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Submitted by
will
a Downhiller
from new zealand
Date Reviewed: 10/19/2007 9:43:43 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | tits |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $1600 |
| Purchased At: | lbs |
| Strengths: | very light and stiff fork, handle rough stuff real well and theyre great over high speed bumps. feel great when you keep them serviced |
| Weaknesses: | high maintenance, doesn't bother me because most top of the line race forks do need heaps of maintenance, damper got air in it a couple of times and stopped working but it's an easy fix. look gay in the silver/grey colour, i got mine painted white |
| Similar Products Tried: | 05 and 06 888's 05 40's , 06 boxxer world cups |
| Bike Setup: | 07 sunday world cup, custom paint job, stock apart from the forks |
| Bottom Line: | these are the best forks money can buy, it pays to learn how to service them yourself because it'll save you a lot of money, they out perform any other fork i've ridden 4 chillis for value because theyre the most expensive dh fork out 5 chillis for performance |
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Submitted by
Curt Rohrich
a Downhiller
from Tampa, Fl. USA
Date Reviewed: 9/2/2007 10:37:09 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Hole in the ground (Donner summit) |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $1100 |
| Purchased At: | Some store on mtbr hot deals |
| Strengths: | Works always when needed, very plush and adjustments do make the fork perform as needed. |
| Weaknesses: | NONE, NONE |
| Similar Products Tried: | 66 rc2x, Dorado (the old red), sherman breakout plus |
| Bike Setup: | SC v-10, 40, black and gold |
| Bottom Line: | GO BUY ONE!! I used my 06 40 on my Uzzi vpx it ripped with less travel. I bought this years model and put it on a v-10 full 203mm and it ripped as well as my 06 @ 210 LBS. with gear on I have hucked 10ft+ drops with this thing with the stock green spring with no probs. I broke off one of the lower bolt heads, called up Fox and they asked how many I wanted and if I needed any other parts (crush washers) FREE OF CHARGE SHIPPING INCLUDED!!! HOW IS THAT FOR SERVICE!!! this fork is the finest made. So fox when are you going to step up to 180mm single crown?????? I WILL BE READY CASH IN HAND! |
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Submitted by
richard cranium
a Downhiller
from a town
Date Reviewed: 8/24/2007 5:26:04 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | tempe park |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $1559 |
| Purchased At: | peak sports |
| Strengths: | none i snapped these thing on the fourth day i had them |
| Weaknesses: | everything they are gayer then elton jon |
| Similar Products Tried: | costom 18" travel fox racing shox |
| Bottom Line: | do noy buy these forks!!! |
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Submitted by
Josh
a Downhiller
from England
Date Reviewed: 8/9/2007 3:57:05 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Hamsterley downhill |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | blazing saddles (came with bike) |
| Strengths: | everything!!! they are not to soft on the road or a flat section but when u get on the coarse the work well and they dont feel to heavy and they also look great!!! |
| Weaknesses: | I cant find any |
| Similar Products Tried: | boxxer world cup |
| Bike Setup: | giant glory dh 2007 |
| Bottom Line: | They look better than any other fork iv seen and they are also the probobly the most reconisible. Compered to the boxxer world cup they are alot stronger and more bulky are still aproxomatly the same weight. They are probly the best DH fork out |
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Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from North Vancouver, B.C , Canada
Date Reviewed: 5/30/2007 9:04:46 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Air Supply |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | Steed Cycles |
| Strengths: | Very good for small bumps (high speed compression) and surprisingly good at big hits |
| Weaknesses: | I heard it had weak lowers... but I havent had any problems so far and if they break lowers only cost $250 candian so its worth the lighter fork |
| Similar Products Tried: | marzocchi 66rc, junior T, Super T, 888rc2x |
| Bike Setup: | 07 VP Free with and SPX kit |
| Bottom Line: | I'm mostly a freerider (and I do SOME DH racing but not much) and I wanted to get a 888 for my new 07 VP free but the salesman talked me out of it and told me I should keep it because it is such a high end fork. So I listened to him and it turned out to be a great choice! it is surprisingly light and "flickable" and it can take big hits and not bottom out! Plus it has very good small bumb absorbance (I almost dont even feel bumps in the front of my bike). One thing that scares me is the dial on the bottom of the fork, I'm just really scared its going to hit a rock and break off. But otherwise it is an amazing fork and it looks so sweet too! |
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Submitted by
Big T
a Downhiller
from Planet Earth
Date Reviewed: 5/3/2007 10:14:09 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Strengths: | Very nice feeling suspension. MUST be dialed in for a specific rider. Once it is setup right it can take both big and little hits. |
| Weaknesses: | Requires more attention than most forks I've used. A little pricy but hey......it's a 40. |
| Bike Setup: | Scream w/ 40RC2...yada yada yada |
| Bottom Line: | Not sure why this fork gets so many bad reviews. I keep hearing how may break but have not seen many broken. However people see it, I still think it's a great fork that responds real well once you figure out how to set it up properly. Take the time and care for it...and I assure you it will take care of you. |
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Submitted by
Josh
a Downhiller
from Colorado
Date Reviewed: 3/22/2007 11:11:55 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | That's a good question |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $1000 |
| Purchased At: | OEM |
| Strengths: | Light, sexy looking - seemed reasonably stiff |
| Weaknesses: | Incredibly thin lowers |
| Similar Products Tried: | '06 RS Boxxer Team |
| Bike Setup: | '07 Demo 8 |
| Bottom Line: | Not too stoked on this fork, it came stock on my D8 and I got all of two rides on it before I veered slightly off line, caught a rock near my drop out, and pierced my lower. Any part will break if abused, but the truth of the matter is that I've wrecked hundreds of times, and I've never had anything like this happen. It might be speculation on my part, as I'm no engineer, but it seems that the material is spread WAY thin on these lowers. I'll likely be replacing this fork once I buy a new set of lowers, I can't be dealing with this sort of stuff mid race season on a fork that retails for $1600. I like Fox's stuff, but this is a joke. |
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Submitted by
John Wallrod
a Downhiller
from Nimrod, Oregon
Date Reviewed: 12/2/2006 9:22:20 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | My DH course out back |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $2000 |
| Purchased At: | Fox inc. |
| Strengths: | Nothing, it would not comply with my riding. I would go off two drops and it would reak a terrible odor. Also, damaged after a 10 foot drop off my roof!! |
| Weaknesses: | Everything!!! Nothing would perform right. After my little spill off my roof i went DH riding. While i was doing that my right stanchion was pierced cleanly throught by a 10in branch....How does that happen!!!!! (Stupid 40mm's) |
| Similar Products Tried: | 888 rc2x and shiver DC |
| Bike Setup: | Norco team Dh. Saint, diabolus |
| Bottom Line: | Terrible, would not recomment unless you like being harmed by doing nothing. |
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Submitted by
forrest gump
a Racer
from vernon, b.c., canada
Date Reviewed: 10/22/2006 9:44:16 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | dirt merchant |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $300 |
| Purchased At: | specail deal |
| Strengths: | tottaly awsome nothing rong with it yet. you cant go wrong with this fork it makes biking to easy. |
| Weaknesses: | hard to set up. definetly not ment to go up hill. |
| Similar Products Tried: | 888 r drop off(gay) |
| Bike Setup: | sinister r9 saint cranks sram x-o juicy five danger boy levers chromag head set |
| Bottom Line: | if you have got the money go out and iget one there freakin awsome nicest feeling fork i have every riden. |
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Submitted by
robert sente
a Cross Country Rider
from ffranlin lakes nj
Date Reviewed: 10/17/2006 5:51:43 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | skyline |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $1800 |
| Purchased At: | campmore |
| Strengths: | this fork is great for blasting threw trials and rocks of all kinds! |
| Weaknesses: | kinda hartd to set up just right. |
| Similar Products Tried: | boxxer world cup 888rcx2 |
| Bike Setup: | 06 big hit fsr 2 with dhx air in rear and 40s up front everything else is stock |
| Bottom Line: | awsome for just riding around and when u need to have a fork to help u out when u bit off a little more then u can chew. |
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