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Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from SF, CA
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Strengths: | light, indestructable, looks great | | Weaknesses: | stickers come off easily | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi BAM, Judy psylo, duke | | Bike Setup: | Trek Fuel 90 | | Bottom Line: | Fat downtubes look awesome. I've been abusing this shock for two seasons and still works perfectly. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Drew
a
from Marin, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Very very light. Amazingly responsive. Great fork. White Brothers know what they're doing. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Sid, Marzocchi Z1, Psylo | | Bike Setup: | '02 Litespeed Pisgah | | Bottom Line: | Wow. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Frank Goeckler
a Cross Country Rider
from Columbia, CT US
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Nepaug | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Cutting Edge | | Strengths: | Very light, extremely nimble. Excellent xc race fork. Englund Air cartriges are outstanding, consistently take 200 lbs. pressure & never leak. | | Weaknesses: | If its that light, it can't be that strong. Unfortunately it is the reality. Owned the fork 3 years, has been back to WB each yeach for a replacement. Both times, sheared off stanchion tubes. (WB warranteed both times) Not especially torsionally rigid. | | Similar Products Used: | None, first air sprung fork. | | Bike Setup: | first life:Zaskar, second life: Jamis Dakar | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is this, this is an excellent fork overall but does require regular maintenance if you want top performance. The most important thing to understand about this fork however, is that regardless of what WB says, this fork should have a rider weight cutoff of about 160-170 lbs and it is not suited for free riding. This is the WB equivalent to the Rock Shox SID. Again, great fork, but you better have a backup because WB will warrantee, but they won't hurry. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dan
a Racer
from blaxland australia
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | 401 trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | dave's | | Strengths: | supper siff and looks good | | Weaknesses: | not realy strong can get better fork for the money
used for about 3 month and bent them | | Similar Products Used: | manitou sx ti,judy sl,xc,dh,dho,boxxer marazochi z2 atom bombs and drop offs gervin chubby white brothers sc70 | | Bike Setup: | specelized s/works manitou super nova forks 2000 shimano xtr
components hays hydrolic brakes contiaction tyers | | Bottom Line: | goood xc racing fork for the money wont hold up for dirt jumping | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam Milsom
a Cross Country Rider
from Wellington, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Karapoti Classic | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Really stiff, plush travel with a nice recoil. Reall forgiving fork | | Weaknesses: | Again... regular maintainence | | Similar Products Used: | Judy SL's. XMO's Bombers... | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale CAD3 full XT, neg rise stem etc... a climber | | Bottom Line: | I've had only good dealings with the fork... so far. Can't deal with White Bros directly from here of course, bu the shop I bought it from is pretty keen on the frk and hasn't had any problems supporting their stuff. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tim connelly
a Racer
from ramona ca
Date Reviewed: October 6, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Lake morena | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Laterally stiff, strong as an ox, and light with the england convertion | | Weaknesses: |
the allen nuts on the bottom of these forks are all but impossible to remove the first time. | | Similar Products Used: |
Sid, 98 Judy SL | | Bike Setup: |
Ellsworth Sub22, full XTR, Cane Creek Crono WAM Ti | | Bottom Line: | Any big company can put out a nice fork at $600. the true test for me of any company is how they stand behind the product when I need support. I had a problem with my fork, sent it in and needed it back in less than 2 weeks so I could use it in a race in New Mexico. they understood and were able to get my fork back to me (working better than it ever has) just in time for my race. WHITE BROTHERS RULE! Thanks guys for a great product but more importently great service! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mtncranker
a Cross-Country Rider
from La Mirada, CA
Date Reviewed: September 21, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Stiff, plush, easy to work on | | Weaknesses: |
A bit heavy | | Similar Products Used: |
Manitou, Rock Shox, Zokes, etc | | Bike Setup: |
Titus HCR, XTR, Gripshift | | Bottom Line: | I've ridden this fork for 2 1/2 years now. Torn it apart and regreased it 3x. Took in the damper to White Bros to tweak a bit of roughness in the movement (I live near enough to WB to take it in personally). Had good service from them in person, but they do seem to take their time answering phone messages, and comunications from teh service desk to the mountain bike division seem to be a bit slow. The fork, though, is great. I haven't seen any other fork I'd exchange it for. It's been durable, plush, stiff, tracks precisely, and most importantly, that dark grey finish looks great with my ti frame! ;-)5 chilis for the fork, less i for the less-than-stellar service. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stan
a Weekend Warrior
from Chicago,IL
Date Reviewed: September 7, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Flat Pass | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Weaknesses: |
See my write up | | Bottom Line: | Here is my write up on the fork.The performance is great. The best fork I have ever owned. However, the ride does not compensate for the service that I received at White Brothers.Here is a short list of complaints:The dropouts of the fork were slightly out of alignment horizontally. I included a note explaining this. When I finally got someone on the line they asked me what I wanted done. What the hell did they think I wanted done. Did I need to say Hey the dropouts are out of alignment, please realign them..... Did they really need prompting to get them to see that something was wrong with the fork??? If so, I'd have to say that they are F_____g idiots.You can almost be assured that no one will answer the phone. When they do answer, they're surly.When you can't reach anyone at the service department you are asked to leave a message. I think of the 4 or 5 messages that I left I was called back once.I was told that the turn around on the fork would be 2 weeks. I can give a little but it took them five weeks to fix the fork.When the fork was finished I was given a $50.00 repair bill. There were problems with some internal components (they said from wear). No one ever called me to tell me that the replacement was being done (just did it and expected me to pay). In addition, I had only used the fork for May, June and July. How the hell did I wear anything out? Rather than fight too hard and delay the fork even longer I agreed to pay (I am contesting the payment through my credit card company).Before I got the bill I had talked to someone at the service department who told me that they would ship the fork back to me in what ever fashion I desired (and they would pay for it because there was a manufacturing problem with the fork). I just wanted the thing for the weekend so I said 2nd day air would be fine.When I was given my bill for $50.00, I was informed that the fork would go back UPS ground. Anything else would cost me (so I lost another weekend). Again, this is after I was promised that the fork would be shipped at their cost by what ever means would get it back to me be the weekend.With all that said....be very careful when dealing with White Brothers. If you get a good fork you should be OK. If not, watch out you will be screwed to the wall.P.S. I was on vacation in Utah and I ran into another guy with the same problem with the dropouts on his fork. I am not sure how isolated the alignment issue is.Happy trails,Stan | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Cross-Country Rider
from Edmonton, Alta
Date Reviewed: September 1, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Various river valley trails | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Strong
Smooth Travel | | Weaknesses: |
That SMOOTH TRAVEL requires regular maintanance | | Similar Products Used: |
Manitou | | Bottom Line: | It's a good fork goes where you point it, nice stiff stanchions, and you get 2 different sets of springs with the fork to really dial it in. As for warranty, I bent the steerer tube in a little mishap and they fixed no charge. However, the secret to keeping the forks smooth is to pry up the stanchion wiper seals when the forks become unresponsive and oil the foam inserts. When that doesn't work anymore it's time to pull off the lowers and clean everything, so when you're taking out the bolts that connect the lowers to the stanchions remember all that oil you put on the foam inserts had to go somewhere. It's a good fork and it does everything I want it to do but it's only fault is that it requires owner involvment to keep it working properly and for that, with all the almost maintance free wunder forks now out there, I take away one hot chillie. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott
a Cross-Country Rider
from Boulder, CO
Date Reviewed: August 4, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Very rigid for heavy riders. Your steering is very exact. | | Weaknesses: |
Reliability | | Similar Products Used: |
Judy
SID
Girvin/Proflex | | Bike Setup: |
Specialized M2 | | Bottom Line: | This shock is very nice when it is new. If it didn't self destruct I would have nothing bad to say about it. As it stands, I am switching to a Marzocchi. I want to ride, not spend my life servicing a bicycle. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Weekend Warrior
from Milwaukee, WI
Date Reviewed: May 21, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
John Muir and Emma Carlin, S. Unit Kettle Moraine | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Super stiff (even for a 225 lb. guy on a big, mean Zaskar), Perfectly plush (with supplied heavy springs), easy to maintain and breakdown (even for a big, dumb animal like myself), tracks very well, easy to get dialed in just right and looks great! What else can one ask for besides a free BJ? | | Weaknesses: |
Break in period was a good 100 miles. I'm not sure if it's a weakness or not. You be the judge. | | Similar Products Used: |
Rock Shox Mag 21 w/ speed springs and AL Softride suspension stem w/ damper (for my Slingshot). | | Bike Setup: |
A '97 Zaskar, full XTR (I know what you may be thinking, my brother works for a bike distributor) Mavic 217 Ceramics laced to XTR hubs, IRC's, Azonic Double wall riser ect. | | Bottom Line: | If you want to follow the pack, buy a Zoke, but if you want all out performance and ease of maintenance, buy a White Bros. If you are a big guy, like me 6'2 225lb, and shred through noodle forks - buy one now! Especially since the '98's are on sale all over. E-mail me if you need any help on deciding before you buy one so I can come over and hit you in the head with a tack hammer. Five chilies... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Airic Halvorsen
a Racer
from Midwest
Date Reviewed: May 17, 1999 | | Favoriate Trail: |
Kettle Emma Carlin | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
I think it's a great fork! I have owned most brands of forks on the market today. I think this is the best fork on the market today, stronge, light and stiff. | | Weaknesses: |
I takes a wgile to get in dialed in, but after that it's great. | | Similar Products Used: |
I work at a high end bike shop, so I have tired many or most forks out there. The sid is O.K., but it twists a lot. The sc70 or sc70ul, is much stiffer, and no twisting. | | Bike Setup: |
I have a Waterford 2400 853 tubing full XTR...ETC I have the sc70ul, and love it to death... | | Bottom Line: | Buy it, ride it, you'll fall in love with it. I'm only 5'8 150 pds and the fork is great, easy to adjust, etc. I race weekly, and I've had no problems at all, like any high end product you have to adjust it every once in a while, but that is par for the course. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ray
a Weekend Warrior
from Mountaintop, PA
Date Reviewed: April 19, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Bottom Line: | I've had this fork on my bike for 3 months now. It's an excellent fork for the price I paid. I just have one concern and that is with the integrity of White Brothers. I have seen a lot of negative postings about them and I have one more complaint. White Brothers places a quality seal on the box. When my fork arrived it had a second quality seal over the first one. When installing the fork I noticed that someone tried to fix the loss boss problem by using some type of glue. This surprised me considering the fork was sold to me as new. At this point I am assuming that the fork was returned after the boss problem was noticed, but I can't be sure. For all I know They could have pressed in a new steer tube after the orginal had been cut. As long as it keeps performing like it is now no problem. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bzzzt
a cross-country rider
from USA
Date Reviewed: February 10, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
Have had the SC 70 for five months. Have blown five cartridges, and the fork legs have torqued about an 1/8 of an inch out of line with each other. In other words they have bent. Also have heard directly from white brothers they are discontinuing the sc 70 and it will soon be impossible to get replacement cartridges and other parts for them. White brothers warranty department has lied to me on three seperate occasions about having sent replacement cartridges. we sent it last week. A week passes, I call again, Oh we haven't sent it yet. I have doubts that my bent fork will be replaced | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joshua
a cross-country rider
from australia
Date Reviewed: January 30, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I HAVE JUST BOUGHT SOME SC70 AND I THINK THAT THEY ARE THE BEST PERFORMING FORK OUT THERE ON THE MARKET.I USED TO HAVE SIDS AND THE FIRST WEEK I HAD THEM THE AIR SEALS ON THE TOP WAS LEAKING SO I REPLACED THAT AND 3 WEEKS LATER THERE WAS AIR LEAKING FROM THE STANCHIONS.THE WB ARE JUST SO LUSH AND OUT PERFORM THE SIDS IN EVERY WAY | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonathan Benedict Wheeler (BOLTAR)
a racer
from Clinton CT
Date Reviewed: January 7, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
I TELL YA! THOSE WHITE BROTHERS GUYS REALY PISSED ME OFF! They go ahead and make a realy decent fork (well almost). When the fork actualy worked, it worked great. But the thing broke all the time! In a race i blew the seels off, then the break bosses cracked, then the internals siezed up, then i blew the cartridge! this is all within a 3 month period! So i sent it back to the company in November...I would call every day and the guys would be like oh i will try to get to it today...then i ordered my new FSR XC frame, but i had no fork! curse those White Brothers...So like 3 weaks pass...no fork...i got fed up and just ordered an SX Ti (luckely i work at a bike shop)...so then more time passed and still no White Bros. Its been aout 2 and a half months now...so i called the company the other day and the guy cant find my fork...he was soposed to call me back but he never did.WHITE BROTHERS SUCK!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
neil
a racer
from NC
Date Reviewed: December 8, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
ive had the sc90 and the sc70. both of these are as tough as they get. the best fork hands down. you can find them for $300 if you look. plush as hell! ive ridden judy sl, sid, z-1, mach 5, and this was the best! z-1 was a close 2nd. no need for a DC this fork tracks straight as an arrow. the best thing about this fork is WB. they are as nice as they can be. maybe im just lucky, but they went out of their way to help me. i rode the sc90 on a fs no problem, but when i switched back to a ht i got the sc70. on my first ride the damper cart. was leaking. i called WB and they said mail it to them and they would fix it. well... i sent it next-day and the guy at WB MTB warranty rebuilt it and overnighted it back to me. BAM! im back riding in 2 days. didnt even have to go through a dealer yadayadayada. these guys rock! and kudos to the enginners. this fork is so simple to maintain, a chimp could rebuild it. 5 flamers | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Howie
a racer
from Burlington, Bermuda
Date Reviewed: November 24, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This fork is so smooth and plush, I think that it is far more superior than the shitty feeling Marzocchi Bombers. Unfortunately, these forks do not come stock on new bikes, so the rest of the world usually doesn't get the oppurtunity to ride on of these amazing performance upgrades. The greatest thing about this fork is that it is one helluva tought mother-f@#ker! Anytime you're planning to go off a 7-foot drop-off, get a white brothers fork to do it for you. This is the best possible thing to do for your riding. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
david
a cross-country rider
from wash
Date Reviewed: October 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
We sell these forks in our shop in attition to Zokes an RShoxs and have seen about 25 go out the door. In summary they are a hit, hands down winner. From the other side, the company is great to deal with, we have had one leaking air cart. on a UL70 and had one next day. Nothing but positives, stiff, plush, light and simple for a simpleton to service.
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Submitted by
Smitty
a racer
from Denver, CO
Date Reviewed: October 12, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
my longtime review of this fork is 5 stars. The fork out performs all other XC forks period. Unless you are an all out racer it is plenty light and yet it is plush enough to battle the Marzocchi fans yet is far lighter than any of their coil sprung models. The fork is very stiff and so it steers very precisely. Service is a no brainer, I had never torn down a fork before but I tore the WB down easily. What's more it went back together just as easily. It has great clearance for brakes, unlike the Manitou, is stiff unlike the Rock Shox is light unlike the Marzocchi and is smooth like the Marzocchi. After a year it is THE all around fork. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Antti
a weekend warrior
from Espoo.Finland,Earth
Date Reviewed: July 7, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
My friend bought the White Bros, SC70UL and it works very well, it hasn't bottomed out never, and it feels very comfortable.
It was so comfortable, that i attend to buy it too !!The Arlo Englund air spring is little bit too boingy, but the cartridge works better than SID's.I highly recommend this to everybody, but it is very rare and you'll need it just if you race a lot.If you're gonna buy a VERY light fork, buy this rather than RockShox SID !!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean
a weekend warrior
from Momence, IL
Date Reviewed: July 1, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I purchased my SC70 about 1 month ago and after several good outings with it I have to say that I am very happy with the fork overall. I weigh about 190 lbs. and find that the fork is very stiff and I have yet to bottom it out. It seems everones main complaint about the White Brothers is the price... shop around, I got a great deal on mine! I give it... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joe
a weekend warrior
from USA
Date Reviewed: June 25, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Demo'd it...didn't like it much. Not much more to say but I have to fill up the required numbers of words. I guess the shock is okay, but not up to the standards we've all come to expect. I don't like the looks of WB forks either. Manitou rules, and Zokes is cool too. Okay thanks. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
hase
a racer
from St. Gallen, Suisse
Date Reviewed: May 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I recently put the SC70 on my Rocky Mountain Element. The fork's performance is superb (compared to the Judy SL Long Travel I had before). It's very sensitive and very stiff, what makes you controll your bike a lot better in DH, wether you go down straight and fast over a rough slope or drive a single trail with narrow turns. The sealings also seem to be very good, when I opened the fork after the first 20 hours of riding in mostly wet conditions, there wasn't even a little bit of dirt or water inside (what I really could not say about the Judy). Due to its simple construction maintenance can be done by the rider himself. But there's one thing: Yes Brothers, I too had the problem with the loose brake bosses. So here's my advice: send the Judy to hell, get a White, lock-tight the brake bosses , put the fork on Your bike and be happy | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JJC
a cross-country rider
from N.Y.
Date Reviewed: April 23, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I had the new White Brothers SC70UL for the last 2 weeks and it a very good fork.The first ride ,the fork was alittle too plush(i like stiff fork)put extra air(180 psi)
and the feeling was perfect and the steering precision was better than my old manitou.It very light(2.9lb) and perfect for my cross-country ride.I have no trouble
till now and the maintenance look very easy.(not like the Sid who have to be service every month or after 25 hours of riding). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Smitty
a cross-country rider
from Denver
Date Reviewed: March 18, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Have the SC70 on my Moots YBB and must say that it has a far better overall feel than my Judy SL. The Judy was stiffer on the small hits than the White but still doesn't handle the big hits as well as the SC70. It also has a great stiff feel laterally when out of the saddle. Truly, the best fork out there for XC | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron
a cross-country rider
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: March 6, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
This fork is great, there is not stiction, and it can gobble up the big hits with no problem. Most of the forks out there either have too much stiction (Rock Shox, Manitou), or are too sloppy (Zoke's Bombers), this baby is just right. It is a little spendy, but it is so solid and smooth that it is worth every stiction free dollar. Definetely five chilis | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Max
a weekend warrior
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: February 17, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I have borrowed, (luckely enough), a SC70 for my Heckler, and I can say that I can`t wait for my A-Bomb to arrive. The SC70 should be renamed to SC58, there is NO WAY I can get any more travel than that no mater what I do. OK, the travel I do get out of it is ok but no more. And it certanly doesn`t match the rear suspension, might feel better on a hardtail.
Barely 3 stars! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron Magrnheim
a cross-country rider
from Salinas, California
Date Reviewed: February 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
With my new Santa Cruz Hekler I bought the 1998 Rock Shox Judy XC.I kept blowing out the cartrages on my rides and the forks topped out very bad.I traided them in and paid the differance for some White Brothers SC70 forks. There is no comparison between these forks. After going on only one ride with them it was plain to see that by far White Brothers are the best. They suck up everything and are much better than you ever thought a fork could be. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a cross-country rider
from branford,ct
Date Reviewed: February 1, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
The fork is great,overbuilt, progressively smooth, but to expensive, i also had a problem with the brake boss's coming loose after two rides and causing the brake spring retainers to rip off the holding edge of the brake arch . my recommendation is to remove and reloctite the boss's before installing the brakes. i am also having a problem with the warranty dept. on covering this arch replacement, they tell me that its impossible to rip this edge off with the brakes coming loose. well the guy in texas had the same problem. anybody else out there dealing with this also?? the warranty dept. has left me with a bad feeling of things to come.shock performance is great however. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
markos
a racer
from HOUSTON, TEXAS
Date Reviewed: January 14, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
OVERALL THE FORK IS A GOOD PERFORMER. IT IS MUCH STIFFER THAN MY PREVIOUS JUDY FORKS AS THE TUBES ARE LARGER IN DIAMETER. ONE PROBLEM- CHECK THE BRAKE BOSS TIGHTNESS. IF THEY LOOSEN YOUR BRAKES WILL FAIL WHEN THE BRAKE BOSS SPRING RETAINER OVERRIDES THE SMALL GROOVE IN WHICH IT MUST RIDE. MY FORK ARRIVED THAT WAY AS DID ANOTHER FORK ORDERED TO OUR STORE. WHITE BROS. GUYS IN WARRANTY ARE COCKY AND WOULD NOT ADMIT THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS HAPPENSTANCE. THEY SAID I MUST HAVE MESSED WITH IT. BULLSHIT! HAVEN'T LOOKED AT 98'S TO SEE IF THEY CHANGED IT. GOOD PERFORMER EXCEPT FOR THIS FLAW BUT PROBABLY WOULD NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE GUYS DUE TO BAD FEELING ABOUT WARRAMTY GUYS. JUST TOO MANY CHOICES OUT THERE. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan the Man
a cross-country rider
from PA / VA
Date Reviewed: December 8, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have an SC 70 on my Merlin and it's like anything else, you get what you
pay for. The White brothers gives you awesome performance, which some would argue is comparable to other high end forks. In addition to awesome
performance though, you get a VERY reliable, easy to maintain fork whose
internals can be virtualy rebuilt with hardware - store supplies. O ring
seals etc. Be like the rest and buy a fad or get a white if you want a
really solid performer that will last. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jerry
a cross-country rider
from Corvallis, Or
Date Reviewed: November 18, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I have had the SC70 for about 5 months. It is very solidly built, has very little lateral flex (coupled with a Chris King front hub), is very good in high speed small bumps, it also seems to do a good job on the larger bumps, too. It does seem to have a progressive spring rate as I do not think that I have bottomed out the fork. No problems with quality on the fork and the two questions I have called White about were answered directly so no problems there.
Much nicer than my old Manitou 4 (with speed springs and an Englund dampener cartridge), stiffer, better is all trail conditions, also the White is much nicer than my son's Indy XC (ought to be for the price, $500 vs $200) also better than my other son's Judy XC with speed springs. I can't give it 5 stars because its too expensive (although worth it to me as I put on my ultimate bike, Litespeed Ocoee with all the stuff I wanted). | | Overall Rating: |
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