking and have since bought SIDs so they're selling quad 21's for cheap. Go to your local shop or eBay and you WILL find one for under 50. They're cheap they work, and they're yellow!! yay, yellow!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Lanhart
a Cross Country Rider
from Burnsville, MN
Date Reviewed: July 27, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | CAMBA trails in WI | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | +Durable
+Low price
+Easy to upgrade & maintain | | Weaknesses: | -Adjustment seems insignificant
-Elastomers wear out quickly | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 1995 Kona Muni-Mula, XT components all around, Mavic wheels, original headset and handlebar. Excellent bike!! | | Bottom Line: | This shock has offered me an incredible value considering I have used it for 4+ years. I've put over 17,000 miles on this bike and shock with about 4,000 of that on serious singletrack. It's given me good performance all the while, even in the races I've done (I've done 10 in the last 2 years). Does it compare to the new ones out there? No. But I also don't understand all the complaints. This is old technology that was great in its time. If you spend a lot of money to get one of these today, that's your fault, not the shock's.
If you can get one cheap, you're an intermediate rider who races a few races and you don't have a ton of money to throw at toys, then buy it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bleeder
a Cross Country Rider
from Jacksonville
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Crusty Knuckle | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | + Inexpensive
+ Easy to maintain
+ Easy to adjust
+ Elastomer durabilty
+ Relatively light
+ Good absortion on medium bumps
+ Good handling in twisting, flat singletrack | | Weaknesses: | - Poor wear on bushings over time
- Decreased elastomer response as speed increases
- Elasomer rebounds feels quick on small/medium bumps
- Moderate fork flex
- Bottoms out on big hits
- It's NOT air/oil or coil/oil! Then again, it was never meant to be either! | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi Bomber Z3 LT 4", RS Mag 21 and Quadra 5 | | Bike Setup: | 1998 Trek 7000 w/ Control Tech 5 degree-rise stem, Marzocchi Bomber Z3 Lt 4", Shimano LX Gruppo with Kool-Stop brakepads, "System 2" front/STX-RC rear hubs, Mavic Crosslink rims, Panaracer Smoke/Dart tires, Thudbuster seatpost, Shimano 434 clipless pedals. | | Bottom Line: | Considering the Quardra 21R's price AND it's INTENDED USE, this is a very good shock for the money. Bad reviews are likely to come from riders who spent too little, thinking they were going to get a super-plush ride from a $100 shock...uhhh...no; no you can't.....
For those on a budget who can't afford to pay $300 for a front suspension fork alone (about the bottom price you'll pay to REALLY see how plush front suspension can be), who likely rides on roads and on moderate off-road trails, the Quadra 21R is recommended. Obviously, this shock is inadequate for the serious rider, but you'd have to spend more money to get the results you want from a suspension fork. In it's day, most bikes sold with the OEM Quardra 21R were in the $600-750 range. I've had this thing for over 2 years before upgrading, and it's been very good at what it was intended to do...soak up tree roots, medium bumps, moderate XC singletrack, and curbs a bit better than a rigid fork. Yes, it does have weaknesses inherent to ALL pure elastomer suspension forks (see above), but as long as you clean it like you would other parts of your bike, change elastomers (harder or softer) to suit your need, and have the knowledge that this ISN'T an expensive air/oil, coil/oil suspension fork, you will enjoy the difference between this and a rigid fork! I've now upgraded to a longer-travel Marzocchi Z3, which is definitely in a class significantly above that of the 21R...but then again, so was the price. A comparison between the two would be unfair.
Repeat after me...these shocks are meant for the recreational rider. These were never meant to be for those who seriously race or for trails with extremily serious terrain. One look at the price will tell you that! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cory Farley
a Weekend Warrior
from Verdi, NV, USA
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Pretty plush for their time, low price, easy maintenance. | | Weaknesses: | A little flexy; outdated now (but they're 3 or 4 years old). | | Similar Products Used: | Indy, some Zoke I forget the name of. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale M-1000 hardtail. | | Bottom Line: | A good low-priced fork for its day, and still plenty good for riding around in the woods. NOTE to all the alleged reviewers who complain that the Q21R squirts oil: It doesn't even USE oil. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Drews
a Racer
from Calgary, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | It works okay when it is new and if the weather is warm | | Weaknesses: | Very poor for cold weather riding
Bottoms out easily and flexes badly, not easily adjustable | | Similar Products Used: | 99' Marzocchi Z2-BAM | | Bike Setup: | 1996 Rocky Mountain Hammer Race (Mountain Bike Magazines's 'Bike of the Year', Remember??) | | Bottom Line: | This fork came with my old bike and, to its credit, it was raced quite extensively for 3 years. The only problem is (and this is quite a problem in Canada), if it is cold it works about as well as a rigid fork. The elastomers simply freeze up. When new it was 'ok' (meaning functional) but has since freezed up and no longer compresses. Sure, if you hit a 50 foot drop-off it might compress a bit, but you would die. Not a bad starter fork, but that's about as far as it goes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a Weekend Warrior
from OKC, Oklahoma, USA
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | what are those? | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | cheap, fairly plush, adjustable | | Weaknesses: | flexes like a biatch, not much travel, lovely banna color | | Similar Products Used: | manitou magnum, rs jett, | | Bike Setup: | rockhopper FS comp, lx-xt | | Bottom Line: | for a beginner its a start, but i found myself quickly needing more travel and a stiffer body, the flex is ridiculous..if this comes on a used bike give it a try..but don't go out and buy new..haven't had any problems with the fork overall just doesn't satisfy the needs...does bottom out easily over moderate drops....spend the money on a marzocchi instead .... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Captain Planet
a Racer
from Pluto
Date Reviewed: April 30, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | North west Kasakstahn | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Nothing absoultey nothing, the only way to make them work is to drown them in oil and even then you get 1/2 and inch of travel and they work for 30 seconds | | Weaknesses: | Their YELLOW, they don't work, they smell their 1000 years old, they flex, they top out, they freeze the list goes on | | Similar Products Used: | Z2 superlights, SID's and good forks | | Bike Setup: | Good (I think) | | Bottom Line: | Thy are crap, WARNING DO NOT BUY THESE FORKS EVER even if you are thr last person on earth and a donkey sells them to you so you can ride the best trails in the world. NEVER | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brandon
a Racer
from CA.
Date Reviewed: February 20, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | A really cool one in Auburn | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | They match my bike, and that's about it. | | Weaknesses: | They are too heavy, the adjuster knobs at the top get all mangled up in the mountains and then cut up your hands when you turn them, and i don't notice a difference between a rigid fork and these (unless you go off a foot high drop, then they might react). | | Similar Products Used: | RS Mag 21Ti, I might add that these are my pride and joy(but i still need some SID 100's). Manitou SX, RS Jett XC, Scott shocks, and some cheap Wal Mart brand that is more reactive, though heavier than the Q21R's. | | Bike Setup: | Mongoose Hilltopper SX, Mag 21Ti, '99 XT/LX, and other beasty stuff as well. | | Bottom Line: | These shocks are perfect for a begginner or some racer that feels like losing his next race. However, because i once owned them, and they were my first sus. fork, I will give them for stars, but onlyt for that reason. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mr Huck
a Racer
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 1, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | yellow colour | | Weaknesses: | heavy, crappy, low travel, doesn't work in the cold, doesn't work in the heat, flexy, paint chips easily, bushings are shot, the list goes on and on... | | Similar Products Used: | Judy XC, Judy SL, Tange Struts (remember those things?), Marzocchi Z1 Bam qr20 | | Bike Setup: | pretty damn good. All the parts are exactly where they're supposed to be! | | Bottom Line: | Man alive what was I thinking when I got this fork? It sucks!!! I would have rather done my racing career on a stiff fork and saved the weight! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dale
a Cross Country Rider
from bakersfield, ca
Date Reviewed: January 24, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | mr. toads wild ride | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Cheap(i got it on clearence for 100$) realitivley good fork for the money, easy to maintain, lasted long time with no probs. | | Weaknesses: | heavy by todays standards, but hey, its a fork with travel right? | | Similar Products Used: | bomber,hanebrinks | | Bike Setup: | schwinn,specialized rims,lx hubs, michelin lite s, tektro v brakes(cheap and work great!!) xt derailuer and lx cogs | | Bottom Line: | This is an awsome fork, like i said i got it on clearence so it was a steal. I have owned for a year and have munched it a few times pretty hard, and it held up very good.(dont attempt to go over 35 mph on this fork, youll be sorry, the fastest i pushed it was 45, and all i remember is wakeing up in a suburban with a concusion)I would recomend this fork to anyone who can get it cheap, and dosent care about weight. if you love to ride and not race, you just wanna ride, this is your fork. any questions feel free to e-mail me | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario
Date Reviewed: December 1, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
It's lasted a long, long time! | | Weaknesses: |
It doesn't work anymore | | Bottom Line: | This was a great fork, even though mine is now pretty much a stiff fork. It is still great for bike touring, which I have taken up and love. Basically, the fork gave me NO problems and no headaches for as long as I've owned it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bikerboy
a Cross-Country Rider
from Victoria, BC
Date Reviewed: October 3, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
The Dump | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Good for a cross country rider like me | | Weaknesses: |
Bad for racers, get stiff in cold and wet. | | Similar Products Used: |
97 indy s, better | | Bike Setup: |
Schwinn, quad 21r | | Bottom Line: | good fork if you are a beginner. I am only 13 years old so I'm not that good yet. If you are a good rider, get a bomber or judy.smooth travel, sucks in the rain.
4 peppers | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Spitoon
a Cross-Country Rider
from Rumford, ME
Date Reviewed: September 22, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Perfomance, Quility, Durability, color. | | Weaknesses: |
Flex, and cold weather riding. | | Similar Products Used: |
indy | | Bike Setup: |
Univega Alpina 700 | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is that this shox is one of the best for its price at least at the time it first came out. I bought this fork when they were first released which must have been at least 4 years ago. Ive had it ever since, still riding it on my newest bike. I did replace the crown and steerer tube with a lighter wieght aluminum. but thats the extent of work Ive done to it. I have never done any matainence to it for all the years Ive had it. Ive rode hundreds of miles through the foothills of Maine, beating the living crap out of this shox and it took it all! The one thing that sucked was when I pulled this baby out for some snow riding, or ice riding, she froze to become a rigid fork. I may just have to buy some spings for my winter use. Overall This fork is great, Good Job Rock Shox! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
danen
a Weekend Warrior
from tooele UT
Date Reviewed: August 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
the dark trail | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
the color and that u can now turn them into judys or something | | Weaknesses: |
they really have no weakness except they kinda have a kinda tension that they flex sometimes | | Similar Products Used: |
rock shox judy | | Bike Setup: |
gt teqeusta | | Bottom Line: | well thats what i think of them but im only a 13 year old kid but i had o proffesional down hill racer ride my bike with them on and he said that thats one of the best forks ive tried yet but i did upgrade them with some freeze proof coils and i have never had a spring in them | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
A A Patrick brunt
a Downhiller
from Somerset
Date Reviewed: June 21, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
herne hill | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
soft, plush, rocking colour, easy to maintain | | Weaknesses: |
FLEXY! | | Similar Products Used: |
indy s | | Bike Setup: |
GT Talera | | Bottom Line: | too old now, don't buy any. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Al Arnold
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: May 18, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
inexpensive and easy to maintain | | Weaknesses: |
on fast tech downhill fork will suffer stress
and wheel will dish and has caused washout and crashes. | | Bike Setup: |
trek aluminum 6500 | | Bottom Line: | good fork but dont use if you ride fast and want
to turn. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Barry
a Cross-Country Rider
from CT
Date Reviewed: May 11, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
color | | Weaknesses: |
my elastomers blew out after a month | | Similar Products Used: |
quad 5s | | Bike Setup: |
Kona FireMTN | | Bottom Line: | I got these three years ago, but couldnt get rid of them soon enough. the elastomers suck. the color is cool. dont buy these shocks under any conditions | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric Johanson
a Cross-Country Rider
from Boise, Idaho
Date Reviewed: April 13, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
river to ridge #15 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
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$ 299.00
