I weigh 200lbs, I'm a trainer and I'm a pretty athletic guy. I live in Jim Thorpe which is the east coast Mecca of mountain biking. I run this fork on technical single track at least once a week with some pretty hairy down hill runs. No insane 8 ft drops or anything but three and 4 foot all the time. I guess people only post when they have problems. I decided to stick up for this fork since it has far exceeded my expectations.
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The Annoynymous1
a Weekend Warrior
from Edmonton, Alberta Date Reviewed: July 6, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Fun stuff, 3' drops max.
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Sportchek ($#@$ing ^%%^holes)
Strengths:
responds to the smallest of bumps will cushion bigger ones simple, clean graphic the dropouts look awesome well, they seem sturdy.
Weaknesses:
little/ non-detectable damping- feels bloated springs designed for anorexic women some stiction dust wipes are so flimsy, when you pinch em, they buckle. probably dont do much good.
Similar Products Used:
24" RST 154 (best wal-mart fork, ever) ...rigid?
Bike Setup:
Stock ironhorse warrior 2.3 alivio trigger shifters, acera rear derailleur, fox vanilla coil, FSA crankset, ITS ninja tires, Tektro IO brakes, some no-name "freedom" rims.
Bottom Line:
if you are a light rider, these forks may be for you. i'm 130, and i easily use the full travel. much too soft. i use it by leaning back and letting the fox coil do all the work. the fork just lets the front tire come down. any time the fork is unweighted, it usually tops out with a CLUNK! sometimes the damping works. sometimes. the only reason you know its there, is the hissing and the occasional time when the fork does not top out. topping out isnt too bad, but you can feel the impact of it. it does an excellent job of letting the front tire roll over roots and holes, however. great control and reasonably stiff.
bottom line? if you are just beginning and a bike comes spec'd with these, it'll work, just so long as you are light. if you are not a horse jockey, you will need a new fork. the sag for a heavier guy is equivalent to half the travel, and the bob will bottom them out. not a great fork; bearable.
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jimmy Birden
a Weekend Warrior
from St. Catherines Date Reviewed: May 28, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Dikes
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
came on bike
Strengths:
none
Weaknesses:
everything
Bike Setup:
trek brusier 1
Bottom Line:
basiclly i broke them off a one foot drop. Thats gay. dont buy them spend a little more money and get a better fork unless you want to waste more money. Don't even buy a bik with this fork on it cause you'll break it and you'll have to waste more money buying a new one.
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kyle rietveld
a Weekend Warrior
from Fonthill, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: April 13, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Henley Island
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
came on bike
Strengths:
none
Weaknesses:
everthing
Bike Setup:
KHS DJ 50
Bottom Line:
THEY ARE NOT THE BEST SHOCK FOR SOMEONE TO BUY!!! THEY ARE GOOD AT FIRST BUT AFTER ABOUT A MONTH THEN THEY SARTED SIEZING UP. IF YOU LIKE A STIFF RIDE WITH A LITTLE GIVE THERE NOT BAD BUT IT SUCKS FOR DROPS AND STAIRS. BOTTUM LINE DONT BUY THESE SHOCKS IF YOU DONT HAVE THEM ALREADY!!!
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Andrew
a Weekend Warrior
from nova scotia Date Reviewed: March 16, 2007
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
came on bike
Strengths:
none
Weaknesses:
all
Similar Products Used:
marzocchi dropoff
Bike Setup:
marzocchi dropoff, dj50 (used for dh) :)
Bottom Line:
i know i wrote adout this piece of crap before,but this weekend i did a 2 maby 3 foot drop than the oil went every whare and the lowers stuck at 50mm insteda of 120 (unless you turn it upside down and pick up the front wheel wile standing on the bars) when you buy your bike ask to upgrade
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Andrew
a Weekend Warrior
from Prosprct Nova Scotia Date Reviewed: September 18, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Nichols Lake
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
came on bike
Strengths:
looks stealthy
Weaknesses:
stiff or too lose when new but after they are worked they work all right, odd lube gums up, bad paint on slider
Bike Setup:
KHS DJ 50
Bottom Line:
allright for the weekend warrier, not for the competitive
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Kai Bruce
a Downhiller
from Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: July 20, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Owen Sound Bike Park
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$650.00
Purchased At:
Bike Face( bought with a bike no clue of the real price)
Strengths:
Nice loose fork. well that sums it up...
Weaknesses:
Paint on the stanchions sucks, has weird lube on mine that collects every molecule of crap, stiffens up all the time, or loosens too much, other than that its good (getting new one)
Similar Products Used:
ummmm
Bike Setup:
KHS dj 50, shimano products, this fork, blblalala
Bottom Line:
A satisfactory fork, buy it if you want to get rid of it immediately. I bought with a bike thats why the price is the price fo the bike. There. And this is a completely different review than the others, but im not cheating you, this is da real thing
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matt
a Cross Country Rider
from chesterfield uk Date Reviewed: May 20, 2006
Favorite Trail:
hope triple 8
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
look great. fit both disc/v brakes.pritty lite for price
Weaknesses:
sieze up alot but then work fine????
Similar Products Used:
rst gilla plus.rockshox judy
Bike Setup:
trek bruiser spinner edge forks avid bb5 brakes
Bottom Line:
thease forks are good begginer forks and will stand anything!!!!if you buy em then a tip is they work amazingly well in the rain !?!?!?!?!?!?
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Jay
a Weekend Warrior
from Swansea/Gloucester (UK) Date Reviewed: January 31, 2006
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
Awesome ride for the price
Weaknesses:
Non that ive found
Similar Products Used:
Marz EXR, FR2s, 66vf, MZs, Manitou blacks and Axels
Bike Setup:
These forks came stock on my friend GT Agressor 2
Bottom Line:
Well i cant say how theyd turn out long term as its not my bike but i have tried these forks out on some trails in the forest and im impressed, the bike only cost him £380 in all and these forks handle better than the MZs that come stock on most konas that are near double the price. The lock out is a good little addition to them and although they dont perform like the FR2s fitted to my jump bike they perform awesomely for their price range i only wish id known about these before i had bought my EXRs as the lock out would have been handy, we'll have to see how they go long term, i would would say that my only niggle about these is they seem to weigh a bit compared to the EXRs but that may just be to do with the set up of his bike.
Still if you want a nice pair of affordable forks for XC or commuting etc then these are the ones to get.
$ 250.00
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