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Description:We designed our new downhill fork, the 40, to be the lightest and strongest downhill fork made.
Weight: sub 7 lbs/ 3.2 Kg
Travel: 8 inches/203 mm internally adjustable to 6 inches/ 150 mm
Adjustments: External Rebound, External Dual Adjust Compression – High/Low, Spring Pre-load, Titanium Spring
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Submitted by
Yellow Mollow
a Weekend Warrior
from Montreal
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Bromont | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$899.00 | | Purchased At: | La Porte a Bicyclette | | Strengths: | Ultimate performance only if tuned by YR, from www.velocycle.com | | Weaknesses: | Stanchions wears out in three months because of not well designed wiper seals. | | Similar Products Used: | Boxxer, 888 | | Bike Setup: | giant Glory | | Bottom Line: | My original fork was worned out pretty fast just with normal DH riding. Why?, because Fox seals are not well designed. They permit the crud to enter the fork too easily, making the stanchions to wear prematurely.
I bought another fork, & YR from www.velocycle.com applied the YR's efficiency upgrades to it. Now its been three years I'm riding the same fork without any maintenance! YR made my fork to work like its supposed to, not like those 6 digit crooks from Fox! I made a basic oil change recently to discover that I did not need any, oil being perfectly clean... YR's efficiency upgrades made so much of a difference to the 40, I am knocked out! & it only cost me 100 ca$ for more than 500 usd worth of aftersale maintenance recommended from the owner's manual... Value rating is for Fox usa. Overall rating is because of YR's rebuild on my fork! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam
a Downhiller
from Blue Mountains, N.S.W, Australia
Date Reviewed: August 30, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Swiss National | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Panther Cycles | | Strengths: | very active, maintains momentum very well, allows you to plow through rocks whilst still providing heaps of grip, structuraly the fork is very stiff, good at high speeds. | | Weaknesses: | Noisy! spring cluncks around inside, not very progressive, will bottom out on moderate size flat landings. | | Similar Products Used: | 06 Boxxer teams | | Bike Setup: | 07 Giant Glory | | Bottom Line: | When working well this fork is incredible. It will track the ground so well that I find I forget that it is there and can just concentrate on riding. To appreciate this fork you need to have a good ride on it as it feels preety ordinary when you give it a quick push up and down.
Unfortunately I cant say it is twice as good as my Boxxers though they cost twice the money.
Buy this fork if you want a great DH fork, freeriders need not apply. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a Downhiller
from Dalton ma
Date Reviewed: August 22, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | mount snow | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | Daves bike shop | | Strengths: | travles nicely takes anthing you can through at it | | Weaknesses: | it needs to be mantaned all the time | | Similar Products Used: | 888,monster t, drop off | | Bike Setup: | 2003 . iron horse sgs | | Bottom Line: | this fork is killer it would get it if you can | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike lowryq
a Downhiller
from spokane wa
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | whistler, fod, eacon, silver mt. | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | wheel sport east | | Strengths: | light, adjustable, | | Weaknesses: | crappy seals, wayyy to soft even with heavy springs | | Similar Products Used: | marrzocchi 66 marzocchi drop off triple | | Bike Setup: | this is my dads fork so its on an iron horse sunday with gravity cranks, a fox 40, dhx5, syncros wheels, maxxis tires | | Bottom Line: | they suck | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
goldie the pimp
a Downhiller
from claremont
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | webb,fontana,mamoth | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | hugh stan's.you adjust everything{excepet a black girls attitude!}ITS MADE BY FOX!.
LETS SEE, A COMPANY THAT MAKES NOTHING BUT SHOCKS!DUH! | | Weaknesses: | well?the springs are a little soft for my weight.225lbs.so i hade to buy stiffer springs for another 250.00.oh well.when your traveling down a mountain side at highway speeds and you hit that 20ft drop,you be happy you spent that extra cash!
| | Similar Products Used: | not waste your cash on a marzocchi! | | Bike Setup: | giant faith 2,fox rc2,fox 5.0,hayes nine's,intense tires, | | Bottom Line: | oh,what i saide up there. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Lopez
a Downhiller
from El Centro, CA
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Corral, nobal, Anderson truck, Fontana | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Gee, where do I begin? tons of adjustability, rediculously plush, has that traditional fox shox feel to it, eats up everything! Oh, and their integrated brake mount takes a 6 inch international standard brake mount that fits most XC forks.. nothing special.. in fact its cheaper then most 20mm brake adapters. | | Weaknesses: | due to the raging lust for fox forks, its very expensive.. even after being made two years ago! Still, its definately worth the money though. More of a race Dh fork then a freeride fork. | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi shiver, 888, Boxxer, bla bla bla. | | Bike Setup: | Haro 357, fox 40, manitou metal RPA, azonic, FSA, race face, bla bla bla... | | Bottom Line: |
Not a bad fork at all! I wouldn't call it a giant hurl above the current crop of DH forks, but I can see why its argumentetively the best fork ( on the curcuit) I was a little hesitant to run it through and go all out do to how expencive it is. but eventually I did, and its taken everything I've thrown at it, made me a faster rider, and (at least on the track or trails) made me more confident! The stock ti spring is way too soft in it.. they need to swap the spring rate to a firmer spring for their 07 and 08 forks. I really like the low speed feature on this fork.. tramendous gains in pedal sprinting as well as proper compression due to hard braking.,.. hardly ever use the high speed.. just have is set at factory.
HOWEVER!!! If your a pure adrenaline junky with little regard for your life and have a low budget, go with the Marzocchi 888's. I would believe them to be a little bit stronger, and it won't brake your bank if you for some odd reason thrash it beyond ridable capability (i.e. crash into a tree/ bolder, fall off the side of a mountain, etc.. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stu
a Downhiller
from Surrey, UK
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1800.00 | | Strengths: | Tunability, Steering Presicion, Weight, Length | | Weaknesses: | Bottom Stanchons | | Similar Products Used: | 888s | | Bike Setup: | Enduro DHX5, Race face bars/stem, V12s, | | Bottom Line: | Took a little time to dial in and understand fully, but when they are dialed, staggering is the word. takes huge pounding whilst still giving huge feed back on terain, almost to the point they're tiring to ride at first till you get used to it. I am very glad I got them and wouldn't change my descision, but if you like to ride through stuff without feeling everything and with a little give these aren't the forks for you. But if you want masses of feedback through the bars, you can't do better. For me they are perfect, but don't get caught up buying them for show, coz I reckon you'll regret it as a friend of mine has. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Guido
a Downhiller
from Zuerich, Switzerland
Date Reviewed: March 12, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | weight, look, adjustments, steering angle | | Weaknesses: | not very durable, bottom out control only adjustable by special fox mechanic | | Similar Products Used: | manitou sherman | | Bike Setup: | santa cruz vp-free with dhx 5.0 coil and fox 40 | | Bottom Line: | After almost a year mine started to loose rebound. I send it for maintenance and they told that the main shaft was worn due to a loose bushing inside. This lead to leaking oil. For a product with such a high price the quality is disappointing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lukas
a Downhiller
from colorado
Date Reviewed: January 27, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | most of keystone | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | the fix | | Strengths: | very smooth and stable, light and very adjustable also comes with two top crowns, three springs(i run the medium)and a great manual and its FOX | | Weaknesses: | the ti nitrate stansion covering starts to show streaks from wearing down and the strenght of it sometimes makes me doubt my frame | | Similar Products Used: | if it counts ive ridden older models of the bombers and monsters which are also very thick stansion forks. | | Bike Setup: | intense m3 with fox dhx 5 and fox 40's hfx mag brakes xt crank outlaw rims easton bars and a bunch of other crap | | Bottom Line: | this fork has all the adjustments that any other fork will and shows no flex what so ever and just looks plain badass so buy it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
richie clarkson
a Racer
from chch new zealand
Date Reviewed: January 13, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | radi garden | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | LOOKS AWSOM WORKS AWSOM THIS IS A AWSOM FORK | | Weaknesses: | DAM SPRINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AHHHHHHH | | Similar Products Used: | NONE LIKE IT | | Bike Setup: | KONA STINKEY DELUX | | Bottom Line: | GET THIS FORK AND DICH THOSE STOCK SPRINGS | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob Miller
a Downhiller
from New York
Date Reviewed: November 28, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Jump Run Plattekill | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1600.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Great fork..Smooth and runs very well..clean and defentally the fork to have. Defentally worth the money | | Weaknesses: | Spring is a bit light | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi 888 Bombers | | Bike Setup: | Turner Highline, Sram XO, Saint, DeeMax, Fox40RC2 | | Bottom Line: | Thsi fork is great worth the money preforms well. You might have to get a different spring. Stock is a bit light but other than that it works very well. If you dont know anything about suspension have a shop help you or just get the R it is a bit tricky but if your a good reader you can figure it out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gary McIntyre
a Downhiller
from Newcastle
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Fort William | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | Denton Cycles | | Strengths: | Super light weight for their size, fantastic confidence inspiring performance, Razor sharp steering precision, reliability, THEY MAKE YOU A BETTER RIDER!! | | Weaknesses: | The soft and medium springs provided are way too soft. Perhaps not as strong as they look. They take while to set up correctly.. | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing comes close. | | Bike Setup: | Mr. Big custom frame, Fox DHX 5.0 ti, Hayes, FSA Pounders, Atomlab, Mavic, Hadley, Shimano, all quality gear.. | | Bottom Line: | It took a long time for Fox to finally get around to building a downhill fork, but it was well worth the wait. These things ooze quality. It can take a while to get them set up just right (due to the massive range of adjustment.), but once set, they are unbelievable! They will encourage you into doing things that you never thought possible, and they'll find grip where they have no right to do so. They are expensive to buy, but they are worth every penny and I believe for what they offer, they are actually a bargain. I have raced, used and abused these for over 18 months throught the best and worst that the Alps, Scotland and Whistler could throw at them and apart from switching to a harder spring and the long initial set up, they are as they left the box. They will hammer though the maddest terrain with precision but that said, they will reward riders who use a little finese with a riding experience that is unparalleled espescially when used with a DHX. Ride them and you'll know what I mean.. They make you ride better, what more could you ask for. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
erik
a
from novato ca us
Date Reviewed: April 8, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | not telling | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | my friend | | Strengths: | it kicks ass no its superior to all forks when set up right but if you can read then look at the manual | | Weaknesses: | it really neds to be set up right but when i sware u will ride fast i do | | Similar Products Used: | none can compare | | Bike Setup: | 05 v10 40rc2 wtb | | Bottom Line: | if you want to ride really well then go buy one its simple i had a 02 super t pro and i knew how to set it up and it kicked ass but i love my 40 and dont want any other fork except the 40 air but thats it i strongly urge every boby to get a 40 it kicks ass and then learn how to set it up and it will feal like really really good sex lol | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
josh oosterveld
a Downhiller
from edmonton
Date Reviewed: November 20, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | dirt merchant | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | www.dropnzone.com | | Strengths: | super light , sooooo plush , super stiff, looks awesome,really tuneable and can be used for all around riding | | Weaknesses: | cant clean stansions with much watter, you will either rouin the legs or the seals, not a big deal though, bottoms a bit at 1st , but set it up right ant it works perfuct, you can smack the cap on the bottomwhem doing skinnies | | Similar Products Used: | I'v used a dorado and a 888 and a junior t but the 40 dominates, the dorado (if set up right) would be the closest, | | Bike Setup: | 2005 cortina triton , fox 40rc2 hope m4 mono ti breaks, chrome diabolus cranks, and much more | | Bottom Line: | buy this fork!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dean Manly
a Downhiller
from Les Gets France
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Pleney Morzine | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | 1600 | | Strengths: | Plush, light weight, stable, tuneable, takes the hits well. | | Weaknesses: | High maintainance, needs a full expensive service twice a year with new seals, oil and bushes, Expensive to buy initally. Need to upgrade the springs for anyone over 70kg from the box. Replacement spring snapped in half within a week and main arch snapped after 5 weeks requiring new lowers. They were replaced for free but still not truley confidence inspiring. Special 'Fox Standard' brake adaptor required which is annoying. | | Similar Products Used: | Z1, UD 150, UD 180, Montser T, Shivers, WC Boxxer,s 888's | | Bike Setup: | Giant DH Team Factory spec except the Fox's
| | Bottom Line: | Probably the best fork out there, but needs strengthening around the arch, and IS brake mounts. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sol
a Downhiller
from new zealand
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | papamoa hills dh | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | attrills cycles | | Strengths: | huge stiff forks, plush as | | Weaknesses: | none realy except price, but nothing a huge bank loan wont fix | | Similar Products Used: | boxxers but they dont really compare to these | | Bike Setup: | 06 demo 8 2 stock except rims swaped to mavic tubeless | | Bottom Line: | i weigh 75kg and bottom them once a run with both compression knobs 4 clicks out from full closed and i think thats about right any stiffer and i wouldnt get full travel which would be a waste best fork in the world at the moment | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rich Steels
a Downhiller
from Derby
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Le Plenny, Morzine | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | Leisure Lakes | | Strengths: | Very Stiff, Increadibly Light, Very Tunable, Very well made, Excellent compression and damping properties. Nothing comes close to the quality | | Weaknesses: | Very complex fork, only one Titanium spring provided out of the 3! | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi 888, Stratos S8, S7's and mx6's, Boxxers, Monster T's, Dorados etc.... | | Bike Setup: | Canfield Brothers Formula 1, Fox DHX 5 with ti spring, Fox 40rc2's, e-thirteen, ultegra/dura ace, cully pedals, easton ea70 bars, thomson stem and post, saint brakes, king front hub hadley rear on 823 rims with sapim CX-Ray spokes | | Bottom Line: | I'm sorry but the two negative reveiws above, either have no idea how to set up a profesional product such as this or simply don't own them. Yes they will dive through their travel if you set no compresion daming, it clearly states that in the manual!!!
This fork is AMAZING. They take a long time to tune to your riding style and demand to be riden fast to be appreciated but that's what they are designed for as most forks on the market at present work fine up to 20mph, it's when you start pushing them is when you begin to notice their draw backs. I stand by this statement that no other fork available on the market at this time will come close to the ability of this fork. The construction is higher than any fork I've ever seen in the MTB world, the closest being some Ohlins on a GP bike!!! The stiffness is instantly noticable and this reflects on the steering ablility of the fork. Through fast rock gardens, braking bumps and gnarly of cambers the Fox 40 makes it feel effortless. It's awesome damping properties and adjustablities makes this fork out perform anything on the market and owning some will feel like cheating.
The only problem with the 40rc2's is that they are too pro' for the average Joe as setting the damping curve to match the compression curve is a science in it's self. I fear many riders will spend the extra to own a set of RC2's to say they bought the top of the shop forks and to look more pro at their local spot only to have them set up incorrectly and thus not benefit from their true potential. Therefore if you feel you are not that technically minded or don't know a suspension mechanic, i strongly sugest you save some cash and get the 40r's instead. The RC2's are not a Fork you can simply stick on a bike and think you are going to be fast, you do have to set them up properly in order for them to perform for you.
Bottom line, I'm faster as a result. FOX RULE!!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
some guy
a Downhiller
from van
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Anywhere on Veddar | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | rocky cycle | | Strengths: | Good geometry (doesn't push the front end of the bike up so much like the 888), progressive feel, fork feels like it will eat up anything you can through at it. | | Weaknesses: | Stock springs are garbage if you weigh close to two bills, fork cost more than my first two vehicles, aftermarket springs (steel) will push the weight of the fork closer to a 888, fox service centre is in Calgary (if you live in Canada), some adjustmentment on the fork can only be done at the service center. | | Similar Products Used: | 2002 Monster T, shiver, 888, etc | | Bike Setup: | SC VP Free (Fox DHX 5.0) | | Bottom Line: | When I first rode this fork I was very disappointed with it. It was so soft that I was blowing through almost the all 8 inches riding at moderate speeds. Obviously not confidence inspiring. However, once I put a heavier spring it made a world of difference. This is the fastest fork I've ever ridden (never ridden a dorado but not really to fond of inverted forks). Still curious about the durability though. Give it 4 chili's for overall (I am sure someone will top this fork at some point) and 3 for value because if your paying for this one yourself it hurts. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jeroen boog
a Weekend Warrior
from Kamloops, BC, Canada.
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Rosehill. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2031.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | stiff, super plush, lots of travel, beefy, lots of adjustments, nicest fork ever made! | | Weaknesses: | i had 1 problem with it: bottoms out way easy and i only weigh 125 pounds | | Similar Products Used: | 2005 marz. drop-off, 2003 marz. monster t, 2001 manitou carbon fiber race fork. | | Bike Setup: | 2005 kona stinky, e thirteen chg, sun mtx-s rims, Fox Vanilla DHX 3.0 rear shock, fox 40 rc2 fork. | | Bottom Line: | super nice fork, does everything i want it to and no more. best fork i have ever ridden. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cathy
a Downhiller
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Zacks Ledge | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | promo deal through sponsor | | Strengths: | Great stability in the corners. Handles really well during the technical descents and the compression damping is very good. Light fork and looks good. | | Weaknesses: | Not as strong as other forks, already broke one at the crown while on a practice run down some stairs. | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi 66RC (this fork is bomb proof along with the 888RC but they are too heavy). | | Bike Setup: | Santa Cruz V-10 (05), DHX 5.0 shock, Sram X.0 kit, Saint Crankset with MRP chain guide, Sun Double wide rims with Saint hubs, Saint brakes, Kenda 2.5 Nevegal tires, Diabolus headset, Thomson rear post and Tioga DH saddle. | | Bottom Line: | Great fork with super plush damping and not many forks out there in this class except the 888RC and Curnutt Forks. Boxxer is ok but has too many problems internally. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean Foster
a Downhiller
from Whistler, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Freight Train | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1950.00 | | Purchased At: | Revo | | Strengths: | Insano looks, great adjustments, easy steering, smooth ride | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | 04 Jounir T, 04 Dorado, 04 888-R, 03 Monster T | | Bike Setup: | Norco Atomik, Fox 40, DHX 5, Double Tracks, 3.0 Gazzoladi's, Hayes El Camino's, Hadley usa hubs, Saint s. | | Bottom Line: | Wicked fork, no doubt about it. It has perfect looks and leaves 888's and Dorado's in the dust. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jamie perugini
a Downhiller
from felton ca usa
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | all of whistler | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | super light and stiff, duh. very adjustable. plush and smooth. and really cool looking | | Weaknesses: | uhhhhh.......well......... | | Similar Products Used: | dorado, super t, boxxer wc, shiver, jr t. | | Bike Setup: | V10, fox 40, dee max, and stuff. | | Bottom Line: | it is set up out of the box to win races on the rockiest trails around. I dont really ride rocky stuff, i had problems bith the fork bottoming out way easily, if you raise the oil to 250cc the fork ramps up nicely.
my bottom line is this fork should cost twice as much for the level of preformance it delivers. get one and make everyone you know jelious!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Keith
a Weekend Warrior
from Washington
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | flower | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | downhill zone - seattle | | Strengths: | Buttery smooth. Incredible feel. Light. | | Weaknesses: | Bottoms out very easily. I weigh 168 pounds, and the fork blows through the travel off 2 - 4 foot drops at speed. Kinda hard on the confidence, especicially when your lacking in that area. Fox says there is a propretiary internal bottom out adjustment that can only be adjusted by them or a dealer. Downhill Zone in Seattle is going to take care of it.... little bummed Fox would ship such a high end product that blows through the travel. | | Similar Products Used: | Marzochi Jt T | | Bike Setup: | Intense UZZI VPX, Fox 40, Hadley Hubs,..... | | Bottom Line: | Fork will be great once Fox sets the fork up with the right compression bottom out dampening. Will update once I get the fork back from Fox.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1499.00 | | Purchased At: | GoRide | | Strengths: | fit and finish; external adjustments work; freakishly light and stiff; front hub fits perfectly,no play like my Monster from day 1 | | Weaknesses: | price, you get what you pay for, most of the time except for Ellsworths | | Similar Products Used: | JrT, Monster T II | | Bike Setup: | Norco A-Line, HadleyHubs/729s, RaceFaceDH36/24 cranks w/hellbent bashguard,RF Diabolus bar/stem/HS, X.0 rear/LX front w/ X.9trigger | | Bottom Line: | The fork worked great on the test ride and was a breeze to install. The quality was 3x better than the Monster T II and 7 lbs lighter. Will post again and let you know how it holds up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Downhiller
from San Carlos, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Everything at Bootleg Canyon, NV | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Buttery smooth. Stiff, responsive through rock gardens. | | Weaknesses: | Stock spring way too soft. Not nearly progressive enough even with low and high speed compression damping on high. | | Similar Products Used: | Super T (now around $500 best bang for the buck EVER), 888, Shiver | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Demo 8 Pro | | Bottom Line: | Through moderate terrain or even hitting reasonable rock gardens at speed this fork makes my old Super T look like a crude peice of history. However, when things get big and hairy the Super T (I so carefully tuned to my liking) delivers the goods while the Fox bottoms incessantly. I weight 165 lbs and with the stock spring this fork bottoms out on every run. Turning from full off to full on the compression damping does so little I'm considering sending the fork in Fox to be checked out. I'm switching to the next stiffer spring and am going to call Fox and find out if adding more oil or switching to higher weight oil will make the fork suitably progressive. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Natt Oliver
a Downhiller
from Santa Barbara
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Tunnel | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1350.00 | | Purchased At: | Fox | | Strengths: | Almost everything. Super smooth, long, buttery travel even befor break in. Tons of suspension. Really light! | | Weaknesses: | Just that the stock spring is a little soft for me, but thats just personal. | | Similar Products Used: | Dorado and 888r, but that doesn't mean their nierly as good. | | Bike Setup: | Cortina DH Extreme 8, XTR, Fox 40RC2, Manitou Bazooka rear shock (oh yeah!), Hayes brakes. | | Bottom Line: | If you have money and like spending it, look no further. This fork is unbeatable. The suspension is more supple than a Dorado, with an inch more, and has less sticktion than a 888. Look at the results of riders using this fork: Kyle Strait won Rampage, and Duncan Riffle beat out other big names to win the Nation Championships. That has to say something about the product. Plus it looks sick. I've always loved the big beefy look of the Marz. Monster T, but hated the weight. The Fox was my answere. Lightest, plushest, most travel, overall BEST DOWNHILL FORK YOU CAN BUY. Go get one (just make sure you bring some spare change). All the $ is worth it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Demo Force
a Weekend Warrior
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | This is an update to my previous review below | | Weaknesses: | The front axle came apart on me when I was trying to remove my front wheel. The axle is made of two parts, a hollow axle and a threaded end cap. These are bonded together at the factory using some thread locking compound. I followed all the torque specs, but the end cap came unscrewed. Pete at Fox warranty was helpful and responsive and suggested using red loctite to bond them together again. This worked, but beware of Fox's cheap axle design.
The rubber bumpers to protect the frame and stanchions slide around alot, especially in the wet. | | Similar Products Used: | See review below | | Bike Setup: | See review below | | Bottom Line: | Lube your axle threads before installing--Fox said this was OK.
Fox should have either made the axle one piece, used a spline and press fit the two parts together, or even reverse threaded the axle end cap. Their design leaves a lot to be desired, expecially in a top of the line product such as this.
I was lucky that I wasn't on the trail with a flat tire when this happened.
Value rating stays at 4, overall rating drops to 4 until Fox comes up with a better solution.
Otherwise the fork has been performing great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Andrew
a Downhiller
from Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 12, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | Martin Swiss Cycles | | Strengths: | Very light, good looking, simple hose guide, dh specific disc brake mount, simple 20mm axle system, stiff | | Weaknesses: | None so far, only that it's almost too nice to ride | | Similar Products Used: | 2002 Junior T, 2003 Boxxer Team, 2003 Manitou Dorado, Sherman Slider. | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Demo 8 Pro, Saint Crank, Avid Juicy Brakes, Fox 40 RC2, XT derrailleur/shifter, Ultegra Casette, Mavic 721's, etc | | Bottom Line: | If you are a serious rider looking for a top end fork with all the bells and whistles, then look no further than the Fox 40 RC2, this fork is well built, and well designed, and looks really good too. with 8 inches of travel and under 7 pounds, theres no way your going to find a stiffer, smoother, more resonsive downhill fork out there. it makes a Dorado look like crap, and the boxxer look like it came from Toys'r us. This will be THE fork of 2005. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Demo Force
a Weekend Warrior
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: February 7, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1550.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Very stiff, very plush, low weight, axle simplicity, steel inserts for axle pinch bolts (so holes wont strip out like a Boxxer), brake hose guide, low axle to crown height, adjustability, craftsmanship.
Gives you confidence to do things you probably shouldn't.
Girls you've never met before come up and say "Wow, that thing is huge!" | | Weaknesses: | EXPENSIVE.
Gives you confidence to do things you probably shouldn't.
Fox cheaped out and should have included the crush washers that are necessary to swap the included springs or change travel.
No integrated fender mount.
Lower tubes are so big, a bike computer magnetic pickup won't fit easily--must be attached to the brake hose instead. | | Similar Products Used: | '03 Boxxer, '04 Sherman Slider Plus, 888R, '04 Dorado MRD X works, '03 junior T (only brief tests on all of these) | | Bike Setup: | Specialized '04 Demo 9, Fox 40 RC2, Mavic EX823 rims + Ti spokes, King front hub and headset, Hopey, 22T & 38T front ring with E-13 DRS machined to fit 38T ring, SRAM X.9 shifter and rear derailleur (Shimano front), Hayes HFX Mag 8", Nokian Gazzaloddi G 2.6", Thomson seatpost and 50mm stem, ODI ruffian grips, Crank Bros Mallet M. | | Bottom Line: | |
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