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Description:
- 34mm Steel Stanchions
- One-piece magnesium lower
- OX Valve Damping System
- Coil Spring
- 110, 130 or 150mm Travel
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Submitted by
freerider909
a Weekend Warrior
from eganville ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | calabogie peaks | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | sport chek | | Strengths: | it seems strong, looks good, absorbs the odd hit, the paint matches the aniki's so thats a bonus i guess | | Weaknesses: | the forks come with what would seem to be leaking seals, they bottom out off drops quite easy, the pre load dosnt work at all, you can hear what sounds to be sloshing oil just flowing around when the fork is compressed. | | Similar Products Used: | dj3 | | Bike Setup: | ironhorse aniki | | Bottom Line: | they allow you to have a front wheel to your bike... the bike itself is good for the price but id recomend getting better forks and a rear shock, i have a fox DHX 3.0 comming and either a boxxer team or a bomber super t rv on order and the bike will be mint. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luke
a
from Canada
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Came with Aniki on ebay | | Strengths: | good looks,
travel,
stong,
reasonable value | | Weaknesses: | performance,
oil on stanchions after rides,
slow rebound,
very stiff,
size of seals, they need to be special ordered right from spinner, no bikeshops carry them.
| | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi drop off IV, Dirt jumper 4, Drop off, dirt jam comp, | | Bike Setup: | 2007 iron horse yakuza aniki stock except for:
Sram X.9 rear derailuer
and Bought a Drop off II, just have to put it on in replace on my Spinner Ammo | | Bottom Line: | It is a good fork for a beginner.
It is very stiff and low quality.
Slow rebound, and doesn't ubsorb little bumps, just big drops and high impacts. Ex 3 foot to flat
Great bike, but the fork is a little bit of a bummer.
If you are just looking for a fork to cruise with, this is good, but it isn't a hardcore fork by any means,
but for the time i had it, it did its job | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
yoboe
a Downhiller
from mass.
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | downcycles | | Strengths: | strong, travel is good, easy setup. | | Weaknesses: | very inconsistant- works great one minute, like crap the next 5.
no rebound adjustment.
its hard to 'fix up'.
| | Bike Setup: | stock 06 aniki | | Bottom Line: | ok fork. good for beggining, but after a while it gets annoying. i wouldnt buy this fork if you are "experianced" and need a consistant fork. but if you are just getting into freeriding, try it and see if you like that kind of travel and riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a Downhiller
from Madison, WI, USA
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ray's Indoor, UW-Madison Campus | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Performance Bike | | Strengths: | Strengths? Well, it is definitely strong...that's about it. Oh, and it has a 71mm brake disc mount, make 203mm rotors a cinch. | | Weaknesses: | It seems to double the weight of any bike it's installed on. From reading other reviews it seems everyone who had one had a incredible amount of variance. Some people complained about harsh top-outs or too stiff or too plush, so I'd say quality control is probably an issue.
My experience was that it was basically rigid fork. The only way I ever got mine to compress was to heave myself bodily onto the handlebars and I'd move it about 3 inches. The manual claimed that the one adjustment knob was for preload, but nothing I did ever seemed to have any effect on the action of the fork. It also had a glacial-speed rebound.
I tried doing an easy downhill with it on the Yakuza Aniki it came on, but as I came up to a drop, the front end had packed down so far I landed and was launched over the bars, landing 25 feet from the bike. Glad I wasn't hurt too badly. | | Bike Setup: | It WAS on my '07 Yakuza Aniki. Now that bike has gone from a JuniorT, to a 145mm DJ1 and probably onto a 55 ATA soon. Sram drivetrain, WTB Dual Duty FR wheels, Kenda Kinetics 2.60 front, 2.35 rear. | | Bottom Line: | It's something of a curio; a 150mm Freeride fork that is also cheap. You get what you pay for. It is a very sturdy fork if nothing else, not flexible in the least...It seems like from reading other reviews that people had a variety of complaints/compliments...So if you got one of the ones that actually seems to work, congratulations. If not, my condolences, upgrade to a Rock Shox Domain or a 55 or 66 or something like that. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Lai
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria, BC
Date Reviewed: December 6, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | 34mm stanchions, looks burly.
Strong. | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, poor adjustability. | | Bottom Line: | Not a nice ride. Heavy and not plush. Makes loud clunk sound when max extension. Came stock with bike. Good to have as extra, but upgrade when you can. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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alex
a
from connecticut
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | mountain creek | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | ems stamford | | Strengths: | looks sleek and has good wieght | | Weaknesses: | too rigid, sever topping out, slow rebound | | Bike Setup: | 06 ironhorse | | Bottom Line: | this is a good beginning fork for a rider who doesnt know the difference if he felt it. if you want something cheep this is the one for you. i am 130+ pounds with all my gear and sometimes the fork just doesnt do the job on large drops. if your looking for a trail fork this is not a good one because the rebound is extremely slow. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
aaron
a Downhiller
from california
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | looks good,ok travel, ok weight | | Weaknesses: | fork is a little weak when you start out | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi am 1 and 2 | | Bike Setup: | 06 yakuza aniki factory | | Bottom Line: | this is a good fork. i would recoomend it to any begginer who needs a cheap fork. the fork tends to vary though. my friend got the same bike from the same place and his fork is almost twice as good as mine. mine on the other hand is ok. i havent gone off anything huge yet but this fork works great for me on any drops under 6-7 ft. the bike is a great freeride bike for me. i can maneuber it easily and it soaks it right up if i mess up.overall its a good fork if your looking for something that is cheep and works fairly well | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
taylor
a Downhiller
from altamont
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | beefy strong looks sick | | Weaknesses: | rebound | | Bike Setup: | 2006 iron horse yakuza aniki | | Bottom Line: | if had it for like 4 days and hit some drops nothing that big yet only like five feet and the shock is good works fine so far smooth sorta stiff but can be adjusted alot there is a lot of oil and the rebound is messed up but its a good fork i plan on taking it out to really test it on something a lot bigger than i have if u want a nice fork thats not like 500$ get it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam
a Weekend Warrior
from Concord, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Castle Rock | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | Craigslist | | Strengths: | Beefy, looks, travel | | Weaknesses: | Rebound, seals, basically everything else | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stinky with SRAM chain, shifters, derailleurs, Sun Rims, Azonic handlebar, Race Face cranks, seatpost, headset and stem, WTB seat, Fox Vanilla shock and crappy Spinner Fork | | Bottom Line: | No shock absorbing from this thing.I built my bike on a budget and this was the cheapest fork I could get at the time. Now I'm mad I didn't wait. It's an older model so hopefully they changed it by now. It's 150 mm of travel but it has only moved about 40mm. And the stachions have way too much oil on them after a ride. I hate this fork. It probably needs a rebuild but I'm not going to waste my time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jon brown
a Downhiller
from bon accord alberta
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | every tail ive ridding | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | go bike | | Strengths: | looks,good,travel,strength,smooth,and ect | | Weaknesses: | nothing | | Bike Setup: | banshee morphine | | Bottom Line: | i think it is one of the best dirt jumping fork out there and ive gone throught forks like that so yea and she is still running perfect. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Edward Lee
a Weekend Warrior
from Freerider from Canada, toronto
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | echo valley freeride mini park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Sportschek | | Strengths: | Very good travel, looks strong, and performs well | | Weaknesses: | Too much oil after rides left on the shock, Crap ass rebounding, and a little stiff for my kind of riding | | Similar Products Used: | Ironhorse maverick 2.3 DS | | Bike Setup: | Iron horse Yakuza Aniki '07 got it today. yay | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is that it's good good performer but the weaknesses are a big problem. i recogmend it to not extreme freeriders and dirt jumping gurus. its really bang for the buck, good travel and nice value i give it a great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott M.
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | local quarries | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | sportcheck | | Strengths: | Good traval, spring. Good for dirt jumping, DH freeride/drops | | Weaknesses: | To much lubracant. after every ride you will need to wipe it all off. | | Similar Products Used: | none. | | Bike Setup: | Iron Horse Yacuza Chimpira | | Bottom Line: | It's a good fork for drops, dirt jump and mainly anything thats not too big, i'd recommend it if ur into the 2-4 ft. drops and dirt jumping. The guys that I bike with all have Marozocchies, but even they recommend it! if you found one that isn't over $300, buy it, its a not bad fork! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
linus dufvenberg
a
from sweden
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | no strenghts.... | | Weaknesses: | everything i have used my bike for 3 days and im a beginner now the fork is not straght or how u say it the fork is hole broken..... | | Bike Setup: | nishiki hart | | Bottom Line: | don't buy this fork it won't hold a week..... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Downhiller
from California
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | UCSC | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | kinda strong, looks good | | Weaknesses: | no damping, oil stops flowing and fork locks out, weak at steerer tube (i bent mine and im only 130 pounds). Heavy. | | Bike Setup: | yakuza aniki | | Bottom Line: | dont get it. it sucks and you will wish you hadn't gotten it.
pain in the ass | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bryce
a Downhiller
from alberta
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | mill creek | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | -Looks nice
-Strong
-lots of travel | | Weaknesses: | -not smooth
-preload adjustment does nothing | | Bike Setup: | 06 Iron horse yakuza aniki | | Bottom Line: | if you want a strong not bad working fork with lots of travel but dont want to pay much you have to buy this fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dory Breaux
a Downhiller
from Fort Bragg, CA
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | North Course, NM | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came on bike | | Strengths: | Looks kinda cool, single crown, cheep, strong. | | Weaknesses: | compression, adjustments, internals, rebound, dampning, uhhhh... lets see everything other then what i said for streingths. | | Similar Products Used: | RockShoks J1 Judy? haha yeah i'd compare it to that... | | Bike Setup: | 06 IH Aniki with 888 | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is dont waste your money. you can get a used 888 in good condition for the same price, if not less. This thing has NO adjustibility, has crap for rebound, NO high speed compression WHATSOEVER, tops out with even the TINEYEST amount of lost oil, the leg caps are PLASTIC, i think the crown is too... dont buy it. Might be good for a DJ fork if u have one lying around but other then that... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J M
a Weekend Warrior
from Tucson, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: March 10, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | 50 year trail - Tucson, AZ | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Performace Bike | | Strengths: | Its got 34mm stantions so it looks pretty burly I guess. The matte silver color matches also my bike.... hmmm... | | Weaknesses: | It tops out so hard it jars everything from your arms to your eardrums. Even off small drop-offs, as you leave the ground and the shock fully extends, it sounds and feels the same as smacking an anvil with a mallet. For having 150mm of travel also, you think there would be a bit more shock absorbtion. The fork is just weird. I guess the simplest way to describe its shock absortion is that it is just not as plush as other freeride forks or forks with similar travel. It also leaks and you will be constantly cleaning greese off of the left stantion tube and oil off the top of the right stantion tube. Its also fairly heavy for what it is. Claimed weight is 5.8lbs. however I seriously think it could weigh a good deal more than that. The front of my bike is heavy as f---. | | Similar Products Used: | I have briefly tried other forks on my friends bikes. I have riden a Manitou Splice 170mm (which also sucked. WAY too soft...), and a couple other higher end, longer travel Mantiou forks (a Sherman and one other...). I was extremely impressed with a bike I rode at a local bike shop that was equiped with a Fox Talas fork. If you have the option and have the money, Fox seems to be the best out there for most applications. | | Bike Setup: | Iron Horse Yakuza Aniki (17") with a Manitou Swinger Coil 6-Way rear shock (8.75" x 2.75"; 450lb spring). My 05' Manitou Sherman Slider Plus Fork is in the mail... | | Bottom Line: | If you are considering upgrading your current fork with this one, forget it... Seriously... Save your money. This fork most likely won't be any better... Unless you ride a Huffy or something else you got from Walmart. Overall this is just a generic fork and performs as such. If they sold a wannabe downhill or freeride bikes at Walmart, this is the fork it would come with. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Trevor brooks
a Downhiller
from San clemente Ca
Date Reviewed: February 5, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | san jaun trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | very plush will soak up any thing you throw at it. 20mm thru axle. | | Weaknesses: | tops out if you pull up to fast. | | Bike Setup: | 06 iron horse yakuza aniki | | Bottom Line: | desent fork for dirt jumping and freeriding | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bryan
a Downhiller
from philadelphia
Date Reviewed: January 16, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Lots of travel, seems to be pretty robust when landing hard, spring adjustment works well. Hardly any lateral tire movement. | | Weaknesses: | Tops out hard with the slightest yank on the handlbars. Leaves a ring of oil around stanctions when landing big jumps. | | Similar Products Used: | cheaper spinner shock, also topped out like a mutha.. | | Bike Setup: | 06 IH yakuza aniki stock | | Bottom Line: | This fork came on the yakuza. On the first ride, I quickly noticed the top-out issue and with any compression the top seals spewed out what looked like the half the oil in there. I called Spinner and they immediately told me to send it back for a rebuild. Its brand new, I'm not sending it back for a rebuild. So for the first three days I had to clean the oil off the stanctions after each ride. A few rides later, its done loosing oil and you can hear whats left still sloshing around in there. Unfortunately, nothing can be done about the topping out issue. This is a good downhill or dj fork as long as the jumps doing all the work. NOT an urban or trail fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rhys Davids
a Racer
from Adelaide, Australia, South Australia
Date Reviewed: January 5, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | fox creek | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | It is a very strong fork and I have also done the Eagle on the hill drop which boasts 25 feet. Perfect for everything you want to do. | | Weaknesses: | Nothing. | | Similar Products Used: | Marzochi dj 4, Marzochi mz comp (crap), rock shox boxxer team. | | Bike Setup: | Iron Horse yazuka aniki, and orange 222. | | Bottom Line: | perfect front fork and would reconmend it for anyone. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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=ChrisB=
a Downhiller
from Fort Bragg, California
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything with no climbs | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Came with yakuza Aniki | | Strengths: | Its mad strong, very streamlined and simple | | Weaknesses: | Its a DJ fork, not a freeride ofrk | | Bike Setup: | Stock Aniki | | Bottom Line: | Its speced to be a DJ fork, so use it for DJing. A lighter spring and some adjustments by a bike shop will help. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack Henderson
a Downhiller
from North Van,BC,Canada
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Whistler A line | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | 34mm steel stanchion tubes, OX Valve Damping System, 150mm of travel | | Weaknesses: | None so far, can take whatever i throw at it | | Similar Products Used: | z150, Bomber 66 VF, | | Bike Setup: | Norco Shore 1,Spinner Ammo,Fox Dhx 4.0,Race Face cranks,and rest is stock | | Bottom Line: | Great fork, Really hard to find in canada since it is a usa fork known well in usa, found it quite amazing to find a fork i never heard of in canada, And basically buy it if u are ready for some serious freeriding, if not do not buy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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