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Submitted by
jake
from my house
Date Reviewed: 10/22/2007 9:49:16 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | one we made down by a river in a forest in highley with a 45 degree start, burm and a 4 foot drop |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Purchased At: | came with my claud butler ravana |
| Strengths: | good at climbing as so low with no bob |
| Weaknesses: | everything else. this is pretty much a hybrid fork and everything is wrong about it. does exactly what you dont want it to do, at the worst times |
| Bike Setup: | claud butler ravana, avid bb7 203 and 185, halo freedom disc front + rear racefaceeeeeeeeeeee |
| Bottom Line: | rubbish dont buy it if u expect it to survive a kerb |
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Submitted by
Terrance Shih
a Cross Country Rider
from Berkeley, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: 7/9/2007 11:13:36 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only |
| Purchased At: | Stock Fork on the Schwinn Ranger |
| Strengths: | It's a suspension fork and as such, it does soak up some of the harshness of the road. There's a distinctive whoosh sound as the suspension compresses. It's completely maintenance free and doesn't leak when you store the bike upside down. |
| Weaknesses: | It bottoms out VERY easily. Did I mention that it bottoms out? Oh yeah. There's no pre-load adjustment, and the steering response is gummy at best. |
| Similar Products Tried: | SR Suntour XC60 75mm Travel, w/preload Adjust |
| Bike Setup: | Schwinn Ranger; Completely Stock |
| Bottom Line: | It's a suspension fork and to a certain extent, it will cushion your ride. I wouldn't recommend doing much more than normal commuting on asphalt and trail riding on hard packed dirt though. From my experience, this fork bottoms out really easily - if you want to do a jump that's taller than a few inches, you should expect this suspension to bottom out. Also, because it's so loosely tuned, I find that it completely spoils any bike's natural handling. If this came on your bike, I can understand why you own it. However, if you go out to buy this, well, I think you'll be better off with a non-suspension fork. Bottom line - it sorta works, but mostly it sucks. |
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Submitted by
Bret
from Wheaton, Il
Date Reviewed: 5/31/2007 4:04:10 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | it was cheap |
| Weaknesses: | it bottoms out on curbs, wheelies and i weigh only 100lbs. i went of a jump that flew 10 feet, over shot and my front wheel landed on the sidewalk and bottomed out so bad, the little plastic parts inside exploded, and i didint even care. |
| Similar Products Tried: | my friend has the more beefed up version, its fine. |
| Bike Setup: | dimondback peak 06, shimano 21 speed gears |
| Bottom Line: | it is really bad, if you do ANY jumps do not get this,it bottoms out super easy. but it is good for crusing. |
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Submitted by
Isaak
a Cross Country Rider
from Eagle Idaho
Date Reviewed: 1/23/2007 6:06:33 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | seaman's gulch |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Bottom Line: | it sucks, only has 50mm travel and shouldn't have ever been made. but it was inexpensive |
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Submitted by
Kyle
from Georgia
Date Reviewed: 1/6/2007 1:17:51 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Purchased At: | Came on bike |
| Strengths: | No maintenance required |
| Weaknesses: | Little travel, bottoms out super easily ( I only weigh 120 lbs. and it bottoms out going off a curb), has shock boots, not able to be adjusted, bad springs in it that are too soft but not plush at the same time |
| Similar Products Tried: | ridden friends bikes with low end forks, but none of them bottom out this easily |
| Bike Setup: | Fuji Odessa with all stock parts |
| Bottom Line: | Only use it if it comes on your bike becasue then your bike is probably only made for wat this fork can handle. If u have spare money go ahead and upgrade to a low end rock shox or something with a more travel and maybe some adjustment options so it wont bottom out when you go off of curbs. I would reccomend this fork for someone who rides on smooth hardpack trails with no ruts, bumos, or rocks and someone who does not way a lot and doesn't mind not being able t oadjust thier fork. |
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