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Submitted by
Gavin
a Weekend Warrior
from Sebastopol, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: 4/25/2008 9:18:32 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | it came with my bike |
| Strengths: | 1. It doesn't bottom out too easily when u crank up the preload. 2. It doesn't have any damping stuff to blow or any oil to leak, lol. 3. It's pretty sturdy. |
| Weaknesses: | 1. It's hella stiff so it doesn't absorb ANY small bumps at all. (It doesn't really absorb big ones either but at least it moves with big ones, lol) 2. No options for different springs. 3. The preload adjuster takes like 100 turns, so u get tendinitis from adjusting it. 4. The caliper mount is too far up so there is about 1/4 of an inch of the rotor that isn't getting used, which results in decreased braking power. 5. No cable housing for the disc brake cable. 6. It wasn't even supposed to come with my bike! |
| Bike Setup: | 2007 KHS XC-004. |
| Bottom Line: | It does pretty much nothing to make the ride smoother, but since it doesn't have any damping hardware, it will last forever. |
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Submitted by
Ciaran Mauro
a Weekend Warrior
from St. Helena, California, USA
Date Reviewed: 12/28/2007 4:17:38 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | None |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | Sports Chalet |
| Strengths: | None |
| Weaknesses: | This is a very stiff fork. You have to really jump on it for any results. Unfortunetely, I got the one defective item at the Sports Chalet in Vacaville, CA. Horribly designed, knock-off of a preloader. Also, the paint on the part that goes up and down, excuse my lack of inteligiance, starts to fade off within the first day of use |
| Similar Products Tried: | Rockshox Spinner Grind-1 70mm--Stock with '06 Diamondback Sorrento |
| Bike Setup: | 2007 Marin Bobcat Trail-13in frame |
| Bottom Line: | It came stock with an '07 Marin Bobcat Trail. All-in-all, frankly, pathetic. |
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Submitted by
Alfredo
a Weekend Warrior
from Saltillo, MEXICO
Date Reviewed: 11/12/2007 9:00:07 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | Not meant to serious off-ride use. |
| Weaknesses: | I can't bottom it out, it doesn't serve for hard off-road use, don't work as a suspension, the handlebars vibrate and I end up with sore fingers. Very hard springs |
| Similar Products Tried: | Cheap forks in former bikes I used to own. Cheap Benotto fork, Fiamme AXT |
| Bike Setup: | Stock 07 Giant Boulder SE. Replaced the platform pedals to Shimano 520's, CatEye Enduro 8. |
| Bottom Line: | Crap fork. I used my bike to enter a 100km race, and it was very though, this fork is only meant to be used on tarmac/light off-road use but nothing serious. I'm saving to buy an Anthem 1, I never really though about the huge different between 'Sport' bikes category, and the Competition, in relation to the quality of the components. I live in a zone where there are lots of loose rocks, I would really appreciate owning a full suspension bike. This fork only serves you well if you're not going to do any serious off-road stuff. The rating is based comparing it to higher forks |
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Submitted by
Anthony Golden
a Cross Country Rider
from Newmarket, Canada
Date Reviewed: 6/29/2007 1:51:33 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Strengths: | fairly cheap |
| Weaknesses: | tops out if i pull to hard on the andle bars |
| Bike Setup: | khs xc 104 |
| Bottom Line: | alright but not for major jumps or drops.. kinda disappointing |
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Submitted by
Matt
from Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: 2/7/2007 5:50:43 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Ledgeview |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | Half decent light trail riding and xc fork. |
| Weaknesses: | Tops out when pulling the handlebars up, can't take jumps or drops. Bottoms out on 4ft plus jumps or drops |
| Bike Setup: | Scwhinn Blackline |
| Bottom Line: | This is not a fork for jumps, it is meant for light trail riding and cross country. |
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