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Submitted by
ZACH
a Downhiller
from CO SPRGS CO
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | CAPN JACKS (UNTIL THE DUM MX RIDERS GOT TO IT) | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$65.00 | | Purchased At: | FRIEND | | Strengths: | my friend rode dh on this for a yr and did all sorts of evil stuff to it. its held up amazingly well considering its weight. for 150 bucks on ebay u cant beat it at all. buy this fork. i used it for a yr as well and have been a little nicer to it but it still takes a beating(5ft to flat occasionally) | | Weaknesses: | umm the oil leaks a little and the rubber stuff on the knobs rubs off after a while but who cares. my lockout broke but i dont think it liked a 10ft gap jump while locked out(yes my friend did crash that when he landed)not much | | Similar Products Used: | nothing compares | | Bike Setup: | custom felt dual suspension | | Bottom Line: | BUY BUYBUYBUYUBYUBYUBYUBYUBYUBYUBYUBYUBYUBYBYUBYUBYUBYUBYUBYUB
did i mention u should BUY it?! best fork ive tried for the price. fox beats it but who really wants to pay at least 400 bucks for a fork thats used??? i would buy another one of these in a heart beat if i had a really god cash flow. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan Markewich
a Downhiller
from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | McKay? | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | ---- | | Strengths: | Just a tough fork all around. | | Weaknesses: | Havn't had one yet. | | Bike Setup: | 05 brodie holeshot, 26" 24", | | Bottom Line: | This is a sweet fork, I couldn't ask for anything more. I bottom them out when I accidently land to flat... It holds up really well to the abuse. Love this fork. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Colby
a Weekend Warrior
from meri
Date Reviewed: April 30, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$175.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Light for the travel, uturn works well, compression and all the other adjusters | | Weaknesses: | bushings develop alot of play after a while, kind og leaky but ive had mine for a while | | Similar Products Used: | 66 judy stance fox 36 zokes... | | Bike Setup: | aznonic steelhead race face, sun rims xt hydro disc brakes... | | Bottom Line: | a well designed fork from a company with a bad reputation. i am a light weight rider and i this fork was able to handle a 11 footer to a flat on my hard tail. this fork definetly was not made to handle this but it did. the springs are to soft but it has a great progressive rate system so it doesnt matter to much. i had it upgraded to aluminum internals aswell. the bushings suck and it leaks and the adjustments knobs are weak, but it is defiantly a strong fork overall. i already have my new rs pike race on the way. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
NB
a Weekend Warrior
from Massachusetts
Date Reviewed: December 20, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | Cousin | | Strengths: | Light | | Weaknesses: | Oil Leaking, Strength, Flex, Knobs break off, it sucks | | Similar Products Used: | Any rockshox crap | | Bike Setup: | Kona Cowan 04, Hayes Hydro 9s, Hussefelt cranks and stem, Arrow 3.0 and 2.7 tires ( winter) | | Bottom Line: | This thing sucks. When it tops out it feels like the fork is going to pull apart. Very harsh compression. Has been leaking some oil since I got it, and recently started gushing oil. Did I mention its not rebuildable at a shop?
I want to know: who needs that much travel in a design thats sooo weak? Its a good thing this fork isn't built anymore. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
archie
a Cross Country Rider
from gainesville, fl usa
Date Reviewed: December 1, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | fischer creek | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$280.00 | | Purchased At: | jenson usa | | Strengths: | adjustability, light weight for the travel, price | | Weaknesses: | flexy for even light freeride type riding, oil leak, flexy, wimpy knobs. | | Similar Products Used: | sherman flick, nixon and bomber z1 | | Bike Setup: | Cove G-spot, sherman flick, xt avid mechs | | Bottom Line: | I'm not a hard rider or big drop rider, but this thing felt flexy when compared to any other 5" or even the 6" offerings out there. For most of the riding I do this was fine, but when things got rough it was difficult to hold the line. Then while riding in Big Sky it dropped all the way through the travel and stayed there. This is as much my fault as RS, I had neglected to check the oil level. Thing is that I never had to do any maintance on my old Judy's and I road them on ther same trails. The oil leaks started the summer I got it, always weaping, never gushing. The adjustment knob broke two weeks after I got it. RS sent me a new one thru my LBS in pretty good time. It wasn't torqued on properly from the factory and when I tightened it the thing crumbled.Like I said, the final demise of this thing was my fault, due to poor maintance. The thing is Marzocchi's, Fox and even some Manitou's go maintance free for years. Currently, I'm running a '99 z1 bomber on my tracer with great results. This expeirence definitly drove me away from RS when it came time to replace it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Germany
Date Reviewed: August 22, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | around Lago di Garda | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | U-Turn, Lock out; Adjustability | | Weaknesses: | maybe seals, rebound adjust | | Similar Products Used: | RS Judy, RS Indy | | Bike Setup: | tourer, Stevens F9 | | Bottom Line: | Great Fork. I crossed the alps two times without having any trouble. Short travel and nearly locked out in uphills, long travel and softly adjusted in downhills. After two years I had a few problems with the seals and the oil leaked, so I made overall service. Since than the fork works fine again. I think this fork is one of the first choices for touring in technical terrain. No Need for any platform systems when riding this fork.! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian Richardson
a Cross Country Rider
from Oregon
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything in Hood River | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$104.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | PLUSH, U-Turn, Rebound Speed adjust, light, | | Weaknesses: | The lockout doesn't work too well | | Similar Products Used: | fox vanilla RLC | | Bike Setup: | Trek 3700 (tricked out all off of eBay):
XTR most everything
Hayes discs
Psylo SL fork
Mavic wheels (can't remember what)
This bike owns you | | Bottom Line: | Great fork, bought it off of eBay, it was a couple of months old, but hey, saved 350 bucks, and it needed new seals.
Buy this fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dana F. f
a
from bangor
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | feels good goin up my butt | | Weaknesses: | bottoms out on everything even flat ground and i only weigh 121.462 lbs | | Similar Products Used: | stinky | | Bike Setup: | banshee scream, avalanch rear shock, psylo, eggbeater pedals, maxis 2.0 tires, mechanicle disk brakes | | Bottom Line: | blew it out on a 4 foot drop, still keep it in my bed tho. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
D
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, Co, USA
Date Reviewed: December 22, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Apex trail, CO | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | Tough, strong, looks evil. (Black) | | Weaknesses: | Lock out gives @ 20mm of LOOSE travel when U-turn is fully extended. Stock spring is junk, way to soft. | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou elite. | | Bike Setup: | Weyless SP, this shock, Maintou QRL, XTR wheelset, XT drivetrain, eggbeaters. Bonty post, bars, and cranks. | | Bottom Line: | This is an awesome all-mountain fork. I have had it for a year, and beat on it pretty heavily. No complaints at all here. I weigh about 190, so the stock spring is getting replaced sometime soon with the stiffest one offered. Bottoming out has not been a big problem, but the softness does bother me sometimes. I usually set the travel all the way down for climbing. Lockout works very, very well at that setting, but if you try to lock it out above 100mm, it stil travels down like 10-20 mm, then locks out. This is annoying as hell, and can be hard of your wrists. I don't know if it's just mine, but i have heard it reported by others in the past. Going down, even though the spring is a little soft, i have not bottomed out super hard very much. At my wieght, i'd say the fork is very strong, as i nearly snapped my old forks tubes while braking hard going downhill. The U-turn adjuster is sweet, takes @ 3 seconds to increase/decrease travel. This makes customizing your ride very easy. The rebound adjustment is also pretty easy to work with, although it is located on the bottom of one of the tubes, like most forks. Overall, this fork is a quality, tough fork for all mountain use. It won't take the abuse that a full freeride fork will, and it definately won't be seen on too many XC race bikes, but it is a do-it-all fork that is perfect for the majority of us out there who ride trails for fun, and like to do a little of everything. But the sh*t, you'll be happy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nigel Redding
a Cross Country Rider
from Ottawa, Ontario, canada
Date Reviewed: November 27, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | biopace {15} | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Purchased At: | just tested | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | it bottomed out soooooooooooooo easly. it was awful. i am only 90lbs and it went kabooooooooomph! it sucks sooooo much! get dukes or somthing but not this | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | treck 4300 | | Bottom Line: | Dont buy it. it bottoms out for a light guy like me. I dont think they messed around with it much before i tested it. It was at its biggist but that still should not happen | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ernst
a
from Coata mesa Ca, London Uk
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Summit/A line | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Freind | | Strengths: | *Adjustable
*plush
*smooth
*Flexable | | Weaknesses: | *Flexable | | Similar Products Used: | *Bombers
*SID's
*Judy's (old skool) | | Bike Setup: | *Azonic DS1
*Azonic
*Profile
*XTR
*Hope
*Maxxis
| | Bottom Line: | plush ride...good play fork, you can still climb with. Fork has play and makes noises, as mentioned by others ...but hey it works pretty damned well. Is fun watch the fork flex under heavy braking and on Dh runs makes it a whole lot more exciting ..!
Bottom line: Sketchy fork, but plush
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Submitted by
Kris Buckles
a
from Carmel, Indiana, USA
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Nebo Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Came with Bike | | Strengths: | Adjustable and a very plush ride. Has handled almost everything a 200+ XC rider has thrown at it. | | Weaknesses: | Have had to upgrade to a heavier spring set, and I have cracked the crown. It's been hard to set up for a 200+ rider, with the upgraded springs I still have a lot of sag. | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou, and other Rock Shox | | Bike Setup: | Sugar 2+ | | Bottom Line: | The shock is very nice, adjustable and does it's job well. It's a work horse, not the lightest but does what it supposed to do. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Cross Country Rider
from IL
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Joe's Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | MTBr Classified | | Strengths: | Reliability & Value | | Weaknesses: | Stock Springs | | Similar Products Used: | 02' Duke SL 100 & 00' Judy Race | | Bike Setup: | 03' Heckler, 03' Psylo SL (Duh!), XT Group, Avid Mech. Discs | | Bottom Line: | This is an update from my 05/16/03 review. Alas, I have violated the “one review” clause (again), but product durability and longevity are really important to those of us with limited funds.
After more than a year of riding (badly), I present the following report. My lowers have scary rock dings that look like they should completely puncture the tubing. One of the metal Rock Shox badges is gone. I’ve never gotten a full five-inches of travel. I’m too fat (185lbs + Camelbak) for The Firm Kit springs, and should seek out The Extra Firm (i.e. German Beer Drinker’s) Kit. Perhaps this new spring kit will solve my travel deficit issues.
However, this fork still works really well! Travel is, and has been, exceptionally smooth and predictable. There’s some flex, but nothing too ridiculous for a fork that doesn’t weigh six pounds. I’ve only needed one complete breakdown/overhaul cleaning. In other words, I give this fork high marks for reliability and real world abuse. For the money, Rock Shox has done a nice job.
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Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from England
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$475.00 | | Purchased At: | chain reaction cycles | | Strengths: | U turn is great, everybody says they keep breaking the knobs, smashed mine up a bit but they are still there.
| | Weaknesses: | Lock out only works from 85mm you still have travell from 125mm if you lock them out there, down to 85mm.
Came with middle weight spring. needs to be a hard spring | | Similar Products Used: | Cheap crap | | Bike Setup: | GT hard tail, fully LX comps, mavric wheels F519's | | Bottom Line: | I weigh around 260 and have only just about bottomed these things out, though they are 1 year old now and are getting soft, still a bit of tlc and servicing and they will be fine. (and no did not puncher the seals)
Do mostly down cross country and DH and they take every thing i put to them.
rockshox are improving | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Edward
a Cross Country Rider
from georgia
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | carters lake | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | plush. soaks up the XC ride | | Weaknesses: | slightly on the heavy side for XC racing. If the rider weight and oil isnt in sync, you'll get a slurping sound on the rebound. | | Similar Products Used: | Zocchi Z1, Manitou mars elite. | | Bike Setup: | Steel hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I have 200 miles on this fork and have enjoyed it. I am glad it is on my bike. I ride and race aggressive XC. This fork is a bit much for a steel hardtail, but set at 90mm, it soaks up everything. If I set it at more than 90mm, it affects the effective top tube and the bike's front end stands up too much. The lockout feature is nice, but it is down on the crown. THe other day I reached for it half way down a hill, forgetting that I had left it locked. I missed the knob and drifted off into the woods and went christmas tree shopping. The factory springs are a bit soft for a 190 lb rider. I am going to keep this fork and get heavier springs. I wouldn't pass up on this fork if you get the chance to buy one for a good deal. Absolutely NO flex in the corners. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack Meoff
a
from Ca
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | bi bi balls | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | This fork is good for moderate dh, but i think its really meant for xc | | Weaknesses: | i way 150 and i just cant work with the soft springs that come in that fork. I ride mostly dh, so i switched this fork out for a marzocchi z1 dropoff (very nice)I did a little 4 footer to a flat and when i compressed the fork it started making a clicking noise that it didnt make before. | | Similar Products Used: | pilot | | Bike Setup: | 2003 enduro expert, mrp chainguide, race face cranks, marzocchi z1 dropoff fork | | Bottom Line: | this is basically ur cross country fork. its hard for me to say that this fork is good for dh/fr. theres just to soft! wat really pissed me off was that its making a clicking noise every time you compress it. I wouldnt suggest this fork to anyone who does mostly dh/fr. All those nut huggers out there, this fork is for you!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jerry
a Weekend Warrior
from Orange, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Whiting Ranch/Louge and Chino Hills | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$330.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | U-turn, stiff, responsive, good weight for the travel, looks great in disc-specific form, adjustable lockout. This fork is great for average to aggressive XC and trail rides and moderate DH. Pure freeriders and crazy downhillers should go with DH forks. | | Weaknesses: | none in my book | | Similar Products Used: | 02 Manitou Black, 03 Fox Vanilla R, Cannondale Headshox, Cannondale Lefty Jake | | Bike Setup: | Ventana Pantera with Fox Float R with ProPedal rear shock (nice upgrade), White Industries hubs/Mavic 3.1 UST rims, Michelin Front/XLS UST 2.1 tires (once you go tubeless you'll never go back!), Thomson seatpost, Easton EA70 stem (hinge is sweet), Answer Protaper AL handlebar, full XT drivetrain | | Bottom Line: | I love this fork! I used to ride XC three times a week but now I'm just a weekend warrior who's into good climbs and beautiful singletrack but not balls-out downhills -- sorry, but I have bills to pay and crashing isn't conducive to that. This fork is a dream -- plush, responsive, stiff. The U-turn feature is very useful for climbing and descending. The progressive lockout is nice for when I'm too lazy to turn the fork travel down before a short climb, but lockouts don't make or break suspension. The Manitou is a bit soft with the stock springs so I put it on my girlfriend's bike -- it's perfect for her. The Fox is beefy but I'm not that impressed with it. It's a good fork, but I actually prefer the Psylo cuz it's as beefy to me (5'6", 150-155 lbs) and the U-turn and lockout are great bonuses. The Cannondale Headshox on my Scalpel 800 just plainly stinks. Surely, it's stiff but the 2-inch travel and bone-jarring ride make it a stinker. The 4-inch travel Jake on my Jeckyl is a winner -- light, stiff, responsive.
Peace to y'all and let's enjoy the outdoors in any manner without destroying the place we're enjoying. Thanks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JT
a
from CA, USA
Date Reviewed: February 7, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | bike connection | | Strengths: | lockout, weight, tire clearance, progressive travel | | Weaknesses: | trave is not stiff enough (it is somewhat saved by the preogressive travel. NO PRELOAD | | Similar Products Used: | ALL OF THEM .... I now have a Marozcchi Z1 FR SL and a Manitou Black Elite | | Bike Setup: | I had a Giant NRS 3 when i had this fork | | Bottom Line: | This is a decent fork, however they cost too much, or i paid too much for it. if you like a fork that soaks up the small bumps, but won't take the bigger hit then this is a good fork for you. In other words, the Psylo SL is a good trail/xc fork, however Rock Shox tries to portay it as a freeride fork, which it is not. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
david
a
from florence
Date Reviewed: December 28, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | freeride | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | weight, look, u-turn | | Weaknesses: | can't reach 125mm of travel | | Bottom Line: | so far it performed well, it's light weight and I love the u-turn sistem, also the lock-out works good. the only problem is that I can't use the fork at the maximum travel 125mm...if someone knows why please tell me! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Curt M
a Weekend Warrior
from Cheshire
Date Reviewed: December 21, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$320.00 | | Purchased At: | pricepint | | Strengths: | smooth
adjustable
got it cheap
somewhat stiff | | Weaknesses: | lock out and damping crapped out on me | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi, other rockshoxs | | Bike Setup: | hardrock, new stem, handle bars, pedals | | Bottom Line: | I posted a reviw awhile ago so im just updating...very very good shox...all around very well get it for urban or trail riding....only thing is my lockout came unscrew lost all my bearings...one seal broke...it screwed the whole lockout system and damping...only lockouts completely at 80-100mms...after that there is still about 30mm of travel...i gotta get it checked out...if i were you try the new marzocchi drop off.. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steven
a
from Dallas, TX/College Station
Date Reviewed: December 18, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | A&M | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$242.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay, where else? | | Strengths: | Very light for the size, Easton uppers are nice, U-Turn and lock out work awesome, and so does the rebound. Lots of tunning adjustments. | | Weaknesses: | Cant get full 125mm of travel | | Bike Setup: | Redline Monocog setup for Urban/Trials | | Bottom Line: | Awesome fork, very stiff. The only thing is I havent gotten the full 5" (125mm) of travel, but 4" or so is a lot better than the rigid trials fork I had on it. I was recomended this fork from all my urban/trial buddies, and they were rigth about it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete
a
from so. oregon
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | travel adjustment, lock out, ok weight, price, smooth travel, stiff, rebound adjustment works well | | Weaknesses: | as the travel is decreased the compression is increased, its not a problem but knda annoying, no real compression adjustment. plastic pieces scare me, but have stayed strong. | | Similar Products Used: | RS Judy SL, marz. z1 | | Bottom Line: | Awesome fork for the cash! though on my first ride it started leaking oil from under the climbit knob. i guessed the o-ring didn't seal right and took the top cap/spring/ pure damping apart and put it back together (after annoyingly bleeding the pure damper) and it fixed the leak. crapy that it leaked, but cool that it was ealy taken apart and reassemnled. its been fine ever sense. i really dig this fork. the uturn is bomb. everytime i raise my seat i crank the travel down and evry time i lower the seat i put it in 5". it really has improved my down hill riding on my h/t. to be able to have travel only when you need it is clutch. and its plush!
-the whole travel indicaters only going to 118 thing is stupid. who knows what when wrong rockshox. the good news is that you really do get a full 5". just put a ziptie on the stanchion and measure the travel. this fork is straight gangsta! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a
from CA, USA
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | Adjustable travel, simple/clean looks | | Weaknesses: | Stock spring was softer than i like | | Similar Products Used: | Similar: judy tt, marz atom, rst junk on my sisters bike. not so similar: my sherman | | Bike Setup: | this fork was on a friends planet x jack flash | | Bottom Line: | to address some of the travel cmplaints below of people claiming they can only get 116mm of travel, and as one person noted the max mark on the tube being 118: i presume the advertized 125 mm of travel is a middleground approx between the 118mm of positive travel plus the 12mm of negative travel that some sites mention. an idea, could be wrong, but 125 sounds better than 118 but claiming it got 130 would bee oo quickly pointed out as fallacious. anyway, i like my shocks pretty firm, unless im flying through babyheads, and this fork was a fair deal softer than i like. im 135lbs and i think my sherman is a bit soft (my second bike is a bmx so im a bit more used to a solid ride than most mtn folks i would guess). as it is since i only screwed around on this bike for a bit ill just vote the average so as not to have an affect on the rating, just wanted to point out a few more traits of this fork (i do plan on getting one for my sister's bike). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim Jim
a Weekend Warrior
from Olympia
Date Reviewed: November 2, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Capitol Forest, WA | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Good weight for a trail bike fork with 5" of travel. It does what it says it does. | | Weaknesses: | Sticky travel..... | | Similar Products Used: | 2002 SID SL, 2003 Marathon SL105 | | Bike Setup: | Giant with SGF 4.5" travel rocker arm...UST...bla, bla, bla | | Bottom Line: | This is a good fork. The one beef I have is that it is sticky in the initial part of the tavel, which causes a harsh ride in small bumps. I've tried Slick Honey under the dust seals, with no improvement. Any one else experienced this? Any Rock Shox guys out there? Any recommended fixes? My email is proski75@hotmail.com, and I would appreciate any suggestions.
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Submitted by
Pete
a
from Media, PA, USA
Date Reviewed: October 22, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | $299 | | Strengths: | U-Turn feature 80 to 125mm of travel, you decide by the turn(s) of a knob. An understated cool look, black. No flames or corny trendy tatoos. smooth, plush, forgiving at 125mm. | | Weaknesses: | Nothing so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock shox Judy, Marzocchi Z1 Alloy, Manitou SX. | | Bike Setup: | Weyless SP | | Bottom Line: | Picked my fork up after reading the reviews at pricepoint.com. MTBR RULES! This forks got it all. Stuff that would get my heart rate going on downs, don't no more. Wasn't willing to pay $500 for it, but now it's down to $299 and ever penny was well spent. Really inspires confidence. You look for rocks to hit just to see if the Psylo can take it, and yes it can. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from Tucson, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: September 29, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$309.00 | | Purchased At: | new supergo shop in tucson | | Strengths: | U Turn. lockout. Compression and rebound adjustments work. Nice plush fork.
| | Weaknesses: | No preload adjust for the springs. That means if your sag is too much, tough. There is nothing you can do except get new springs.
Installing new springs requires complete disassembly. You can't slide them in and out from the top cap like the old judys. | | Similar Products Used: | 01 Marzocchi z2 x fly. 96 Judy. Rented lots of bikes with different forks. | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz superlight. | | Bottom Line: | I loved my marzocchi but this fork is more plush and it is great to have the travel option. Even at 80 mm, it absorbs more shock than my old fork. For going downhill, 100 - 110 mm works great and will make you braver and will let you go faster.
On uphills, the plushness allows you to roll over rocks without losing momentum compared with a harsher fork.
I weigh 185 and the springs are not too bad. I might eventually get stiffer ones, but I am not bottoming, just sagging a little more than recommended, but absorbing everything great.
I thought about buying the manitou black elite, but the adjustment is only 80 or 100, and the 80 compresses the spring so much it is more like a lock out than a travel adjustment.
I use the travel adjust every ride. 80 mm is not good for every situation, and neither is 100 or more. I couldn't go back to a fork with fixed travel.
I like the progressive feel of air springs, but the plushness of coil on smaller hits and uphills is really nice too.
Buy it.
I would probably give it a 4.5 with points off for no preload, and the spring rate (I think you should be able to order the right springs for your weight you buy the fork and not have to upgrade a brand new fork). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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