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Submitted by
Tomi Eloranta
a Cross Country Rider
from Tampere, Finland
Date Reviewed: 4/22/2008 9:11:19 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $700 |
| Purchased At: | Tftuned |
| Strengths: | Very smooth, no hassle with air pressure as in DHX air |
| Weaknesses: | None so far... Oh, almost twice as heavy as DHX Air but that is no problem. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Vanilla RC, DHX Air. |
| Bike Setup: | SC Nomad, Fox 36 van RC2, PUSH-tuned DHX 5.0, Shimano/Sram drivetrain, Avid Juicy 7 brakes, Selle Yutaak GelFlow saddle. |
| Bottom Line: | Got mine from Tftuned,PUSH-tuned and set to my specifications. This is a great shock, don't know how stock DHX compares to this one but ride is very smooth frome smallest stuff to medium range (i don't ride very big). I'm bit on the heavy side so coil suits me better than air shock, and is more set and forget-type than DHX Air. I was looking for CC Double Barrel but after serious thinking decided that DB is too excessive for me with all it's tuning possibilities (easy to get it completely wrong...). And after all, Fox service is right around the corner from where i live so there you have it ;-) |
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Submitted by
Grant
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney, Australia
Date Reviewed: 3/21/2008 12:55:18 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Menai, Sparrow Hill |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | Phantom Cycles |
| Strengths: | Mid range performance |
| Weaknesses: | Low speed performance, small bump performance |
| Similar Products Tried: | Cane Creek Double Barrel, Fox Vanilla RC, Fox Float R, Fox RP3 |
| Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Nomad, '06 66RC2X, Crossmax SX, Minion 2.5" DHF ust tyres, Syncros stem, Answer ProTaper bars, Thomson post, X9, RF Atlas cranks |
| Bottom Line: | I could never get the low speed or small bump performance from the DHX-C 5.0 that i wanted. I tried changing the pressure in the boost valve, had the PP set to the lightest setting, tried running more sag, lubing pivots, etc. With this shock i cold feel some chain pull in the granny/3rd gear combo on the Nomad. I think the appearance of the DHX-C is a little cheap, but that's a personal thing. Once i replaced the DHX-C 5.0 with a CCDB all of the problems i had disappeared. The CCDB cost more than the DHX-C, but only by about 1.3 times as much and the better performance is definitely worth it. |
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Submitted by
Justin
a Weekend Warrior
from davis, ca
Date Reviewed: 1/3/2008 1:19:31 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | used |
| Strengths: | i think its responsive to some small bumps but also soaks up the big ones in the rock gardens, biggest flat to flat on this was about 5 ft. i dont wanna go much bigger |
| Weaknesses: | the bottom out resistance is hard to adjust with your hands |
| Similar Products Tried: | none |
| Bike Setup: | yeti as-x |
| Bottom Line: | its good and maybe the only shock that tops it is the roco but i havent tried that. and why do people buy the dhx5 air? i looked it up and its actually heavier than the coil one, so whats the advantage? its not as responsive and more $$$ so why do ppl buy it? thats all |
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Submitted by
Eder Savio
a Downhiller
from Florianópolis - Brazil
Date Reviewed: 3/17/2007 5:24:47 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Boqueirão da Serra |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Strengths: | Ever and all works fine. No leaks, no bottom out. |
| Weaknesses: | No so sensitive like old Fox RC, but maybe I'm old to... |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fox RC, Romic, Rock Shox Super Deluxe, DNM air, Fox Float R. |
| Bike Setup: | Kona Stinky 05, Hope, MonsterT, XTR. |
| Bottom Line: | I feel it is not so smooth like Fox RC, but it works great at the trail. I would like to try it at a FSR frame, because 4bar Kona is a little hard. |
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Submitted by
Scott
a Downhiller
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: 6/27/2006 11:29:03 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Whistler |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | Wheel World on 05 Stinky Supreme |
| Strengths: | Buttery smooth stroke from start to finish. Shock will not bottom, and setup is simple and effective for high end shock. |
| Weaknesses: | Stock spring is super heavy. I must of got a lemon. After three days of downhilling it started spitting oil from the resovoir, and making a wierd squeaking sound. Another day and the resovoir was pissing oil and the sound turned to gnarly metal on metal sounds. Fox customer service has been very easy to work with. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Progressive 5th Element |
| Bike Setup: | 05 Kona Stinky Supreme, 888, pimped |
| Bottom Line: | I had about 70 DH runs at local trails and Whistler on this shock before it failed. I'm not super abusive, but the shock did fail. I'm thinking it was just broken out of the box and that's how it goes. Seems like a great shock. Much smoother and better feeling that the 5th. I've had several to flat landings and the shock never bottoms. Adjustments are easy to make and actually make noticeable changes without having to go to either extreme. It looses one chili for the failure but overall is an smooth and great feeling damper with easy to use adjustments. |
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Submitted by
Patrick
a Downhiller
from Kailua, Hawaii
Date Reviewed: 4/8/2006 3:57:52 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | anything with a drop or a jump |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $327 |
| Purchased At: | eBay |
| Strengths: | Everything! |
| Weaknesses: | Spring, but I got mine with a Ti, so no issues with it. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Other Fox shocks |
| Bike Setup: | Cannondale Gemini/ Marz 66SL/ DHX 5.0/ X.7/ e-13 SRS/ truvativ crank, stem, bar/ Azonic A frames, seat/ Kenda tires |
| Bottom Line: | Killer shock, even better that it came with a Ti spring for 327.00!! |
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Submitted by
matt j
a Weekend Warrior
from hansville WA U.S.A
Date Reviewed: 3/21/2006 8:33:24 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | T.P.A.U trails |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | downhill zone |
| Strengths: | everything!! the 4 out of 5 of the adjustments i use or adjust all the time, i always have the need to change something if i am doing xc, downhill, freeride, or change the travel on the frames rear shock mounts, the shock always fufills the need, the only one thing you can't change easily is the schrader valve adjustment,which is no big deal for once it is in the perfect spot you don't need to change it. it looks awesome and is extremely durable, it ramps up nicely or how ever you have it set up it will ramp up the perfect amount for almost anything you do, propedal is definately very effective although it takes some of the plush feel out of the travel all you do is turn it down or off on the downhills and works just like a marzocchi roco with a no pedaling platform feel. |
| Weaknesses: | the bottom out resistance knob is sometimes extremely hard to turn and have to use a 4mm allen key to turn it but i always have a set of allen keys so it's no big deal. |
| Similar Products Tried: | marzocchi roco, 5th element, manitou swingers and revox, fox float, vanilla and dhx 5.0 air, rockshox ario, |
| Bike Setup: | versus blitz 4,5,6" travel frame with mainly freeride components at about 34 LBS, pretty lite for a freeride bike but no strength was compromised, cept for the fox vanilla 130 RLC fork, which actually does quite well for freeride but on big hits can hurt alittle more than a 150mm or 200mm fork, but still quite durable. |
| Bottom Line: | it's a great shock, it's just as good as anything out there, the closest competitors would be marzocchi roco, manitou revox and swinger 6-way and thats about it. i would definatly choose this shock over all these competitors, it's amazingly plush and absorbant in any setting of the shock yet finds ways to take big hits like there is tons of travel left over and absorbes cigarette butts on the road and is probably the most efficiant shock i have ever tried. i love it but if you want something a little lighter and you have the extra money go for the dhx 5.0 air although the coil does feel a little more plush they are both still very good. |
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Submitted by
Phil
a Racer
from Portland, Or
Date Reviewed: 3/16/2006 1:27:50 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | wildcat lower 1 |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | Trail Head Cycles |
| Strengths: | Super Adjustable. Set it up however you want it, for racing or freeride. |
| Weaknesses: | The OEM spring rate is kind of soft 300 lbs(this could be bc i'm a heavy som biach). |
| Similar Products Tried: | Romic dual adjustable. 5th. |
| Bike Setup: | 06 iron horse sunday world cup (the sickest). 06 boxxer air, DHX (with Ti spring), hayes mad hd ti brakes, funn direct mount stem and fatboy bars, crank bros mallet mag pedals, fsa xtreme cranks, e13 guide, hope hubs with mavic 823's w double butted spokes (set up tubeless), shimano dura ace cassette, sram hollow pin chain, I beam seat and post, maxxis 40 duro minions 2.5's(fronts on front and rear), BFL brake levers. Sram XO shifter and XO short cage der. |
| Bottom Line: | Shock's good. Bottom out and compression controls work really well. The air pressure adjustment is dollars (really makes the shock work for your needs). The only thing that would make it better would be if it came with a Ti spring. |
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Submitted by
Jordo
a Downhiller
from Colo. Spgs. CO
Date Reviewed: 2/13/2006 10:08:05 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Keystone DH |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $200 |
| Purchased At: | EP |
| Strengths: | As long as you set it up right it works awesome. super burley and takes a beating |
| Weaknesses: | leaks a little from the piggyback near the bottom out control...but no biggy |
| Similar Products Tried: | fox vanilla, cane creek, manitou crap |
| Bike Setup: | AS-X, marzocchi 66, truvativ everything, sram X-9 everything, Avid juicy 5's, and floating brake. |
| Bottom Line: | SICK!!! if you buy this shock you will never go back. once it's set up it is good to go forever... |
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Submitted by
Dave Plummer
a Downhiller
from Thousand Oaks, California
Date Reviewed: 2/1/2006 9:01:47 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Mcgill Trail Mt. Pinos |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $269 |
| Purchased At: | Employee Purchase |
| Strengths: | Super Adjustable.. Completely Silent Throughout Travel.. No issues with brake jack and loud noises like with the 5th Coil. Really Nice Look and Feel.. FOX QUALITY PRODUCT!! |
| Weaknesses: | None. Anyone who has experienced problems has either had a lemon or is a moron who doesnt read instructions. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Progressive Suspension 5th Element Coil 5way Progressive Suspension 5th Element Air Fox Float RL 100 Fox Vanilla Fox RP3 Manitou Swinger 6-way (yuck) Romic (demo'd) Risse Jupiter 5r |
| Bike Setup: | 05 SC Bullit, XT Crank, XT D-train, Hayes HFX-9HD 8 inch mud cutters, DHX (duh), sun rhynos hadly hubs, Panaracer Fire FR 2.4, Azonic Ultracross Bar (sweeet), Zoke 888rc, Chris King NoThreadset, Odi Lockons, WTB Pure v race ti rails, Primo Tenderizer Pedals. |
| Bottom Line: | Best Rear shock ive seen yet. Fox really kicked the rest of the markets arse on this one. Keep Up the good work. If setup properly this shock will not make noise and will pedal like a dream. Be sure to get real scientific with the setup because it will payoff on the trail. If you just blow through the setup proccess you may damage the shock or lose out on performance. -- Bottom Line -- SWEET |
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Submitted by
David
a Downhiller
from melbourne
Date Reviewed: 1/19/2006 3:37:32 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | narbethong |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $700 |
| Strengths: | Everything about this shock is the best |
| Weaknesses: | None |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fox float |
| Bike Setup: | 2006 norco shore one |
| Bottom Line: | Get this shock fully ajustable, done 7ft to flat the bottom line you got to get one to believe it. |
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Submitted by
Tim
from New Hampshire
Date Reviewed: 9/8/2005 6:03:51 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Waterburry Yellow Trail |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $225 |
| Purchased At: | Through Fox, Employee Purchase |
| Strengths: | Super ajustability, increadably smooth and supple, fairly easy to tune, value and price. |
| Weaknesses: | can be easy to get lost in all the adjustments for a beginner shock tuner. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fox vanilla r. |
| Bike Setup: | 05 Gemini 900 |
| Bottom Line: | Super smooth, wicked adjustable, great ride. Bottom line. Buy it. |
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Submitted by
Tad
a Racer
from Maine
Date Reviewed: 8/23/2005 1:48:41 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $400 |
| Purchased At: | Speedgoat |
| Strengths: | Great bottoming-out resisting. Very smooth. |
| Weaknesses: | Nothing. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Manitou 6wy-4wy and 5th Element |
| Bike Setup: | 04 Jamis Dakar XLT 2.0, with Manitou Sherman aFlick fork. |
| Bottom Line: | Great rear shock, I can do DH, FR, and XC with it! If You want a do it all shock get this shock. |
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Submitted by
Dimitri Hon
a Weekend Warrior
from London
Date Reviewed: 8/9/2005 3:08:35 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | here there and everywhere |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $150 |
| Purchased At: | private sale |
| Strengths: | The shock looks amazing as you can see, it rides even better. In a nut shell, you dont really notice it doing anything, this, at first, can worry some but its a good thing. Its not the shock which isnt noticeable, its the series of boulders raming their way past your rear wheel. its quite amazing how well this shock works, its very rare for a product to really break the mould but fox has done this ten-fold with their '05 stuff. |
| Weaknesses: | none, take time setting it up and leave it alone. |
| Similar Products Tried: | 5th elements, past fox's, avalanches, loadsa mottocross stuff |
| Bike Setup: | '03 kona stinky pimped up coz i work in a bike store. ner ner |
| Bottom Line: | A really special piece of kit, looks the biz, feels.....erm.. doesn't feel just DOES what its meant to. I refuse to say that it will improve your riding because this is up to YOUR skills, however, it will encourage and push you to ride better and will give the rider a noticeable improvement in control. if your even slightly into your "free-ride" then I'd heavily recomend you get your mitts on one. the only bummer is that it costs loads for a fork that performs at the same level |
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Submitted by
Steve Johnson
a Downhiller
from Port Angleles, WA
Date Reviewed: 8/8/2005 8:28:30 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Limbo |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | Private transaction |
| Strengths: | Adjustability Light for a coil shock Fox service THE RIDE! |
| Weaknesses: | Mine leaks oil from the can The steel spring is a boat anchor |
| Similar Products Tried: | 5th Element coil Romic twin manitou swinger fox float rl Magura Oden (great CC shock) |
| Bike Setup: | Intense Uzzi VPX: Fox Forty, Hadley, Race face, Sram. Only one shimano part (front dir) |
| Bottom Line: | I do more free ride than downhill on this bike but they don't have a pigeon hole for that do they? This is the best down/free rear shock I have ridden. The rear wheel stays on the ground through studders and chops. It takes drops and big hits in stride. Sweeeet climber coupled with the virtual pivot. What more could you ask for? Something lighter is always nice. I got one with a problem. Oil is leaking from the reservoir. Enough to drip on the frame. It has developed that air-in-shock-squish-suck-noise that we all love. I'm sending it back to Fox after I land a DHX Air 5.0. I see Go-Ride has these for $399 w/$40 in-store credit. An RCS Ti spring is $200 which is a chunk for .5 lb. So for $599 you can have truely awsome "light" rear suspension but still heavier and more expensive than a DHX Air ($479). Of course a little weight doesn't much matter if you don't peddle up. The DHX 5.0 is a wouderful thing and I would buy one if I had to. As it is I'll get this one fixed and keep it as a spare in case I blow the DHX Air or it doesn't perform as well. Try it if you can. You'll be all giggles. |
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Submitted by
Derek
a Downhiller
from Texas
Date Reviewed: 7/15/2005 10:45:18 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | looks are killer, propedal works Unbelievably, the bottom out ramp up is awsome, super plush. |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | swingers, vanillas, 5th element |
| Bike Setup: | kona stinky |
| Bottom Line: | Fox has done it this time. The dhx is the best shock out there for downhill/freeride. It is hard to think of how i lived with out this shock. |
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Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver BC
Date Reviewed: 6/27/2005 3:06:52 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Oil Can |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | Very sturdy and good for everything (drops, street, dirtjumping, trail riding). Fairly easy to adjust and the adjustments make any type of riding fun (not like swinger 6 way which so hard to adjust that it takes hours to adjust it to the right setting). |
| Weaknesses: | You cant adjust it on trails like a vanilla RC (but you cant adjust alot of rear shocks in the middle of a run). |
| Similar Products Tried: | Vanilla RC, Vanilla R, 5th Element, DHX 4.0 (dont buy them, my brother's was seriously wrong which made me think about getting rid of my DHX 5.0, but I like it). |
| Bike Setup: | Rocky Mountain Switch S3 with Saint everything and 66rc. |
| Bottom Line: | This is a great rear shock! It makes all moutain biking fun (even riding on streets) and has easy adjustments. I dont know how it would hold up on extreme free-ride because I only have 6 inches of travel (drops 20 feet or bigger). Dont cheat yourself by buying a DHX 4.0 because they feel really bad. If you have the money, buy this rear shock!!! |
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Submitted by
Benny
a Downhiller
from Sydney, NSW
Date Reviewed: 6/19/2005 6:01:20 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Lizard Rock @ Oxford Falls |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $700 |
| Purchased At: | LBS |
| Strengths: | -Performance -Tunability -Looks sweet -Weight; its light, if you care about that -Build quality |
| Weaknesses: | Absolutely none!! |
| Similar Products Tried: | Romic Double Manitou Swinger Other Fox shocks |
| Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Bullit, Marz 66RC, FOX DHX, Mavic Dee Max, Hayes, Truvativ, yadda yadda... |
| Bottom Line: | Seriously folks, i could not beleive the difference this shock made to the performance of my Bullit. With other shocks the brake jack factor was quite noticable; you brake goin over sharp shuttery type bumps and the rear tyre skips all over the place...but not with the DHX; the rear tyre has a load more traction than ever before. But this shock feels completely different from others; you have plushness but you also have bob-control; As you are probably aware, the adjustments on the Fox operate seperately from eachother so you could have a really firm compression but a very low ramp-up for example...the possibilities are endless. Just a quick note about preload; many people dont know the damage they can cause their shock if they dial-up the preload more than two turns. If you need to do this purchase a heavier spring. I tell ya, you wont be dissapointed. |
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Submitted by
Simon Lee
a Downhiller
from Seoul, Korea
Date Reviewed: 6/10/2005 8:23:56 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | anywhere |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $400 |
| Purchased At: | Han's |
| Strengths: | It's very adjustable and progressive. Super and I mean super plush even better than my 5th dialed in. |
| Weaknesses: | My first DHX died on me the first ride. It made a "thunk" sound at the beginning of the stroke and never fully compressed. There are a few lemons out there still. You just have to try them out and pick and choose. Fortunately my dealer was very quick to swap it out with another one. Luckily this one is working REAL FINE. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Progressive 5th, Manitou Swinger 6way, Fox Vanilla... |
| Bike Setup: | S.C. Bullit, 888RC, Mavic 729 laced with saint front hub, Atom lab rear, Raceface Diabolous stem, handle-bar, ChirsKing headset, Thomson seatpost, Maxxis Highroller F/R, and Saint crankset. |
| Bottom Line: | Given that you have the right shock and not a lemon, DHX 5.0 just kills them all. This feels so much and I mean so much better than my 5th. I currently have 3 shocks on hand (5th, Swinger 6way, and DHX) but I can't find a good reson to go back the 5th or Swinger. Don't get me wrong cuz 5th, too is an awsome shock when dialed in and I can't say much for Manitou Swinger, it blows, but I just can't justify my self for using anything else than DHX 5.0. Hands down winner. Very progressive, smooth, and ramps up nicely. I don't know if this shock is the best for dropping 10 meter or higher but for what I use it for (mostly downhill and some freeride/drops) nothing crazy, it's da bomb. Now go out and get one. Be sure to get the proper spring rate cuz that'll make or break your ride. I use 350lbs X 2.80 and it's just perfect for my weight(150lbs.) and type of riding I do. |
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Submitted by
Cole
a Racer
from Glens Falls NY
Date Reviewed: 4/25/2005 10:43:10 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Plattekill |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | Placid Planet |
| Strengths: | All around great adjustments my pro pedal has worked very well so far people say that there are troubles with the pro pedal making noises but mine hasnt done that so far its a fox product of course it is going to be a great product |
| Weaknesses: | none that i have had so far |
| Similar Products Tried: | Manitou Swinger, 5th element with Ti spring |
| Bike Setup: | 2005 Santa Cruz V10, Manitou Dorado DH, Intense Mag 30's, Huji hubs, Hayes HFX magHD carbon. |
| Bottom Line: | If you have the money to spend on the shock or it came on your bike then ride it, it is great for every thing that i have rode with it so far DH Racing and Free Riding i can even pedal it around town or go jump with it every once in a while. Any one who races DH or freerides should buy this shock. |
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Matt
a Downhiller
from Lethbridge, Canada
Date Reviewed: 1/20/2005 4:45:03 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Top Gun |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $430 |
| Purchased At: | Ascent Cycle |
| Strengths: | Everything. This shock is the best thing that has ever happened to my bike. |
| Weaknesses: | none so far! |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fox Vanilla R and RC |
| Bike Setup: | 02 Banshee scream, 03 junior t, double tracks 26"front and 24" rear, avid mechs, DHX 5 |
| Bottom Line: | Awesome shock for the price it is as smooth as my friends avvy and just as plush. Fox really did awesome on this one. This shock is great for anyone with a full suspension. Id recommend it to anyone looking for a new shock. |
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JASON WILLIAMS
a Weekend Warrior
from SEATTLE
Date Reviewed: 1/17/2005 10:58:27 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | THE DOWNHILL ZONE |
| Strengths: | SUPER TUNABILITY.PLUSH,EVEN WITH THE PRO PEDAL MAXED OUT THE SHOCK STILL HAS GREAT SMALL BUMP SENSATIVITY. |
| Weaknesses: | MY SHOCK FAILED IN ABOUT 20 MILES OF STREET RIDING.THE PRO PEDAL WAS KNOCKING/BAD STICTION |
| Similar Products Tried: | FOX,CURNUTT,5TH ELEMENT |
| Bike Setup: | HECKLER,NIXON,KING,RACEFACE |
| Bottom Line: | GREAT SHOCK,BUT LIKE THE FIRST MODEL YEAR OF A CAR THERE ARE GOING TO BE ISSUES.i WILL REPORT WHEN I GET MY REPLACEMENT.OH YEAH THE DOWNHILL ZONE ROCKS(AS USUAL)THEY EVEN HAD A LONER SHOCK.IF YOU ARE EVER IN SETTLE DEFINETLY CHECK OUT THIS SHOP. |
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Submitted by
Radie Rider
a Weekend Warrior
from South Texas USA
Date Reviewed: 12/30/2004 9:52:16 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | any and all |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $340 |
| Purchased At: | Local Shop |
| Strengths: | Very adjustable and tuneable. Great low end damping and equally capable hucking, jumping, dropping. Just as comfortable on the trails. |
| Weaknesses: | None so far. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Vanilla RC, Vanilla R, Swinger SPV, |
| Bike Setup: | 04 Gemini, DHX 5.0, MRP, Sun, FSA, Sherman Breakout Plus 1.5, |
| Bottom Line: | This shock is very reponsive and feels plush yet firm when set up properly. The harder you push the shock the better it feels. As an insider from Push Industries stated in the Freeride/Downhill threads, this is currently the best shock on the market. |