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Submitted by
Romano Verlengia
a Cross Country Rider
from Banning, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: 3/15/2008 12:52:56 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Sycamore Cyn, Riverside |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $775 |
| Purchased At: | Jenson USA |
| Strengths: | Works great when adjusted properly. |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | Manitou Black, |
| Bike Setup: | Kona the King, 4" cross country frame |
| Bottom Line: | This fork works great, no problems. Had it on both my Titus Racer X frame, and Kona the King frame. Fork was excellent on both. Not as plush as an Float RLC, but a lot stiffer when peddling hard. Not the greatest for out of the saddle attacks, but okay. I heard Fox dropped this modal because racers wanted the lock-out. I think Fox should just ahve added a lock-out to this model. |
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Submitted by
CactusJack Slade
from Folsom
Date Reviewed: 1/30/2008 10:26:21 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Any trail, any time, Anywhere USA |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Strengths: | Best hands free lockout ever (TerraLogic) plenty plush yet does not bob when pedaling. |
| Weaknesses: | I've had 2 generations of these forks. The pre '07 forks of mine (F80 & F100) both seeped oil on the right leg, pretty common it seems. This looks to have been cured in the '07's as my latest (07 model) one is oil seep free. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Pretty much all the brands in an XC fork, back the the Judy |
| Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Blur, Ventana Fuego, Inglis Single Speed - all have been converted to either F100X's or F80x's. |
| Bottom Line: | Excellent XC fork for racing or just cruzin, the best I've had. Best combination of plushness with no bob. |
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Submitted by
Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from San Jose, CA USA
Date Reviewed: 12/28/2007 10:45:36 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Skeggs, UCSC/Wilder, Demo |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $650 |
| Purchased At: | www.competitivecyclist.com |
| Strengths: | This is truly "just-in-time" suspension. No bobbing on climbing, completely releases and becomes fully active just when you need it. I don't like touching dials, lockouts, levers etc. when I'm riding...just set it and forget it, and it works. And it's stiff and plush as you would expect an F100 to be. I use it for all-around XC trail riding on everything...buff singletrack, rock gardens, roots/ruts, techical climbs, 2 foot logs and drops, long fireroad climbs...whatever. |
| Weaknesses: | Cost? |
| Bike Setup: | 2007 Racer X hovering around 25lbs depending on tires. |
| Bottom Line: | Not sure what the point is of messing with a lockout when you can set it and forget it. Never felt a "delay" on this pup and I use it for general trail duty and throw everything at it. Noticed Fox isn't providing the "X" Terralogic on its 2008 lineup...heard Specialized owns the patent from the Brain technology specially built for them, and Fox doesn't want to pay Specialized for it. Serious bummer, but glad I scored on this thing before they took it away! This is a great fork for a skilled XC trailrider who can handle a hardtail but prefers a little extra cush from a few inches of front and rear travel...also good for XC racers who also enjoy general trail duty and don't like to fidget with lockouts. |
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Submitted by
Rick
a Weekend Warrior
from Dallas, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: 10/22/2007 3:30:15 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Cleburne SP |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | Fork is stiff, tracks well, fairly plush after inital hit. No problems with bushing or seals so far. Excellent on out of the saddle sprints. A great cross country race fork except that it's a bit heavy. |
| Weaknesses: | You can fill a slight edge on the first bump before the fork open up. This is a given but..you can't preload the shock for technical manuvers, bunny hops, etc. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fox RLC, SID, R7 |
| Bike Setup: | Titus Racer X, XTR, juicy ulitmate brakes, SLR's |
| Bottom Line: | Overall, the shock does what it's supposed to do. It doesn't bob unless you hit a bump that causes to open it up. That makes it very efficent and great for out of the saddle sprints. The downside to that is that you can't preload the shock to lift the front fork over obstacles....something I've found that I miss for everyday trail riding. Another downside is (at least in my shock) is that there is a very slight delay between the time the fork intially hits a bump and when it opens up. Probably not an issue in most cases but if you were suddenly going from something very smooth to something very techical or took a big hit, that inital bump could potentially cause problems. It's made me nervous in a couple of situations because of this. This would be a great fork for a cross country racer that doesn't race technical trails...except the fork is a bit heavy compared to some of the other xc race forks. As for me, I'll be going back to a RLC/T. I find that a I like being able to preload my fork and don't like the slight delay before the fork opens all the way. Not saying this is a bad fork..just not the right fork for me. |
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Submitted by
Chuck
a Cross Country Rider
from New Rochelle, NY
Date Reviewed: 7/26/2007 5:07:26 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Graham Hills |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $630 |
| Purchased At: | ebay |
| Strengths: | everything |
| Weaknesses: | price |
| Similar Products Tried: | Manitou axl elite |
| Bike Setup: | titus racer x, juicy 7 brakes, xtr crankset/shifters, fox RP23 rear shock, fox f100x, |
| Bottom Line: | I don't agree with the review stating that you feel the first bump. The shock does what it is supposed to; sucks up all the bumps while you concentrate on riding. Teralogic works like a charm! Not sure if it's worth the price tag??? |
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Submitted by
Ricardo
a Cross Country Rider
from Portugal
Date Reviewed: 5/18/2007 4:04:16 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | This is an updated review after having more then 6000km on this fork. Everything working superb, no leaks, no delay on working on bumps |
| Bottom Line: | I`m writing this review to update my experience on the fork and because I saw some reviews talking about this product that I can`T understand. I´ve made more them 6000km since my last review and I only can say that the fork is superb. I saw a comment from one user talking about a 2 year experience with the 2007 model ???? ( the 2007 fork only has some 8 to 9 months on the market) delay on the first bump? we can`t be talking about the same product... I make every week at least 100km of very hard XC riding with some 100km marathons in the middle and I can say that the fork DOESN`T HAS ANY DELAY ON THE FIRST BUMP. otherwise I had already killed myself on some very technical and fast downhils that our races have here. Also no leakege problems. ... and I don`t work for fox.... I`m very critical about bad products, but we must be honest with the 2007 FORK F100X MODEL its superb... go for it!!! |
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Submitted by
Rick Timossi
a Cross Country Rider
from Folsom CA
Date Reviewed: 3/20/2007 1:51:55 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Rim Trail Loop to the Flume |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $700 |
| Purchased At: | Patriot Bicycles CA |
| Strengths: | Very stable |
| Weaknesses: | If there are any maybe not as supple as some.The price |
| Similar Products Tried: | Float 100RLC +Float 100w PUSH damper |
| Bike Setup: | 2007 Giant Anthem w Daves wheels dt swiss w Stans rims Marta brakes Fork set at 90mm travel |
| Bottom Line: | I have run Fox floats for 5 years now and they have been great.I wanted the Anthem not to bob when I have to stand up and hammer on the hills or sprints.This fork is amazing.I can't beleive how much faster I can accelerate becouse the fork does not compress when I am pushing down on it yet it absorbs the bumps.Fox seems to have this fork as dialed in as possible .I have not tried the other stable platform shocks but I don't think they could be any better. |
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Submitted by
CRAIG BRYAN
a Cross Country Rider
from RESTON,VA
Date Reviewed: 3/15/2007 10:57:04 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $775 |
| Weaknesses: | after about 3 months of only cross country(no free or downhill)the fork keeps shaving the aluminum cartridge inside and filling the fork oil with the shavings and leaking oil past the seals and pouring down the fork leg in excessive amounts. I have talked then argued with Fox about these problems multiple times. I have sent it back twice for extended periods of time for repair. I feel for $775 a person should get a product and warrenty that does not make you go months at a time out of the riding season with out a fork. I am very unhappy with the purchase of this fork and Fox! |
| Similar Products Tried: | rock shox, manitu, |
| Bike Setup: | Ellsworth Truth |
| Bottom Line: | Do not buy this product Fox does not stand behind it! |
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Submitted by
Scott Smith
a Cross Country Rider
from Tyler, Texas USA
Date Reviewed: 2/20/2007 7:19:36 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Tyler State Park |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $650 |
| Purchased At: | e-bay |
| Strengths: | Lock-out work perfect. No pedal bob. Stiff, light weight, and good looking. Shock can be rebuilt and serviced by most guys (and gals). Once the fork opens up, you're good. It is a smooth quick rebounding shock that doesn't load-up even when the rebound setting is at the very slowest. |
| Weaknesses: | Even when the sensitivity is set so that the slightest "bump" with release the lock-up, the first "bump" you hit - you will feel. There is a slight hit and then your fine. The only issue is when you're riding a flat trail and there is one root or rock and it goes back to flat. The fork is going to be pretty stiff for that first hit, open and then immediately go back to lock-up. So, depending on the rate of your "bumps" you could be feeling quite a few them. Rebound rate seems a bit too fast unless you dial it all the way over to the slowest setting. Unrelated to the fork performance is Fox's product support and customer service. Without going into the whole story, I would give them B-. Maybe a C+. Some of the reps are knowledgeable and some are not. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Rock Shox, Other Fox. |
| Bike Setup: | Aluminum fully suspended frame. Fox RP23 rear shock. Mavic, Chris King, etc, The bike is new. |
| Bottom Line: | I'm not 100% sold on Fox's X type fork. Maybe I need to fiddle with it a little longer. I will try different combinations of air pressure, rebound rate, and bump threshold but at first blush I'd say I would rather have a manual lock-out or none. However, once the suspension is open, you're ready to fly. Fast and accurate without any springy backlash. |
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Submitted by
Ricardo
a Cross Country Rider
from Portugal
Date Reviewed: 11/3/2006 4:32:34 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | Very stiff, terralogic works perfectly, no seal problem anymore |
| Weaknesses: | None that i found on the 1000 km I made till now with it |
| Similar Products Tried: | reba race with pop lock adjust |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized epic S works carbon, crank brothers, thompson stem and seat post, selle italia slr XC, race face handlebar, Xo triggers, Hope mono mini brakes... |
| Bottom Line: | I read all the past years reviews about the malfunctions and sealing problems, but the 2007 model is superb, terralogic works without you notice any lag in time. it`s the best combination you can have with the epic brain. Try IT. you will not regreat! |
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