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Home | Product Reviews | 2008 Forks | Fetish Cycles Carbon Mountain Fork (disc only) 26 and 29er | ||||
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Submitted by
Rome
a Weekend Warrior
from Arlington , WA, USA
Date Reviewed: 3/23/2008 3:13:16 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | All of them? |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $150 |
| Purchased At: | Ebay |
| Strengths: | Light, sexy. It is carbon fiber. Mine came with both disc and canti/v-brake mounts. Legs are long and will accomodate a 29" wheel (with disc brakes only) or the 26" with V-brakes. |
| Weaknesses: | None so far. I am a Clydesdale class rider and it is holding up fine. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Many chromoly or aluminum forks, but no other carbon MTB forks. |
| Bike Setup: | 2000 16" Access Titanium frame Custom built wheelset with Parallax hubs, DT swiss spokes, and Sun rims. Specialized Compound Pro tires (The best!) King Rasta headset, carbon bar, and ti seatpost and saddle. Specialized magnesium platforms, vintage Kooka Bonnie cranks. 32/16 SS. |
| Bottom Line: | If you are thinking of a Pace fork, then you may want to consider one of these instead as it is just as sexy as the Pace, but a lot friendlier to your wallet. |
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Submitted by
Ben
a Weekend Warrior
from Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Date Reviewed: 3/3/2008 5:09:04 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Haw Ridge |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $150 |
| Purchased At: | Ebay |
| Strengths: | Inexpensive, well made, lightweight, suspension like ride without the weight or cost. |
| Weaknesses: | Unknown customer service |
| Similar Products Tried: | Rockshox |
| Bike Setup: | Redline Monocog 29er, stock except for mechanical discs, spd pedals, and anatomical grips. |
| Bottom Line: | I did as much research as I could on this fork, and for all intents and purposes, the Fetish fork is identical to the White Brothers, but at less than half the price. I'm 200#, ride fairly hard, mostly slow speed technical, plenty of opportunities to test the fork, no problems yet. A carbon fork is a great way to maintain the hardtail handling while taking some of the jolt outta the ride. Carbon is funny, it "boings" when you hit stuff, so I guess it's the flex that allows the fork to soak up the bumps and vibrations. Between the Fetish carbon fork and |
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