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Submitted by
Don T
a Cross Country Rider
from Bt Timah
Date Reviewed: 8/9/2007 11:45:24 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Bt Timah Nature Reserve |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $46 |
| Purchased At: | eBay |
| Strengths: | Very light. Easy to instal & service. No complications. |
| Weaknesses: | Non, as I am not a fan of the lock-out system but may be important for some enthusias. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fox Coil shock. |
| Bike Setup: | Kona Kikapu |
| Bottom Line: | Simplicity is very important to me. Being a weekend rider, I do not have much time to mess around with the technical aspect of an mtb ride. A shock must be light, tough, simple to use, economical, & does it's intended job. It's quiet on the trail, not like the noisy rattle I've to live with on the FOX coil shock. Moreover, the weight-PSI guide is good enough to tune to the rebound desired. Great for amatuer riders like myself. Could be too simplified for competitive types. |
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Submitted by
Mike Woodard
a Weekend Warrior
from Denver
Date Reviewed: 3/12/2007 3:55:34 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years |
| Purchased At: | Wheat Ridge |
| Strengths: | Simple design. Clean action. Easy (super easy) service. Great for XC. |
| Weaknesses: | Light on options - but this is something the buyer sees before making the purchase so I'm not sure if it can qualify as a weakness. |
| Bike Setup: | Upgraded Fuel 80. |
| Bottom Line: | This is one of the last pieces of original equipment that remains on my Fuel 80. I considered upgrading to a lock out version like the Cloud 9 but it's not necessary for my frame. The AD 5 feels great on the climbs and takes the edge off on the downhills. The seals started to leak after a few years. I purchased a new set for $30 and installed them in ~20 minutes. Super easy with clear instructions! I don't understand why Cane Creek doesn't get more notoriety. It seems like most of their products get great reviews. I'm definitely a fan. |
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Submitted by
V8
a Cross Country Rider
from Utah
Date Reviewed: 1/2/2006 7:03:13 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Riverside Trail |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | Large Volume Air Chamber, Simple, Light, Good Customer Service (custom bushings -for a price-) Works. |
| Weaknesses: | No external Adjustments. |
| Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR 2004 custom built wheels with hope xc front, saint rear with hone derail, xt front derail, fox 2004 talas RLC. |
| Bottom Line: | No worries shock that works very well. Some bob while pedaling since there is no platform dampening, but pumped up just right you can eliminate it. Very large diameter so it might be hard to fit on some bikes, it barley fit mine. Works better than a comparable fox shock. |
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Submitted by
TheBigC
a Cross Country Rider
from Tampa, FL
Date Reviewed: 7/24/2004 2:38:08 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Rollercoaster |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $35 |
| Purchased At: | ebay, baby |
| Strengths: | LIGHT!! Tough. Looks nice. Works good. |
| Weaknesses: | No external adjustment. What do you want for $35? |
| Similar Products Tried: | stock RSX coil shock. |
| Bike Setup: | GT XCR5000. All XT and avid. |
| Bottom Line: | works very nice. Definately better than the heavy crap that came with the bike. New shock took several pounds off the bike, I kid you not. Got the tune up kit from Cane Creek (shipped to the door within a week) and it helped tame the ejection seat effect a lot. |
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Submitted by
Azmi Zack
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: 3/8/2004 10:05:42 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Bukit Timah |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $90 |
| Strengths: | Strength? All said by other reviewers already. |
| Weaknesses: | NO tweeky techy features. |
| Similar Products Tried: | other air shox n coil overs. |
| Bike Setup: | A bike frame n GIRVIN CROSS LINK ELITE FORK. |
| Bottom Line: | The main reason I used this shock is because it's the only shock in the world that can fit a Girvin fork. Givin fork came outfitted with a (crapy) coil-over shock or the smart shock. The Noleen is noisy n the smart shock is heavy. AD5 out-do this setbacks. |
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Submitted by
gabe camut
a Cross Country Rider
from johnstown, pa
Date Reviewed: 2/19/2004 6:25:35 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | home made singletrack |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $175 |
| Purchased At: | Speedgoat bicycles |
| Strengths: | i love the amount of versitillity this shock has when i know i'm gunna be climbing i'll set it hard when i'm doin singletrack i'll set it softer i love it plus they got me a shock pump to go with it.... i love speedgoat |
| Weaknesses: | i have a trek y-1 and where the valve is to set the psi is in a funny location so when i want to change the psi i have to dismount half the shock , this probably won't be the same with many other bikes |
| Similar Products Tried: | had a coilover? |
| Bike Setup: | trek Y-1 cane creek ad-5, easton ec-90 bar ea-70 stem , shimano spd pedals, irc serac tires |
| Bottom Line: | bottom line i love this shock and would NOT trade it for ANY OTHER SHOCK it has great adjustability and performs awsome |
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Submitted by
Bryce
a Cross Country Rider
from Springville Ut, USA
Date Reviewed: 11/27/2003 9:49:07 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Porcupine Rim |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Purchased At: | Came with bike |
| Strengths: | Good Shock. You hook up the pump to it, pump it to whatever you need and your off. Simple to use. Easy to take care of. |
| Weaknesses: | Bottom out easily. Even when the pressure is high. |
| Bike Setup: | Garyfisher with lots of STYLE |
| Bottom Line: | Its a good shock. I like the set up of it and how it works. It's a good shock if your using it just for a bike ride. If you racing you might consider a different shock, but i guess its a good shock for racing. |
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Submitted by
marco alberio
from milano, Italy
Date Reviewed: 7/14/2003 5:34:51 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Purchased At: | come with bike |
| Strengths: | strong (my weight is about 200lbs), easy maintenance, competely adjustable. |
| Weaknesses: | many settings are internal and require partial shock dismount...but AD10 or AD12 have these external settings ;-) |
| Similar Products Tried: | DNM ST10RC, Stratos Helix Pro |
| Bike Setup: | Trek VRX300, deeply customized... |
| Bottom Line: | AD5 is the entrylevel shock from CaneCreek but this means no compromise value, only set up is little complex due internal settings. I'm happy for its sensibility, you can forget that AD5 is "air" shock, seems use spring, expect its weigth... My next shock ? Why change it... however it will be from CaneCreek, sure ! |
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Submitted by
POSER NUMBAH ONE SDV
a Cross Country Rider
from DENVER
Date Reviewed: 6/8/2003 6:39:18 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Purchased At: | CAME STOCK ON 2000 SUGAR 3 |
| Strengths: | QUCIK PERFORMING, LOW MAINTANENCE SHOCK. CAME STOCK ON THE BIKE I BOUGHT TWO YEARS AGO, AND IS STILL RUNNING STRONG. |
| Weaknesses: | FINDING THE PREFERRED PSI IS A PAIN IN THE ASS, AND THEN KEEPING AT THAT LEVEL SUCKS. NO LOCKOUT, AS MANY OF THE NEWER REAR SHOCKS NOW HAVE. |
| Similar Products Tried: | N/A |
| Bike Setup: | STOCK EXCEPT SOME FAT BMW PEDALS AND SOME NEW WTB TIRES. RIDE HARD 4 - 5 TIMES A WEEK. |
| Bottom Line: | DECENT SHOCK FOR BEING AS OLD AS IT IS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE AD-5 EXACTLY, BUT SEEMS VERY SIMILAR. MAYBE JUST AN OLDER MODEL. OVERALL, I DIG THE SHOCK AND HAVE NOT HAD A DESIRE TO REPLACE IT. IF I HAD A CHOICE, THOUGH, I'D DIG A NEWLY DESIGNED SHOCK WITH LOCKOUT AND OTHER TECHY FEATURES. |
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Submitted by
Casey
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: 3/26/2003 10:12:47 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Tiger Mountain |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | Montlake Bicycles |
| Strengths: | came with the bike, i like the adjustable travel, i like the adjustable air pressure, but can't say i've used either yet. |
| Weaknesses: | I bought the bike, and after the first ride it lost all air pressure completely. Pumped it back up, and while I was going for my second ride, it lost pressure completely on the way home. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Hardtail |
| Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Sugar 3+ |
| Bottom Line: | Bottom line is that the shock should work on a new bike.. it didn't. The good news is that I had my new shock in about 2 weeks (I was on vacation for one of them), so it didn't really effect my riding time. I would have been pissed with Cane Creek if it was my commuter bike or mid-summer. The new warrantied shock works just fine after two rides, and haven't had to pump any new air in it since installation. I have nothing against Cane or Fisher, just though I would pass this info on as an un-biased consumer. 3 Chilis for each rating because I love the shock now, and Montlake has EXCELLENT guys in the shop, but I still wish my $1400 bike would have come with a working rear shock. |
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Submitted by
Quince
a Racer
from USAF Academy, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: 1/10/2003 11:30:19 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | Came with Bike |
| Strengths: | No air leaks, low maintenance |
| Weaknesses: | None so far |
| Similar Products Tried: | First full-suspension bike |
| Bike Setup: | Sugar 3, Duke Race fork, XT everything, Chris King headset |
| Bottom Line: | This is a great rear shock so far. I weigh 180 and keep the pressure around 140psi eventhough Cane Creek says 190psi. Will probably never ride a hardtail again. |
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Submitted by
Cliff
a Cross Country Rider
from City of Lights
Date Reviewed: 12/20/2002 10:09:28 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Singletrack |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $60 |
| Purchased At: | Online |
| Strengths: | light, good control for XC, EXCELLENT customer service, have to take apart to adjust damping |
| Weaknesses: | have to take apart to adjust damping |
| Similar Products Tried: | Coil over/oil |
| Bike Setup: | Trek Y |
| Bottom Line: | Will buy again, light, great for XC (as it's designed for); don't think there is enough shock there to be doing downhill or big drops except maybe for a real lightweight? Only have to adjust air pressure if I want to change firmness. Set and forget damping internally if you really need to. Fairly warm around here so maybe won't have some of the problems other guys talk about possibly because of the colder climates? Customer service is tops (had a couple of problems with mounting hardware). Will post again if problems develop. Note: Not a biggie but used a couple of ultra-thin stainless steel "washers" on the mounting bolts between the bushing plugs and the frame so the alloy bushing plugs in the shock wouldn't be rotating directly against and possibly wearing the frame. It still left a small amount of space so binding or wear on the plugs shouldn't be a problem. Probably need to pull apart and clean and lube every so often as the mounting bolt, at least on my setup, is also the pivot "axle" for shock movement as I don't see how the pressed in plugs can move in the shock eye. For the XC lighter use trek type riding and reasonable price, and customer service, can't beat it. 5 torches x 2 |
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Submitted by
bigjay
from Charlotte, NC
Date Reviewed: 10/22/2002 8:01:44 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | conyers |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | Bicycles East in Charlotte, NC |
| Bottom Line: | This shock is super light and relatively inexpensive - it's the absolute lightest shock on the market - and nearly bomb proof. You can tear the thing apart and service it your self quite easily with tools you probably already have. I called the folks at Cane Creek to get a replacement seal kit and they sent it out immediately. The kit arrived by mail the very next day and I rebuilt it in around an hour which included having to read through the instructions. The same rebuild could be completed in about 20 min now that I've done it. Can be pumped up and left for long periods. I usually check the pressure once every couple weeks and it has rarely lost more than a couple psi. Can't wait to try the Cloud Nine. |
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Submitted by
Jose Rodriguez
a Cross Country Rider
from Littleton
Date Reviewed: 10/7/2002 3:17:42 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Bergen Peak |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Purchased At: | Littleton Cyclery |
| Strengths: | Excellent factory warranty. Very light and trouble free. It works as intended. |
| Weaknesses: | The shock blew its seals and wouldn't hold air on the first ride. Cane Creek replaced shook right away and since then I have been riding the hell out of it with no problems. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Coil and oil shock, maker unknown. It moved if you dropped from anything higher than five feet. |
| Bike Setup: | Sugar 3, Fox Forks 125RL, a bunch of RaceFace stuff, XTR parts mixed with other lower Shimano stuff that works as well. Hutchison Python tires. |
| Bottom Line: | This thing works. I don't bottom out and I don't hear clunking noises. I weight 190lbs and I ride agressively in the Rockies. I keep my air pressure around 120psi but I only check it once a year because shock holds air rather well. I haven't done any maintenance to this thing other than lubing the shock with Tri-Flow and keeping it clean. I don't like adjusting stuff so not having external adjusting thingies is better for me (less headache). The experts give this shock a bad rap but I cannot find a problem with it. I'm a happy customer thus the five flaming turds. |
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Submitted by
pat
a Weekend Warrior
from santa cruz ca
Date Reviewed: 4/29/2002 5:12:43 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | with bike |
| Strengths: | easy to maintain good customer service |
| Weaknesses: | loses air breaks very easily weak |
| Bike Setup: | sugar 4 |
| Bottom Line: | This shock sucks it started after 2 months of riding (i am only 120lbs). Don't buy this shock. Cane Creek customer service is nice an they replaced my shock after it broke. |
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Submitted by
JOHN SCHOONOVER
a Cross Country Rider
from REDDING, CA
Date Reviewed: 4/22/2002 2:58:54 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | boulder creek/ whiskeytown |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | came on bike |
| Weaknesses: | keeps losing air/ junk |
| Bike Setup: | stock |
| Bottom Line: | I KEEP READING THE REVIEWS FOR THIS SHOCK AND ABOUT HOW GREAT CANE CREEKS CUSTOMER SERVICE IS. WELL MAYBE THEY'LL CONTACT ME AFTER THE READ MY REVIEW. I THINK YOUR SHOCK SUCKS. I BLEW UP THE FIRST ONE ON MY SUGAR 3 IN 3 MONTHS. THE SPORTS COTTAGE WAS REALLY GREAT AND GAVE ME ANOTHER ONE, BRAND NEW. GUESS WHAT, IT LEAKS NOW, 1 MONTH LATER. WHY WON'T THIS AIR SHOCK HOLD AIR? AND NO. I ONLY WEIGH 160LBS. SO I'M NOT A BIG GUY BEATING THE HELL OUT OF IT. I'M LOOKING FOR A GOOD REPLACEMENT NOW. |
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Submitted by
Patrick Jordan
a Cross Country Rider
from Aptos,CA,USA
Date Reviewed: 4/5/2002 4:10:34 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Braille Trail |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Strengths: | Simple design easy to maintain and service. Great customer service. |
| Weaknesses: | No rebound adjustment. Incorrect psi settings in manual. |
| Similar Products Tried: | none |
| Bike Setup: | Sugar 3 |
| Bottom Line: | Good product. I have taken it apart 3 times. Once because the o-rings wore out and twice to change the rebound and volume settings. Ask Cane Creek for a tune up kit and for a sugar with its large lever action 80-100psi is plenty for my 195lbs. Also change out the rebound valve screw to the smallest or most damping. Helps get rid of the eject feeling on steep downhills. |
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Submitted by
Joe Elliott
a Cross Country Rider
from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: 2/22/2002 12:33:48 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Kanata Lakes |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | Super easy to maintain... I like the Air for changing the shock depending on what type of riding I am doing. |
| Weaknesses: | None so far... |
| Similar Products Tried: | Rock Shox Deluxe |
| Bike Setup: | 01 Fisher Sugar 3, Z3 Air, Hope C2 Disc, XT |
| Bottom Line: | This is a great shock for XC. Only a few inches of travel, but again, this is for XC.. if you want a DH shock, get a DH Shock. The manual is a little sketchy, saying I need 190lbs or pressure.. for my riding style, I usually keep it around 90 to 110 lbs.. that makes the shock plush, yet stable. So far I have not had a problem with bobbing, or with phantom shifting (That might just be the B-link geometry too). One thing I like about this shock, is that you can alter the psi to accommodate different riding styles. On the trail one setting, on the street another. No need to swap parts or anything... just get a good Fork/Shock pump. I bought mine at www.spokewrench.com.. makes altering the ride a snap. Great shock.. overall a winner! 5 chillies! Joe |
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Shaun Pitzer
a Weekend Warrior
from Cincinnati
Date Reviewed: 1/1/2002 7:13:22 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Harbin |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | Cyclesport |
| Strengths: | Light, durable, relatively plush |
| Weaknesses: | None found yet besides no rebound adjustment |
| Similar Products Tried: | none |
| Bike Setup: | 00 sugar 3 with xt brakes, shifters, selle italia seat, velociraptors, atac's |
| Bottom Line: | So far this shock feels real good. I haven't had to do any adjustments or maintenance on it yet. I weigh 190 and use about 160 lbs in it and have a little bob, but nothing noticeable. It does rebound quick, and I know that it can be adjusted internally, but I think I will try the AD-10 next time, just for the external adjustments. Otherwise, a good shock and I will ride it till it blows. |
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Submitted by
dustin
a Cross Country Rider
from charlottesville, va, us
Date Reviewed: 12/15/2001 7:15:03 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | came on bike |
| Strengths: | smooth stroke, but short of plush on the Sugar i ride, that is however mainly cuz of the suspension design. |
| Weaknesses: | not damped at all on the rebound. quite expensive, but worth it i think |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fox Float RC |
| Bike Setup: | trek 8000 |
| Bottom Line: | this is a great shock, since damping is not as important on rear shocks. if you are like 200 pounds and need the pressure up, rebound will give you a CLUNK all when it doesnt rebound into your ass. would get it otherwise, say 160 lbs or less. |
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Submitted by
Joe Martin
a Weekend Warrior
from Sultan, WA.
Date Reviewed: 11/18/2001 4:25:15 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Tiger Mountain |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $190 |
| Purchased At: | Speedgoat |
| Strengths: | Inexpensive. Light. Holds air. Low stiction. Looking forward to being able to service at home. |
| Weaknesses: | Clunks a bit at the top end. Helped me to lower air pressure a bit |
| Similar Products Tried: | Rock Shox Coup Deluxe |
| Bike Setup: | 1998 Specialized FSR Comp. Zoki Z2 Atom 80. Cane Creek AD-5. All XT drivetrain. MountainSpeed bearing kit. Mavic 517 rims. Koobi Au Enduro saddle. |
| Bottom Line: | Excellent shock for the money. Excellent customer service. |
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Patrick Jordan
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Cruz,CA
Date Reviewed: 11/3/2001 5:45:51 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | slickrock,Moab |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | Supergo |
| Strengths: | Simple strong construction.Easy to work on and Cane Creek customer support is the best I have ever encountered. |
| Weaknesses: | No rebound adjustment. |
| Similar Products Tried: | none |
| Bike Setup: | Sugar 3 |
| Bottom Line: | My fisher manual said run 200lbs of air for a 195lb rider.After calling Cane Creek I was informed 90-130lbs is the proper setting with the fisher b-link design. Once that was set it worked flawlessly.This is one of the best simple cheap shocks out there. Only 4 chilis for no rebound adjustment. |
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Submitted by
Tassajarra
a Racer
from somewhere
Date Reviewed: 10/7/2001 5:17:08 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Stone Valley |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | Soft, light, smooth, can handle moderate drops with a 150lb rider. |
| Weaknesses: | loses air a little. Nothing bad. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fox Float RC, Risse, something else i forgot |
| Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Sugar 4, Manitou Mars, Python tires |
| Bottom Line: | This shock rules! I might upgrade to a lockout though. |
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lunatic_nic
a Cross Country Rider
from Kirkland
Date Reviewed: 10/4/2001 10:04:04 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Gailbrath Mt --Bellingham |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | Bothell Bike and Ski |
| Strengths: | Light and Durable. |
| Weaknesses: | The stupid pump, but oh well i can fill with any pump. |
| Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher 4 Stock |
| Bottom Line: | I commute and I ride the singles so i get a lot of use out of whether its droppin in or ridin the stairs to work. I love it. I would go with the adjustable for a little more, but this came with the bike. I recommend this to anyone who wants to be ablt to keep up with the hardtails on the grinds and sail past them on the descent. Get it, got it, GOOD. 5 chilis for performance 5 for value. |
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Dave Weyer
a Racer
from Boca Raton
Date Reviewed: 9/11/2001 3:33:57 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Markem Park |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Strengths: | Light and smooth |
| Weaknesses: | no external compression and rebound adj. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fox shox |
| Bike Setup: | "Sugar" and spiced to the MAX |
| Bottom Line: | This shock came with the bike and has work great the whole time it has been on. Customer support is GREAT at C.C.!!! I just rebuilt mine last night. Cost--$13 Time-- 45min (the next time is will be about 20 min) The rebuild is very easy to do! BIG ++++. For everyone that has one make some internal adj. on it to fit your weight and riding, you'll be glad you did. This shock has all the same features and the AD-10 & 12, except you have to open it up to make the adj. I know, I just bought an AD-12. The AD-5 rides just as nice as the AD-12 when it is set up right, it just doesn't have external adj. So if you don't need the external adj. stick with the AD-5 and get a tuning kit and a rebuild kit and save some cash. Racers go with the AD-12 and you will not be disappointed. Also I have owned fox shox which work good but they are expensive to get repaired. I like fox but for me the CC work just as good and I can make all repairs for 1/10 of the cost of a Fox Shox |
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Submitted by
Clay Bailey
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: 8/29/2001 4:37:24 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Tiger Mountain & Seattle streets |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | Came on bike |
| Strengths: | Light, retro-looking, light, smooth, light |
| Weaknesses: | Have to refill with air preiodically, No external adjustments for compression or rebound. |
| Bottom Line: | I plan on eventually replacing this with and AD-12 |
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Rollo
a Weekend Warrior
from Tauranga, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: 8/9/2001 9:30:19 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Flippin Oropi |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $110 |
| Purchased At: | Penny Farthing Cycles, Auckland |
| Strengths: | Light weight, unb |