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Description:- 190mm Travel
- Open Bath HSCV Valving
- Coil Springs
- External Preload & Rebound Control
- 35mm Aluminum Stanchions
- 20mm Dedicated Axle
- Handlebar clamp & reduction shim
- 170mm Travel [upgrade optional]
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Submitted by
Pete Marsh
a Downhiller
from England
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | second hand.. ebay | | Strengths: | plush, strong, takes hits and drops well. pretty simple to set up. | | Weaknesses: | a little flexible. max tyre is about 2.5 | | Similar Products Used: | various sc forks. no dc | | Bike Setup: | haro dhr, fox vanilla rc, strong wheels, 4 pots, single chainring up front. typical dh | | Bottom Line: | very nice fork. the only dual crown forks ive tried so far but i can't see much more that could be improved. recently had them overhauled which transformed them even more. hit 6/8 ft drops weekly and have no problems so far.
3 chilis for value as they were pre-owned so i cant really comment
5 chilis for overal rating. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Taylor T
a Downhiller
from Madison Wisconsin
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | quary ridge park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$175.00 | | Strengths: | fat uppers. can use an integrated stem. | | Weaknesses: | maybe a little flex( if your over 170 you feel the fork flex a bit) the fork is not made anymore. parts can sometimes be hard to come by | | Similar Products Used: | 02 jrt, king-pin | | Bike Setup: | 05 big-hit with 03 shiver DC | | Bottom Line: | one of the sickest forks ever made. shave they stoped making them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrey Tsolev
a Downhiller
from Sofia, Bulgaria
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Knqjevo Trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | second hand | | Strengths: | Incredibly smooth travel, long service intervals, supremely reliable. Low axle-to-crown. Helps you improve your riding skills fast and smooth. | | Weaknesses: | A bit heavier than a Boxxer, but once you ride it, you'll understand it's worth the extra grams. | | Similar Products Used: | Boxxer's, Drop Off Triple's, Jr.T's | | Bike Setup: | Scott High Octane 03', Shiver DC's 03', Hayes Mag, Maxxis Minions etc. | | Bottom Line: | The perfect fork for Hardcore Riding, I would recommend it to people, who want to make a good investment, instead of buying a new boxxer each season, except for those racers, who's only purpose of life is to take seconds off the clock | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike salcedo
a Downhiller
from New york
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | look great , life saver for jumping , strong well built . | | Weaknesses: | a little heavy | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi jr t , 888 , rock shox Boxxer WC , most dh free ride forks | | Bike Setup: | KHS DH50 Frame - 03 marzocchi shiver DC - blackspire chain guide- race face cranks and BB , sun ringle s-type wheelset- maxxis mobsters 2.7 | | Bottom Line: | great fork for dh and freeriding. i only had the shivers for about 2 weeks but have been hitting 20 ft drop with them and they hold up great. i had a set of 2003 boxxer wc's on my bike before and have hit the same drops and the shiver feels alot smoother the the boxxer did. i would say get them if u do extreme freeriding or dh but kinda a waste to buy them for more techinical riding like riding bridges and such the boxxer was a much better fork for really technical things. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Joanisse
a Downhiller
from St catharines
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | showcase | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | came stock on stap primo | | Strengths: | NICE and plush and AWSOME i mean SWEET for DH | | Weaknesses: | lil bit of flex and crappy for drops to flat but as long as u havea trannie go nuts! also heavy. other then that nothing else | | Similar Products Used: | 04 jr t and 03 monster ts | | Bike Setup: | 2002 stap primo 02 shivers, hayes 9 | | Bottom Line: | these forks are OF COURSE GOOD like when u pay 1000 + they better be good but if ur doing drops be careful, make sure theres a descent tranny. lots of travel very plush THE DH FORK ..... for drops i would go with monster ts. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam
a Downhiller
from Charlotte, NC, USA
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Beeche Springs (Poplar Tent) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$425.00 | | Purchased At: | used | | Strengths: | Smooth, long travel, hasnt bottomed out yet | | Weaknesses: | weight, and dont ride cross country w/ it | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi junior T | | Bike Setup: | '04 specialized bighit comp, shiver, xt, manitou rear | | Bottom Line: | This fork is absolutely awsome, it works for pretty much any bike and you can use it for just about any type of riding, go out and buy one NOW! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
karl keller
a Downhiller
from sanpedro Ca usa
Date Reviewed: December 22, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | chain smoke | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | super go | | Strengths: | very smooth takes drops grat. good for drops and extreame DH | | Weaknesses: | cross country!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | shivers sc | | Bike Setup: | sgs DH fox vanilla RC back shock laser disc DH rims shiver DC | | Bottom Line: | the best of the best rocks on extream DH and free ride. If you are a extream DH or free rider this is the fork for you | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J
a Weekend Warrior
from B.C.
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | A-Line | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1100.00 | | Purchased At: | High gear | | Strengths: | Light, super smooth travel, very strong, good for hucking | | Weaknesses: | a little bit of flex, the stantions can get scrached if not taken care of, needed stiff springs | | Similar Products Used: | monter T2 | | Bike Setup: | 03 norco A-line, 03 shiver DC | | Bottom Line: | Ok I bought this fork on july of 04 and I do not regreat it. This fork replaced my 03 monster T2, so this fork is much lighte, on my 03 A-line it made the bike work alot better, the travel is alot smoother, and it never bottoms out (with the new stiff springs) , in drops it forgave my mistakes, on the NS it was great on the skinny's, I paid $1400 canandian for it and I would recomend this for to anyone who like's to get big air. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a Downhiller
from Canada
Date Reviewed: November 3, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | AEbike | | Strengths: | Extremely strong, good sensitivity, extremely low maintenance. Flex is fine. | | Weaknesses: | Fork bottoms very harsh if too little oil, and locks if too much. Impossible to get a good feeling bottom with this fork. As a result, harsh impacts are painful to the hands.
Crown clamps tend to stretch a lot, so you need to be careful of torque.
Burp screws are too small, and can strip easily.
The uppers aren't quite long enough for long head tubes, so the top crown can hit some frames, or not provide enough clamping. | | Similar Products Used: | Super T, Monster T, Avalanche | | Bike Setup: | Brooklyn Machine Works Race-Link | | Bottom Line: | Good fork. Strong enough for hucking, but the internals make hucking painful at times. Sweet for dh. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom Gredley
a Downhiller
from Kent, UK
Date Reviewed: September 14, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | les gets pleney run | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | swapped with a mate for my 2003 boxxer race | | Strengths: | rediculously smooth and plush, travel keeps on going and going, they look the mutts nutts | | Weaknesses: | some (unoticable) flex | | Similar Products Used: | 2001 shiver dc, 2003 tf tuned boxxer race | | Bike Setup: | '02 bighit dh with '03 shiver, single tracks (26 front, 24 rear), travutiv holzfeller cranks, xt mech | | Bottom Line: | this is my second set of shivers, i snapped my 2001 set, and got boxxers. didnt take long for me to want another set of shivers.
amazing fork, inspires you to go bigger and faster than before, and looks sexy at the same time.
if you are a pure racer then go for the boxxers, they are also great forks, plush stiff etc and 2lbs lighter, but shivers really are the bollocks for drops and still kick ass for racing | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dv8
a Downhiller
from somerville, ma
Date Reviewed: September 2, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything that flows | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | plush, strong, pretty stiff, tall (i like that anyway), adjustability, user servicable (that's huge, again, to me), inverted design. looks phat! | | Weaknesses: | no lock-out for climbing (ha ha), typical of marzocchi, mine was just about dry when i got it - why doesn't marzocchi put their recommended oil volume in these things? | | Similar Products Used: | nothing that i've tried compares but i've used 6"zzyzx, 6"jr.t's, 9"risse champ, etc, etc... | | Bike Setup: | foes dhs tube, shiver, r/f shore w/mrp, 8"hayes dh, dbl tracks w/gazzaloddis, basically everything you would expect to be hanging off a dh rig | | Bottom Line: | this thing does everything you can expect a dh fork to do. 7 1/2" of travel, decent in the weight dept, killer looks - oh, and it will out perform any other fork on the planet for free ride or aggressive dh riding. when i first got it i thought i made a mistake. it bottomed so, so easily. then i rememberred it was a marzocchi (read check fluid levels). i flushed the 3 drops (per leg) of fork oil and replace it with 305 cc's (again, per leg) of motocross fork oil - this is the fix for every marzocchi fork. now, the first 2 - 3 inches of travel has that floaty mx feel so as soon as you're rolling you're into it, and it ramps up nicely from there. i traded a 2 year old risse champ fork straight up for this thing and it was brand new. deal of the century, i.m.o. after riding it for 6 months i would have no problem spending a grand on a new on when/if that time comes.
bottom line - buy this fork and you will be faster, if that's what you're looking for. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lazlo Sanchez
a Downhiller
from Victoria, B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Dirt Merchant \ A-Line | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | Pinkbike.com | | Strengths: | Lovely plush travel eats up everything thrown at it. Great for a big boy like me (100kg) who likes to do big drops and ride too fast. Bottomed out a bit before I got some heavy weight oil put in. Now its perfect. Love being able to tune the fork dampening and spring rate so easily. | | Weaknesses: | None really, other then it's kinda hard to wheelie the bike for the first time with these forks! HA HA. Also (not really a product weakness), but if you run a big fat front tire on 26" rim watch for the tire hitting the underside triple-clamp on big drops. | | Similar Products Used: | Monsters, DJII, Dropoffs etc... | | Bike Setup: | Norco s-hore. | | Bottom Line: | These forks are really great. I ride motocross and they feel like the ones on my Honda CR250. Nice and stiff and lots of good adjustments for when you wanna go from doing some urban then head up to Whistler for a few runs. I got my Shivers used, and as soon as I had them set up for my fat ass they gave me nothing but big toothy grins all the way down the hill. If you can find a set of these bad-boys dont hesitate to pick em up! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Downhiller
from Worcester, Ma, USA
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | very strong fork, feels bottomless. love the inverted stantion tubes, very protected as long as u have the guards on | | Weaknesses: | none so far, haven't even noticed the weight difference from my super T pro | | Similar Products Used: | 03 Marzocchi Super T Pro, good fork, but i bottomed it too easily, forced me to upgrade | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Big Hit DH, Hayes Disc, 03 Shiver, Doublewide wheels...indestructible bike!! | | Bottom Line: | i like everything about this fork!! thats it... even the stickers...i know....im nuts...Marzocchi for life!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a Racer
from Surrey, UK
Date Reviewed: June 15, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | uk dh | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Strengths: | travel, strength, traking ability | | Weaknesses: | heavy apart from that no problems | | Similar Products Used: | jrn ts, boxxer race | | Bike Setup: | yeti dh9, shivers | | Bottom Line: | i really like these forks, they feel so sturdy and reliable, you can out them where ever you want and theyll keep to that line, there a bit heavy so for racers i would advise boxxers, thats what im gonna get it time cos there a bit heavy, apart form that very good forks no faults what so ever, make you very confidetnt to go out and try bigger things
bottom line: best dh/freeride forks about, but for the racer i would go for somthing lighter, 888, boxxers | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mong choi
a Downhiller
from HK
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$735.00 | | Strengths: | very smooth.........way lighter then monster T...and better..... very respondsive..... and nice looking........ very nice CNC cutting....... | | Weaknesses: | when the fork gets about a year old the spring gets shorter and makes a gap inside..... which makes a cliking sound...... so I put a spacer in it....... and when you really it a turn real quick..... the shiver flex a bit....but not a great problem........ | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | BULIIT....... | | Bottom Line: | SUPER GOODS | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andy lund
a Weekend Warrior
from colwyn bay
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | nannerch | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | off a mate for £350 | | Strengths: | sweet plush travel, hasnt bottommed out yet,
repound and pre load is so accurate to tune. | | Weaknesses: | none at all apart from stickers came off lower guards when removing plastic covering
dont like the bolt on clamp looks cheap | | Similar Products Used: | 03 junior t, boxxers and monsters | | Bike Setup: | spesh big hit 24" dub tracks on bulbs hope minis.free ride specific set up. | | Bottom Line: | super smooth fork, the burlyness of monsters but without the weight.
very very pleased so far.
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Submitted by
Mo Elinsky
a
from Bethesda, MD, USA
Date Reviewed: February 25, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | right here at mtbr.com | | Strengths: | - extremely plush
- smooth and stiction free travel
- progressive travel
- HCSV
- great looks
- super stiff 20mm axle | | Weaknesses: | - hmm... a lot of bob when climbing, i guess. Other than that there are no weaknesses to this fork. | | Similar Products Used: | JR T, Some generic triple crown | | Bike Setup: | Bullit, shiver, mag 30 and single track, 5th element, XT drive train, raceface cranks/BB | | Bottom Line: | I would highly recommend this fork for anyone who wants to do freeriding or downhill. It gives you so much confidence when you look down at the 2 crowns. It feels great on the trails and WILL improve your riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nic Venter
a Downhiller
from Howick, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Worlds View | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Second Hand From Patrick Morewood. | | Strengths: | Pretty stiff, crushing strength + endless travel.
NEVER Bottomed them out!!
Nice + Plush | | Weaknesses: | Stickers didnt last long (+ i take care of my bike)-Its my baby. | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi Jnr T(Not even on the same playing field) | | Bike Setup: | Orange 223 with floating disk, XT disc brakes + Groupset, Chris King, Easton CT2, Tioga, T.H.E., Mavic, Velocity. | | Bottom Line: | Agood fork for freeride (Light or Heavy Freeride)
Also A good Race fork.
Bottom line? This fork ROCKS and whoever disagrees can come over here + take my bike for a spin + then rethink his opinion!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
El Rosso
a Downhiller
from Manchester
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Fort William, Nanerch Scousers, Ae Forest, Rheola | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Ged the Head | | Strengths: | fantastic quality, silky smooth out of the box, good range of adjustability, HSCV is a dream, strength, Marzocchi reliability and and parts availability, steel steerer tube and so on | | Weaknesses: | Not found any in any of the Marz forks I have owned | | Similar Products Used: | Rocksh*t Boxers, Avalanche DHS Ti ( super pricey but very, very, very nice, White Bros DH3, Marz Monsters, Risse forks (urgggh) Manitou Dorado (very nice performance but a bit unreliable) | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Brooklyn Machine Works Racelink, w/revised extra thick downtube,Profile custom cranks and rings,Shiman XT 8sp, Shivers, Hope Bulb + M4 on 8" rotors, Thomson post, Azonic, Assault racing MX100 pedals 24" Double track rims etc. | | Bottom Line: | These forks are great. Thet track well, are of good quality and they just work. I bottomed mine out (I weigh 180lbs) landing a knarly 40ft double stepdown, but i'll stick some more oil in and they'll be sweet, my old monsters were. These are the bomd for the money...don't buy boxers or dorados they ain't worth the extra coin..if you are super rich but a set of Avalanche, if you want great forks for a great price that will work and work...here you are....lovely | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ty Oler
a Downhiller
from Salt Lake, UT
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | University of Utah- Urban | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1100.00 | | Purchased At: | Canyon Sports | | Strengths: | Plush, beefy, stiff, lighter than the Monster or S8 | | Weaknesses: | Not really a weakness but if you run the direct stem cut your steerer tube
long enough to still be able to use a different stem (just in case) | | Similar Products Used: | MonsterT, Stratos S7 & S8 & MX6...etc | | Bike Setup: | 03 Med.Specialized BH- stock except for ShiverDC and rear BMF Wheel | | Bottom Line: | I am 6' and weigh 190lbs. Ridestyle is lots of Urban Drops and stairs.
I have owned about every dual crown fork Marz makes and have tried and owned about a lot of other
brands- stratos MX6 and S8, rockshox boxxer, and etc. The 02 Marz MonsterT was my favorite of
them all but this year I just couldn't justify getting the new 03 MonterT for my ride style because
of the increase in weight. I had not yet given the Shiver DC a try because I thought of it more
as a Racing Shox and not a Freeride fork but given the new Monster was now out of my weight league
I decided to give it a try. The shiver dc is awesome. While not quite as stiff as my 02 Monster
it is still plenty stiff for hucking, freeride abuse, and slow technical riding and the ride
quality seems a little better (than the MonsterT)... more small bump compliance but still ramps-up for the big hits.
The external adjustability is great- preload, dampening, and rebound. Direct stem works great and
feels solid. Given the wieght savings over even the 02 MonsterT and the amazing ride the Shiver
puts out it has now become my most favorite dual crown big-abuse fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Weekend Warrior
from Ashland
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Marzocchi's quality is unbelievable | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | rock-shox boxxer | | Bike Setup: | Intense uzzi-slx | | Bottom Line: | This is the best free-ride fork out there!
Worth every penny. The quality and craftsmanship is unbeatable
Buy it if you only want the best, and nothing less.
Don't buy if you want something not very good | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Bristol
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$775.00 | | Purchased At: | MTBR Calssifieds | | Strengths: | Looks solid | | Weaknesses: | Don't know yet. | | Similar Products Used: | None. Almost bought a Stratos S8 instead, but couldn't pass on the price | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Schwinn Straight 8, getting built when I get time and money | | Bottom Line: | Probably a hell of a lot more fork than I will EVER need or use. Hopefully it remains reliable and keeps me connected to the Earth. Further update in a coupel months. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Fernee
a Weekend Warrior
from Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mt Coot-tha | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | AUD$2300 | | Strengths: | Plush, doesn't dive too much under braking, stiff, awesome damping, not too heavy. The baddest looking fork around. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Z1 QR20, Z1 BAM, .. all single crown | | Bike Setup: | 98 FSR Elite with 6.3" rear, XT discs, 03 Shiver DC | | Bottom Line: | I thought I'd made a mistake and paid too much for a fork I couldn't use. No way. My favorite DH run is a steep nasty rock garden which used to feel real sketchy on the old Z1 QR20 front end. Now I know what fork flex is all about. The Shiver DC is so solid compared to the Z1 that it just holds whatever line I choose and gobbles up what's in front of me. I can also brake when I need to and the front doesn't dive like the Z1 used to. I launched off a drop and saw a loose log across the trail where I was going to land... no probs, the Shiver hit it and rolled over it as if it wasn't there.
As for the weight, I ride this bike up the mountain as well and can manage all the climbs that I used to make with the previous Z1 fork. I also tested the weight of the new fork against a new Boxxer race and there was only 1 lb difference. Not too bad for what you get: one of the best looking forks around.
I've always like Marzocchi damping on my previous forks, but the HSCV damping is something else. It works so well that even the roughest track feels more like a graded road.
If you like to point your bike down, then this fork will make you ride better and look for harder sections! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew Dodds
a Downhiller
from Kilwining, Scotland
Date Reviewed: March 25, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Fort William/Largs | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Wheelcraft, Clachan of Campsie | | Strengths: | Lighter than Monsters, smart as hell, upside down and plush, stiff, very adjustable. | | Weaknesses: | Cheap stickers on roost guards. | | Similar Products Used: | 02 Monsters | | Bike Setup: | Coyote DH3, Romic TT Shock, 8" Hayes Hydros, Race Face, XT, Hope, Michelin | | Bottom Line: | Wow. Not as stiff as the Monsters (yes you can feel it!), but the lower weight and better action more than makes up for it. Perfect for racing and can make up for the many mistakes I make. They (along with the bike) have given me the confidence to push myself further than before.
Well worth the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a
from So. Burlington, Vt, U.S.A
Date Reviewed: March 13, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | circumsition highway | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | plush, inverted rules dh | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | monster t, super t, big foots, super monster t's(insane) | | Bike Setup: | 2002 shiver dc, santa cruz v10, dee max rims gazzolodis, race face parts hays 8" hyrdos, ohh did i mention it was free! (contract with santa cruz and ,marzocchi) | | Bottom Line: | good fork, not the best for freerideing but will handle it, kicks ass on the dh course, thats about all | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Ian bergevin
a
from spokane wa
Date Reviewed: February 20, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | beacon bomber | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | through sponsership | | Strengths: | extreamly plush, great compression damping and external rebound throttle damping | | Weaknesses: | nata | | Similar Products Used: | 02' Jr t, 02' super t, manitou darado | | Bike Setup: | custumeized 02" specialized big hit DH | | Bottom Line: | some people will tell you that the shiver has too much flex or dive so to show you they take your wheel and wedge it between their legs and tourque on you handle bars. Any one who does that has no experience with other forks nor any knowledge to what they are talking about. When you have your weight on the wheel when its spinning its eliminates the flex if there is any. If i didn't have a sponsership i probably could have fallen for more than the retal price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Douven
a Downhiller
from Belleville,Ontario,Canada
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | Das Boot and Let the flow be with you | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | A bike shop | | Strengths: | Looks great, stiff(don't tell me it's flexy)Plush as hell. Easy set-up and adjust.7.5" of travel. Light for a inverted fork. 8lbs. Cheaper than dorado. | | Weaknesses: | None that I have seen. | | Similar Products Used: | Super-T Pro,Z1CR,jr-T,1998 X-VERT R | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Rm-7 DH,03 Shiver,raceface cranks,DoubleTrack rims,Full XT,Hayes 8",Maxxis 2.7 mobsters | | Bottom Line: | This fork has it all. Looks Great,Rides better,lighter than 03 monster(13lbs)
The best free ride fork out there.
Worth every dollar.
Super-t droped 40+ feet on this fork at the red bull.
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