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Submitted by
Nate
a Cross Country Rider
from Iowa
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Real World Cycling | | Strengths: | Excellent design and made of premium materials. The how to manuals at the the Real World Cycling webpage are excellently written and easy to understand for a smooth do it yourself job. Customer support is phenominal. | | Weaknesses: | If I really had to find something to complain about I would say lack of color choices I dunno....the blue is kind of cool though, it is the signature color of a quality fork seal. | | Similar Products Used: | Original seals that always end up leaking. | | Bike Setup: | against the wall | | Bottom Line: | Chris at real world cycling is an excellent business man that cares about every customer so if you are in need of seals of a rebuild kit he is your man. The last time I called for tech support it was after 5 and I wasn't expecting to get ahold of anyone but Chris answers his cell phone while driving and answers all of my questions! That is customer support. Now if every business would operate like this.... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marquis
a Cross Country Rider
from Costa Mesa, CA
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | The one no one else rides | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Direct from Enduro Seals | | Strengths: | High quality and good design, backed up with the best support resources in the bike biz. | | Weaknesses: | They don't install themselves? They're not free?
Absolutely none... | | Similar Products Used: | OEM from Marz, Manitou, and RS | | Bike Setup: | Yes, it's set up | | Bottom Line: | If you're going to rebuild a fork, buy Enduro Seals. I've now rebuilt 4 forks, covering Marzocchi, Manitou, and Rock Shox with Enduro kits. They're better than any OEM seal, but the real value is in the Enduro website with its treasure trove of rebuilding info. The OEMs make it pretty hard to get in-depth tech info these days, but Enduro delivers. Follow the instructions - ALL of them, especially the freezer tip, and you'll be very happy with the results. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Big Mark
a Weekend Warrior
from San Francisco Bay Area
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Downieville Downhill Run | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Direct from Enduro Fork Seals | | Strengths: | Super high quality product. Dust seals are made of a very durable material and are blue. I did not think there would be a difference in the way the fork works but it is so much smoother now. It feels better than when it was new. | | Weaknesses: | Dust seals were a little tough to seat but once they are in there they are solidly in place. | | Similar Products Used: | Stock Marzocchi seals, Rockshox seals. | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Bullit, Marzocchi 66RC, DHX 5.0 with Ti coil, Brake Therapy Floating Brake, Mavic Dee Max tubeless wheels,Michelin DH 16 Front and Maxxis High Roller rear tires both tubeless, Juicy Brakes, X9 drive train, Saint Cranks, Diabolus Stem, FSA Carbon DH Bars, Thomson seatpost, SDG Belaire saddle. | | Bottom Line: | I have less than a month on these Enduro Seals and Wipers but am totally impressed so far. I beleive the dust seals will last forever considering the material they are made from. Customer service from Chris Streeter at Enduro is phenominal. If every company went the extra mile the way he does the cycling world would be a better place. He is totally committed to 100% Customer Satisfaction. You can't go wrong. I love the way my fork works now. It is so incredibly smooth. 66 forks are not known for having stiction but it is amazing to me what an improvement these seals are over the stock Marzocchi's I've used in the past. I believe the results would be the same regardless of what brand your fork is. Buy the Enduro Seal Kit when it is time for a fork overhaul. I think the price is very reasonable too! You can't go wrong!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kyle sanders
a Downhiller
from mesa AZ
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Website | | Strengths: | Easy to install and great pictorial directions. No stiction in the forks they are buttery smooth. The dust seals work great and are made of tough material. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Stock seals. | | Bike Setup: | 7 point 3, sherman breakout +, Roco in back. | | Bottom Line: | I am an aircraft mechanic by trade and have rebuilt aircraft shock struts and I know a good design and good material when I see it. They work great, the price is great, tech support is great. Buy them if you need them you wont be dissapointed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ncjumper
a Cross Country Rider
from West Palm Beach,FL
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Internets | | Strengths: | Great product, no leaking, high quality. Stock seals on my Fox terralogic leaked constantly and the dirt/dust that accumulated on the forks worked its way into the fork. Enduro seals solved this completely. No oil leak at all and less stiction than stock. Good installation instruction on the website. Installation took a couple of hours without any problems. | | Weaknesses: | Wish they offered shock kits, but ill count my blessings. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Epic/XTR/upgraded bits | | Bottom Line: | Buy them when its time to change your seals. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cmdrpiffle
a Cross Country Rider
from santa cruz ca
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Braille | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | EnduroForkSeals | | Strengths: | Well made, straightforward install, Blue !!!! | | Weaknesses: |
Didn't come with a free, all expenses paid Mt. bike trip to Moab. | | Similar Products Used: | Enduros on my old Psylo | | Bike Setup: | Better than yours | | Bottom Line: | Went in straight, no hassle. Only a limited short ride so far.
These are in my 06 Reba Team/U-Turn.
Chris Streeter of Enduro Fork Seals in Tucson sold me these. Anyone who's dealt with him knows what he's about.
If all merchants were like Chris, the world would be a better place. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cory W
a Downhiller
from Phoenix, AZ
Date Reviewed: March 5, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | national | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | Cleans stantions well
looks awesome
easy install
RELIABLE | | Weaknesses: | more stiction than stock especially right when you put them in | | Bike Setup: | 04 heckler. vanilla RL | | Bottom Line: | Good seals if you want longevity out of your fork. not quite as smooth as stock, although pretty close after the break in period.
I blew a seal on the trail and said I would never do it again so I went with these and am pretty happy.
make sure to freeze the wipers before install, makes it a whole lot easier. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tommy Hollenbaugh
a Racer
from Yucaipa, Ca
Date Reviewed: February 7, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mammoth | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Direct | | Strengths: | Quality, Quality, Quality, These seals are top notch, By far the best upgrade you can perform to extend the life of your fork. | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | RS and Marzocchi stock seals | | Bike Setup: | 2004 FOES Mono, Boxxer team (enduro equipped)
2005 Turner Maxxis 4X, Pike Team (enduro equipped) | | Bottom Line: | At your next service, replace your seals with Enduro you won't regret it!!!!! I blew RS stock seals in 2 races, Replaced them with Enduro Fork Seals and raced the rest of the season on the one set of seals. Thats Quality!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dennis
a Cross Country Rider
from Pasadena, CA
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Direct | | Strengths: | This is an excellent product. But that's not the only reason to buy these. Chris backs them like no other shop I've ever dealt with. He'll stick with you if you have any problems and do everything in his power to fix it. So you can't go wrong. Do the rebuild and use these seals. Get the stanchon lube, too and that should minimize your break in time. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | OEM | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed Niota with Talas RLC | | Bottom Line: | A cheap way to bring new life to your fork. If only all companies had this kind of customer service. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Keith
a Cross Country Rider
from Concord, NH
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Quarry Trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | www.enduroforkseals.com | | Strengths: | They work. Chris is awesome with documenting the different fork styles out there and taking pictures to provide awesome set-up guides. They are blue! | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | OEM crap | | Bike Setup: | Kona Kikapu Deluxe, 04 Marathon S 105mm, Chris King hubs and headset, Sram all throughout and not a spec of Shimano | | Bottom Line: | If you want fork seals that work, get these. I rebuild forks for a local shop and since changing to Enduro as my seal dealer, I have heard nothing but good stuff. I have rebuilt Fox, Mars, Manitou, and Rock Shox with these and they are just so much better constructed then the OEM ones. My customers also appreciate the cost as do I. Allows me to keep a couple of extra sets around.
On a side note I saw the Extreme Steering grips on his site and thought I would give them a try since the claimed weight was 50g and I have 150g lockons. Well its been a while since I used a slide on grip but from everything I heard about them, they worked well. Well after 3 months of riding them I have to say they are A+. I am a little worried about tearing them if I crash but they have been bombproof so far. We will see this race season I guess.
Bottom line is that Chris is a great guy to deal with and I will never go back to OEM as long as I can get Enduro! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aquaholic
a
from Noble Canyon, CA
Date Reviewed: December 14, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Enduro Seals, direct | | Strengths: | Easy to install. Clear, concise, installation guide. Long lasting. Outstanding customer service! | | Similar Products Used: | OEM replacements | | Bike Setup: | Various Fox and Maverick equipped scoots. | | Bottom Line: | I have had chronic drooling, spewing, and leakage from the OEM seals on a plethora of Fox fork equipped bikes and most recently a Maverick DUC.
After repeated attempts to stem the "Exxon Valdez syndrome" with OEM replacements, on my forks, I finally turned to Enduro Seals for relief.
I no longer have to carry a shop rag with me and wipe down my stanchions mid-ride. These things are super easy to install...a chimp can do it.
Excellent customer support from these guys as well! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Ferrill
a Weekend Warrior
from Chandler, AZ
Date Reviewed: November 18, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any 1-track | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | Work as advertised. Significantly better than the OEM seals that are on Fox forks.
Online teardown/installation guide actually better than the manual provided with the fork. Less expensive than OEM replacement seals. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | OEM seals. | | Bike Setup: | Turner 5-Spot w/ Fox Vanilla RLC Fork. | | Bottom Line: | These seals rock. It's amazing how something that seems so simple can be done so wrong as with the OEM Fox fork seals. Over the years I've grown to despise the seals provided on Fox suspension equipment (whether they be shocks or forks). When the Fox seals failed after only 5 months of use, I went right to the Enduro Fork seals. Best decision I ever made regarding seals. They are just flat out superior to any OEM seal. Now if they could just make the dust wiper in red instead of blue... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dougal
a Weekend Warrior
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Online | | Strengths: | Good sharp scraper lip, seals the elements out well. | | Weaknesses: | blue colour | | Similar Products Used: | Stock seals (two different types) | | Bike Setup: | Manitou Blacks on a FSR | | Bottom Line: | These wiper seals are fantastic for manitou blacks and Xverts. They have no stiction and keep everything I've encountered out of the forks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Isaac
a Racer
from Ann Arbor, MI
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | the fun ones | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Enduroforkseals.com | | Bike Setup: | Airborne Lancaster, XT/XTR, 03 Skareb Super | | Bottom Line: | Well everyone said great things about these seals and I believe it, and lots also said they are a tight fit to install in the fork. Now when I tried to put the wiper seal on my 03 Skareb Super, it slipped in so easy that I didn't even have to push on it to seat it. This meant when the fork compressed, the seal held on to the stanchion tighter, and bascially popped right out of the lowers and just stuck to the stanchion. Kind of weird how they don't fit these forks. I know a mechanic who has installed tons of these on other forks and has never heard of that before. Anyone else have this problem?
I emailed Enduro and Chris automatically refunded my money, didn't even make me send em back (even tho I can't really do anything with em). So based on everything else I heard, and based on their customer service, I can go ahead and give em 4 overall chilies. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryan
a Downhiller
from Salt Lake City
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Direct | | Strengths: | The seals work flawlessly and are easy to install. Excellent mfg support. Very reasonable cost. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Bike Setup: | Planet X Compo, 1998 Super T (#87), e-13 guide, etc. | | Bottom Line: | To date I've installed Enduro seals on three different forks from three manufacturers (RockShox, Manitou, and Marzocchi), and in all cases they have performed flawlessly. In fact, the RockShox ('99 Boxxer) leaked oil so badly before installing the Enduro's that the fork was practically unusable; afterwards, there wasn't a drop of oil on the stanchions.
My latest installation was on a 1998 Marzocchi SuperT, the 87th hand-made all CNC'ed unit to roll off the assembly line. After seven years the original oil seals were failing. I installed the Enduro's and, after a one ride break-in, the fork was as smooth as ever and not leaking a drop of oil. You can't ask much more!
Installation is simple and straight forward, as long as you are careful and follow the excellent instructions available online. No special tools are required, though using an improvised seal press made out of scrap PVC pipe can help. Check the Enduro website for specifics.
If your original oil and/or wiper seals are less than optimal, or you need to replace ones that are failing, you don't need to look any further than Enduro Seals! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Murchison
a Cross Country Rider
from Canton, GA
Date Reviewed: February 25, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$24.00 | | Purchased At: | Enduro fork seals website | | Strengths: | Price, Quality, Customer service, ease of installation | | Weaknesses: | Only one color, a little more stiction then stock at first. | | Similar Products Used: | Stock seals | | Bike Setup: | 04 S-works enduro TASAL Fork | | Bottom Line: | I first used these on my Float 100 when the stock Fox seals started leaking at about 4 months old. Since putting the Enduro seals on there has been no problems with oil leaking.
I just put a set on my TALAS after again only having 4 months and 650 miles the stock Fox seals starting leaking oil. Pulled the fork apart to put in the new seals and the oil inside was black and very dirty feeling and looking. New seals went it great and Chris was a big help with instructions on what to do with the TALAS. I have no doubt that seals will last 2 to 3 times as long as the stock ones did.
The sticktion is higher at first if you don't use stanchion lube but if you do use the lube the stiction is pretty much not there. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bernard
a Cross Country Rider
from NH
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Enduro Fork seals.com | | Strengths: | They keep everything and anything out, and the service is the best i have seen period. Site includes easy to follow installation instructions too. | | Weaknesses: | none, this thing does it all a seal should | | Similar Products Used: | Stock ROck SHox SID seals | | Bottom Line: | I use these on my SID, i noticed quite a bit of dirt wedged inside of the rubber seals so i got these based on the reviews. Well i can tell you they do not lie. Installation was easy, people are complaining about seating it in i know but using grease to lubricate the contact area made it easy for me. Well it has enough resistance to be solid there. I think the oil inner seals do a better job than these flimsy pieces of foam. Their tech support is very knowledgable. These things are cheaper than the stock rock shox seals and they work far better! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lloyd
a
from Jackson, WY, USA
Date Reviewed: November 18, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything Not Paved | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Real World Cycles | | Strengths: | Great Product!!! Works like it should...,haven't had a bit of leakage since I had my LBS install these seals. The seals are doin great after 7+ months and 1200 miles of use... | | Weaknesses: | A bit tough to seat into the fork tube. Might want to have someone who knows whats up install em so you don't damage the seals... | | Bike Setup: | 03 Enduro - lots-o Chris King stuff, Sun Single Track rims, Sram X.0 derailleur, some carbon fiber stuff, 04 XT Cranks, some Salsa eye candy, Kenda Nevagal 2.35's... | | Bottom Line: | The stock RockShox Pyslo SL seals started leaking after a couple of hundred miles, and it wasn't to long after that before one of the stock seals blew completely.
So far, the Enduro Seals have performed great!!! No leaks, the fork oil stays clean and water free. I ride em hard...point and shoot...if ya know what I mean. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Virgil
a Cross Country Rider
from Versailles, KY
Date Reviewed: September 2, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything not paved | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Enduro web site | | Strengths: | Works as described | | Weaknesses: | None found so far | | Bike Setup: | Rocky Mountain, Marzocchi Z.5 Bombers | | Bottom Line: | Six words could describe this product in detail. Easy installation, work great, good price. I like the way the Enduro seals have a primary wiper/dust seal that keeps mud/water away from the main air/oil seal. This is a plus for me as it seems every adventure race I enter has me pedaling through mud. They have been on the bike for over six months now with no signs of leakage. Enduro has detailed installation instructions posted on their site which were easy to follow. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ratt
a Cross Country Rider
from SoCal
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any long single track | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | Keeps the inside of the forks super clean, outstanding factory support | | Weaknesses: | The blue ones have ten tons of stiction. The black ones are just starting to weep oil (about 6 months old) | | Similar Products Used: | Stock Rockshox seals | | Bike Setup: | Lite xc fs | | Bottom Line: | These were installed onto '02 Rockshox Psylo Race. My timeline are only estimates. The stock seals on forks started to crack and leak oil like a geyser back in Nov. I intially started out with the Blue enduro seals, they worked great at keeping the fork clean but added a whole hell of a lot of stiction to the fork even after a couple of months of hard riding. I made a passing comment about it on the MTBR boards and Chris at Enduro seals offered to send me the Black graphite ones for free. They work so much better than the Blue ones. But they are not quite as plush as the stock wiper with foam ring set up and last month the spring side seal started to weep a super small amount of oil, it hasn't gotten any worse in a month but it still bothers me.
Bottom line; if you want plushness out of your Rockshox and don't care if the inside of the fork gets dirty go with the stock fork wiper.
If you want a super clean fork and don't mind a very slight increase in stiction go with the Black Graphite Enduro seals
Avoid the Blue enduro seals at all costs. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bikebrain
a Weekend Warrior
from Corona, CA
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | JPL | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | EnduroForkSeals.com | | Strengths: | Great Price!
Installed Easily, Fit Perfect!
Smooth After Break In!
| | Weaknesses: | A little sticky after the fork has been sitting for a while, but it smooths out after a couple of cycles. | | Similar Products Used: | Stock marzocchi seals and wipers. | | Bike Setup: | AC1 w/Z150 | | Bottom Line: | I bought these when my stock setup started spewing oil. These seem to be great replacements for stock seal & wiper setups. The wipers are alot more rigid, and seal tightly around the stanchions. Now that they have been broken in, the seals seem smoother than the stock ones, they feel great! The price is very good too. I'll see how long these seals last. Chris seems to be a good person to deal with. They shipped the seals quickly. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Speedub Nate
a
from SF Bay Area, CA
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | Go in tight
Great sealing ability, no boots required
Uh... they're blue?
_ | | Weaknesses: | Go in tight
Running bootless exposes your stanchions to scratches
Uh... they're blue?
_ | | Bottom Line: | I've installed these blue boys on three forks now: a '99 Judy, an '01 X-Vert and an '01 Z4.
The only knock against these seals is tight installation, but even that's become simple: freeze 'em, then bang 'em into place using a rubber mallet and a 1-1/4" socket. Works like a charm -- just don't ding up your dropouts while doing it!!! The tight fit means they stay in place.
The 'C' cup design has fit precisely in each case. Subsequent teardowns of the Judy and X-Vert proove the Enduros are doing their job. I'm 100% happy.
Hey Chris, where are those seals for White Brothers' forks? My CX-1 *NEEDS* a pair!
Five chilis all-around for Enduro seals. They work as advertised, and the price is right.
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Submitted by
Nate
a
from Peterborough, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ganaraska Forest | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Real World Cycles | | Strengths: | Good price (even for us Canadians)
Quick Deleivery
Great Customer Service | | Weaknesses: | Just people stopping me all the time to ask me where my fancy blue seals came from... | | Similar Products Used: | Stock Rock Shox Seals | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Giant AC | | Bottom Line: | Stock seals on 2002 Psylo XC leaked like a sieve after 2 years of use. I can just tell by looking at the enduro seals that these will be much better.
These cost less than replacing the stock seals with new stock seals from Rock Shox. If the rock shox ones leak again after 1 year, there are simply going tell me that it is a normal occurance.
If you have a leaky fork and oil and grit all over your stanchions...GET THESE.
Based one the other reviews, I am sure I will continue to be happy with them.
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Submitted by
stone
a Cross Country Rider
from utah
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | gooseberry mesa | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Bike Setup: | Titus Quasi-moto, 2000 Marzocchi X-Fly (air fork) | | Bottom Line: | I bought my first set of seals for my Jr. T. The original seals were a bear to get out. The new seals went in without much trouble using a big socket and a hammer. They worked great on the Jr. T, but I sold the Jr. T after not much riding so I can't speak to their longevity. The next set was for my X-Fly. Before I got the seals for my X-Fly I asked Chris at Realworldcycling.com if they would hold the air pressure generated by the X-Fly. He said to go ahead and try them and if I wasn't satisified he would refund my money. Well, I tried one seal, since the other Marzocchi seal was holding air.(I bought the X-Fly used but with supposedly new Marzocchi seals. Upon inspection I found that the leaking seal had a small nick in the sealing surface). The Marzocchi seal on the X-Fly came out much easier than on the Jr. T and the new seal and wiper went in okay with a big socket and a hammer to tap 'em in. That enduro seal worked great for about six months of riding, no oil seepage, no air seepage, but then it started losing air pretty quickly while the Marzocchi seal on the other side was still going strong. I was thinking I'd have to go back to Marzocchi seals, but I checked realworlcycling.com and noticed they had updated the oil seal to accommodate air forks. I e-mailed Chris on a Monday and had the new seals (at no charge) on Friday - excellent service. The new updated seal and wiper went in pretty easily, although the old enduro wiper did take some effort to get out. I can't report on the longevity of the updated seal, but I did notice that the new design is very similar to the Marzocchi. The old design was not. My guess is that the updated seal will hold out much longer than the old seal. I'm withholding judgment on the new seal until I put some more miles on it, but I'm going to rate a five based on the great customer service and product guarantee. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark ehrenborg
a Cross Country Rider
from santa barbara
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | romero canyon | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | direct from enduro seals | | Strengths: | They work great, and chris really stands by his products. | | Weaknesses: | The blue ones were sticky but chris sent the new graphite seals and even after one reide they are work smoothly. | | Similar Products Used: | stock seals | | Bike Setup: | '01 SJ FSR w/ '02 pslos sl betd link and pushified fox float r | | Bottom Line: | definitly worth it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Geoff B
a Downhiller
from Orange County
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Stair Steps, West Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Online | | Strengths: | Reliable, works as advertised, keeps oil in, dirt out, far better then OEM. | | Weaknesses: | Slight stiction issues w/ first batch, but Chris was great and sent me some of the newer seals no charge. | | Similar Products Used: | OEM seals, TCM seals from various bearing houses | | Bike Setup: | Dirtworks Pirnaha, Boxxer, hayes, D3.1, Romic. | | Bottom Line: | Awsome product, even better customer service. When I ordered a 2nd set for another boxxer, Chris took the time to email me and see how my 1st set was doing. I was very pleased with the wipers, but the oil seals had needed replacing after a few months. Without me even asking Chris sent me another set of seals for no charge to compensate me for the seals I had to buy. Shipping time was 1 day, and the product is awsome. Highly recomended. A cheaper, and more reliable alternative to the oem boxxer seals. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a
from Cape Cod, MA
Date Reviewed: March 23, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | They are good seals and they work as advertised.
Easy to install | | Bottom Line: | They work like a charm on my 2000 Atom 80. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Cross Country Rider
from Strasburg VA
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Elizabeth Furnace | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | FREEBIE zip zero nada | | Strengths: | Cost, easy of installation, buttery smooth sliding, no stiction. | | Weaknesses: | none that i can think of | | Similar Products Used: | ugly a$$ fork boots on xvert | | Bike Setup: | fsr-xc with xt/race face | | Bottom Line: | Got them when the guys were just starting out. Thought I would get crap for free. I didn't even pay for shipping. Boy was I surprised. These guys rock. They turned my good fork into a top keeper. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stephen Bentley
a Cross Country Rider
from Rhode Island
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Enduro website | | Strengths: | Easy installation. Seal much better then stock wipers...I even like the blue color better then the stock black. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | just the stock wipers | | Bike Setup: | GT Psyclone, SID Race and full XT | | Bottom Line: | They seals do what the mfgr. claims. Last year New England had one of the wettest seasons in a long time. The trails were always wet and muddy. After riding all spring and summer I pulled my SID apart to regrease it.....everything still looked new inside....no dirt, no water. What else could you ask from your seals?
I also had Chris at Enduro take a look at the Noleen fork my new K2. Unfortunately, they didn't have anything in stock for that fork. Chris went out of his way to make sure my fork was returned to me quickly with little down time. If this is any indication of their customer service, I am very impressed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phil
a Downhiller
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Chris | | Strengths: | Cheap, Tight Tolerances, Works, Great Product Support | | Weaknesses: | 30mm zoke seals had higher break-in period than OEM. | | Similar Products Used: | OEM | | Bike Setup: | '01 SuperT, '99 Monster | | Bottom Line: | Well made, they don't need a spring to hold the dust seals tight like the stock zoke's. You can tell that they are working by the color of the oil when you change it at your regular intervals. Be sure to use lots of slick honey the first time when installing them so you don't have to disassemble everything to do it again. More expensive is not always better! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cline
a Cross Country Rider
from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hooper Road Park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | enduroforkseal.com | | Strengths: | Easy to install. No stiction. Keeps the junk out and the oil in. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Stock Rock Shox seals | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Rock Shox Duke SL 100mm On a 2002 Santa Cruz Superlight. | | Bottom Line: | This is a great product. Easy to install. NO stiction. The web site gives you step by step instructions on how to change the seals. Much better than the stock Rock Shox seals. I put 5 weight Maxima fork oil in the duke. Chris will answer any questions you have. If you are having leaking seals I highly recommend these. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Perry
a Cross Country Rider
from Concord, Ca
Date Reviewed: January 14, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | |
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$ 25.00
