Anyone got hold of some FOX 40's yet? [Archive]

Cave Dweller

16-02-2005, 08:23 AM

This is my first post, so g'day from Tassie :) I'm building up an Intense M3 at the moment and have been chasing these forks for a while and I'm getting the 'run-around' a bit. I've not used them yet but am keen to try something different... does anyone know if any Aus. shop has got some yet and if they're any good? Cheers

There are alot of guys in the states still waiting for them, and OEM manufactures like specilized are still waiting for them for there Demo 8. You will be waiting a while. I dare say the first 1 or 2 batches coming to Australia would have already been pre-ordered and paid for. If you get a set within the next 3-4 months i would be very very surprised.

H8SV8S

16-02-2005, 08:31 AM

Thanks for the reply... Both my brother and I have had them on backorder for a while. I've noticed a lot of online dealers in the US have pulled them from their stock lists, which is interesting...?

mattyd

16-02-2005, 09:49 AM

Hey fellahs.
My mate got his demo 8 last week with the fox 40's on it.
We took it for a ride on Sunday and the verdict was class 'A' all round.
They are an amazing fork and they look awesome. I have 888r's and I want to sell em and get a set of the fox's. They are meaty as and so light it's ridiculous. It's like having a cross country fork on the front of your DH rig.
He reckons the bike shop guy told him the forks will be on the shelves any day now. He ordered his demo in December.

DW-1

16-02-2005, 11:04 AM

Thanks for the reply... Both my brother and I have had them on backorder for a while. I've noticed a lot of online dealers in the US have pulled them from their stock lists, which is interesting...?

the good news?

a shipment of 40RC2's is due next week. (don't get too excited yet)

The bad news?

everything coming in, (and I do mean EVERYTHING) is going straight out to backorders. However, Fox have not been able to supply anywhere near enough to cover all our current backorders, so we will be allocating them to the oldest backorders first.

The promising news?

Seeing as how Fox are starting deliver both 40's & 36's to Specialized now, and some 40's to us, we should start to see more of our backordered forks trickle in over the next few weeks.

October26

16-02-2005, 11:29 AM

Mate down here got a new bike with 40's. I can't even remember what bike it was hah. Think it might have been a Demo9.

H8SV8S

16-02-2005, 01:24 PM

the good news?

a shipment of 40RC2's is due next week. (don't get too excited yet)

The bad news?

everything coming in, 9and I do mean EVERYTHING) is going straight out to backorders. However, Fox have not been able to suply anywhere near enough to cover all our current backorders, so we will be allocating them to the oldest backorders first.

The promising news?

Seeing as how Fox are starting deliver both 40's & 36's to Specialized now, and some 40's to us, we should start to see more of our backordered forks trickle in over the next few weeks.

Great news :D

Daver

16-02-2005, 02:35 PM

Yeah, i had a play on a pair on a Demo 8, and i'm very impressed, if only the aesthetics were there...

toodles

16-02-2005, 02:43 PM

Yeah, i had a play on a pair on a Demo 8, and i'm very impressed, if only the aesthetics were there...

Aesthetics? You're kidding right? Oh boy a light, plush, easily adjustable DH fork from a reputable manufacturer that has a sensible ride height and excellent range of adjustment. But it's not pretty enough... :rolleyes:

mattyd

16-02-2005, 02:52 PM

I thought they looked even better in the flesh than any photos I had seen.
Each to there own I suppose.

Cave Dweller

16-02-2005, 03:02 PM

Aesthetics? You're kidding right? Oh boy a light, plush, easily adjustable DH fork from a reputable manufacturer that has a sensible ride height and excellent range of adjustment. But it's not pretty enough... :rolleyes:

The ride hieght is too low. Didn't you hear that go-ride are making some riser crowns to jack the hieght up 2 inches.

Rock shox's are also coming out with an internal kit to replace the state of the art dampning system to HC2 pre 1970's boxxer technology.

:D (just kidding)

Crany

16-02-2005, 03:58 PM

thats good new that they should be in by next week i have myn on back order since december. so i should be in the first shipment

andy73

16-02-2005, 06:11 PM

Yeah, i had a play on a pair on a Demo 8, and i'm very impressed, if only the aesthetics were there...
I've always been a Marzocchi fan - especially since they've gone all black, but I love the look of the Fox's - especially when I saw them on Straits red demo 9 in NWD5.

DW-1

16-02-2005, 07:41 PM

thats good new that they should be in by next week i have myn on back order since december. so i should be in the first shipment

ahhhaaaaa.

ummmmm... I have backorders from August.

Elvis.

Cave Dweller

16-02-2005, 08:14 PM

Like i said before

If you get a set within the next 3-4 months i would be very very surprised.

:D

Daver

16-02-2005, 09:00 PM

Aesthetics? You're kidding right? Oh boy a light, plush, easily adjustable DH fork from a reputable manufacturer that has a sensible ride height and excellent range of adjustment. But it's not pretty enough... :rolleyes:

Yeah, if i'm going to lay down almost $3k on a fork it better look half decent. Thats where a Dorado will own them...

DW-1

16-02-2005, 09:35 PM

Like i said before :D

I know that Fox are starting to get on top of the OEM backlog, so I think that over the next 3-5 weeks or so we will see a lot more get allocated to aftermarket backorders.

Seriously, if they could ship me 50 right now, I could ship 50 straight out and still not come anywhere near filling current backorders. (worse on the 36's)

Basically, as they advise us that they have 5-10-20 or whatever, we ship them immediately via airfreight.

Normally we would wait for a larger sized order from Fox, but the demand on the 40's & 36's is so high that we will ship with any qty that they can spare.

Keep in touch. I know that I will have another Fox shipment ready to move in another 2 weeks, Talas forks, spare parts, rear shocks and some (promissed) 36's.

With production at Fox shifting to AM from OEM, we might see some more of our backordered 40R's & RC2's get allocated in that shipment.

Elvis.

udi

16-02-2005, 10:44 PM

Nah i'm with daver, gosh at least make them in black or something. No big fan of the weird colour, and plain old gold stanchions. I still want to get a ride on one though eh.

What's the weight figure on them complete?

16-02-2005, 10:57 PM

Yeah, if i'm going to lay down almost $3k on a fork it better look half decent. Thats where a Dorado will own them...

Yeah, and with those awesome looks come the other excellent features such as cracking uppers, flex and more weight. How could you lose by buying based on aesthetics!

Rik

16-02-2005, 11:19 PM

Hhhmmm, 36 delays hey, this isn't the best news for the prospective fork buyer, can patience and the desire to own (potentially) the better products on the market outweigh the need to get the bike together ASAP, and the will to impulse buy? Only time will tell...

H8SV8S

17-02-2005, 07:35 AM

Geez, I didn't expect them to be so popular - although anyone still buying Boxxers hasn't serviced a set to see how much plastic is inside them :rolleyes: I'm happy to wait; I think Marzocchi have gone a bit down in recent years since becoming a bigger name - cheaper materials etc, so I don't want a 888 either :cool:

Jared

17-02-2005, 08:47 AM

Cave Dweller

17-02-2005, 09:28 AM

nobody will be dissapointed with the 40's, as FOX claim, they are super light and very stiff and work perfect, ive never come across any group of people who have worked so hard and been so eager to get the product absolutly perfect. My set of production forks has been gong strong since september without needing to be touched once, and they still feel prefect!

I heard you cracked a crown at Thredbo (or was it lithgow)?

No doubt the forks will feel super nice, it has taken them so many years to come out with a DH fork that i wouldn't expect anything less. I still think the fork is a little under built to be that big and weigh that little.

I've read through the Fox manual and the fork sounds very similar to a dorado. Sealed cartridge one side (not user servicable), spring in the other with a semi oil bath to keep the legs lubded up.

I found it interesting that you are supposed to keep the bike upside down when not being used so that the oil can relube the foam rings under the seals. Thats a tad dodgy IMO, i can see alot of people not doing that and ending up with warn stanchion tubes.

scblack

17-02-2005, 10:07 AM

I've read through the Fox manual and the fork sounds very similar to a dorado. Sealed cartridge one side (not user servicable), spring in the other with a semi oil bath to keep the legs lubded up.

From that, sounds rather like a Mojo setup, which is essentially precisely the same(cartridge one side, one spring the other, and enough oil for lubing only).

I do know Mojo work closely with Fox, but how much that means I don't know.

I don't reckon it would stop me buying one exactly, but it is an ugly fork. :D

H8SV8S

17-02-2005, 10:13 AM

I found it interesting that you are supposed to keep the bike upside down when not being used so that the oil can relube the foam rings under the seals. Thats a tad dodgy IMO, i can see alot of people not doing that and ending up with warn stanchion tubes.

Interesting... probably mean's the 40s are going to need servicing as often as the Dorado's to keep in good shape. I still think the now old-skool open bath system is pretty good in terms of longevity/reliability etc but the new stuff is pretty good too I guess...

Daver

17-02-2005, 10:16 AM

Cave Dweller

17-02-2005, 11:37 AM

Interesting... probably mean's the 40s are going to need servicing as often as the Dorado's to keep in good shape. I still think the now old-skool open bath system is pretty good in terms of longevity/reliability etc but the new stuff is pretty good too I guess...

**** WARNING - Ebike speculation ****

I think the fox would actually require a little bit more maintance then the dorado. Reason is the dorado is upside down so......

1. The semi oil bath on a Dorado is always lubbing the fork stanchions as it is an upside down fork. The fox does not, you need to keep it upside down when your not riding. After a full day DH'ing who knows how much oil will be left to lubricate things?

2. Oil tends to be dictated to by gravity so will weap out of the bottom of the dorado. Dirt and crud is usually heavier then oil so usually find it's way out past the seals by itself (in a dorado). As daver said, all the dorado requires is a top up of fresh oil every month or so and then and a full strip down and clean every 6 months or so. I get the feeling that a Fox fork will need alot more full strip downs then that. Any dirt that finds its way into the fork will sit down the bottom of the leg and it aint coming out by itself.

I can base this on the fact that i have owned xvert carbons for 2 years and dorados for a year. Whenever i pulled apart the xvert is was always full of dirt and shit, pull apart the dorado and it was much cleaner. Same dampning system, only differance is xvert carbon is right way around, dorado is upside down.

Granted, the dorado would leak a little bit of oil/mprep out the bottom but you just whipe it off with a cloth. I would rather that then full strip and rebuilds all the time.

I would like to get a fox, i think they look nice, ugly colour but the chassis is nice. If they are holding up in a years + time i would think about getting one. I will let everyone else be the guinea pig R&D testers for me :D

Cave Dweller

17-02-2005, 11:44 AM

Yeah, and with those awesome looks come the other excellent features such as cracking uppers, flex and more weight. How could you lose by buying based on aesthetics!

A little bit of flex is good socket. I have found that going from the dorados to monsters. Where as the dorado would allow a little side to side flex the monster (and the fox 40 would be almost the same) allows none, so the wheel tends to "push" or "slide" through the corner as it can't flex side to side.

It's hard to describe, but i know what im saying (before you go picking this apart ;) )

BagofSkill

17-02-2005, 12:37 PM

Daver

17-02-2005, 01:10 PM

You actually should turn any 'right side up' fork upside down for at least a couple of mins before you ride, or store upside down if possible. To ensure the seals are wet. I haven't seen any manufacturers state this before, but it is recomended by many of the major tuners like Tim Flooks (TF Tuned), Mojo and Standec at least.

Not Boxxers- leaving them upside down can drain the fluid out of the dampeners, meaning that you effectively have no rebound dampening until it flows back through, which is enough time to blow the rods and write off your internals.

BagofSkill

17-02-2005, 01:15 PM

Yes Boxxers. But obviously you have to let the oil flow back down for a minute before you ride. I should have said that. I'm sorry. Most forks will want to stand upright again for a second before you go and hammer them. But they all want oil on the seals.

udi

17-02-2005, 01:21 PM

I found it interesting that you are supposed to keep the bike upside down when not being used so that the oil can relube the foam rings under the seals. Thats a tad dodgy IMO, i can see alot of people not doing that and ending up with warn stanchion tubes.

If that is true then it's a little more than dodgy. Leaving a bike upside down has the opposite effect on a lot of brakes, leave it for a week and your bleed is screwed.

I will stick to my 888's thankyou very much, set and forget. Forget for a very very long time. Marzocchi internals and service intervals live on.

BagofSkill

17-02-2005, 01:50 PM

To anyone interested- As debate begins to rage, any open loop braking system, like Hope, Hayes, Armor/Dice, Shimano, Magura are fine to go upside down. Unless there is already air in the line, in which case your brakes are stuffed anyway.

Jared

17-02-2005, 02:07 PM

I heard you cracked a crown at Thredbo (or was it lithgow)?

yeah i broke a crown in my final run at Lithgow, but i ask you this.... what do you think would happen to any other fork on the market when you have an 80kg rider have a head on with a 1m wide tree trunk at 40km/h,? and when i say head on i mean head on!

I think after a crash like that, to get away with just a cracked crown is unbeleivable, that shows how tough they are.

And also that crown i was running was the first of the protos still, and for production the top crown has been beefed up on that section from 1mmm to 5mm thick, so that is certainly nothing to worry about anymore

As for the whole leave yourk forks upside down thing, i was told by fox to do that as it will help, but i never do, and my forks work as sweet as when they were last serviced 6 months ago.

Cave Dweller

17-02-2005, 02:20 PM

yeah i broke a crown in my final run at Lithgow, but i ask you this.... what do you think would happen to any other fork on the market when you have an 80kg rider have a head on with a 1m wide tree trunk at 40km/h,? and when i say head on i mean head on!
And also that crown i was running was the first of the protos still, and for production the top crown has been beefed up on that section from 1mmm to 5mm thick, so that is certainly nothing to worry about anymore

I think after a crash like that, to get away with just a cracked crown is unbeleivable, that shows how tough they are.

As for the whole leave yourk forks upside down thing, i was told by fox to do that as it will help, but i never do, and my forks work as sweet as when they were last serviced 6 months ago.

Yeh, i assumed it was from a stack and it's good to know that Fox have beefed up that area for the production model, but it kind of backs up my point about buying first generation parts and the fact that the fox 40 is a DH race fork so is built on the edge of lightness/durability. Like i said i will buy one in one year if they can prove their durability under everyday hacks like me rather then elite racers who can ride smooth :)

Jared

17-02-2005, 02:22 PM

Yeh, i assumed it was from a stack and it's good to know that Fox have beefed up that area for the production model, but it kind of backs up my point about buying first generation parts and the fact that the fox 40 is a DH race fork so is built on the edge of lightness/durability. Like i said i will buy one in one year if they can prove their durability under everyday hacks like me rather then elite racers who can ride smooth :)

All parts on the forks have been through more than enough testing and changes to safely not worry about any "1st generation" problems. They are well dialled, and i know youll see everyone backing me up as soon as they've seen that for themselves very shortly.

to cut a long story short, there is nothing to worry about if you want to get a set right now

Daver

17-02-2005, 02:23 PM

Jared

17-02-2005, 02:29 PM

matt, didn't you crack a dorado crown?

Oh and Jared- i blame your lack style and lack of speed for the destruction of that crown. If you were smooth like me you'd never have that problem. ;) .

But seriously, any crown can crack in the stresses of riding, being breakably is not going to put you off a product, when, after all, everything can break.

exactly, ive never owned a set of dh forks that i havnt broken either a crown or a lower leg, ive run them all and the fox forks are definately the toughest around, and very hassle free, just like their single crown forks are.

If you want to know how they feel and know about their reliability, just imagine a longer travel set of their single crowns.

Cave Dweller

17-02-2005, 02:44 PM

If you want to know how they feel and know about their reliability, just imagine a longer travel set of their single crowns.

Ahhh man. You mean they are going to have lots of bushing slop and rock back and forth like a rocking horse ;)

Come on Dave, you know i cracked the lower crown on the dorado and i also cracked the carbon leg on the dorado which is exactly why im worried about a fork that is much more burly then the dorado but weighing 1lb lighter. It just screams out "uber light wieght 1 year throw away race fork" to me.

Im just going to stick with my 9lb 02 monsters for a little while, i can't afford to throw away serious dosh on a fork like the fox without seeing how it goes first. Yes, i understand it has been tested by racers but i want to see it tested by hacks first.

DW-1

17-02-2005, 03:15 PM

, but it kind of backs up my point about buying first generation parts and the fact that the fox 40 is a DH race fork so is built on the edge of lightness/durability. Like i said i will buy one in one year if they can prove their durability under everyday hacks like me rather then elite racers who can ride smooth :)

like Kyle Strait? Redbull winner... Non racer.

Hucker.

Elvis.

scblack

17-02-2005, 03:21 PM

like Kyle Strait? Redbull winner... Non racer.

Hucker.

Elvis.

Do you mean the same Kyle Strait who came third in the Junior DH World Titles at Les gets in France?

Racer :D

Cave Dweller

17-02-2005, 03:28 PM

like Kyle Strait? Redbull winner... Non racer.

Hucker.

Elvis.

Man, that doesn't mean anything. Cedric gracia won red bull using dorados, i cracked them at the crown and on the legs when i owned them.

Are you saying the fox40's are going to crack on me???? :p

Jared

18-02-2005, 09:00 AM

seems as though a few of you guys have your minds set on not using the forks anyway, so im going to say one last thing then go away, and you can reply what you want about it, but im saying ir for the people who might want to know, and not for those who will want to voice their doubts.

The Fox 40 fork is sick! it is very strong, very adjustable and very reliable, and if anyone starst up again about looks im gonna crack! LOOKS ARE PERSONAL PREFERENCE!!! and if you dont like them well.......good for you!

there is no bushing troubles, they dont get wobbly, they dont get dry and sticky (well they will eventually, im still waiting though) and one major point that everyone is overlooking here is that unlike almost every other importer that brings in the big name forks in the country they should have spare parts that are relatively easy to get hold of.

nobody will be dissapointed

No Skid Marks

18-02-2005, 01:22 PM

Accept for me who can't bloody afford them. (I have no doubts at all that they will be the best fork available. If anyone buys some and doesn't like them for whatever foolish reason please put me at the top of your list to buy them cheaper. For now I'm happy as with my 888s(with Aireal crowns). Anybody want to get TI springs for thier 888s to get the weight down closer to the Foxs let me know and I will look into it. I'm praying it will be cheaper with numbers.

Fallsrider

19-02-2005, 10:50 PM

I think the color scheme Fox has gone with is great,becasue it's just so Fox, lol. If they are as good as the other Fox forks out there, they should be awesome DH forks. The fact that they weigh so little regardless of their size will be a big plus, especially for riders of heavier bikes such as v10s. Should be one of the stiffest forks out there.

Joly Joe Rider

20-02-2005, 02:47 PM

HOS

02-03-2005, 09:54 AM

I was in Inner city cycles the other day and they had some of thew rc2's on the wall, they looked unreal. Bloody big things but suprisingly light.

Anthonaut

02-03-2005, 07:54 PM

Do you mean the same Kyle Strait who came third in the Junior DH World Titles at Les gets in France?

Racer :D

Pwned.

I was going to say that too :D

02-03-2005, 10:39 PM

I thought that fox went with the massive size because you can use thinner or lighter material yet still maintain strenght. EG the roll cage in my car uses 48mm x 2mm cromo, and is about 4/5 the wieght of 42 x 2.5mm cromo yet has a higher MPa.

It's not "stronger", for a given cross sectional AREA (ie the actual material's area, not the void it encompasses) to use larger diameter, thinner tubing as such (in direct tension or shear it would theoretically be the same, in compression also but compressive failure is much more often due to macroscopic buckling than microscopic failure [cracking and such] and as such is related a LOT to the structure/shape of the part/material in question), but it's a lot stiffer because the moment of inertia is much greater, thus bending moments exert less stress on the tubes. Since it's fair to assume that most damage/stress to forks is due to bending (when was the last time you saw a fork stanchion fail due to being overloaded in compression or tension? [NOT as in compression/rebound]), it's a smart thing to do. I'm not sure if "stronger" is the right word for it... more structurally efficient, definitely. The only major issue with using thinner, larger diameter tubing as far as I can see, is impact damage/denting to the walls... but there's a happy medium in there somewhere.

In other news, listen to people who have ridden them :)

Cave Dweller

03-03-2005, 12:51 PM

I was in Inner city cycles the other day and they had some of thew rc2's on the wall, they looked unreal. Bloody big things but suprisingly light.

I just went in and had a look at the RC2's and they do indeed look sick and feel way lighter then what they look. Im still a bit worried about ultimate strength so will wait a while before i get some, but if anybody has a spare $3g's and wants some NOW i know where you can get a set (hint, they are at inner city cycles :D )

Daver

03-03-2005, 01:06 PM

I was in Inner city cycles the other day and they had some of thew rc2's on the wall, they looked unreal. Bloody big things but suprisingly light.

Yep, had a look this morning and they're awesome, light for the size and super adjustable, and its not aesthetically as bad as they seem (in pictures), i'd still be spraying mine black though.

FuTAnT

04-03-2005, 02:58 PM

I found it interesting that you are supposed to keep the bike upside down when not being used so that the oil can relube the foam rings under the seals. Thats a tad dodgy IMO, i can see alot of people not doing that and ending up with warn stanchion tubes.

This is the same for alot of forks. Manitou reccomends it for it's forks as well. It doesn't mean you have to do it all the time, it's just a "nice to" if you can every now and then to keep things running smoothly.

Joly Joe Rider

04-03-2005, 06:42 PM

It's not "stronger", for a given cross sectional AREA (ie the actual material's area, not the void it encompasses) to use larger diameter, thinner tubing as such (in direct tension or shear it would theoretically be the same, in compression also but compressive failure is much more often due to macroscopic buckling than microscopic failure [cracking and such] and as such is related a LOT to the structure/shape of the part/material in question), but it's a lot stiffer because the moment of inertia is much greater, thus bending moments exert less stress on the tubes. Since it's fair to assume that most damage/stress to forks is due to bending (when was the last time you saw a fork stanchion fail due to being overloaded in compression or tension? [NOT as in compression/rebound]), it's a smart thing to do. I'm not sure if "stronger" is the right word for it... more structurally efficient, definitely. The only major issue with using thinner, larger diameter tubing as far as I can see, is impact damage/denting to the walls... but there's a happy medium in there somewhere.

In other news, listen to people who have ridden them :)

Yeah that is kinda what i meant (having just done engineering materials at uni) but didn't want to get technical.

But i would trust Jareds opinion any day just becuase he is a nice guy. But having looked at the local track recently (rough as guts) and seeing how hard he flogs the bike around there and then to think that he done that all last season on one pair of forks proves them enough for me. (not that I can afford them). Anyways I wish him the best of luck this year hes been practicing heaps and should carve up.

Joly Joe Rider

04-03-2005, 06:44 PM

And is it moment of inertia or second moment of inertia...
... cant think right now....
shut up I hated statics.

04-03-2005, 07:09 PM

And is it moment of inertia or second moment of inertia...
... cant think right now....
shut up I hated statics.

I'm not sure - but is 2nd moment of inertia more like when it's actually at the end of a moment arm/being accelerated (like a wheel), as opposed to a purely structural thing?

lotec

04-03-2005, 07:11 PM

This is the same for alot of forks. Manitou reccomends it for it's forks as well.
Bet it doesnt recommend it for dorados :D

chucky

06-03-2005, 06:39 PM

some came into work the other day for a customer and they feel really nice. they were set up on a vpfree and felt for that bike a good height and weight. they are super plush (feel exactly the same as there single crowns) and really stiff. if i had the money i wouldnt mind a pair.

stacka

17-03-2005, 08:30 AM

Just got my 40s and they are awesome! Out of the box they are the sweetest forks ive ridden! will give them a real work out at the nats and let ya'll know how they go..........check them out in post you ride.

ran

17-03-2005, 03:06 PM

Now you can upgrade to a set of foes xtd forks haha

stacka

22-03-2005, 08:24 AM

After a decent weekend of riding at eildon i can report that these forks are the shizzle! they rocked. noticeably lighter than the boxxers i used to run and adjustments rock!! i could actually tell the difference between the settings. i can confirm that these things are worth the dollars and actually look alright in the flesh, the color aint that bad! other people running them at eildon felt the same way about the forks and many opted for them over dorados or even sold dorados to get em!

any questions and ill do my best to answer.

gasman

25-03-2005, 03:14 PM

Have to agree they are the stiffest sweetest fork i've ever ridden,
any thoughts on the compression adjustment settings, i am having trouble setting this up corrrectly.

Wattsy

25-03-2005, 06:24 PM

man, this post has gotta be one of the luckest ever, its gotten to 60+ post and noones fighting yet. wicked.

im not set on the foxs, i bet there a wicked fork, but im just not liking em. im wait to see whats up manitous sleve as with a full bath, its gotta be worth it. (Quick, dissagree with me)

Kram

26-03-2005, 06:54 AM

(Quick, dissagree with me)

You can wait for Manipoo to put out yet another failure if you like. How many shit forks with major problems does it take before people give up on a company? I personally gave up on them after my Manitou III

Just in from Manitou... if you've got an SPV Dorado act now! Free upgrade your $4000 fork from the non working SPV version to the $3000 TPC version so it sort of works for a while.

/disagreement ;)

MrPlow

26-03-2005, 07:11 AM

....I personally gave up on them after my Manitou III....
Haha me too! Cracked elastomers anyone?
Manitou just can't seem to keep the insides in. :p

Dorado's are probably the exception though I have never ridden them everyone says they are great.

blt2ride

30-03-2005, 02:56 AM

This is a long post, so I haven't looked through every reply--I hope this isn't a duplicate. There are two shops in the States who have Fox forks in stock.

Beyondbikes.com and jensonusa.com should have some in stock...

Turley

30-03-2005, 03:23 PM

We have a set of 40's sitting in my LBS here in banff... Just to make you all jealous they have 40mm stanchions and light as all hell! I was very suprised at there weight for how damn beefy they are!

hit_man

30-03-2005, 08:47 PM

I had a ride on them the other day at my LBS they were on a Demo 8 and they were sick! they look like they would be rough as shit because of their size, but it is the complete oposite, they are awesome! and how lite are they??? unreal, now all i need is the money to buy a set.

Daver

30-03-2005, 09:15 PM

Yeah, i just got mine on and they're sick. Way stiffer than Dorados and as light as a World Cup boxxer (40R is 7.67 pounds), not to mention the low height for an 8" fork.

red_dog

30-03-2005, 09:54 PM

Yeah, i just got mine on and they're sick. Way stiffer than Dorados and as light as a World Cup boxxer (40R is 7.67 pounds), not to mention the low height for an 8" fork.

IMO they are the new bench mark for all DC forks.

They feel like they are air-spung they are sooo smooth!
And the progression of them is just amazing!

Its also cool how they come with extra springs, star nut, and a cable mount.
But I guess for the price it should be expected.

nuttydh

01-04-2005, 10:56 AM

This is my first post, so g'day from Tassie :) I'm building up an Intense M3 at the moment and have been chasing these forks for a while and I'm getting the 'run-around' a bit. I've not used them yet but am keen to try something different... does anyone know if any Aus. shop has got some yet and if they're any good? Cheers

Yeah, the Fox40's go great on the M3.

With Fox 40's
http://www.pinkbike.com/modules/photo/?op=view&image=437411

With 888r's
http://www.pinkbike.com/modules/photo/?op=view&image=437410