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RockShox Vivid 5.1 - 2010 Rear Shock
The Good

Awesome damping and not overly complex adjustments.. the adjustments all do exactly what they should. The unit just plain works and gets you through the rough stuff without any doubts about it. and its fully home servicable.

The Bad

begining stroke rebound head used to come loose abit, but some locktite on the threads stopped that. very small amount of dead travel at the begining, but may just be mine

Overall Review
does the job, and does a bloody good job of it... perfect suspension thats there when you need it without ever worrying about it.
Posted by james13 on 7/6/2010 7:49am
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RockShox BoXXer World Cup - 2010
The Good

*plush *Low maintenance *Does what it says on the box..

The Bad

*Can't get replacement stickers.. * Push tuning isn't factory direct..

Overall Review
have a set of World Cups from 07, ridden the shit out of them at whistler and Pacific North west, for over three years.. replaced the lowers this year, on my 2nd maxxle, replaced the seals once. Fork just came back from push.. its even better than before. This is the Only Dh fork in my opinion..
Posted by ERNSTEVERYTHING.COM on 6/21/2010 6:24pm
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RockShox BoXXer World Cup - 2010
The Good

Extremely controllable via damping Light for DH forks Exceptional bottom out resistance Air preload offers as many spring rate adjustments as you need.

The Bad

None yet, owned for a couple months only. I would say price, but it is on par with everything else.

Overall Review
I've ridden the 2010 40 extensively and the new Dorado a few times for comparison. The damping controls are top notch compared to everything else on the market. For the Boxxer, I try to run a bit lower pressure (air preload) and set up the damping to keep the fork from bottoming, and the range is so great that I am only half way into the compression adjustment (low speed). The low and high speed rebound offer more options than any other fork too, so after a couple days of playing with adjustments, I'm pretty set. I'll change it up if a track dictates that.
Posted by TRex on 3/22/2010 6:51am
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