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Submitted by
Lande Edmiston
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: 8/22/2007 1:27:56 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Fernie! |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Strengths: | Adjustability from 100mm-160mm. Good rebound control. |
| Weaknesses: | Have trouble getting it into the 100mm position from 160mm after a big downhill. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Manitou, Rockshox Reba |
| Bike Setup: | Rocky Mountain Slayer SXC 70 |
| Bottom Line: | Great plush fork with adapability to all terrains. If you want an all-mountain fork than this is the one for you. Decent weight too. |
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Submitted by
Chris
a Racer
from Santa Rosa,CA US
Date Reviewed: 7/19/2007 11:24:43 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $700 |
| Strengths: | great fork super plush and the 90 degree adjustment makes it super easy to change travel great ramp up |
| Weaknesses: | i actually snapped the rebound cartridge in 2 wasnt super stoked to have this happen but fox is always great about that kind of stuff and replaced it for free |
| Similar Products Tried: | totem 2 step |
| Bike Setup: | versus blitz 2 talas 36 chris kin hubs and headset mavic 729 formula oro bianco |
| Bottom Line: | it rocks you can do everything on this fork you can go and climb the steepest trail and then go and hit the downhill trails not only that but its a great dj fork as well |
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Submitted by
Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from AZ
Date Reviewed: 4/23/2007 9:37:33 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | National |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | South Mountain Cycles |
| Strengths: | This fork is really stiff and plush. Looks cool too! 90 degree travel adjust is awesome. |
| Weaknesses: | Cost is high, but you tend to get what you pay for in my opinion. A quick release axle like the lyric and totem have would be great. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Nothing too similar, but I had a manitou minute 1 before this and before that I had a really old marz. bomber. |
| Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz heckler mostly raceface stuff and x0 parts. Hadley and king hubs with mavic 823 and 819 rims. 5th element rear shock for now. |
| Bottom Line: | I love this fork. I bought it to make my bike better for the fast downhill sections and the small drops that I wanted to ride, but it even seems to have helped with my climbing. I love the 90 degree travel adjustment lever. Brilliant! I like the way the 36 mm stanchions look too. |
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Submitted by
adi yariv
a Weekend Warrior
from israel
Date Reviewed: 4/22/2007 11:06:57 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | miron |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | single track |
| Strengths: | light,strong,plush, nice and easy wind down with the new 3 position 100-130-160. |
| Weaknesses: | the coating on the crown is lame- it just came off at the point of touch with the cables after a month or so |
| Similar Products Tried: | boxxer race , drop- off triple |
| Bike Setup: | GT RUCKUS 7 1-stock except the front fork and brakes |
| Bottom Line: | well this is easy -this is , no dought, the nicest fork i could think of when riding an all mountain trail-you can use the 100 m"m and it works great , going down? open it in a second to 160 -works sweeettt. all and all -im happy with the fork- love the service in israel -cant see what the heck the riders above are talking about-its all good!!!! |
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Submitted by
jason schluneker
a Downhiller
from boulder ,colorado
Date Reviewed: 4/18/2007 9:41:08 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | cowboy up, whole enchilada |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $460 |
| Purchased At: | EP form |
| Strengths: | Felt super smooth for the first few rides,extremely stiff and responsive, very plush at high speed small bump chatter |
| Weaknesses: | not exactly sure if it came broken and I did not notice at first but after one hard day in moab it has a serious topping out problem. very loud "ping" noise when riding in seated position and as soon as I leave the ground for a drop. Also feels to a little to soft in the final part of its travel. dumps a little too easy |
| Similar Products Tried: | nixon. worked solid for 2 seasons. rode it real hard, took 6 foot drops with ease, but deffinetly not the same overall plush ride. |
| Bike Setup: | giant ac2 w/ dhx air 5,fox 36r,juicy sevens, full xt, e-13 dual ring chainguide(works awesome), rhynolite rims, thomson post |
| Bottom Line: | sending the fork in because all the ones ive ridden that work well feel so good. But does suck that after a few decent rides and one hard ride that I have to send it back. Can't wait to feel what this fork was intended to ride like. |
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Submitted by
Leo
a Weekend Warrior
from Philippines
Date Reviewed: 3/19/2007 4:04:25 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $800 |
| Purchased At: | speedgoat |
| Strengths: | Plush travel, Stiff, improvement in travel adjustments |
| Weaknesses: | The through axle's hex nut is easy to round off when trying to take it out . way too small a hole and the metal is too soft |
| Similar Products Tried: | 2004 fox talas |
| Bike Setup: | Ellsworth Moment with Dhx coil. Mavic 823s Hope Pro II hubs , juicy 7 , thomsons , CK steel , blah blah blah |
| Bottom Line: | It's a pretty good fork for riding aggressive. But rounding up the hex hole of the through axle pissed me off . I am happy with my purchase though . Speedgoat threw in a Chris King Headset , what a good deal ! added 30 bucks and they upgraded me to a steel version . With the 36 it Makes my bike feel like its really bomb proof. |
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