Strengths: Everyone seems to think they break eaily but i have had mine for 6 months and they are still working fine. i have done 6 months of 5-6 foot drops on them, cleared 15 foot gaps and a lot of rhythm sections. They have lasted me very well. My cranks havent broke i have managed to bend the bottom bracket, but nothing has happened to the cranks.
Weaknesses: Need to be on tight to start of with. I think the problem with them is that if you dont put them on tightly they break. My method is to put a straight handle bar on the end of the allen key and then turn. Do this and they will last a long time.
Overall: Good value, reasonable strong cranks but need to be fittered correctly
Strengths: Good performance in all conditions. Especially compared to V brakes, but only in the wet. In other conditions V brakes win on performance easily.
Weaknesses: I can set up Deore V brakes to work twice as good as the maguras. Not worth £100 pounds. V brakes are a lot easier to set up and maintain. Plus V Brakes work better.
Overall: Buy V brakes and learn to set them up properly. Then you'll see that Maguras are a waste of money. A set of Deore break leavers and brakes work twice as good as magura HS33's!
Strengths: As with most RockShox forks i have been on they offer supurb performance in all aspects of riding. I ride mainly trails and so i can say that they are strong, because i have put them under a lot of pressure.
Weaknesses: Only a little bit of flex in them. Nothing too serious.
Overall: Very depenadable forks. Good reliability and exelant performance. Double check that price as well, around £175, brillant value for money.
