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Submitted by
kenlay
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland OR USA
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Over There | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$240.00 | | Purchased At: | BTI | | Strengths: | Strong lock out feels just like Hardtail. pretty light. excellent rebound. Easy to pump up. inexpensive. Responsive. | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | Fox Float R | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Enduro Pro: RF Evolve DH Crank, FSA xc 300SL wheels, Rock shox Reba Race fork, XT and XTR drive train, Hayes Disk | | Bottom Line: | Excellent value. I have not experienced a better feeling shock. Everything about it is great especially the lock out. If you’re an XC rider this shock is for you. With a low price tag how could you buy anything else? | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Byron
a Racer
from Arkansas
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | OEM bike part | | Bottom Line: | I had to come back and add a note to my review. The leak problem turned out to be a leaking shrader valve where you fill the shock. It seems many leaked in this manner. A little red loctite on the thread, no more leak. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Byron
a Racer
from Arkansas
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Did adjust out well after break-in. Lock out works well even though I really didn't need it. Rebound adjustment range is good. | | Weaknesses: | Long break-in period. Lost air after a month or two. | | Similar Products Used: | none first FS bike for me. | | Bike Setup: | 4" travel XC | | Bottom Line: | Liked it till it died a premature death. After only about one and a half months it started to lose air. Slowly at first, now in minutes, it's gone. Haven't contacted RS yet. I never needed to put more than 120PSI in it, you'd think it would have lasted along time since it will take 250PSI max. Guess not. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ralf Woodlund
a Cross Country Rider
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Rallar Vagen Norway | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Trek Sweden | | Strengths: | Easy to find lock out switch, pretty easy to maintain. | | Weaknesses: | Difficult to set at your correct sag, feels like you have a puncture. | | Similar Products Used: | None X Hardtail | | Bike Setup: | XT, XTR with DT Swiss Wheels Bontrager Stem and seatpost. | | Bottom Line: | Not a bad shock if this is your first buy, beacause I am a hard tail sadist, I tend to have it locked most of the time and feel there is too much bob when locked. Very difficult to set. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stevo
a
from Sydney, Australia
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | up rocks and down drops... | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | stock on Trek fuel 90 (06) | | Strengths: | Holds air very well, tough, lockout works well, doesn't bottom out easily | | Weaknesses: | Slightly harsh on small bumps, lockout switch catches on scrub sometimes and switches itself on (this really sucks if it happens at the top of a downhill and you haven't noticed). | | Similar Products Used: | Swinger 3-way (tested), Scott genius-thingy | | Bike Setup: | 06 fuel 90, recon351, Thomson duo, candy's, WTB rocket V team, ODI ruffianMX | | Bottom Line: | Seems like a good shock for the money, particularly if you are fairly XC oriented. I tend to do more trail/light freeride stuff so I have the sag set at 10% to avoid bottoming out on bigger drops. After 12 months I am about to give it its first service as it is starting to get a bit stiff probably due to dry seals; considering I mostly ride in dry, sandy conditions I think this is a pretty low-maintenance shock. Perhaps not the plushest for epics, but a good, reliable and generally hassle free shock. Recommended if you can get one reasonably cheap. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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