Submitted by
alex
a Cross Country Rider
from scotland Date Reviewed: January 11, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At:
WIGGLE uk
Strengths:
jaw droppingly light, seems strong, looks cool
Weaknesses:
I worry I have bent the dropout or disc mount with my efforts to bed in new 160mm hydraulics. Its now bodged with washers to bring things back in line. Has anyone else had any problems like this?
Similar Products Used:
bouncy forks, heavy steel forks
Bike Setup:
ss hardtail.
Bottom Line:
Very impressed with lightness, never get the feeling they are going to brake on me, a bit put off by the mount though
Value Rating:Overall Rating:
Submitted by
KEN
a Cross Country Rider
from BOSTON Date Reviewed: May 16, 2006
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$350.00
Purchased At:
LOCAL SHOP
Strengths:
LIGHT,SIMPLE
Weaknesses:
NO EXTERNAL COVERING TO PROTECT CARBON SCRATCHING
Similar Products Used:
NONE
Bike Setup:
SEVEN SS,OURO PURO,KING-NOTUBE OLYMPICS,THOMPSON
Bottom Line:
IF GOING RIGID THEN THIS IS THE ONE TO TRY. VERY LIGHT, STEERS VERY PRECISE, LOOKS GREAT, DAMPENS VIBS AND BUMPS PRETTY WELL. NO FORK MAINTENENCE IS ALSO A BIG PLUS. FOR SHOCKERS WONDERING WHAT RIDING THIS RIGID IS LIKE IT'S SIMILIAR TO A SOLID LOCKED OUT FORK WITH ABOUT 10MM OF GIVE. WHEN HITTING A BUMP THE FORK HAS DESIGNED FORE-AFT MOVEMENT WHICH IS NOTICEABLE WHEN BRAKE ROCKING THE BIKE BACK AND FORTH. FOR SEASONED RIGID RIDERS THIS FORK WILL ROCK. FOR CONVERTS IT MAKES GOING RIGID AS LITTLE AS A GAMBLE OVER SUSPENSION AS POSSIBLE.05-06 HAS 440MM AXLE TO CROWN SO GEOMETRY WILL FIT A 80-100M SUSP FORK CORRECTION. ONLY CONCERN IS STRESS RISERS FROM SCRATCHING BUT 1.9-2.1 TIRE TUBES FIT RIGHT OVER LEGS TO MAKE NICE GUARDS. WORTH THE TRY.
$
Overall Rating:
Overall Rating:
