 |
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
Home | Product Reviews | Rear Shock | Fox Racing Shox Float R | ||||
|
|
||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Submitted by
Alan
a Weekend Warrior
from Chicago
Date Reviewed: 4/9/2008 8:52:42 AM |
|
| FavoriteTrail: | Palos |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | Dan's BS in Berwyn |
| Strengths: | I thought it was great. Minimal bob, great feel during it's stroke and enough adjustment to set it up nicely and forget about it. Easy to rebuild. |
| Weaknesses: | Got stuck down, I took it apart and rebuilt it. It got stuck down again soon after. Better to send it to Fox or Push when you get the stuck down problem, I heard they have permanent fixes. During the first stuck down occurance I decided to get a RP23, blows the Float out of the water in every way. That I would say is the biggest weakness of the Float, once you ride something like the RP23, what's the point of using a Float. |
| Similar Products Tried: | RP23 |
| Bike Setup: | 07' Prophet |
| Bottom Line: | Great shock for a entry level FS rig. Except for the stuck down issues, which took a year of dirty hard use to come up, it has performed very well. But...once you get into a shock like a RP23 the Float is worthless to you. |
Value Rating: 
Overall Rating:
|
|
|
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from Boulder,CO,USA
Date Reviewed: 7/29/2007 11:02:14 AM |
|
| FavoriteTrail: | Porcupine Rim |
| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Purchased At: | Bike OEM |
| Strengths: | Reliable, holds air for monthes |
| Weaknesses: | Pre-propedal, bobs on active 4bar. Bushings need replacing every year. |
| Similar Products Tried: | 1st full suspension bike |
| Bike Setup: | 2001 Specialized Enduro, Sherman Firefly, XM819/EX823 on Hope Hubs, SRAM XO, Tubeless tires |
| Bottom Line: | I been through a RockShock Pyslo and recently broke my beloved Sherman FireFly, but my original Float R is still going strong. It holds air for monthes. I rebuilt the shock (tuff to replace main seal, but only $15) and it held air over the winter. Very solid and easy to take apart and clean and regrease. |
Value Rating: 
Overall Rating:
|
|