Submitted by
Ville
a Cross Country Rider
from Finland Date Reviewed: October 13, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Uutela forest
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At:
net
Strengths:
light, smooth,goodlooking and easy to adjust.
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
Judy SL
Bike Setup:
GT Tempest With new components
Bottom Line:
Very smooth in all kind of terrain. Easy to climb over the hills and so light...
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Submitted by
Dave
a Cross Country Rider
from Boulder Date Reviewed: August 22, 2001
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
Excel Sports Boulder
Strengths:
Lightweight, smooth travel, highly tunable.
Weaknesses:
Expensive
Similar Products Used:
Judy XC, EKO total air, Mag 21!...
Bike Setup:
Litespeed Pisgah, XT, Mavic 517.
Bottom Line:
This shock has taken a lot of abuse and is still smooth and predictable. I wish RockShox would make a fork with it's air chambers in both legs and with a lockout feature.
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Submitted by
s
a Cross Country Rider
from Michigan Date Reviewed: August 20, 2001
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$299.00
Purchased At:
Price point
Strengths:
Light weight, holds air well, no leaks of any kind and doesn't need a lot of maintenance.
Weaknesses:
A bit flexy, short travel and I have to unstick the wipers befor I ride( not a big deal). Oh and the retail price.
Similar Products Used:
Manitou
Bike Setup:
Medium size carbon hardtail, XT, XTR and Monkey Lite bars.
Bottom Line:
All'n' all a nice, plush, super lite ride. Add a light weight wheelset and prepare for take-off. I weigh 165 and think this weight is close to max for this shock(maybe 170-175 max). I recomend a short riser bar to make up for the short travel and lower hand position. I get some brake rub on hard corners and bottom out on some hits, but for the light XC racer this shock is your sole-mate. I am rating this for serious racers, as for my self I hope to find as good of a deal on a SID SL for travel sake.
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Submitted by
kyle
a Cross Country Rider
from West Bend, Wi, USA Date Reviewed: July 24, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Ice Age Trails
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At:
Scheels in Montana
Strengths:
Light, low matenince, light, good on singletrack, light, yup
I love this fork. got it for so cheep that couldn't pass it up... I won the first race I did after I got it. it lightend my front end up by about 1.5 lbs, if not more.
Who should get it?.... anyone who thinks that light is better (sometimes)and knows that they need a good performing fork.
have fun
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Submitted by
Ethan fishinger
a Racer
from pa Date Reviewed: February 14, 2001
Favorite Trail:
lambs gap, jim thorpe
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At:
local bike shop
Strengths:
light as hell. Fast a racers freind. Fairly easy to setup. Helped put me on the posium all summer.
Weaknesses:
doesnt rebound fast enough. Doesnt take big hits well. If you wanna jump dont get a 600$ fork!
Similar Products Used:
MAnitou mars cl
Bike Setup:
specialized m4 frame, xtr, race face, king. specialized fsr m4 xtr, fox float rc, king fat chance ti frame xtr, hayes, cane creek
Bottom Line:
damn good fork for racers. Get a psylo if you want to racce and ride. Btu if u are a die hard racer it is an awesome investment.
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Submitted by
Glenn Kinning
a Racer
from Belfast N.Ireland Date Reviewed: February 13, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Moneyscalp Newcastle
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
kinning Cycles
Strengths:
Light, easy to look after, basic set up look
Weaknesses:
price bit flexy
Similar Products Used:
98 Sid
Bike Setup:
TREK 9.9 + GT Zaskar
Bottom Line:
Good fork but need to be a xc rider. To use them on jumps would be reckin them
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Submitted by
Sawin
a Weekend Warrior
from Thailand Date Reviewed: January 24, 2001
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At:
Local Bike Shop in Austin, Texas
Strengths:
Color, System, Weight.
Weaknesses:
Just only Pumped. No other adjestion
Similar Products Used:
Oldies Judy
Bike Setup:
Access 2000 TI
Bottom Line:
I tested this product in the trail in Thailand. I rode up-down hill in single track on surface like a Moon floor. This product is saving my hand in good feeling. Suspension System is work cool. If you don't care about other adjesting than pump, He is a good one for you.
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Submitted by
dario giandeini
a Racer
from lugano,switzerland Date Reviewed: January 12, 2001
Favorite Trail:
cross-country, long races
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At:
Schwinn Switzerland
Strengths:
long travel, well response, light tail
Weaknesses:
absolute inacceptable wear (after 1500 km destroyed...) after check and repair by RS people, two month life...
Similar Products Used:
Manitou 98 , 99 , Rock Shox Judy SL 1996, 97, 98 (the absolute best fork)
Bike Setup:
factory Schwinn Homegrown
Bottom Line:
bleah !
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Submitted by
nick
a Racer
from Greenville NC USA Date Reviewed: November 5, 2000
Favorite Trail:
tsali
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
bicycle world
Strengths:
light, fast, sexy
Weaknesses:
yea right!!!
Similar Products Used:
98 sid
Bike Setup:
1997 Gary Fisher OCLV carbon procaliber, XT and XTR, Crossride wheels, and a Thud buster
Bottom Line:
I got the fork for a great deal and its worth every penny. It is light and a great race fork. The 63mm travel is plenty for most racers. If you are a cross country rider/racer then buy this fork!
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Submitted by
ERWIN SORIANO
a Cross Country Rider
from CAG. DE ORO CITY, PHILIPPINES Date Reviewed: August 10, 2000
Favorite Trail:
the trails of malasag
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
LIGHT WEIGHT...
Weaknesses:
PRICE...
Similar Products Used:
ROCK SHOX MAG21sl... JUDY sl...
Bike Setup:
GT ZIZANG Ti, XTR, CHRIS KING, MARWI Ti SPOKES, IBIS Ti STEM, AND Ti SEATPOST,BOTTOM BRACKET,HANDLEBAR,BAR ENDS...
Bottom Line:
SID RACE IS VERY LIGHT AND PERFORMS WELL... MAKES ONE FASTER WHEN GOING UPHILL AND GIVES CONTROL ON THE DOWNHILL. MAKES MY BIKE LIGHTER THAN EXPECTED... FOR AN EDGE IN CROSS COUNTRY BIKING AND RACING GET THIS FORK !!!
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Submitted by
Filipe Miguel
a Racer
from Águeda, Aveiro, Portugal Date Reviewed: August 10, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Down and Up hill
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Light, sexyyyyyyy, good work in off-road
Weaknesses:
price only.
Similar Products Used:
Sid Sl, sid 99
Bike Setup:
Kona Cindercone, Mavic X517, all Icon, Xt, XTR, Race-Face Kranks, SID RACE
Bottom Line:
best fork I have ride with. Very comfortable and easy to work with... Best Fork Very light very beutiful (but my girlfriend is more)! Nice to Race in Cross-Country not to Down-hill because is too light and fragile. I advise you to buy the fork it worth all pennies...
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Submitted by
Filipe Miguel
a Cross Country Rider
from águeda, Aveiro, Portugal Date Reviewed: August 2, 2000
Favorite Trail:
all over the country (down-hill, cross-country)
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
beutiful, light, good for race
Weaknesses:
price, :) only price
Similar Products Used:
sid 99, manitou carbon
Bike Setup:
Giant MCM, icon, tubeless, sid race
Bottom Line:
best suspension on the market very light and very conortable in long down-hill very good for race...
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Submitted by
Schwinn Racer
a Racer
from Santa Barbara, CA, USA Date Reviewed: July 20, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Big Trees/Captain Jack's Revenge
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
Light Weight, Supple Performance, Smooth Action, Tuneable Ride, Looks, Durability(really!), Predictability, Comfy-like Happy-land feeling in all conditions, just the right amount of travel
Weaknesses:
Difficult to make precise air pressure adjustment, steering in really technical terrain, lack of damping adjustment, pain-in-the-butt to disassemble/maintain
Similar Products Used:
Cannondale Headshock, Judy SL, Manitou 3
Bike Setup:
Schwinn Homegrown Factory Limited - XTR, Hugi, pimpin' gold anno color
Bottom Line:
In my experience, the SID Race is a perfect cross-country racing fork. While the Headshock provides optimal precision in technical terrain, it seriously lacks in compliance and comfort. The SID is plush and yummy-smooth over all that a race course can throw at you. For most races, the fork is the right balance between stiffness, compliance and performance.
I find that the travel is perfect, and that for me (6'4", 170 lbs) running 55psi in the main chamber matched to 65 psi in the negative, I get consistent, smooth performance. Of all the forks I have used, this one is by far the best all-around performer.
Together with the beautiful Schwinn frame, this fork creates the perfect cross-country racing package. It is expensive, but I believe that in this case you do get what you pay for.
I highly recommend this fork for anyone interested in performance in racing. However, once taken out of that context this fork loses some of its luster. I despise how difficult it is to control on very technical descents here in Santa Barbara (to the point of not really wanting to ride!). The Headshock was unbeatable for those trails. But for what the fork is designed to do (it is called the "Race" after all) I think it is darn near perfect.
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Submitted by
XCR Johnson
a Racer
from Oregon Date Reviewed: July 15, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Dan's
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
This fork is lite as hell. It's awesome how adjustable it is just by using a fork pump. It looks trick too.
Mine weighs 1195 grams with cut steerer. It is one of the lightest suspension forks available. I weigh 65 kg, so the flex of my fork is not a big problem for me, can live with it. I ride it with 3 bar pressure in the main air chambers and 5.5 bar pressure in the negative air chamber. For me the 63mm of travel are enough (with the above setup I use in regular conditions nearly 60mm, the rest is for the big hits), so i give it 5 chilis. If the regular price is it worth, I don´t know. I got mine for about 360 USD...
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Submitted by
jonathan k
a Racer
from ellenville, NY Date Reviewed: June 19, 2000
Favorite Trail:
MTA (in neuburgh NY)
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
weight, air system,
Weaknesses:
none yet....price
Similar Products Used:
rockshox Q21R, Judy XC, tested alot more, marzochi, manitou, etc.
I have had this shock for about 2 weeks now and just tested its capabilities for real today. I beat the hell out of this fork, and it held up wunderfully!! it was strong and i felt like it was keeping my wheel in line. This shock f'N rocks!!!!!!!i THINK THAT YOU GET A BETTER DEAL ON IT THOUGH WHEN YOU BUY IT WITH A BIKE, COMPARED TO THE $620 PRICE TAG SEPERATELY!!!!! I do feel that it is worth the price though for a shock that holds up and supports you like this one does, so if you have the money this is the best cross country race fork that you can get in my opinion.
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Submitted by
A. J.
a Racer
from New Jersey Date Reviewed: June 18, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Mahalon Dickerson
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Lightest fork money can buy. Great compression and rebound. Simply the best!
Weaknesses:
Could have some more travel but thats fine, also expemssive
Similar Products Used:
98 judy dh, 98 indy s, 99 sid xc, and race
Bike Setup:
dean colonal ti, full xtr, kore parts, sid race, the works
Bottom Line:
This is a great racing fork. Let me refraze that, this is the best racing fork. It is expensive but this mother will push your eyeballs into the back of your skull! So get it. By the way the review on the bottom was about a sid xc, not race. Don't let it confuse you.
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Submitted by
Jeff Grant
a Weekend Warrior
from Milford NH USA Date Reviewed: June 7, 2000
Favorite Trail:
FOMBA Trails Manchester N.H.
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Cheep Supergo.Com Has it on sale for 269.00 Real plush ride, Light wt. oo Comes in black goes with anything!
Im a small guy, 155 lbs, This shock makes me feel like Im floating on feathers. Real nice..Good on the rocky hill sides of N.H. real plush ride! SWEETNESS
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Submitted by
arne schuler
a Racer
from rothenthurm, switzerland Date Reviewed: April 6, 2000
Favorite Trail:
iron bike course
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
light,nice performance,good working
Weaknesses:
expensive,loose air,they wrote this fork weighs 1140 gramm but really it is 1234 gramm!!! why always lie????
Similar Products Used:
judy sl 97 almost 3 years,mag 21 ti,
Bike Setup:
ligthweigth 8.2 kg
Bottom Line:
have fun and try to keep your bike light!!!!
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Submitted by
Glenn Romero
a Racer
from Misson Tx. Date Reviewed: April 3, 2000
Favorite Trail:
La Jolla Tx.
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
very light, ajustable,great at the race.
Weaknesses:
a little flex when braking
Similar Products Used:
98 Sid
Bike Setup:
Amp b-3 XTR,Race face Lp,ringle,speedplay/mavic/cris king/ti spokes,titec bar and stem
Bottom Line:
This is the best race fork I have ever used. The only way to improve it would be to eliminate some of the flex. I problably would go with a diffrent fork, for every day riding and do.I use a re-worked judy for traing.
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Submitted by
Hajaj Me
a Cross Country Rider
from Denmark Date Reviewed: April 1, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Fureso sti
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Light weight, adjustability, response
Weaknesses:
High maintenance
Similar Products Used:
RS quadra, Marzoochi Z1
Bike Setup:
Giant ATX-800 XT/XTR
Bottom Line:
Best XC fork on the market. If you want a fork thats lighter than your frame, with good rebound adjustment,this is it
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Submitted by
Evan Kapel
a Racer
from Santa Cruz, CA USA Date Reviewed: February 13, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Wilder ranch
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
lightweight, good performance even for a 193 lb rider, not too plush
Weaknesses:
limited travel but you can't have everything.
Similar Products Used:
Judy SL
Bike Setup:
Trek 9.9,XTR,Mavic Crossmax UST with Pythons
Bottom Line:
This is a great racing fork for even a relatively heavy rider. I have not noticed any appreciable flexing and it is great for climbing and for general crosscountry although not for the "big air" type of rider due to lack of trravel and light weight.
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Submitted by
Ian
a Racer
from Sydney Date Reviewed: January 29, 2000
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Light & Sexy
Weaknesses:
A lot of flex
Bike Setup:
Gary Fisher 99 Procaliber,Xt,Xtr.
Bottom Line:
I have done 3 races on these babies,they are super light and I am not,88 kg's.But they are coping quite happily,not overly plush but I don't notice it to much.The main problem I've had is I have to leave my brake adjustment back quite a way off,as when I am up pumping on the bar ends they flex and rub the rim(brakes not forks).
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Submitted by
Rodman Jordan
a Cross-Country Rider
from Park City, Utah Date Reviewed: November 27, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Deer Valley - Black Forest
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Totally light without any sacrifice of performance. Great on the climb.
If you’re a weight freak, it’s the best! Handles descents equal to the SL or nearly the XL. Although not cheap, at 1134 grams, this is most economical way to cut weight.
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Submitted by
Luke
a Racer
from Napa, CA Date Reviewed: November 14, 1999
K2 Razorback RSL, full XTR, Easton CT2 seatpost and Handlebar, Mavic Crossmax Wheelset
Bottom Line:
The money up front is well worth the performance in the long run. For a light-weight rider/racer this is the ultimate fork for all occations.
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Submitted by
Jack Deal
a Racer
from SC Date Reviewed: October 15, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Pisgah (area)
Duration Product Used:
tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
Weight,Looks
Weaknesses:
Flexy, lacks the plush feel of the SC72UL
Similar Products Used:
HeadShok Ultra Fatty White SC72UL
Bike Setup:
Spooky Darkside
Bottom Line:
An exellent fork that is amazingly light weight but lacks the plush feel of the SC72UL in the end I choose the SC72UL because it was much stiffer and gave much better tire contact on scary stuff
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