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Submitted by
btomes
a Downhiller
from Salem, MI
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | ANY | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Bottom Line: | My Friends and I were deep on a trail in the middle of nowhere, and we came across the carcass of a dead wild boar. The boar weighed about 250 pounds, and because of the long ride, we were hungry. We built a large fire, but couldn't figure out how to cook the beast. We were in luck, having just purchased the Suntour SR forks for my bike. We skewered the boar with the forks, and roasted it over a large fire. They worked great in that respect. As for trails, I think the forks work as good as the suspension on a Ford Aspire in the middle of a tornado on a road with potholes... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
5UNT00RZ
a Racer
from B'ham
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | happy | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | bill cycle dreamery | | Similar Products Used: | -Two large rocks, attached to my arms with duct tape
-Elvin slaves
-'57 chevy | | Bike Setup: | dual phaser cannons, titanium hull, anti zorgian destructo ray, warp drive, ritchey stem shock, large bag of cheesburgers (2006) | | Bottom Line: | With the addition of the duro 8001 to suntour's product line, Suntour stands to dominate the suspension industry for years to come. At only 85.7 pounds, my front end practically floats into the air when I attempt to go around a rocky corner at moderate speeds, and the resulting facial injuries bring me to transcen-dental awareness. Plus, when Im not using the fork for riding, it doubles both as the counter weight for an elevator, and a pogo stick for my siamese twin daughters. All in all, if you hate Stevie Wonder, buy this fork right this minute. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
The Man
a Downhiller
from Orange County
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Bottom Line: | New year, new review! These forks are rock, plain and simple. I can't believe they are overlooked by the main- stream press. Must be the lack of advertising. Mine have been going strong with no maintenance or problems for the past 7 years. Plush, sophisticated damping, ultralight at 6+ pounds, 1"-2" of cushy long travel Best. Forks. Ever! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
lance
a Cross Country Rider
from toronto, canada
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | sporting life | | Strengths: | very durable with almost no maintinence. once broken in you'll get two inches | | Weaknesses: | the name is kind of cheezy | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox judy and quadra 21r | | Bike Setup: | i have it on my gary fisher rangitoto | | Bottom Line: | i've had these things for five years and had them tuned up once. i've done some downhill with them and gone through hell with them. they give you a great ride and for the price you can get a better set of shocks. any of you losers who say they suck or they break are retarded. just to metion you can't spell worth sh*t, therefore you don't qualify to even give these shocks a rating. stick to your high priced shocks that you always have to fix. as for the weight? i've beaten every bike courier in town with there ultra lite expensive bikes and they all get super pissed. too bad! one day you'll realize that it is not all in the name brand but in the product itself. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
phil
a Racer
from BC
Date Reviewed: August 21, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Sheer durability
Smooth as silk performance
soaks up everything, even 14 stumps.
Can't feel 12 foot drops
Bomb proof.
Super stiff.
easily adjusted with the aid of a hammer and dynamite | | Weaknesses: |
too heavy (23 lbs with disk brake) | | Similar Products Used: |
Nothing compares to the performance of this fork | | Bike Setup: |
Custom Schwinn DH18
18 travel with duotrack 8000 series fork with custom handle bar streamers and basket. (comes in handy for carrying stuff) | | Bottom Line: | This fork could bring down the Titanic if on board. The severe weight and flexyness leads to horrible performance. To bottom these forks out, it requires Yokozuna to go off a 100 foot drop off onto pavement. The combo spring/damper must be some leftover elastics rubber and steel scraps from junk bins. This fork deserves a good one chilly pepper for creating jobs in the suspension industry as well as the garbage industry. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a Racer
from Canada
Date Reviewed: July 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
SEXTRAIL | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Bottom Line: | I sold my '69 Mustang to get my hands on one of these babies. The best thing I ever did. When the masses discover these beauties RS and Answer are going out of business. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Changed Man
a Downhiller
from Can't Believe It, USA
Date Reviewed: May 27, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Super strong, mass travel, way adjustable | | Weaknesses: |
Theft! Everyone wants them | | Similar Products Used: |
Crap like Boxxers, Monster & Jr. T's, and junk X-verts. They are all garbage. | | Bike Setup: |
Mongoose Y-frame full suspension | | Bottom Line: | I have tried all the other downhill forks and found them to be stinky piles. If you want a hella good ride and radacious performance, beg, borrow or steal a Duotrack. Dude you won't be sorry. Buying into the big three's hype is simply being manipulated by the Man. Think for yourself and get these forks. You won't be sorry. My whole life has changed as a result. These forks keep me jazzed all day long. Now I just worry about trying to find time to ride when not entertaining the ladies! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shawn Palmer
a Downhiller
from SanFran
Date Reviewed: May 22, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Bottom Line: | Dude this shock beats my old Manitou, hey they dont sponsor me anymore, but who gives a damn? I am now a member of Team DuoTrack, and I am so proud to wear the colors of Team Dou Track! Oh well Mountain Dew also dropped my partnership with them, but remember, I have Team Duo Track! These things kick the shit out of Manitou and RockShox! Ride on and hite rites and threaded headsets and U brakes and biopace chainsets and clips and straps and 18 speed bikes and huffys and threaded axles rule! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
carlos
a Racer
from mexico
Date Reviewed: May 19, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
san miguel de allende mex. | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Its heavy, so u can sell it by punds and get rich | | Weaknesses: |
hard to get, every pro racer want it! | | Similar Products Used: |
mag 21, girvin carbon pro, 2 train rails weld together | | Bike Setup: |
custom seven titanium, a pf 957 | | Bottom Line: | I was looking a way to improve my Pro Flex 957, and after installing a full XTR grouppo, i foung this xcellent fork on a junkyard! can you belive it? probably someone stole it and just trow it away not knowing its incredible value, so I was lucky to found a fork that outperformes all of the others, damm I think I found God, now my bikes weights 50 lbs, more, so I can hardly brake, not to mention the non-existent flex inthe legs,( no brakes, no stop on the downhills) I am very happy.... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Agent Smith
a Weekend Warrior
from Washington D.C.
Date Reviewed: April 14, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Bottom Line: | We at the government of the United States of America request that the previous message be forgotten by all. As of now, there is no alien threat to the planet Earth. Such jokes should not be posted considering the upcoming colonization.As for the fork, go out and get one now, right now. It may be your only hope. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Furbamos
a Weekend Warrior
from the 77th dimension
Date Reviewed: April 12, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
the gravity fields of planet d | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
Tasted great. | | Weaknesses: |
Brought a plague upon my planet.....not many survived. | | Similar Products Used: |
vonian death ray | | Bike Setup: |
1969 luxo-saucer | | Bottom Line: | After reviewing your planets' latest creation, the duotrack bicycle fork, the council had decided you lacked the intelligence to become royal slaves. We promptly returned to our home planet, and dimension, when this contraption released the great plague. Only I and a few others survived. At the time we do not have the means to retaliate, but soon this atrocity will be avenged. Live in fear. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
C.E.O of Shimano
a Racer
from Westlake Village, CA
Date Reviewed: March 23, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
My Garage | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Ultra cool look! | | Weaknesses: |
Too much travel. Way too light before I fudged around w/ it. | | Similar Products Used: |
Glued two pieces of wood (4 by 4's) together. Worked like a charm. | | Bike Setup: |
I got my babies on a huffy XC 4000 docked with full XTR and scandium frame. | | Bottom Line: | I bought these amazing forks at K-mart during a buy-2-donkeys-get-a-free-sontour-special. I have to agree with the guy below me...you know, all that extra weight in the front really does keep the bike down while climbing...hell, I tweaked up my rockin sontours and made them a whopping 25.5 pounds. I can assure you my front NEVER leaves the ground...actually...the whole bike doesn't leave the ground EVER. I gotta tell you though, the shocks are incredible when your not moving, they are SOOOO plush and smooth, any racer would be amazed. I gotta say this is the shocker of the century. There are no elves. The suggestion of this is so lutacrice i can't even imagine what kind of insane man would say that. However, I did find that the inside of the fork has no piston or anything at all. It actually has a brand new water-system design. Absolutely amazing!!!! And when all the water leaked out the travel actually increased! This is a must buy for all people looking for a good 54 pound downhill machine and a super climber. I've never had so much fun doing circles in my garage since I got these! 5 Blazing shits for these puppies. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mr Shagnasty
a cross-country rider
from East Padunk
Date Reviewed: March 9, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Why don't you guys who have nothing better to do than criticize this fork GROW UP!!!!! What's wrong with a fork that only weighs 7.7 lbs? Come on dudes waske up and smell the roses!!! All that weight up front helps keep the front end down on those tough climbs. And furthermore that 1 of super plush travel is some of the smoothest and best you will ever experience. I just put one on my 98 Dakota and now I have the REAL bike of the year!!!! You are losers all. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jo Mama
a downhiller
from Rochester, MN
Date Reviewed: March 3, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
This is an update. Well my forks are still running smooth and I just was invited to head up product development for SR-Suntour. Currently we are designing a full suspension bike that uses the same technology as the fork. The bike will be perfectly balanced with an 11/2 front and rear. Now you will know what the trail is instead of riding a marshmallow bike. The new bike will weigh in around 68 pounds so much effort does have to be used when trying to get down the hill. Also new is the use of electro-magnets instead of a seat. That is right, using a special metal plate in your shorts your butt will actually levitate over the seat. Don't look for this bike soon, because our downhill team will be traveling the world-cups this year. Before you look at any other bike check this one out. Estimated price (with batteries) is $4580. If you are interested in buying this bike, trying it out free for a year, or becoming one of our downhill racers(no experiance needed) e-mail me. On another note I would like to say that I don't appreciate the remark that we use elves in our product. People that post here for no reason should be banned off this site. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mr. Fabulous
a weekend warrior
from Chicago, Ill
Date Reviewed: February 25, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Let me tell you, it is so wonderful to see others coming around to the technological superiority of this Cult fork. Last weekend I was poaching the local double diamond ski run and came away amazed, once again at the performance and consistency of my Duotracks. These have got to be the best kept secret on the Pro scene. About a month ago I read in a dirt bike magazine that Jimmy Button was testing the DuoTracks out on his YZ 400. Apperently they are the only forks made today that are able to handle the awesome power his bike produces. My question to you is are you up to the performance level of the DuoTrack. Amatures need not apply. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a downhiller
from NJ
Date Reviewed: February 21, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
This is definitely the best fork I've ever ridden on. I recently bought one for my trek pro 487.5 unicycle. What a downhill monster. I've ridden all the big brand names (shockster, etc.) and I've never found anything to be better. However...I wanted to see how this technological beauty worked, so I dropped the legs with a few simple tools (allen wrenches, hacksaw, desert eagle). I screamed in horror when I looked inside! To my amazement there was a small colony of elves shackled at their ankles, each turning a crank. They all had cuts on their backs which looked like they originated from a whip. I immediately threw the fork into the ocean. I have since become an elven rights activist, our website is at www.yahoo.com. Fight the power!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jo-Mama
a downhiller
from Rochester, MN
Date Reviewed: February 14, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I been racing downhills for the past five years. I have owned every triple clamp fork that is made and I was very dissappointed. Then one day I tried the Duotracks. Talk about incredible. With the Duo's you don't get all that travel so when you run over even a pebble you will feel it. This is great because you know what you are riding over and you can really feel the trail. The forks offer enough suspension do that when I do my can-can's and heel clickers I don't have to worry about a rough landing. Also these forks are nice and heavy so that they will carry you to the bottom of the hill faster. The way I look at it is the sooner I get to the bottom of the hill the sooner I can chug some more mountain dew and smoke my cigarrettes. Someone told me that they looked goofy on my new Tomac downhill bike, but I but he didn't think it was goofy when I averaged 22mph on the kamakazi downhill!! I would've smoked all those long travel geeks. If you are interested in a monster-t or boxxer e-mail me because I'm giving these pieces of junk away. Here is a great tip to keep your shock working well: Spread yeast all over the tubes. When the yeast rises it fills in all of the microscopic holes on the sliders on keeps your fork running buttery smooth. I wish I could give this more chili's, but this site is probably run by some guy who is still riding a so called decent fork!! What a sucker!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Smarter than YOU
a cross-country rider
from south cali.
Date Reviewed: February 9, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Ok...there is something seriously with this crowd. First let me address the man below. HE claims he turned 1 of travel into 3 through some magical hardware tool that game out of the sky. Hmmm...i would like to check him into a home with white walls. I too find all of these reviews hilarious considering these are the worst forks to ever come out. Anyway...duotrack sux, suntour sux, all of it. Take my word...it's a waste of money and pride! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ron Kier
a
from cross-country rider
Date Reviewed: January 28, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I got these forks on a lower level univega. I would say that I could have saved money and weight and just got a rigid fork. I got less than 1 of travel because when the forks are weighted, half the travel is sagged away. Luckily my brother has a machine shop...I took the fork over to his place, pulled off the plastic top caps, punched out the stoppers and dropped in some gate return springs I got at the hardware store. Now I get about 3 of super plush travel. Only problem is the springs compress eventually and you have to replace them about every month. I can bomb down most runs just as fast or faster than guys with Mr T's, Mr Dirts, RST XXXL, etc. I hope that suntour comes out with a double crown soon... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cranked Guy
a downhiller
from Quebec
Date Reviewed: January 23, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I did some downhill races with that fork. I am happy that I am still alive. This fork is SHIT. It doesn't even compress. It bounces on the rocks and then you lose control. F*CK YOU SUNTOUR AND DUOTRACK. I am glad to have a Monster T on my bike now. Now my DUOTRACK SHITTY fork is all destroyed. Be careful with it. YOUR FORKS SUCKS SUNTOUR piece of shit
hey those guys that gived 5 to that fork are really funny
I am giving it 5 because it is the worst fork I have ever seen | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dr. Pain
a cross-country rider
from the pits of suspension hell
Date Reviewed: January 21, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
The only conclusion that I can come to is that everyone out there who gave this shock a descent rating is on drugs. Now, I have no problem if you use it but to insult a repsected company like Manitou and Rockshox and say THEY are imitations is pure ignorance and stupidity. Anyone who says this b.s. has obviously never ridden or touched a rock shox, manitou, etc. I'd be willing to bet that they couldn't tell me anything about those great companies. I'd like to point out one last thing: I hope that some poor person out there searching for some frotn suspension doesn't come across these reviews and listen to them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mr. Bojengals
a cross-country rider
from Botswania
Date Reviewed: January 21, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I believe this the worst fork ever made... if you're on a budget, go for jetts, or you could get a great deal on some quadras- 4 years old and still better than any suntour. 1.5 inches? get a flex stem. 7.7 pounds weighs more than most frames! Mr. Bojengals says no. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sir Winsor
a downhiller
from Denver, Colorado
Date Reviewed: January 12, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Man! There is so much hate on this site. I don't know what these other guys are talking about with the fanciful 1 to 1 1/2 inch travel numbers. You guys are either not letting this fork break in or simply not riding hard enough. This fork rides and performs supurbly with the proper owner. I suggest you folks who critize this fork stay working at your department store jobs and quit pretending to be in the know. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Marlow
a racer
from Alaska
Date Reviewed: January 7, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
These shox suck.....chip palomino if thats your real name i cant beleive you like them!!! get a good shock like a RS Judy or a Manitou SX something.....or a white bros...! Suntour sucks...it deserves 1 flaming crap! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steve wojnarowicz
a downhiller
from england+pakistan
Date Reviewed: December 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
i had a pair of duotrack and they were the worst piece of shit you could find.
after one winter they compressed and didn't come back up. they just seezed.i would let any one buy these forks if they like rigid forks weighing in at 7.7 pounds they are a light weight version of rockshox. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fave Barnier
a weekend warrior
from Temecula CA
Date Reviewed: December 20, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I just read the reviews for this fork. ARE WE ALL TALKING ABOUT THE SAME FORK? A majority or the reviewer's gave this shock 4 to 5 chilies! My neighbor bought a Duotrak 8001 and I installed it on his Motive mtn. bike. This shock is light, but that is the only positive feature of this fork. Once the fork was installed I took it out for a test ride and this shock does not perform to what other reviewers claim. This shock had only about 1 to 1 1/2 inches of travel and I had to really lean on the handle bars to make the fork even slightly compress. Either I just fell into the Twilight Zone or these review's are for another fork! This is the review for the Duotrack 8001 or am I missing something? 1 chilie. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Endoboy
a weekend warrior
from San Diego CA
Date Reviewed: December 19, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I purchased this shock from Bike Nashbar because it was only $39.00 and my wife wanted a shock on her old 800 TREK. Well, I mounted the shock on her bike and we schushed to our local trail to test this $39.00 bargain. This suspension shock is really made for Dept. store bikes (ie. K-Mart, Walmart, Target Huffies and Murrays). With 1 inch + travel and almost as stiff as a plain ridged fork. I should of paid $60.00 more and picked up last years Rock Shock Indy C fork. I did purchase an Indy C the following week and what a difference. My wife is now happy and she enjoys riding her bike on the trails. I gave the Duotrack to the kid next door. Well at least he has the most funky looking BMX bike on the block. I give Duotrack a single Jalapeno for supplying Dept. store bikes with a cool looking fork, even thou it does not work. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rick banner
a weekend warrior
from tampa, florida
Date Reviewed: December 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have a Freespirit 330 and love it. My bike comes with this fork and I think it is great. My old ten speed never rode as well as my new bike. I can now ride for miles and hardly feel the curbs and bumps. Definitly like this product, I give it a thumbs up! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
lalala
a cross-country rider
from NZ
Date Reviewed: December 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
hey riders
this fork is SHIT
get marzocchi, manitou or RST
DO NOT GET ANY ROCK SHOX INDY
coz they r really BAD!~
really really really really really really really really really really BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
your ass
a weekend warrior
from home
Date Reviewed: December 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
this fork is sh*t how could a company make such a sh*t fork don't buy it. buy manitou or mazoochi instead they work alot better. this 'thing' dosn't deserve any stars or flaming craps. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Damon D
a weekend warrior
from Torrence, California
Date Reviewed: December 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Does your MTB fork leave you wishing for more? Are your wrists and back hurting
from the ride down to the grocery store? Has your girlfriend left you since you can't perform anymore? Well wish no longer and step up to the best frok in town, Duotrack! No longer will your wrists hurt from riding and other extraneous activities but you'll kill the guys at the local downhill. I mounted a set to my Intense and I'm a changed man. Get the best, get the chicks, get Duotrack! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sir Winsor
a downhiller
from Denver, Colorado
Date Reviewed: December 14, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've raced on the Duotracks for the past season and wouldn't trade them for anything. The stiffness and overall steering accuracy is a step above the trash the other guys run (Rock Shox, Manitou, Marzocchi). The fork is (maybe) a little on the heavy side but for the excellent performance it's a small price to pay. The suspension action is quite simply incredible, can you say PLUSH! This fork swallows up rocks, whoops, jumps and tree roots. It makes riding so easy since you don't have to worry about the terrain. The secret is in the microcellular urethane, composite bumper technology. Amazing! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ALSO-EDUCATED
a cross-country rider
from westlake village
Date Reviewed: December 11, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Jesus! What are you people thinking! EDUCATED phrased it correctly when he said it weighs almost 1/4 the weight of his bike. It's exactly one fourth the weight of mine, almost to the gram. 2 inches of travel? I'll bet it soaks up that tiny brain you lost before you bought it, but then again you probably wouldn't need shocks to absorb that. 1 flaming turd from me. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
EDUCATED!!!!!
a cross-country rider
from Westlake Village
Date Reviewed: December 11, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
all you people are on crack! Obviously none of you have a clue about mountain biking because 2 inches of travel is shit and 7.2 pounds is about a fourth of my whole bikes weight. You need to check yourselves into a rehab center and do some research on shocks. How can any of you actually say it competes with Rock Shox and Manitou? This has to be a joke....i pray to god it is. PLEASE SEEK HELP. I give these pile of shit shocks a WHOPPING CHILE...CONGRATS cause if i had a choice i'd put negative. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chip
a racer
from New Jersey
Date Reviewed: December 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This shock is totally far out dudes!! its like theres no bumps maan...Yo, this shok is so much better than da imitation brands like Rock Shox, Mantiou, White Brothers, RST, and all them its so much more rad!!! Come get this Baby and Cruise the race tracks..If you would like to purchase it call me man my numbers totally1800 772 6563...This one definatley deserves 5 hot chili peppers, hippies!! Make sure ya get it...youll love the rebound yo, this is 5 chilis man | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chip
a racer
from New Jersey
Date Reviewed: December 3, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I think these are the best shoks you can get better than rock shox, marzocchi and the leading brands only 50$ and about 2 inches travel! it fells really cool because i dont feel any bumps you definately hafta get this one....
Thanks,
Chip | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Candyhapped
a weekend warrior
from a mules' womb
Date Reviewed: November 22, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I got my mountain tour from Zellers for 50 bucks and this fork came on it. I can take 5 foot drops on this bike and it stands up to it. And the fork was sent from heaven. It responds to every bump perfectly. This fork is light weight, has no flex at all, almost too much travel, and looks better than any fork I've ever seen! This is the ultimate fork for a serious racer in the 100 lbs weight area. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sven
a weekend warrior
from
Date Reviewed: October 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought my bike at Sears and it came with this fork. Its great, way better than my old rigid wonder that I suffered on for so many years. One day I'd like to get a Rock Shox but for now I love this one. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kurt Morgan
a downhiller
from Sooke, B.C.
Date Reviewed: October 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Man I love my DuoTracks! These have been the best most consistant forks I've ever used. Stiff, lightweight, ultra plush, and they look killer, how can you do any better, eh? I would put the forks against anyone especally the girly-boy downhillers I ride and win against every month. 5 red hot chili's for an awesome product! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mr. Fabulous
a weekend warrior
from Illinois
Date Reviewed: September 22, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I can't believe the incredible performance I've gotton out of my forks. They are simply awesome. A hot set up is to pour 50 cc's of used motor oil into each leg. This acts as dampening and lubrication plus the oil is free, gas stations will give the stuff away. Do yourself a favor and upgrade your forks so you can enjoy the same performance the pro's have. 5 chilis | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DHER
a downhiller
from around
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
...... it is 10+ pounds costs $50 and gets 1.5 inches of non adjustable travel. ... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a cross-country rider
from Phila
Date Reviewed: June 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The SR DuoTrack 8005 came on my 1st mtn bike. It had hardly any suspension and flexed way too much for any steering precision. Worst yet, it broke in my 1st race, putting me in a figure 8 brace for 4 months. Looking back, I should have gotten a better fork, or gone rigid and saved the money. Avoid at all costs!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marcus
a weekend warrior
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: May 1, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I ride the Sr Suntour 7500 fork. ITs actually a pretty cool suspension fork. Its perfect for a startup fork. Its got 2 inch of travel. Its not as soft as people would like it. But in the summer it tends to get hot right? The elastomers of the springs soften up and is so soft that you'll just enjoy the ride and not feel the bumps cuz the shocks just cushioning them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rock SHOx_Canada
a weekend warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: April 22, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I ride the Sr Suntour Seirra Magic 7500. And its actually pretty cool. ITs got 2 inch travel. I've been riding with it for a few weeks already on trails, roads, its good for a start up Fork. But not for an experienced rider cuz i mean those pro's want ROCk SHOx, RST, etc | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a cross-country rider
from Denmark
Date Reviewed: January 15, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
here is only one thing to say, this is som real sh.., and it´s dangerous too.
When you use the front brake, it flexes 5 cm backwards, it´s feeling like it´s gonna break.
It´s a joke to call it suspension, i´ll guess that there is about a half an inch of travel, and it hard, you have to
jump on to compress it.
DO NOT BUY IT, DO NOT BUY IT.I´m giving it ZERO STARS | | Overall Rating: |
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