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Submitted by
Dwayne Adams
a Cross Country Rider
from Ft Lauderdale, FL
Date Reviewed: 4/22/2008 8:19:28 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Markam, or any in Whilster |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | Magura USA |
| Strengths: | Nice and stiff, able to dial it in easy. Good dampening. |
| Weaknesses: | None so far. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Several |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized SX Supercross, Sram, Hope, Mavic |
| Bottom Line: | Great reliable fork that I ride 2-3 time a week for more than a year. I am a Clydesdale (250)and just put it through a 7 race series, I am pretty hard on parts, and the fork does a great job. This fork can be set up to be super plush or set up for the bigger hits depends on trail or track you are at. Buy this Fork. I would put this up against any other 130 mm fork. |
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Submitted by
Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Dallas
Date Reviewed: 8/13/2007 10:17:21 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | IDB |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | Universal Cycles |
| Strengths: | Setup, Stifness, Weight, Simplicity |
| Weaknesses: | None (maybe finding a place to buy the fork) |
| Similar Products Tried: | Rock Shocks, Manitou |
| Bike Setup: | 2007 Kona Kula Supreme, Middleburn Cranks, SRAM X.0 and X.9 Components |
| Bottom Line: | Great fork at a great price. This is an update to my previous review. Been riding the Menja much more, and it is a very simple, easy to set up, and just plain nice to ride. Have had no issues except where to ride tomorrow :) Definitely can feel the difference in the cornering with the stiffness of the fork, and I don't ever really notice the forks at all while climbing or descending downhill. Compared to the other forks supposedly in the same catagory, these are not only cheaper, but also a better fork. My next upgrade is to add a Magura coil-spring fork on my other bike. Great Product. |
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Submitted by
Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Dallas
Date Reviewed: 6/14/2007 5:39:10 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | IDB |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $380 |
| Purchased At: | Universal Cycle |
| Strengths: | Weight, stiffness, ease of setup, and looks. |
| Weaknesses: | None yet. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Rock Shox and Manitou. |
| Bike Setup: | Kona Kula Supreme, XT cranks, SRAM everything else. |
| Bottom Line: | Due to rain I have only tried these forks out for about 10-15 miles around the house, but very nice feel and weight. Will update my review when trails dry up and Dallas is rideable again. The fork looks and feels well built and steers with precision. For the price I feel it is a very good value compared to what you pay for similar quality from other products. |
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Submitted by
Wayne
a Cross Country Rider
from Guadalupe. California
Date Reviewed: 6/4/2007 7:54:10 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Rainbow wash, Borrego Springs,Ca. |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $320 |
| Purchased At: | Bike shop |
| Strengths: | Easy sag set up, Easy lock out knob. Very strong feel. Comes with it's own shock pump that is tricked out. |
| Weaknesses: | That alloy DRO lock out knob rattled like a metal rattlesnake until I installed a rubber o ring under the knob. The stainless dropout savers are cool as long as you use Magura hubs that match perfect with the rotors. Also using Magura marta sl brakes made it very easy set-up. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fox Vinalla Fork, Manitou Mars carbon |
| Bike Setup: | Intense tracer Magura fork, Magura brakes, Magura wheelset. XTR trigger shifters. FSA carbon crankset. Thompson stem and post. SDG saddle. And of course a King headset. |
| Bottom Line: | If you read and follow the manual you will be happy with this product. The 85m fork was and is the best fork so far for me. I am not a racer, I just like quality and find the Magura 85mm a great cross country trail fork. I've started ridng mtb in 1986. Good luck with your choices. |
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Submitted by
Martijn Willems
a Cross Country Rider
from Wijk bij Duurstede, Holland
Date Reviewed: 12/16/2006 3:04:37 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Any up and down winding trails with lots of single tracks will do.. |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | Rijwielpaleis Bilthoven |
| Strengths: | Stifness, easy to set-up, firm-tech bosses, looks, exotic (you don't see these forks as much as all the Foxes or RS), kinda plush if you want to, Dynamic lock out (DLO), 100mm fork |
| Weaknesses: | None so far.. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fox F80, Rock Shox Recon, Manitou magnum, Rock Shox Judy |
| Bike Setup: | Idworx SM 2007, with Crossmax SL wheels. |
| Bottom Line: | This fork works! As plush as my Fox (was really smooth fork), and i bet it will get smoother in about another 20-30 hours of riding. The fork is really stiff, so steering is razorsharp! Combined with al DLO remote it's unbeatable. It's the best of 2 worlds: the quality and exclusiveness the Foxes used to have at the price of a Rock Shox!! |
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