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Description:
- Travel: 85-130mm
- Spring: Coil, Spring Adjust: Change spring
- Damping: Motion Control
- Lowers: Magnesium
- Crown: Forged, hollow, 6061 T-6 aluminium
- Steerer Tube: Butted Aluminium
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Submitted by
Duder
a Cross Country Rider
from DC
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Stiff, plush | | Bike Setup: | 2007 Kona The King Avid bb7, SRAM 9.0, Fox Float, RockShox Revelation | | Bottom Line: | I swore id never go back to RockShox after having my old Marzocchi, but this fork really impressed me. Im 6'4" 220, and it doesnt flex at all. im very happy with it and highly recommend it to others. I typically run it at 100-115mm. Running it at 130 slows my handling down too much. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from mn
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$459.00 | | Strengths: | Great fork all around except for the tire clearance. If you run a 2.3 tire you may rub the cross brace on bumpy turns or jumps. My tire started wearing into the brace. So now I must run smaller then my stock size tire or buy a new fork. Think I'm going with a fox vanilla RLC . Other wise great fork for cross country but if your running all mountain 2.3 tires look to fox for more tire clearance. | | Weaknesses: | tire clearance | | Similar Products Used: | fox, Marzocchi 55 | | Bike Setup: | 06 specialized enduro | | Bottom Line: | Cross country guys buy it!!! All moutain riders get smaller tires or buy a fox comparable | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ywain Ap Rhys
a Weekend Warrior
from Lymington, England
Date Reviewed: February 18, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Cwm Carn | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Yellow Cycles | | Strengths: | Does exactly what it says on the tin | | Weaknesses: | ummmm.... | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Recon, RST Aerosa TL | | Bike Setup: | Giant Trance 3, Fox Float Shock, Juicy 7s, Schwalbe Nobby Nic 2.35 and now Revelations!!!! | | Bottom Line: | I got this bike originally cos the Trance is a great frame but a little bit on the heavy side for a thoroughbred XC. I prefer riding more technical downhilly stuff and always knew that the geometry would nver be quite right for this so it was an easy chice to go for the longer fork. More travel is great and now the geometry is much more favourable.
I run the coil version and it is pluuuuuuush. It's very important to get the setup just right, but that's easy to so with the well written manual.
Rock shox market this as an all mountain fork, and it definately is that. Being able to lock out, and wind the fork down by 45mm completley changes the geometry and perfect for those long climbs to the top of your favourite downhill section.
Buy one. It's a revelation. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill
a Cross Country Rider
from Campbell River B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: January 21, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Technical XC, Cumberland,Snowden,Forbidden etc. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Strengths: | Works the way it should, very smooth feeling, nice linear progression, the U-Turn etc. is gravey.
The "lockout" feature is sweet, it creates a sort of "plateu" in the travel wich allows some sag, yet limits bob, but it will still absorb bigger hits. This is very adjustable and lets me run a spring wich might be a little on the weak side, giving a very nice ride over roots/freestone etc. when not "locked out".
The adjustable travel just makes the bike more versatile, more stablity going downhill, and it will climb (and turn on a dime) with the setting lowwer than my bikes 100mm.
I run it at 108mm most of the time, this allows more sag and lets run a slightly softer spring without changeing the geometry. I`m 188lbs. right now (winter fat) and run the "blue" spring in this fork rated for 180lbs., this set up suits my riding style fine, it does bottom out "dropping in" more than 2 feet r so, but even then its not too harsh. | | Weaknesses: | Its bit heavy compared to an air shock. ( probly smoother feeling tho..and with better rebound control too most likely) Might not be the best solution for a racer. It will "plow" a bit easier when dialed out to 130mm, this not the shocks fault tho, just the way my bike is desigined. | | Similar Products Used: | Rockshox dart 3 | | Bike Setup: | 18 " Giant Trance 3 (07), Giants proprietary airshock on the rear, Rockshox Revalation 426 on the front, hayes nines, 6" rotars, Rinolite rimes,Panaracer Rampage tires. I`m 188lbs, running the "blue" spring in the front fork, its rated for 180lbs. | | Bottom Line: | If you only own one bike and use it as a sort of do anything/everything XC/Trail/Freeride and ocasional comuter then this fork offers great versatility, and does it without sacrificeing anything but perhaps a bit of wieght. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Bill
a Cross Country Rider
from Campbell River B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | spacenuggetz | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Strengths: | Plush and predictable, they are very linear in feel. U-turn works great easier too reach than expected while riding. My bike is so much better going downhill, and feels much more stable even at stock setting of 100mm. I mostly run them at about 115mm, or 105-100mm with the sag. With the wet,snow,mud etc we have right now they work great as long as I land with my wieght a bit too the rear (stock spring is a bit soft for me, made for 160lbs max I`m 185lbs). Push makes an upgrade kit for this shock as well. | | Weaknesses: | The stock springs are too light for me,(I`m 185lbs) but with the snow n muck I mostly can`t go fast yet anyway. Over slow single track with lots of roots, mud, and small logpiles/drops they work fine. I can also run them full length and they don`t bottom so easy then, and work great over loose freestone fire roads and slow, sloppy downhill, they will "plow" a bit on tight corners though if set too long. I hope stiffer springs will help a bit with that. I might find I like the soft ones better for slower technical riding yet. The only real weakness is the long wait for the replacement springs here, but where I live everything is like that. | | Similar Products Used: | Rockshox dart 3 | | Bike Setup: | 07 Giant trance 3, stock Giant "maestro" rear shock (air with rebound works great and is light), Rockshox Revelation 426 U-Turn (spring 85-130mm, Hayes 9 brakes, Rynolite rims with 2.35 Panaracer Rampage tires. | | Bottom Line: | I am not a racer, just a fun rider. My Trance is on the heavy side and the fat tires slow me down as well, but I have fun and still ride up where most walk... or shuttle.
I would say I ride mostly all mountain, I like to climb then go downhill on fast trails and I enjoy a bit of technical XC as well, all on the same ride if possible. If you enjoy epic rides over differing terrain this shock is worth looking at, it really shines on an All Mountain or Enduro set up, just adds so much versatility and tuneability. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Jeff
a Weekend Warrior
from Blue Mountains Australia
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Gross Head/Bluegum Swamp | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$349.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Versatility, ease of setup, solid construction, look damn nice, U turn feature outstanding. | | Weaknesses: | None so far but only just put them on the bike. | | Similar Products Used: | The original suntour forks that came on the bike that only lasted a year. | | Bike Setup: | Norco hardtail, RS Revelation 426 coil U turn, Shimano Hone FC M600 cranks, Shimano lx drivetrain, WTB wheels and tyres. | | Bottom Line: | Just got these and threw them on, set them up real easy and rode them while playing with the U turn and lockout. If you don't know by now how good these are you must be living under a rock, they are outstanding. So versatile and easy to use, well made, well finished and cover such a wide range of riding styles you can't go wrong, they're not even that heavy really, even straight out of the box they're plush and linear. I went straight from POS low end forks that came on the bike to these babies and i'll use them for all sorts of trail riding and xc racing, just drop them down to 85mm and my bike comes alive, wind them out to 130mm and my bike rips long down hill sections, I can't stop smiling. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Southampton, England
Date Reviewed: November 6, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Whytes Level | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$530.00 | | Purchased At: | cyclesurgery | | Strengths: | Stiff, strong, light, uses all its travel(!!!), looks cool, easy to adjust, durable finish, very nice workmanship inside and out! | | Weaknesses: | (Really nit picking) The little plastic widget to hold the brake cable down, although a great idea, is designed to hold the cable at some angle, rather than vertically, as I wanted it. But no big deal at all. It still works! | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi MZIII, demoed various fox forx, and manitous. Too expensive are flexy | | Bike Setup: | 06 Kona Kikapu Deluxe, stock except Hayes nines (7"/6"), Schwalbe space 2.35 front tyre, revelation dual air fork. | | Bottom Line: | Review for 426 dual air(no u-turn) fork. This thing is lighter, stiffer, stronger, plusher, and better looking than anything else I've seen or tried under £500 (~$900 presently) It really is that good. If you see one, give it a go for a few rides. It does take about 2-3hrs riding to bed in properly, but after that its just perfect! Downhillers will probably start reaching its limits, and weight weenies may find 130mm overkill, but I've raced plenty on it and it certainly hasn't held me up, XC or downhill! Its pretty short for a fork of this travel, it only added 1 degree to the angles on my bike from a fork with 100mm travel! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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