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Average Rating: 5 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 15
RRP: £224.99
Year: 2005 - 2007

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Description:

100mm or 120mm Travel

RV & ETA Adjustability

Air Spring

Alloy XC Steer Tube & Crown

30mm Alloy Stanchions

V-Brake

6" Post Mount (Max Disc 7")

REVIEWS

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Alex Lyon

Posted: 22/07/04
Updated: 24/11/06

'AWESOME'

Strengths:
Everything. ETA works well for climbs, they're plush (when bedded in), stiff, strong, responsive, look nice, and excellant value @ <£300..Everything you want in a fork.

Weaknesses:
The stickers are easy to scratch off - although i'm being v picky

Overall:
awesome! The only fork that might be better value is the comps. Not tried them myself but the pros a worth every penny

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

Guy Colborne

Posted: 05/06/04
Updated: 24/11/06

'REAL WORLD PERFORMANCE'

Strengths:
Hard as nails build quality, generally good stiffness, easy to set up. Good tracking and handling through corners and over roots, plush air shock performance and good damping control ( getting sweeter with every ride).
ETA is good compromise between lock out and travel adjust ( does anyone really want to muck about to the nth degree with fork travel?) new ETA lever is a lot more solid and can be activated on the move. Made in Italy!

Weaknesses:
Still running them in but:
Breaking in time ( this takes about 20hrs but I guess thats just an excuse to go riding ). V. Slight fore-aft flex ( though nowhere near as bad as my old manitous) Slightly tacky/bling graphics ( but this is growing on me). Small bump sensitivity ok but could be improved but this may be due to them still being bedded in.

Overall:
Got these on both my LBS recomendation and from reading many posts on the kit forum here. They are slightly heavier ( about 200-250gms ) than equivalent Rockshox or Manitous but to be honest I can't feel the extra weight on the bike. Have transformed the feel and ride of my bike to be tighter and more controlled.

Good, tough, all-round forks if you cant stretch to the cost of Fox/Pace

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

80%

Dan Palmer

Posted: 23/05/04
Updated: 24/11/06

'NICE LOOKING, FEEL SOLID AND PLUSH'

Strengths:
Look impressive, feel very strong, ETA actually works and level hasn't broke yet, smooth and responsive

Weaknesses:
Nothing yet, havent had them long

Overall:
For the money they feel superb and i'm happy to have got them to replace my Judy XC's-overall the dogs!

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

87%

Trail Dog

Posted: 28/01/06
Updated: 24/11/06

'GREAT YEAR ROUND UK TRAIL FORK'

Strengths:
The ETA is an excellent climbing aid and the external rebound goes from v'slow to fast. They're reasonably cheap, reliable, not too heavy and being an air fork just require pumping to your weight. The Pro is a bit overpriced compared to the comp ETA which is similar in performance but quite a bit cheaper.

Weaknesses:
At 120mm there is a little flex and not quite as plush or light as Fox or Rock shox offerings.
Stickers come off easily (so what!)

Overall:
Stick them on, pump them to the right pressure then adjust the rebound depending on the temperature. They're a great fork for weekend trail bashers.

Performance		80%
Reliability		100%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

87%

Michael Painter

Posted: 17/06/05
Updated: 24/11/06

'CAN'T BE BEATEN FOR THE MONEY'

Strengths:
Bombproof and great performance for a little over £200
ETA works sooo much better than normal lock-outs
Air preload and rebound dials allow fine adjustment of characteristics
Barn-door simplicity of internals means there's not much to go wrong

Weaknesses:
Not up to Fox standards of plushness or stiffness
Could do with an extra 10mm of travel
Comparatively heavy
Rebound adjuster fell off on first ride and ETA dial now rotates past it's stop mark (still works though!)
Dull grey colour not to everyone's taste

Overall:
It's not perfect by any means, but for a smidge over £200 it's churlish to moan too much. Needs updating for 2006 though, because 120mm is not enough for the current breed of long travel hardtail.

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

87%

adam westwood

Posted: 05/04/04
Updated: 24/11/06

'ITS GOOD!'

Strengths:
Sooooo plush I dream about it at night. It really is very smooth throughout the travel. The rebound adjustment is good, and the ETA works very well. It's just such a great fork for the money, it has tranformed my bike massively. I really recommend this, it's excellent. Looks good, and performs flawlessly, better than many far more expensive forks.

Weaknesses:
One of my stickers is wonky which is rather annoying - the two legs don't match up.

Overall:
Perfect... absolutely perfect.

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

dorf punk

Posted: 25/05/03
Updated: 24/11/06

'GREAT OUT OF THE BOX - SUPPOSED TO GET BETTER TOO'

Strengths:
Strong, stiff, super smooth (considering it still needs to wear in) ETA is better than I magined it would be. Looks damn fine too.

Weaknesses:
Little plastic lever that will break. Disc cable guide that is completely useless due to tire clearance.

Overall:
An excellent disco spangly fork for aggresive XC, light freeride and epic touring. Very long crown to drop out - almost an inch longer than my old Manitou 100mm so beware you hardtail riders.

ETA is the best travel adjust fuction I have found. You don't have to stop and the changing in height is (for my set up) perfect.

Great feeling, great looking and, so far, excellent performance.

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

93%

johnny henstock

Posted: 07/04/03
Updated: 24/11/06

'WELL SORTED PERFORMER'

Strengths:
v plush, look good, stiff

Weaknesses:
claimed 105mm travel,achieved 95mm max.

Overall:
these are much plusher than my old x-verts. theres a bit of bob but its a small price to pay(as is £200!).now all i need is the 10mm of missing travel.

Performance		100%
Reliability		100%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

100%

Will Waters

Posted: 13/03/03
Updated: 24/11/06

'A FORKING GOOD FORK'

Strengths:
stiff
reasonably light
plush
er...matches my silver bike?!

Weaknesses:
boing a bit on the climbs

Overall:
Had a £200 limit so had choice of MX Comp ETA with a shock pump or MX Pro (mail order). The fork had to take a beating and I liked by '99 coil bombers so plumped for the Pros. A damn fine fork that feels like it will take a beating but without being built OTT for yer average British conditions. They do move a bit on climbs so if you've got the extra money then it might be an idea to get the ETA but £40 for a flimsy plastic lever that's snap on the first crash seemed a bit pointless to me. Just sit down and spin rather than honk out of the saddle (christ I sound like a roadie!!).

Anyway, better get back to work but in closing, can't fault the fork for the "aggressive XC" (i.e. Coed Y Brenin time stuff) use that it's designed for.

Performance		80%
Reliability		100%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

87%

Darren Thompson

Posted: 06/03/03
Updated: 24/11/06

'LUSH, PLUSH AND DO A GOOD JOB'

Strengths:
Damping works well, the Hayes disc brake went straight on and no flex under heavy braking. The cost was the deciding factor, paid £210 fitted with new stronger springs.
Rigid solid and well damped fork, SSVF

Weaknesses:
Original springs were not strong enough for aggressive climbing for me being 15 stone, but that’s all.

Overall:
Great fork does what it says on the label and look good fitted to the bike, better than anything Rockshock had to offer. Couple of my mates had a go of my bike with them fitted and have now ordered a pair each.

Performance		100%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

93%

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