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Submitted by
Jeff L
a Racer
from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Leominster State | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | This fork is great once it's dialed in. It's pretty light. Tracks great, is ALMOST as smooth as butter. Rebound adjustment is nice. It looks cool. | | Weaknesses: | It took me a while to get dialed in but since it has been adjusted I couldn't be more happy with it for the price that I paid. | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi, SID, tried my buddy's fox (sweet). | | Bike Setup: | Set up for XC racing:
2005 Trek 8500 frame
2002 Psylo Race
Avic BB7 disc brakes
Bontrager Race Lite bars
XT Shifters
Chris King headset
XT (F&R)derailleurs
XT crankset
Eggbeater SL pedals
Mavic Crossmax SL wheelset
Panaracer fire xc pro (tubeless) | | Bottom Line: | Awesome fork for the price that you can get it at now. This is my favorite fork that I've ever owned. It is not on par with FOX, but it is a 2001 remember and for what it is it performs better than I expected it to. I bought this fork to hold me off until I could afford a FOX F80x but now that I've got it dialed in I think I'm going to keep it for a bit longer now.
Value - 5 chilis because of the price it can be found for now.
Overall - 4 just because it's not the best out there but it's pretty dang good. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Norm
a Cross Country Rider
from Brea
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | San Juan Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | New bike take-off | | Strengths: | Lots of travel, fairly light | | Weaknesses: | Internal adjustment. | | Similar Products Used: | SIDs, Manitou, other RSs | | Bike Setup: | '98 GT Avalanche LE, Xt/XTR, Avid discs,Easton, Mavic 317s | | Bottom Line: | Really like this fork. I XC but I also ride fairly hard. This shock takes everything I throw at it including freeriding, drops, ect. Just wish you could adjust the travel without breaking into it. But it's worth it none the less! Wouldn't throw this on a DH but will work great for a Freeride or even like mine, an XC bike on steroids!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jordan
a Weekend Warrior
from Taunton,somerset,uk
Date Reviewed: December 13, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Every thingh | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | J T's , Shivers SC , DJ2&3 | | Bike Setup: | DMR Trailstar | | Bottom Line: | These forks rule get some if you have the chance | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Waco, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | For TX- Cameron Park | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$240.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | climbs great!! Light, stiff, adjustable lockout, lots of travel for a light shock- also rockshox customer support is awesome! | | Weaknesses: | um, have to take it apart to adjust travel (but if it is at 125 why would you want to?) and I wish I had not gotten the 20mm version- I miss my old frount wheel, but thats my fault. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 22inch Nuke Proof hard tail xc setup | | Bottom Line: | Im a 6 foot 4 inch 200+ pound xc rider who likes to free ride when possible and this shock has never let me down. For a larger agresive xc rider/ racer who doesnt want to be hanging over his frount end with a 80 mm shock this is a great product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a Cross Country Rider
from Boulder, CO
Date Reviewed: March 14, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$349.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | Light 5" travel fork
Air allows wide range of rider weights without needing to buy springs
Good damping response
No air leaks | | Weaknesses: | Rebound adjustment doesn't allow fast enough rebound
More difficult to work on than Marzocchi | | Similar Products Used: | 2003 Z1 FR
2001 SID | | Bike Setup: | 1999 Diamondback XR4 with lots of upgrades
Hope M4 Disc brake w/ 185mm rotor (front only) | | Bottom Line: | This review is for the 2002 Psylo Race non-Tullio. It is a very good shock and replaced an 85mm travel SID on my DBR. The weight difference is really minor but the performance improvement was significant. After 2 years I was getting oil blow-by on the XXX seals (note, it was not leaking air or oil from the "pure" system, but the oil-bath lubrication was pushing out of the seals on big hits. I stripped it down, cleaned and refilled it today and was impressed with how little wear was apparant on the internal components. I've ridden about 1000 miles on this shock without an oil-change, which is about 3 times as far as I go on my Marz. The only parts that needed to be replaced were the oil seals and I replaced those with Enduro's. Now that this bike is my spare, I'm guessing it will be at least 2 more years before I need to do anything to the shock again.
I really think that the people who've had leaks must have dirt in their valves and/or something wasn't tight on the shock, mine has never lost any air that I've noticed, even when it sat for 4 months over the winter it still had 160lbs in both chambers. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luke
a
from SOuth Lake Tahoe, CA
Date Reviewed: February 29, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | all the tahoe trails | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Strengths: | very light...i would say the only person who should buy this fork is the person who needs more travel without the gain in weight.. | | Weaknesses: | its flexy...and i'm only 130lbs... | | Similar Products Used: | Darado, z1, super t, black, quadra 5???lol | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Santa Cruz Bullit with the DH kit | | Bottom Line: | Well...the bottom line is that this fork works well for trail riding and light downhill...but don't expect it to handle any freeriding or any even moderate downhill...I like the lightness (that's not a word) and agree that it would do well on a Superlight or any of the other xc bike ( the owner of this xc bike is the type who needs it for mojo and not for practicality)...but don't put it on a bullit or anything in that class. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan Nichols
a Downhiller
from Studio City,CA,USA
Date Reviewed: December 22, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Helens | | Strengths: | 20mm tullio Q.R. is fast. Very adjustable. | | Weaknesses: | The fork cannot achieve 125mm travel, it is impossible while assembled. Plastic threads and knobs. Slightly flexy. Oil leakage on front disc rotor. Pressure loss. Lots of care. Repair takes about 2.5 - 3 weeks from shipping to receiving. Everyone that you talk to at Rock Shox will have a different idea, solution and opinion. | | Similar Products Used: | zoke z1 2001 20mm thru axle | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Santa Cruz Bullit,XTR,Hayes,Race Face | | Bottom Line: | This fork physically cannot get 125mm of travel while assembled. This is false advertising. If you dont believe me put a zip tie on one leg. Push it down, go 4 a hard ride. Measure the distance from seal to crown. Sure, if you release all the air. Or on a SL take the spring out of the crown mechanically it will have 125mm, but how the hell can you ride a fork like that. If you like to tinker its perfect. If you want 4" of travel, great. If you dont mind losing your fork for 2.5 - 3 weeks and also pay for the shipping you are in luck. The bottom line is to convert to u-turn, ditch the air. And before assembling very carefully cut out, in thin slices the green elastomer hidden in the spring ( you must uncrimp a spring otherise). This company is no bueno, its my first and last purchase with these fools. Once converted to the spring (more $) i'm much happier but not satisfied. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jesse
a Cross Country Rider
from RC, South Dakota
Date Reviewed: December 7, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | All | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | ACME | | Strengths: | Light, air pressure controls at your fingertips. Easy to adjust during ride. | | Weaknesses: | haven't found any. | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou SL | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Superlight, Fox Float rear 4" | | Bottom Line: | Being able to adjust air compression on the fly, and take it all the way up to lockout is very usefull when going from climb to downhill mode in a spit second. Very happy with this shock.
Have heard some complaints about the seals, but I think this may be more of a '01 problem because I have had no such trouble with my '02.
many flamin' turds for this great fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a Cross Country Rider
from Mission Viejo, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$299.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Dual air adjustability, Light for the amount of travel. | | Weaknesses: | Must disassemble shock the change the travel. On some of the earlier units the pure dampner seals leak oil. | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou Mars and Manitou Black Elite | | Bike Setup: | Weyless single pivot, Hope Mini Disks, XT/XTR mix | | Bottom Line: | I bought this on sale at Supergo. This is an excellent front shock. Great adjustability, good travel very little stiction. I'm 5'11" 190# and have yet to bottom out this shock. At first the shock would bob somewhat using RS setup but, then with a little ajustment to the postive air spring no problem! Mine is the white version with no canti mounts (disk brake only). Installing the Hope Mini Disks to the fork could not have been easier.
This fork is perfect for a Dual suspension frame with a rear air shock (mine has a RS SID XC) the two air shock complement each other. Any one using this setup for cross country or even free ride would be satisfied with its performance. If you purchase one check for signs that the pure dampner is leaking oil first before you buy it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Micke
a Weekend Warrior
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Adjustable, adjustable, adjustable. Light in weight for it's travel and stiffness.
Did I say it's really adjustable? | | Weaknesses: | Travel adjustment demands taking fork apart.
You better like shock oil cause it's gonna get messy when you service it! | | Bike Setup: | ScottUSA Team Racing, fork run in 100 mm setting. | | Bottom Line: | I mostly do xc but also some serious jumping and urban freeriding and this fork can do it all. Its light enough for the xc and strong enough for the more abusive riding.
And the adjustability! I love that fact that I'm able to easily tune the fork for all my riding. If I'm gonna go jumping I just bump up the positive pressure and increase compression damping. For xc, just remove some positive air pressure and decrease compression.
Plus, when properly set, it feels virtually bottomless. I have yet to feel the need for the 125mm mode, 100mm soaks up everything.
Bottom bottom line: For anyting but downhill racing or insane freeriding hucking, this is it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott
a Downhiller
from Mammoth Lakes
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Skid Marks | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria Bikes | | Strengths: | Great for the first couple of weeks | | Weaknesses: | This shock is not working properley after only about 15 rides on it. I am very disappointed w/it and will not buy this shock again. I have sent it in for warranty so well see after that | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Bullit w/5th element | | Bottom Line: | Don't buy this shock if it can't take the abuse I give it then I can't imagine it working for a heavier person or pro racer. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mcihael Rogers
a Weekend Warrior
from Kailua, Hi
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Aiea / Norfolk Trails | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$545.00 | | Purchased At: | Raging Isle | | Strengths: | Still working after a year of hard riding. | | Weaknesses: | I just looked How much I bought it for and I was shocked. That doesn't matter to much because it has worked this long with no maintenance and I could always make more money. | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Rocksprings,Hayes, Chris king | | Bottom Line: | I first wrote about this product around a year ago. I have changed a lot in my riding style and the Psylo worked great in all my changes and let me work up to a much higher level of riding.
This is an all around shock that works well with med. to large riders. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a Cross Country Rider
from Anchorage, AK
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$360.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | Lots of options with travel, pretty light for the amount of travel u get, it can be set up to fit just about any riding style, and it is one of the only forks that works great for heavy riders from the factory. | | Weaknesses: | rebuilding the pure system sucks, there is a set of o-rings in there that get trashed way to easy.
fork is a little flexy at 125 mm of travel
| | Similar Products Used: | Psylo SL, Manitou Elite Air | | Bike Setup: | Marin Mount vision pro, stock except the fork | | Bottom Line: | This is a really nice fork, but I would get the 02 since they are out now. Rebuilding the pure system can be a real pain, and replacement seals are way too expentsive. Bottom line, I would buy this fork again over the competition. It has been a great addition to my bike. 4 chlis for price because msrp is so high, but u can find it for cheaper. I'd give it 5 chilis for preformance, but the cost of replacement seals and the weak o-rings kinda piss me off. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Toino Capaçete
a Downhiller
from Leiria
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Secret.....! :þ | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Strengths: | It's strong, lightweight, infinite ajustability | | Weaknesses: | Where............? | | Similar Products Used: | Psylo Sl/Xc, marzochi bomber | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8000, Psylo Race, Hope bulb hub w/ Mavic F219 Disc rims, some race face and roox components, XT/XT-R, Hope Enduro 4 disc brakes F-> 185mm B-> 165mm | | Bottom Line: | It take some time to use to this fork. At start mine was a litle bumpy, but I think it was 'cause I am light and the I had 130PSi in both sides...! if u want a secure and strong front shock, here u have one!... i've tryed many many others and defenitly, psylo race is the best....!
a good fork | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tommy
a Weekend Warrior
from Tennessee
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hamilton Creek | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Some Dude | | Strengths: | Climb-it Control, 125mm travel, many adjusting options, easily serviceable | | Weaknesses: | A little hard to control on turns. | | Similar Products Used: | Z2 BAM, Marzocchi XC, Rock Shox Judy | | Bike Setup: | Trek Y-11 | | Bottom Line: | This is a very plush shock with plenty of travel. There are enough options to tune it to get it the ay you want it. I love the Climb-It control. To be able to adjust or lock out my shock while riding is totally cool.
The only problem that I have with this shock is that I feel that I have less control because it's so high (longer travel). I ran into a couple of trees my first time using it. Maybe it takes a little getting used to.
Bottom line, it's a very plush shock. It soaks up the big and small hits pretty well. It's also air so you can adjust it to your weight without having to buy the right spring. Climb-It control that really works. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam Boynton
a Cross Country Rider
from Grand Rapids
Date Reviewed: February 24, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Cannonsburg | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo.com | | Strengths: | This is the lightest 130mm travel fork I have ever rode! It has been a flawlwess product and I would reccommend it to anyone! Everything is great about it!!!! | | Weaknesses: | None! | | Similar Products Used: | Marzoochi Z1
Manitou Balck | | Bike Setup: | Giant XTC NRS 1 | | Bottom Line: | Buy this fork!!! It is the best for long travel cross county riding! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sam
a Weekend Warrior
from somerset,UK
Date Reviewed: January 20, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | winstanleys | | Strengths: | adjustability,weight,lockout,smooth travel once ridden in,strong | | Weaknesses: | seems to have some side to side flex,not easy to change travel compared to the Psylo SLs | | Similar Products Used: | judy XCs,Psylo SLs and XCs | | Bike Setup: | trek 7000 | | Bottom Line: | I have had no trouble with this fork once I got it set up right.Hopefully (for me) the problems listed in some reviews are just a case of getting a good or bad fork from Rockshox.I've done a lot of jumping on these and am quite heavy and a fairly careless and clumsy rider,they have been fine.These are great forks,but having ridden the SLs as well I would consider going for them as well-they're cheaper,have plusher travel (coil spring) are adjustable on the fly and may not have the seal problems.I would still buy these though as it's not often important to change the travel (all psylos seem a bit flexy on the 125mm setting anyway) and it's good to be able to adjust the stiffness with more air.Very happy with these forks (hoping nothing goes wrong with them) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay kwon
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: November 11, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | everywhere | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | demo'ed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Strengths: | open bath system, 5 inch travel, light weight, fine gold colour, the price they suggested | | Weaknesses: | the stickers are weak, rockshox should work on that more | | Similar Products Used: | mazocchi's ( too heavy) RST's(crap) | | Bike Setup: | Demo'ed bike | | Bottom Line: | people that say the air is leaking, it might be the sound that you are hearing right? ( when compressing) If it is, it's not the air that's "leaking". It's the open bath system, that soaks it self to perform a smooth, plush ride. If it isn't the sound, it might be the quality, or YOUR fault how you treat it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
D NICHOLS
a Cross Country Rider
from STUDIO CITY, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | THE TRAILS OUT MY BACK DOOR | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | HELENS | | Strengths: | WHEN IT WAS NEW IT RAN REAL SMOOTH AND PLUSH. IT HAS ALOT OF ADJUSTABILTY. IT CAN DO WELL SOAKING UP BIG HITS AND DROPS. TRY 160 pos./130 neg. (195 lb rider) | | Weaknesses: | AIR LEAKING. OIL LEAKING. NOT WHAT I CAN CALL A SUPER STIFF FORK(WITH TULLIO). ONLY 15 HOURS OF RIDING AND I HAD TO SEND THEM BACK TO ROCK SHOX. THEY TOLD ME THAT I COULD FIX THEM. THAT TO ME IS WEAK, THESE ARE NEW AND ALREADY MESSED UP! THE FACT IS THESES FORKS COULD BE A MAJOR HASSLE A WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME. TIME LOST RIDING IS WHAT SUCKS THE MOST. | | Similar Products Used: | MARZOCCHI Z1 QR20 | | Bike Setup: | 2001 BULLIT | | Bottom Line: | BE CAREFUL GRASSHOPPER IN WHAT YOU CHOOSE. MY FORK WAS CHOOSEN BY DESTINY. IF YOU WANT A GOLD FORK THAT NEEDS TLC AFTER EVERY RIDE.ONE THAT DOES HAVE FLEX. ONE THAT FEELS NICE WHEN NEW BUT COULD HAVE SERIOUS ISSUES LATER. THEN LOOK NO FURTHER, ROCK SHOX PSYLO RACE IS HERE FOR YOU. I WILL REPORT LATER WITH A FOLLOW UP.I WILL LET EVERYONE KNOW HOW LONG THE REPAIR TOOK, WHAT THE FORK IS UP TO AFTER I RIDE/HAMMER IT FOR 15 HRS OR SO. MY FINAL WORD IS BUY A MARZOCCHI ZI QR20 OR SHIVER INSTEAD, IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE. PLEASE NOTE: THE OVERALL RATING REFLECTS ONLY APPROX.15HRS RIDING, BEFORE BREAKDOWN. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a Cross Country Rider
from Albuquerque
Date Reviewed: October 22, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Porcupine Rim | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Retail | | Strengths: | Feels close to sweet with lots of tweaking. | | Weaknesses: | Blow the seals twice, so much stantion play that my headset feels buttery. | | Bike Setup: | Sugar | | Bottom Line: | I'm certainly forgetting about RockShox for a spell | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MadMac
a
from Scotland
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | England | | Strengths: | Don't know | | Weaknesses: | Had them a day. Not even used them... seal blew out when I pumped the positive up to 100psi, and they should take upto 160psi!!! There is nothing wrong with the guage on the pump, it's been checked. | | Similar Products Used: | pogo stick... but then, maybe not, because that at least worked! | | Bike Setup: | GT i-drive 1.0, Hope hydrolic C2's. SID XC+LO Rear. | | Bottom Line: | Not even got the chance to use them yet, and they have to be sent back. So far they seem to be no more than an expensive piece of junk! However, I have ridden my friends bike who has some, and I must admit they have a better action than any other fork I have ever tried! I just wish they were not so unreliable! Sadly makes me question whether air shocks are worth the bother.
I know that these are great forks... when they work... and when they work, I'd give them 5 chilis for performance. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron Moore
a Weekend Warrior
from Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Paramount Cycles | | Strengths: | Air works well, nice travel. Adjusted just right and easily. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | 2002 Psylo SL | | Bike Setup: | A stock Giant XTC AC Air. | | Bottom Line: | It's the best fork for 2001. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Noble Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | 123bikes | | Strengths: | FEELS INCREDIBLE AND SUCKS UP THE TRAIL... ON THE FIRST OR SECOND RIDE | | Weaknesses: | Insane ammount of issues with air blowby, air leakage, yeah pretty much air issues.. IF YOU THINK THEY ARE FIXING THESE PROBLEMS FOR 2002 YOU ARE WRONG- MINE IS A 2002~~~
I spoke with Rock Shox about it and customer service was not all that great (no way to just send a fix kit to the bike shop to fix it- you have to pay or send it to them for a week). I took no hits at all and have been doing some road riding and it still blows by. Go with Marzochi!
| | Similar Products Used: | Various | | Bike Setup: | Titus LOCO MOTO | | Bottom Line: | Dont buy it unless you are prepared to be without it for at least a week at a time while sent away for maint (save those pennies for overnight shipment too because they dont cover the shipping for you)... NOT A DAY TO DAY RIDER AT ALL!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan Parrett
a Weekend Warrior
from Socorro
Date Reviewed: September 22, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | when i get lost | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | friend | | Strengths: | the fork is vary light for what it is intended for, NO!! air leak that the people talk about (probibly because they dont lube it well), very little maintance | | Weaknesses: | it does need to be lube often but that is the only maintance it really need | | Similar Products Used: | manitou spyder, sxle; rockshok 2000 judy race | | Bike Setup: | xt, xtr, giant warp frame, rhyno lite rims
i ride haft freeride and the other crosscountry | | Bottom Line: | all that i have to say is that this is the best seires of forks that rockshoks has ever made. they are very stong let relitively light. you can made them do anything you want they to. they will play just a ruff as you will. i weight 220 lb. and i'm going to get another one to put on my urban assalte bike when i get the money to get the rest of the parts for the bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Marblehead, MA
Date Reviewed: September 15, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lynn Woods | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$190.00 | | Purchased At: | from this rich kid who had 2 of them new(go figure) | | Strengths: | Reasonably light, plush, very adjustable, strong/stiff, and of course..the lockout | | Weaknesses: | expensive if you actually go and pay retail for it, i've heard it is high maintenace but i have only had a few weeks so i don't really know yet | | Similar Products Used: | Sid XC, rockshock indy | | Bike Setup: | Large Chameleon, full XT, Icon cranks/stem, rhyno lites,
tompson, easton monkey lite, avid brakes... | | Bottom Line: | This is a great fork for freeriding, drop offs, urban assault, even xc. Until I ride it for a few more months I wil not know if it does indeed fall apart like I have heard a few claim that it does. The travel is adjustable and it has lockout, which i have found to be usefull on the long up hills. You can them make the fork super plush for the technical downhills.
What can i say tho, I bought this fork for new with a Ringle hub from this rich kid i know for $190, my buddy bought the same(he had 2 kicking around his house). I love the fork and hopefully my opinion won't change. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Racer
from Iron Mountian, MI
Date Reviewed: September 10, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Colorado Cyclist | | Strengths: | This fork is awesome for its plushness and lockout feature. Weight is decent. The lockout is great for climbing or paved/gravel road sections. Once you get it dialed in this thing works great. I ride with about 160 PSI/130 PSI (200 lbs.) | | Weaknesses: | Quite a bit of flex when fully extended. Some of the paint is peeling on the dropouts. XXX seals are so-so. I did a re-build after 400 miles and the oil was a mess. I see others are using boots - I'll give those a try. | | Similar Products Used: | RS - Judy XC (96 & 98)
Marzocchi Bomber (01) | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed Unicoi with full XTR. Chris King headset. Ritchey stem with Easton CT2 bar. Time ATAC carbon pedals. Specialized Team Control and Master S-Works tires. | | Bottom Line: | This is a great shock! You gotta love the lockout and the plushness. Completely adjustable to boot... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Audrey
a Cross Country Rider
from JH
Date Reviewed: August 5, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$340.00 | | Purchased At: | HBS | | Strengths: | Very plush and smooth when you want it to be. Nice lockout feature that really works well on climbs and sprints. Light weight compared to the other shocks in the same catagory. I LOVE IT!!!!!!! | | Weaknesses: | I wish it could be as light as the SID. | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi Z1 dropoff, manitou mar elite | | Bike Setup: | klein adept frame | | Bottom Line: | The shock kicks ass. I guess it is expensive at retail, but I advise all people to cough up the cash and go for it anyway, it's worth it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian
a Downhiller
from BC Canada
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Kicking Horse DH Singletrack | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Summit Cycle | | Strengths: | Great travel, easy adjustment, very easy damper | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | rock shock judy | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stuff, Hayes disks, Phylo Race front shock | | Bottom Line: | these forks rip it up woooooohooooo..... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam
a Cross Country Rider
from Connecticut
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$399.00 | | Purchased At: | Saybrook Cycle Works | | Strengths: | Great instant adjustability, I love the range of give. An excellent shock for climbing when the stiffness up, and downhill when the stiffness is down. | | Weaknesses: | I havent had any problems with it yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Judy Race '00, Rock Shox Judy XC '00, Rock Shox Judy TT '01 | | Bike Setup: | Psylo Race fork, XCR 3000 frame '00, Avid Speed Dial 7 levers, Avid Mechanical Disc Brakes, Syncros Stem, Seatpost, and Riser Handlebars, Rock Shox Dual Air SID rear-shock, Ritchey Clipless SPD pedals, Shimano XT drivetrain (replaced from original LX components) Tioga tires, Mavic Rims | | Bottom Line: | Good Shocks- Go for it if you have the dough | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
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from Colorado
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Performance... this shock never bottoms out on me and feels super plush | | Weaknesses: | Two days ago I blew out the climb it control compression damping. I was climbing so I had the compression up maybe 2/3 came over a roller and when I came down from maybe 1.5 feet of air I felt the fork kind of let go internaly and after that there was no damping left, the fork started topping out and was very soft. | | Bottom Line: | Great performance, I just hope that this will be a quick fix and is not a reaccuring problem. This fork has taken some really hard hits in the previous three months with the climb it control quite low. But be careful when it is turned up because mine blew out on a tiny hit. A fork that costs this much should handle this circumstance, or Rock Shox should at least warn the user not to do this. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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$ 699.00
