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Submitted by
dookie
a Downhiller
from riverside ca usa
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | the ones that go down | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | private party | | Strengths: | looks cool, works well, hasnt broke | | Weaknesses: | external adjustments | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi mrt | | Bike Setup: | 04 weyless 67, 99boxxer 151, sun rhino, truvative husselfelt, mrp, etc | | Bottom Line: | its a good fork. the external rebound and compression are worthless. i put heavy oil to slow them down. romic makes products to rebuild them. original seals suck. i switched them to the newer gray seals, and it works good now | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
patrick
a Racer
from the north
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | nannerch,hopton,warncliffe | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | used in right context,they are beautifully smooth,easy to work on,decent weight and look the business | | Weaknesses: | some might say they're looking a bit spindly now,but they've never failed me yet | | Similar Products Used: | rst xxl,z1cr,stratos mx6,shiver,monster t | | Bike Setup: | rotwild rdh 03,hopes,mrp,521's/bulbs,raceface,azonic | | Bottom Line: | i have to agree with tone in everyway,i can't believe people have got a bad word to say about them,the only people that won't like them are people looking for a fork to abuse and take big stuff all day everyday and never look at them.Bought mine over 2 years ago,they've been fully serviced every 6 months and i change the oil when they need it,i had the goldtec 72 conversion done and my god what a difference it made,plain and simply made and fantastic fork even better. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan Levin
a Downhiller
from Nelson B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | The Gimp | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | It sucks up everything I can huck at it its plush love the
20mm axle and there nice and lite | | Weaknesses: | to be blunt the rebound stinks and the turning circle is
worse than a shopping cart | | Similar Products Used: | Marazocchi Z3QR20,Manitou magnum,rockshox indyXC | | Bike Setup: | Vps3 with boxxer d321 full hayes its the bomb | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is this fork is not an Lt10 long travel
but I garuntee that it will still take 30 feet like nothin
and to all you that say the seals suck GO HOME!!! this fork
was worth the money | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ivan Mitar
a Downhiller
from Ottawa Ontario
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Any DH trails | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | This is a kick ass fork,it's plush,stiff, adjustable and looks great. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | super 8,deemax,hayes,esp 9.0sl,MRP raceface,easton | | Bottom Line: | This fork rules, it will take anything you can throw at it and it still wants more.For all you who think that the seals are bad why don't you try maintaining the fork and you'll be fine.If you want to buy a new one the 2000 is the best fork out there.( I got to take the new black box boxxer for a ride and let me tell you it is the greatest thing ever) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris chadwick
a Downhiller
from yorkshire england
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | loads where i live | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | plush,fairly light, strenth,stiffness | | Weaknesses: | standerd seals arn't too great | | Similar Products Used: | pace monster, stratos mx-6, rond big ego, rst | | Bike Setup: | plummet smartbomb,boxxers,hope discs(amazing) xt etc | | Bottom Line: | very good forks everything you could need in a dh fork. only let down by seals. cheap now too. if you want a reliable, strong,plush dh fork with 6 inches travel then buy em. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Raimundo Valenzuela
a Weekend Warrior
from Santiago, Chile
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | any "cerrito" santiaguino | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | very,very, VERY plush (i use to have a moto 120); liteweight, rigid to torsion, good looking, very adjustable, easy to change sping rate | | Weaknesses: | none....really | | Similar Products Used: | cannondale moto 120, hanebrink z-6, lawill leader, moto freeride, rst sigma, manitou mach 5 | | Bike Setup: | cannondale SV with hope pro disc brake + boxxer | | Bottom Line: | I bought it used in NYC 1 month ago and it´s the best deal that i´ve done. pro level fork, sweet, eats everything. I have´nt changed the spring rate cause iI dont have a soft coil spring yet, but in 1 month i would be a ble to use the whole travel (i´m using now 70% of it)
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Submitted by
Jon Lofthouse
a Downhiller
from Hong Kong
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Pat Sin Leng | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Smooth, plush 6in. travel
Once set up right, no harsh bottoming out (due to neg. travel)
Inspires confidence
Killer looks | | Weaknesses: | Turning Radius?
Standard Oil Seals | | Similar Products Used: | Judy 100's, Lefty, Friend's Superstar 8.0's (so sweet) + z1 BAM | | Bike Setup: | C'dale sv900 , Boxxers with Funn 20mm BB. hub and Hayes 8in rotor | | Bottom Line: | These forks are set up exactly to my liking. The standard oil weights made the fork too soft and would bottom out on jumps and stairs etc, and the standard oil seals left something to be desired, after a couple of rides oil was dribbling down the fork stanchions. Replaced the compression leg with 20wt oil and now they are more stiffer and track brilliantly. The give me alot more confidence to go faster and coming off 4in. travel forks i forget sometimes i can do the bigger things without worrying. The frame does not compliment these forks at all - a bullit/super 8 may be on the way soon.. *grin*
Plus, i got these forks REAL cheap.. $280 U.S
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Submitted by
Tone
a Downhiller
from The North
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Nice and light. Nice and cheap now. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | Z1's, Pace Monsters (yuck) | | Bike Setup: | Rotwild RDH 03 | | Bottom Line: | I'll go along with the RS employee below. Most people i meet havent got the slightest clue about the mechanics of what is essentially a high peformance piece of kit. This explains why
a) they never get the best out of anything they buy
b) they harp on about it when it goes wrong through lack of care and maintenance and proper adjustment.
My Boxxers were a bit over damped out of the box. There is a reason RS supply all those springs and shims with the forks though. Change of oil weight in the rebound especially and a quick fettle with the compression damping and they work like a dream. And i'm on my original set of oil seals. Lucky or care and maintenance?
The forks handle a lot of abuse but they are nice and light. I have thrown them down the World Cup and Avalanche courses in France (along with most of the othr World pros on RS) and they were smart. But I have mates with them on freeride bikes and a triple chainset.
The guy who says they only handle MILD DH and freeride. Yeah whatever...
Rockshox Boxxers are class. And Goldtec are doing a 7" conversion now as well. Top lads. www.goldtec-cycles.co.uk
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Submitted by
Jeff
a Downhiller
from San Jose, Ca
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | As a former RockShox employee i feel the need to set the record straight about Boxxers. First, people are saying that they "blow" easily and leave them with no damping. I find this interesting and it is obvious that these people have never seen the internals of a Boxxer. If anyone ever has taken apart a Boxxer damping assy they will notice that it is not a cartridge similar to what the older Judy's used to use. Instead, the Boxxer uses a complex system of tight fitting o rings throughout the damping assembly. While it is not impossible to tear or damage one of these o rings it is very, and i mean VERY difficult to do this while riding. (damaged o rings are almost always comprimised when installing into the fork during careless or improper service) In the odd chance that one or more o rings fail, the fork will loose a small amount of damping but not all.
For the fork to loose all of its damping the fork needs to be empty, with no oil.
The other reason for the fork to loose damping is damage to the glide ring.
The glide ring acts as a piston ring, forcing oil to travel through the machined aluminum ports, instead of around the "piston". Often times when Boxxers would be recieved for service we would find that the glide rings had been damaged, or left out completely when the owner took the fork apart. If the glide rings were left out completely then the fork would definately loose a good amount of damping, but not all. I have ridden Boxxers with the glide ring purposely left out and it felt like the fork had 5wt oil. Definately too quick for my taste and style of riding but not unheard of.
| | Weaknesses: | As far as oil seals go...
One drawback to the Boxxer has been lack of boots to keep dirt and stuff off the upper tubes. The seals on the '98 and '99 were ok, but left room for improvement. Often times the forks would not be properly maintained and dirt would eventually work past the top seal, or resiwiper, and then damage the oil seal. I have also seen numerous instances where dirt was allowed to get past both seals and work it's way into the upper bushing and the person continued to ride it and not maintain it. Once dirt gets on the upper bushing it turns that bushing into efficent sandpaper and will quickly destroy the upper tube. Once the uppertube has been worn or even scratched the oil seal and resiwiper will be destroyed the first time it passes the damaged area.
If the fork is properly maintained like RockShox recommends this will be avoided. One thing to remember is that the Boxxer (and other dh specific forks) are designed to be ultra high performance. To do this it needs to be maintained properly. The new 2000 model Boxxer has a new seal system that is much more effective. It is called the Triple X Seal System and will resolve many issues if the fork is not maintained properly.
While boots are not (and wont be) available from RockShox you can make your own with minimal effort. Check out your local motorcycle store or stop by a Man... Man... Ma..n.it...ou, there i said it. Manitou dealer and pick up some boots to slap on.
On my personal fork, the seals would be replaced evreytime i would drop the lowers for service (20 hours) but since i have installed boots i have not serviced my fork in about 250 hours riding time. I do not advise anyone ride any fork for this long without service, i am just reporting my experience. | | Bike Setup: | M1, Straight 8, NX9, and a Foes. | | Bottom Line: | Do not listen to people who claim to use this fork for trials, or clain that it "blew" while they were jra. Instead check the race circut, check what other top level guys are riding, and visit your local shop. Certainly there are other good forks out there, I have a friend that rides one of those answer things and loves it. He has yet to ride a Boxxer though but he is a educated rider who knows his stuff. If you fing someone out there who says that Boxxers suck and they are crap, ask them how often they maintained their forks. Ask them did they use oil specific o rings or did they replace all the o rings with dishwasher o rings from the local Handy Dandy Hardware store. Ask them if they cleaned under the resiwiper then they took it apart for regular service and you will hear two things.
1. I never had to take my Huffy boinger fork apart for service, why do i have to take this apart? It is a DH fork!
2. Yeah i took it apart after evrey ride and no matter what i do i leaks oil like the Exxon Valdez.
If you hear #2, they are lying.
There, i have said my piece and i feel better.
Check out all the forks you can afford, ride them if you can, call the company to jive with them and get their feedback, and make up your own mind.
For me the Boxxer is my only choice, and not cause i used to work there.
Happy trails. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Benny
a Downhiller
from SoCal
Date Reviewed: February 14, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | pleasant hill | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | these forks are a real POS, the hole fork $ucks, the seals are very cheap, need much maintance, poor quality travel, hard to adjust, very expensive, the damping carteide blows too easy | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi ruuuules!!! hanebrink, shock Works | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stab dee lux with the only real DH fork Marzocchi Monster T | | Bottom Line: | I dont know why poeple do like these forks, some other forks even the Hanebrink LT has lower maintance than these forks and are easily to rebuild, but if youre looking for a real DH fork get the Monster T these forks ruuuules all the way, a bit heavy, but the beat you can get!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Seely
a Downhiller
from Bellingham,WA,USA
Date Reviewed: February 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | northshore!! | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | -Good performance(smooth, plush)
-reasonable weight
-high pimpdaddy factor(very important)
-can be bought for under 500 buckaroonees
| | Weaknesses: | -Too linear(bottoms out easy)
-internals break easily(I have no damping in my fork!)
-not very adjustable
-not that much travel(5.5") | | Similar Products Used: | UD-150,Zyzxx original,z-1 | | Bike Setup: | Straight6, boxxer, 521's | | Bottom Line: | The fork is a good value. If you're on a budget you can get this fork for less than 500 brand new. It just plain kicks the UD-150's and the Zyzxx Original's A$$!! It is very plush, and is just a good all round fork for mild DH and freeriding. If you are looking for the best fork, this ain't it. Pick up the new X-vert carbon or monster T. For extreme riders this fork just ain't gonna make the cut, I'm going for a monsterT when I get a new rig. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Evans
a Downhiller
from Melbourne Australia
Date Reviewed: December 27, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Narbethong Victoria | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Quality dampening
Stiffness
look good | | Weaknesses: |
factory seals are a joke | | Similar Products Used: |
monster T
Hi 5
Z1 | | Bike Setup: |
sintesi bazooka with xtr and hopes | | Bottom Line: | I have replaced two sets of factory seals. Initialy they would leave fine trace of oil. Then they weep, then they dribble down the legs. Went to the local bearing/seal supplier and tried alternative manufacturer seals. Eight months and one national season over, there is absoloutly no trace of oil on staunchens. I will E mail again some other day with seal number. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam Johnston
a Racer
from Hamilton, Ont.
Date Reviewed: December 26, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Redhill creek | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
none | | Weaknesses: |
too light, too much travel, too low-maintenance, boots too big | | Similar Products Used: |
Hanebrink LT-9 DH
Monster T
X-vert Carbon
Z-5
Foes F-1 | | Bike Setup: |
Barracuda A-7, full alivio, Icon riser bars with 4 of rise | | Bottom Line: | didn't compress enough when I went off the curb but good for trials. If you disagree call me at 905-547-2737 and I'll give you a talk'n too
I KNOW ALL YOU FILTHY SLOBS!!!!! | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nate
a Downhiller
from NH
Date Reviewed: December 26, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Bottom Line: | The guy below does not know what he is talking about. Using the boXXer for trials? Ok you must be REAL smart. The guy below him can not even spell right, marzoochi its marzocchi get it right.I have tryed the fork and think it great. Five chilies for the boXXer. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
www.bikeway.com.au
a Downhiller
from Melbourne Australia
Date Reviewed: December 10, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Workshop Trials | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
6 Very Adjustable
other than that none | | Weaknesses: |
These forks SUCK I hate the fact that in both the 98/99 forks I need to change the seals fortnightly Upgraded seals my ass I hope the 7 ones are better. | | Similar Products Used: |
Marzoochi the closest thing to Bullet-Proof around Except Monster are too heave where's a light 6? What happened to Super T's????????? | | Bike Setup: |
I'm a Bicycle Mechanic I don't own any just fix bloody boxxers all day. | | Bottom Line: | The forks never should have been released they are the biggest screw up I've ever seen from RS. Great Idea but fix the DAMN Seals. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SAL THE MAN
a Weekend Warrior
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: November 28, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Hobo Trails in Elysian Park; West Camino Cielo in Santa Barbara; Mt. Wilson Toll Rd. | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Solid. Big. Plush. That squishing sound of the oil inside. | | Weaknesses: |
Only one color. Also on the heavy side, but so what, so am I.
These forks used to be expensive but now you can get 1998 boxxers for under 5 bills. I got mine for $600 at Irvine Bike Source. | | Similar Products Used: |
The original old school Manitou fork (made by Doug Bradbury) Manitou Mach 5, Marzocchi Z1, Rock shox DHO's. | | Bike Setup: |
GT STS, Hayes front and rear. Eventually my boxxers will go on an Ellsworth Dare. Sssshhhh- dont tell my girlfriend. | | Bottom Line: | So far the best forks I've owned. My friend (who also has boxxers) talked me into getting these forks, at the time I was looking at Mr T's. With Boxxers I can now plow down the steep chutes that had me crashing out on my previous forks. I'm not a great jumper but my Boxxers have saved my ass from going over the bars on HARD nose-down landings. I weigh 210 lbs and it's comforting and amazing these forks can take this kind of abuse. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
william
a Weekend Warrior
from Hyattsville, MD
Date Reviewed: November 24, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Whitetail | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
durability, adjustability, reliability | | Weaknesses: |
? | | Similar Products Used: |
Marzocci jrT
manitou x-vert R | | Bike Setup: |
GT Lobo STS(98) | | Bottom Line: | This fork rules, it makes up for about 90% of my mistakes on picking out lines. Great east coast fork, went the entire season without doing any maintenance on it(do not try this at home...) just to see how it would hold up, and I'm impressed. The season is now over, and the seals just now began to leak by, I'm now off to overhaul land...
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Submitted by
jordan lee
a Downhiller
from toronto
Date Reviewed: October 27, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
mt. st. ann | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
stiffness,
looks,
plushness.
adjustability | | Weaknesses: |
UMM non so far.
maby the price. | | Similar Products Used: |
monstar T.ITS HEAVY | | Bike Setup: |
built up SANTA CRUZ SUPER 8 | | Bottom Line: | this is an extreemely great fork. its super plushness. Check it out. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
OAF
a Downhiller
from So Cal
Date Reviewed: October 26, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Stiffness
adjustablity | | Weaknesses: |
Seals with the 98's (RS has fixed the problem) | | Similar Products Used: |
Z1 | | Bike Setup: |
GT Lobo | | Bottom Line: | After a few different seals I have got the oil to stay in the legs. RS has made new seals for the 98 Boxxer which work great. I love the stiffness of the fork, you can slam it into corners and it never flexs. The spring combos you can set it up for any weight or riding style. It is a great overall fork which is easy to set up and maintain, a key for DHers. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dylan lewis
a Downhiller
from longview washington
Date Reviewed: October 11, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
this thing is the shit with those beefy axeks no twist and the plush hydra coil is nice too | | Weaknesses: |
one color | | Similar Products Used: |
mr t | | Bike Setup: |
striat 8 baby only the best bike ever made | | Bottom Line: | steal the money if you have to this thing is worth the time | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a Downhiller
from Leeds
Date Reviewed: October 9, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Carlton Bank | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Stiffness
Plushness
looks
Adjustablility | | Weaknesses: |
None, oh maybe the price | | Similar Products Used: |
Hi 5s
mx-6 | | Bike Setup: |
bullit
discs
all very dh | | Bottom Line: | These forks rule, when I had my last bike (a B-17) I sold the bike but kept the forks, I couldnt let them go! They are way overdamped for someone like me out of the box (I way 10.5 stone - 70kgs)
but a tweak of the damping soon has them rocking. Bike mags love to slate them, but they are good, you just need to play a little to get them right. But hey, if your going to buy a grands worth of fork you should at least do them the courtesy of tuning them. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Simon
a Downhiller
from Manchester
Date Reviewed: October 7, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
very plush
super stiff
adjustable
no top out | | Weaknesses: |
heavy,heavy and heavy, oh and expensive. | | Similar Products Used: |
x verts,mr t ,jnr t | | Bike Setup: |
Gt lobo | | Bottom Line: | the best forks ive ever ridden , plusher than my bombers , easy to set up , good out of the box. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DC
a Downhiller
from GB
Date Reviewed: September 29, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Loadsa Travel
Plush
No Top Out | | Weaknesses: |
A Tad Heavy
F$*king expensive | | Similar Products Used: |
Jr .T's | | Bike Setup: |
Ballistic Frame | | Bottom Line: | Top Forks With a ton of travel but a bit pricey | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stuart Binnion
a Downhiller
from Adelaide,SA
Date Reviewed: August 23, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
winters | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Awsome fork for DH. Almost endless travel. No top out. Plushness. Tracking | | Weaknesses: |
Nil | | Similar Products Used: |
xvert t, Hi 5's, | | Bike Setup: |
FSR Extreme 99, set up for DH, BOXXERS! | | Bottom Line: | these forks are so much better than the xverts. The tracking is unbeliviable and you can lean them almost twice as far before grip loss, they take anything you give them thats all I can say! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DH Rider
a Downhiller
from St.Louis
Date Reviewed: August 18, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Bottom Line: | I think this is an exelent DH fork with lots of travel, and 20mm drop outs. Five chilies for Rock Shox, and the boXXer. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jack
a Downhiller
from NC
Date Reviewed: August 12, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
SWEEEEEEEEEET | | Weaknesses: |
NONE | | Similar Products Used: |
MONSTER T IT IS ALSO SWEET | | Bike Setup: |
SANTA CRUZ SUPER 8 | | Bottom Line: | THIS FORK IS SWEEEEET | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Racer
from Durham, NC
Date Reviewed: August 10, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Donovan's DH, Sugar Mnt. | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Bulletproof, low maintainance, and very progressive | | Weaknesses: |
bit heavy | | Similar Products Used: |
Xvert Ti, Bullet Brothers, White Brothers | | Bike Setup: |
Giant Team DH, Hope Biguns, Super delux | | Bottom Line: | It was easy to set up. For me @ 175lbs 1light & 1medium spring, stock oil, min rebound damping 2spacers/leg, and mid compresion damping is cherry!!! This fork is smooth as butter, super progressive if you like it that way and can take 6 all day and night. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brad ingels
a Downhiller
from ukiah, CA
Date Reviewed: August 10, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
mountain run,squaw valley | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
good strong fork. many differant level of spring plushness. love the looks. great at high
speeds | | Weaknesses: |
too heavy, expensive, wish it had more of a turning radius. a little sticky | | Similar Products Used: |
wb ud150, z-1bam | | Bike Setup: |
scott pro dh team issue, hayes, super deluxe shock, xtr drivetrain, mavic 321 disc, chris king threadless, titec stem, sychros seatpost,selling=3400 | | Bottom Line: | great all around dh fork. love it at high speeds but not at low speed singletrack.
would be better if it had at least 6.5in. but for me its all I ever need | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Downhiller
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: July 18, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Very plush, 12mm negative travel helps with topout clunking seen on some forks | | Weaknesses: |
only 6.5 of travel... there should be a travel upgrade available to the public to 7.5 | | Similar Products Used: |
Manitou X-vert Carbon
Bullet Bros ZZYZX Original
Hanebrink | | Bike Setup: |
Santa Cruz Super 8, 7.5 in the back. Pretty well balanced suspension. | | Bottom Line: | This fork is awesome... the performance is on par with the manitou x-vert. I bought this instead of the x-vert because it was $300 dollars less. another note - 50% of the reviews on this site are bullshit. One guy said he had an intense m-16 (which is not available to anyone including top racers) and then asked if the zzyzx had disc mounts. Obviously he doesn't know shit about mountain biking. Nobody here knows how to spell either. damn. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bio
a Downhiller
from Hailey, ID
Date Reviewed: June 12, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Baldy Mtn., Sun Valley | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
Awesome response, & travel | | Weaknesses: |
nothing!!!!!! | | Similar Products Used: |
ZZYZX DH, Girvin Chubby | | Bike Setup: |
Straight-6 | | Bottom Line: | I totally agree with evereyone on this page & the rating they gave this fork. Although, I must laugh at you fools that paid full - price for them. I am getting them pre-mounted on a Straight-6, with EVEREYTHING else (Hayes hydro discs, etc.) for only $1900 bucks!! I don't mean to brag, though, because I probably would have paid full price for them if I didn't get this deal! Happy riding, fellow BOXXERS!!!!!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a Racer
from canberra, australia
Date Reviewed: May 4, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
issacs ridge | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
this fork is strong and easily adusted for different conditions. V brake attachment available | | Weaknesses: |
probably the price | | Similar Products Used: |
rock shox long travel fork | | Bike Setup: |
I got the fork on my moto pro. It works sweet in that combo. 6 up the front 6 up the back | | Bottom Line: | this is a brilliant fork. I recommend it to anyone who hhas that amount of money to spend. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Craig
a Downhiller
from Washington
Date Reviewed: April 18, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
The Beacon | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
low maintenance, smooth travel | | Weaknesses: |
none yet | | Similar Products Used: |
White Brothers UD150
RST | | Bottom Line: | I love this fork. I've got it installed on my LTS 1000 and have been racing it downhill for one year. I installed the stiffer springs (it comes with light, medium, and stiff) since I weigh 200 lbs. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Van Meter
a Downhiller
from Columbus, Ohio
Date Reviewed: April 14, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Propp's Run | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
This fork rules. Low maintenance and reliable. Works great in Wet and Mud | | Weaknesses: |
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My suspension fork on my KLR 650 | | Bike Setup: |
This fork is on my LOBO. I stiffened up the compression damping for a 190lb. rider. Comes set for a 150lb. | | Bottom Line: | This fork makes me as happy as a puppy with two peters everytime i ride it. | | Overall Rating: |
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