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Submitted by
Patrick MICHEL
a Weekend Warrior
from Bloomfield, MI
Date Reviewed: 5/4/2008 11:26:50 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Pontiac Lake |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $420 |
| Purchased At: | JensonUSA |
| Strengths: | Good solid Fork, the bare minimum features (Coil, Rebound & pre-compression) mean less parts = less that can go wrong. Comes with 3 springs, nice when you weigh 210lbs. Very easy to change settings while riding (impossible on OEM RockShox Judy J2 you had to stop to change any settings) |
| Weaknesses: | The only thing I changed was to remove the blue FOX stickers as I like my bike BLACK and don't really care to show off what fork I have. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Upgraded from the Stock RockShox Judy J2 that broke (plastic ring in damper) after three years. |
| Bike Setup: | Trek Fuel 70, Fox Vanilla 32 R, RockShox Bar (original with Trek Fuel 70.... |
| Bottom Line: | Very good fork, feels so much stronger than the OEM RockShox Judy J2 that came with the TREK Fuel 70. Has more travel (140mm) than I really need, but the overall bike handling in the technical parts is really improved. Now that I have a good fork in the front it makes the Rear shock "feel" like it could use an upgrade. |
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Submitted by
Joseph Velasco
a Weekend Warrior
from Manila, Philippines
Date Reviewed: 4/24/2008 10:51:34 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | timbaland |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $400 |
| Purchased At: | King's |
| Strengths: | Fox quality, light and mid priced. Plush springs, reliable. Post mount and cable lock. 140mm travel!!! looks great. |
| Weaknesses: | expensive for us tight budget riders. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fox F120rl, marzocchi drop-off, suntour xcr |
| Bike Setup: | avid bb7, shimano xt drivetrain, syncros wheelset, truvativ parts, kenda nevegal tires. |
| Bottom Line: | my first fox fork. Never knew quality forks performed so good. my first fork was an rst gila, it was very heavy and the springs were so stiff. then the xcr performed a bit better. But the vanilla is smooth. Very simple and easy to use. Less adjustments means less things to go wrong. The basics of mtb forks is in the vanilla. For me, I don't need lock-out and other adjustments yet. |
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Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix, AZ
Date Reviewed: 2/8/2008 12:17:57 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $420 |
| Strengths: | This fork is solid. I'm 6'2" 210lbs, installed the green springs (the stiffest) and this thing just eats up everything...smooth as silk...very plush...great quality. |
| Weaknesses: | None so far |
| Bike Setup: | Jamis Dakar XLT - Fox Vanilla R - Fox Float R rear shock - Shimano LX crankset, derailleurs and shifters - EA70 riser bar & seatpost - WTB comp head set - Crappy Hayes Hydro brakes |
| Bottom Line: | Low maintenance all purpose fork, very high quality and very light...provides great control. Looks great on your bike and inspires confidence on the trails. If you're looking for the best coil fork, buy the Fox Vanilla R. I'd recommend it to anyone. I'm giving it 4 Flamin' Chilis because of the price. It's not cheap, but it is Fox so you're getting the best. It gets 5 Flamin' Chilis for the overall rating...fork performs brilliant. |
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