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Submitted by
drew funk
a
from washington
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | dirt jumps | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | givin to me from friend | | Strengths: | I do mostly dirt jumping and urban assault with a few drops and the psylo works very well.Its got lots of adjustability-rebound, climb-it control(compression), u-turn travel adjust, and lockout. These are really fun to play with and actually make a difference in ride quality. The fork is really smooth and quiet and it doesnt make any thuds or squeaks, even when it bottoms out. | | Weaknesses: | The psylo is in desperate need of preload adjustment to stiffen the suspension or it needs stiffer aprings. I only weigh 105 lbs but it is still easy to bottom out the fork on small jumps or drops. The rebound adjuster is impossible to turn with hands(do I need a special tool?). | | Similar Products Used: | just looked at and compressed other forks at the shop | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Specialized BigHit, Shimano, Sun Rims, Maxxis tires | | Bottom Line: | its a really smooth fork with lots of adjustments and great looks. I would reccommend this fork to aggressive trail riders and for light freeride and dirtjumping, but you will probably need stiffer springs if you are heavy or go really big on jumps or drops. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian
a Weekend Warrior
from alberta
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Strengths: | It worked for a few months... | | Weaknesses: | till the internals fell apart and Rock Shox took months to get it back to me. | | Similar Products Used: | my first suspention fork, came on my brodie | | Bike Setup: | Brodie, hayes, Marzocchi | | Bottom Line: | I got my Brodie bike, was very happy with everything for the first month or so. Then out of nowhere the internals started to creak and act up. I sent it back and something inside was broken and they were cool enough to say it was a manufacturing defect so it only cost me shipping. The major downside is that it took for ever for me to get it back, so meanwhile I got a Marzocchi z2 and its just so much better that the psylo went on my beater ride. I have had no problems with it since but the most action it sees now is to get to school.
It is a nice fork but Rock Shox slow turnaround makes it NOT worth it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brandon
a Weekend Warrior
from scottsdale
Date Reviewed: October 1, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$80.00 | | Purchased At: | some guy | | Strengths: | smooth, light, can take a beating, | | Weaknesses: | not very stiff | | Similar Products Used: | manitou, marzocchi | | Bike Setup: | haro 8.1 psylo sl, azonic outlaws, race face bars and cranks | | Bottom Line: | i wasnt really sure what to think of these forks when i first got them. i end up blowing the rebound on my stance flows and need a fork to replace them. so i got them for a guy for 80 buck then had a 20mm axle too. they came with x firm spring which where perfect for urban i havnt bottomed them out yet and i weight 250. i like these forks so much that i am not putting my stance flows back on my bike. these things weight like a 1.5 punds less then the stances. the only thing wrong with them is that there not very stiiff i can see the bottom of the fork move a little but not too bad. ill give it 5 flames for value and overall | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bert
a Weekend Warrior
from SF, CA
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Smooth out of the box. Relatively inexpensive. U-turn works well. Pure damping and lockout work well and are easy to adjust while riding. | | Weaknesses: | Dust wipers are poor quality, no oil seals, exceptionally fast bushing wear. No preload adjust. (I'm too light for med springs and too heavy for light springs). | | Similar Products Used: | old Mag's and Judy's, Marzocchi Z5 and X-Fly, Mars C | | Bike Setup: | Sugar 2 | | Bottom Line: | worked well for the 1st few rides, then bushing play developed after ~20 hrs riding. Exceptionally difficult to change bushings-- nobody local will work on any Rock Shox anymore and their service sucks. Great performance if you plan to buy a new shock every year. I'm never buying a Rock Shox again. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Downhiller
from Stockton, UK
Date Reviewed: September 9, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Carlton Bank DH | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$125.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | These forks are super dooper, the Climb-IT control is awesome allowing you to change from 80-125mm travel while just riding along, they suit my XC bike brilliantly, i ride XC about once a month and these forks are just amazing, awesome small bump sensitivity, and quite good hard hit sensitivity( i have bottomed them out a couple of times though) They work better with V's rather than discs as they are quite flexy with discs. | | Weaknesses: | flexy when using discs, crown bonding isn't amazing | | Similar Products Used: | Rockshox Judy C, RST Gamma TL, Marzocchi Z4 | | Bike Setup: | Concept Aluminium frame, Vuelta USA rims, Diatech Hubs, Shimano Alivio Chainset, Deore Rear mech, LX front mech, Diatech V Brakes, Psylo SL's, Selle Italia Flite saddle, Kore bars. | | Bottom Line: | They rock for XC, BUY SOME NOW, and forget about the rest!! leave the competition standing with a set of psylos! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
milan
a
from exeter
Date Reviewed: December 18, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | extreme | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | light weight]
strong
reliable | | Weaknesses: | action isnt to great
suspension peformance fades after long downhills | | Similar Products Used: | 2004 psylo sl's- the best, you wouldnt think they were the same fork, just shows 3 years makes one hell of a difference.
Fox forx vannila r- good while they worked, but snapped
2004 dj's - horrible is the only word to descible them | | Bike Setup: | on-onew gimp | | Bottom Line: | these forks never worked too good. when i got a new frame, i got some fox forx. their action was so much better, unfortunitely they brake twice...
so than i got the 2004 marz dj's - probably the worst forks ever, after 3 weeks i got some 2004 psylo sl's,. These are the best forks ever period | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jacob O'Neall
a Downhiller
from Eubank, KY, USA
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | any that's rough & technical | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | Carolina Fatz cycling center | | Strengths: | Light weight(for the type of fork) versatility, adjustability(preload, reboung, compression) | | Weaknesses: | rigidity, durability | | Similar Products Used: | 2002 Psylo XC w/U-turn, Marzocchi Z-5 100 air, RS Judy's, RST's, Manitou SX-E (don't ever buy) | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Mongoose Pro Valient: 2001 Psylo SL, Syntace VRO bar & stem combo, Kore seatpost, WTB SSTXR 2K saddle, WTB Motoraptor 2.4 tires, Sun Mammoth rims, WTB speedisk hubs, Formula Activa mechanical disks, Avid SD-3 levers, Deore shifters, LX E-type front derailler & LX rear, Truvativ 5D cranks, Cane Creek headset, Mongoose Pro dual-density grips | | Bottom Line: | I haven't heard of this happening before, but on my Psylo SL, the steerer tube loosed up, and would let the fork spin when I hit a rock or bump. The steerer didn't pull out of the fork, it just would move, and other than that it was functionally sound. I fixed it by drilling a hole through the steerer & crown, and running a small bolt though the steerer. Since the bolt only stops the steerer from twisting, it has held up just fine. I just wanted to let anyone know how to fix this problem if it ever occurs to anyone else. I like the fork otherwise, and it has performed very well. I got mine cheap to replace a 2002 Psylo XC that failed. The SL is a good fork, but there are better forks(marzocchi) availible for the same retail price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brad
a Weekend Warrior
from labrador city, canada
Date Reviewed: March 3, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | strong, good smooth travel, very adjustable | | Weaknesses: | bushings suck, causes the fork to flex and start to chatter | | Similar Products Used: | x-vert, bombers | | Bike Setup: | marin nail trail, lx and xt, disc brakes | | Bottom Line: | its a very good fork, it would be much better if they put in some better bushings, the bushings started to get sloppy after the first week that i had the fork. that sucks! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ken Mcdowell
a Cross Country Rider
from Squamish,British Columbia
Date Reviewed: January 22, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | crouching squirrel | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Corsa Cycles Squamish B.c Canada | | Strengths: | I've only got 3 hours of riding on this shock but freakin WOW!! my last shocks were sacked though,the shock is plush'n stiff at the same time and the lock out works great something I never had before.For the money I could'nt go wrong.Very responsive. | | Weaknesses: | None so far I'll let you know. | | Similar Products Used: | Marz. bomber Z2,they were great in there time. | | Bike Setup: | Typical midrange and upper stuff don't want to bore anybody | | Bottom Line: | So far so good made an awesome feeling bike out of my DeKerf once again (96 frame)I love it!.I added a headbanger headset at the same time I would recommend that as well if you are in the market.Happy trails got to get back to work! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matt voss
a Cross Country Rider
from brisbane qld Australia
Date Reviewed: December 12, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Gap Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$310.00 | | Purchased At: | Kenmore Cycles | | Strengths: | looks good, great travel, compression works great and the u-turn is awesome | | Weaknesses: | none that I have found | | Similar Products Used: | Boxxer, Judy tt, judy c, z5's,sid blackbox | | Bike Setup: | Raceline enduro, full xt components, 317 rims(mavic) titec bars etc xt hydrolic brakes | | Bottom Line: | I have been riding 6 days a week since I bought these 6 months ago and found that out of all the shox I have used are the best they allow good travel when racing cross country and are awesome if you want to go freeriding with your mates. They the best drops and are fun to play with and have absolutly no flex. If you want a light fork and a strong fork with lots of travel this is the best fork on the market. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe
a Weekend Warrior
from Concord, MA
Date Reviewed: December 3, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lynn Woods | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Good adjustment. Long travel | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou X-Vert Super | | Bottom Line: | It great for XC and freeriding. It can handle a 5 foot drop no problem. I haven't encountered any problem with this fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nate James
a Weekend Warrior
from Denver, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: August 5, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Porcupine Rim :) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$260.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Light
Strong
Adjustability
Lockout | | Weaknesses: | None that I have found | | Similar Products Used: | Other Rock Shox stuff | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Viking Thor LS :), XT Drivetrain, Raceface stem, bar, seatpost, Stratos Helix Pro Shock, Mavic 517's, Selle Italia Flite Gel Ti | | Bottom Line: | This is a great fork for anyone who wants good performance with a great deal of adjustability. I have used the lockout many times and it always works great. The compression damping adjustment is nice for fine tuning on a long ride. This thing is very forgiving especially on the serious downhills!! The only thing it lacks is the U-Turn external travel adjuster but Rock Shox has a kit that allows for an upgrade. Great value for the money | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a Weekend Warrior
from Sacramento,CA
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$265.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Adjustability,
Plush,
Pioneer purchase program | | Weaknesses: | Bushings again! first set went at about a year, rebuilt at Rockshox and Bushings went in 2 weeks... | | Similar Products Used: | Rockshox Mag 21 | | Bike Setup: | Cove G-Spot, Fox vanilla RC, atomic labs and ACS Z-rim rims, Raceface XS isis bottom bracket, raceface next LP isis cranks, Crupi pedals | | Bottom Line: | This would be a great fork for a single crown freeride "IF" rockshox can figure out how to permanently get rid of the bushing play problems...Till then stay away from it.. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roland Cadrin
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | 400 | | Strengths: | Very plush, easy to adjust and looks good. | | Weaknesses: | I blew the compression and the rebound on this fork within 600 miles (1000 KMs) of riding. This fork might be better for lighter riders.
There was also a bushing issue with some of these forks, but Rock Shox has made a free upgrade available to correct this problem. | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Santa Cruz Superlight. | | Bottom Line: | It seemed like a reasonably light fork with good travel, perfect for someone who does a mix of cross country, light downhill and freestyle riding. And it is all this, when it's working! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Drew
a
from Saskatoon,Sask.Canada
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Doctor | | Strengths: | Travel, Climb-it control with the lock out. Cool looks. very agressive | | Weaknesses: | none yet but i'll keep ya posted. | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi z5 and xcr, judy tt | | Bike Setup: | 1996 Norco Sasquatch with upgraded front and back rims. Ryhno Lites Rokko front tire, continental back tire, accera v-brakes | | Bottom Line: | i've only owned these for a few days know but i love them. ride a lot of agressive x-country and they seem to suck up everything. even drops are awesome. don't have alot to compare to though cause i'm upgrading from zokes xcr from 7 years ago. they only had 1.5in travel. i just wanna get out and ride instead of going to work!! LOL | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DR. DRE
a Weekend Warrior
from Boogie-Down Productions
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything steep & technical | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Westchester Cycles | | Strengths: | Adjustibility and Climb-it-Control,weight | | Weaknesses: | Lower bushing play occured within the first week of riding.
Seems a little flexy when pushed in hard terrain.(Although this might be a little more evident because of the bushings) | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi, Judy,Manitou | | Bike Setup: | 2001 GT i-Drive 2.0. stock | | Bottom Line: | This fork has potential to be a very decent fork. The first thing i would recommend is making sure you get the right springs for your weight put inside the fork. The fork came stock with the light springs. I'm about 200lbs. and just bunnyhopping and pushing down on the front of the fork i was able to bottom it out. It amazes me that a veteran company, also the very first company to start manufacuring forks can't seem to get it right. I mean a bushing problem. C'mon man it seems like they don't even give these forks any sufficent R&D time or proper testing. Rockshox has it's light cross country forks and then they have their freeride and downhill forks. C'mon guys you have to make stuff that's gonna hold up to the abuse the fork is intended for. No wonder they went out of business. Now maybe SRAM can pick up the pieces and start making some reliable forks.
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Submitted by
Steve K
a Weekend Warrior
from Mississauga
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Falling Ridge - anything really technical | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Dukes on Queen St. | | Bottom Line: | I just wanted to add that my fork is pretty much the same as the 2002 psylo sl, the differences are that it doesn't have u-turn adjustability. I wouldn't really need the u-turn feature anyway because I never change my travel. I'd rather flip my stem negative rise for better climbing, and still have my preload adjuster [the '02 u-turns don't have preload control]. Actually the only thing I like of the '02 psylos are the brakeboss-less lower leg castings. Ooooh so nice! Maybe I can retrofit some new lowers :) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve K
a Weekend Warrior
from Mississauga
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Falling Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Dukes on Queen St. | | Strengths: | Looks
Stiffness
Tullio axle design very simple to use
Lockout
Smooth stroke
Adjustable Compression and Rebound damping | | Weaknesses: | Sloppy Bushings
No Disc only leg castings like the 2002 psylos
| | Similar Products Used: | 2001 marzocchi z1 dropoff | | Bike Setup: | 2001 brodie holeshot, avid discs, intense mag30 rims, deore/xt/lx drivetrain, raceface/thomson cockpit, 2001 rs psylo sl | | Bottom Line: | When I first got the fork, last year [i am reviewing again] the fork was surprisingly VERY smooth out of the box. This is because the bushings were loose. Every ride a few months after the purchase the bushings became very loose, and the fork would shudder under hard braking. I sent the fork back to the RockShox distributor for Canada [Cycle Lambert] and they warrantied the fork for me. They gave me a new crown, new stanchions, new seals, new bushings, new oil and new dampers. Basically half a new fork. The only downside is that it had a 1.5 month turnaround time, I was aching to ride again!
But I suppose it was worth it. The fork is much more solid and is still very smooth in it's travel stroke. Fore-aft flexing is gone, if not very minimal. I give two thumbs up to this fork and five stars now that I have all new internals + crown and stanchions!
People who should look into this fork are riders with freeride type of styles or even aggressive xc. I have my raceface stem flipped negative rise and it works absolutely perfect with the lock-out on this fork during long climbs. A definite recommendation. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Louie Midnight
a
from Canada
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Lockout, stiff, adjustable, tough | | Weaknesses: | Product history? Slight play in stanchions | | Similar Products Used: | Mag 10, Zokes | | Bottom Line: | I bought my 2001's new but didnt set them up until a few months ago. I bought the retro kit which allows external travel adjustment like the 2002. Admittedly I havent had a lot of time with them but they seem really strong. I weigh 250 and trash stuff just by looking at it. I have a couple hundred Km's on them and they are fine. They do have slight play in the stanchions out of the box. This play gets worse the more travel you dial in but it doesnt affect the travel of the fork or the ride at all. The lock out on mine works but it is possible for me to compress the fork while the lockout is on by putting some moderate pressure on the fork. Im a big guy though so this doesnt surprise me. My Z1's are a much more plush and active fork but not designed for x country. I really like these forks. Ill post when I have a bunch of Kms on them and see if they hold up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
keef
a Racer
from South Yorkshire, UK
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Wharncliffe | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Travel is now down to about 2" and the stanchions are coming lose in the crown which is also the problem with 2 other Pyslo`s I Know off | | Similar Products Used: | Z1, Jnr T | | Bike Setup: | Santacruz Bullit now with a 5th Element | | Bottom Line: | These forks are lame, Ok me & my mates arnt the tamest of riders (DH/Freeride/Dirt) but come on, not even a year old and they are well hammered. They now only seem to have a couple of inch travel left in them and make a lovely crack noice constantly reassuring you that your stanchions are coming very very lose. A local rider also has some of which you can see the stanchion moving in the crowns. GET MARZOCCHI thats what I`m gonna do. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John B.
a Weekend Warrior
from Agoura, CA
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Sulphur Springs | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Helen's Santa Monica | | Strengths: | Super plush, rigid, reliable. | | Weaknesses: | Funny name. Reminds me of the aliens in "Battlefield Earth". | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Mag 21 | | Bike Setup: | 2001 Santa Cruz Bullit | | Bottom Line: | This is a great fork. It came on my Bullit as an OEM piece. It's got a compression lockout that works, but I never use it. I ride about 3 times a week and I bomb the downhills pretty good, using every bit of the 5 inch travel. I've punished this fork for 7+ months and have had none of the problems that others seemed to have had.
I did have one problem with it but I'm going to have to blame the LBS. I weighed 220 lbs when I got the Bullit but the standard spring in the fork is only rated for riders up to 180 lbs. To set the proper sag the LBS cranked up the preload. The spring lasted about 2 months before breaking. The LBS replaced the spring for one that fits my weight and the fork's been fine ever since. If they had just done that in the first place (they did put the proper spring on the rear shock) I would not have had the problem.
I ride hard and I don't really spend the time maintaining my bike like I should but the Psylo works awesome. I would definately buy another one of these.
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Submitted by
Danny meh
a Downhiller
from victoria,bc,canada
Date Reviewed: February 4, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | meh | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | $$$$ | | Strengths: | looks great,really adjustable and nice and plush | | Weaknesses: | works great for about a month then it dies.. i lost travel only get 4 out of the 5 lots of flex developed crap started to get stuck on stantions very easy to bottem out and im 125 pounds..and way over priced for the problems it has....wish i paid an extra 100 for jr. t | | Similar Products Used: | z1,jt. | | Bike Setup: | 01 sasquatch biult up from frame totally sweet except for the forks | | Bottom Line: | buy another fork...dont waste ur money on unreailable frok... go z1.. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Taylor
a Downhiller
from Bradford, Ontario
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Strengths: | Strenght??? there was none, other than looks. also the lockout was cool untill it blew in a month! | | Weaknesses: | wow, i blew the compression and the rebound on this fork within the first month. Also if you are 160+pds steer clear this fork is sooo soft | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi | | Bike Setup: | 2000 thin blue line duster, all lx and DH parts to speck | | Bottom Line: | *warning* cruddy fork alert! i had problems with this fork ever since i bought it and i regret wasting my money on such a crappy product! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
CAPTAIN_YOBBO
a Weekend Warrior
from DARWIN, NT, AUSTRALIA
Date Reviewed: January 24, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | 20mm Thru-axle, Travel(125mm), Adjustability and overall good looks | | Weaknesses: | whenever you hop on there is and annoying squeak but it goes away in a few seconds. | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line this is a great fork. It handles most drops very well. The biggest drop i have taken it of was about 1.5m it bottomed out though but only becausei had it tooooo soft. Great for xc racing and is pretty good for light freeriding!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Glastonbury, CT
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Birch Mtn | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$269.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint.com | | Strengths: | Plush, lock out(6mm travel), highly adjustable | | Weaknesses: | annoying squeaks and clicking noise when you first get on, but goes away after a few seconds | | Similar Products Used: | Bombers, magnums, sid xc | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn Mesa GSX, Psylo SL, deore | | Bottom Line: | I dont see why eveyrone's having a problem with them. The five inches of plush travel is great. I love them, get some for yourself | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin Lowe
a Weekend Warrior
from England
Date Reviewed: December 31, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Sherwood Forest | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Giant uk | | Strengths: | Very good when correct spring foe weight is obtained. Full bike purchased with the forks attached, initial spring rte 2 spring too heavy and i am no trail wippet | | Weaknesses: | Can i tell you, This is the second article so I am a real unhappy customer. Bushes bushes bushes and not the type in the garden. Sloppy would be an under statement. | | Similar Products Used: | Sid XC, Mazocchi, | | Bike Setup: | Gint AC Standard spec | | Bottom Line: | I have just bought some Shiver SC's.Will i be the Boy with all the sweets in the play ground, STUNNING. Yes the Psylo 's had to go Rock shox UK state that they are not suposed to be run at full travel all the time (125mm) and the bushes are more than adequate. They are also recomending that retailers charge £50 pound for the replacement of the seals and bushes to deter other people from sending them back. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Super Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Bergen, Norway
Date Reviewed: December 10, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Voss, Norway | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$340.00 | | Purchased At: | A friend (brand new) | | Strengths: | Looks (Black), weight and the BEST feature: 3" GAZZA - clearance!!!! | | Weaknesses: | Bushings | | Similar Products Used: | RS Judy XLC, Monster T, Jr.T, X-Vert, X-Vert Super, RST Delta XL, RST Hi-5, RST 281, Z-1 Drop Off, Z-1 MCR, Z-3 | | Bottom Line: | It's great!
Great value for me, 'cos I got it so cheap.. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack
a Downhiller
from NH
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Glaven | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | STOCK | | Strengths: | Lock out works well. convient on the fly adjustment.it has five inches of travel and it bottems rareley.the lock out can be used as compression dampening also . | | Weaknesses: | S*tty bushings. this fork had loose bushings the day i put it together. the slop has progresed slowly but here in november it is still rideable. when it snows i will send it in.it is a single sided sprung 5" travel fork, that is just dumb.it has poor dampening adjustment and ok preload. | | Similar Products Used: | Judy T2 it was ok at the time
Zoke 99 z2 alloy great fork. did everything and anything on it. | | Bike Setup: | scwhinn 01 sixer.ryno lites tioga treads. the stock fork. | | Bottom Line: | its a five inch travel fork.single sided, that is dumb it needs to be double sprung with double preload adjustments. it is no match for the z1 which is in my future. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
beeje brennen
a Weekend Warrior
from north wales
Date Reviewed: October 17, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | my own secret trails | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Halfords ,Wrexham | | Strengths: | Vert smooth,absorbs everything you ride over,looks mint, has great ajustability, has a short travel for jumping and the seals are exelent. | | Weaknesses: | the bushings went after a few weaks so rock shox replaced them for me and sent me 2002 versions of them which was nice | | Similar Products Used: | bomber z1s
manitous
rst's | | Bike Setup: | trailstar with disks the absolute bollocks | | Bottom Line: | MINT go out and buy some but only in black whites crap | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from T.O. Canada
Date Reviewed: October 15, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hardwood Hills | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | McBride's Cycle | | Strengths: | -Smoothe travel stroke--Sucks-up big hits
-Ajustability--Works well in crappy weather
-Look mean!--Lockout | | Weaknesses: | Almost have to disassemble to change travel,could be stiffer | | Similar Products Used: | Bombers, Manitous . . . | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz Chameleon, Race Face stuff, King, XT, Psylo(duh) | | Bottom Line: | So far I'm very pleased with this fork. I've ridden for about a total of 5 hours on it (I know, not alot) and it seems to be a high preformer from RS. I took out in the pouring rain for a ride, ran it through the mud, the guck, a creek, and beat it around. and it still felt smoothe, and the seals kept the crap out. so far, so good :o)
Will update as needed!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
gerard lieshout
a Weekend Warrior
from hoorn
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | schoorl | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Bottom Line: | this is a follow up on an earlier review. the folks in holland repaired my rs psylo. the pure damper doesn't loose any oil anymore but there is still alot of bushing play, now i'm waiting for the new 2002 bushings which are way longer so bushingplay will be over soon.
i do like the fork cause when you're riding along on your favourite trail you'll not notice the play. it works perfectly. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron Moore
a
from Anchorage, Ak, United States of America
Date Reviewed: September 10, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | 5 mile | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$449.00 | | Purchased At: | Paramount Cycles | | Strengths: | Very strong, durable, and stiff. | |
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$ 449.99
