stupidly expensive. so many mtb parts are just becoming bling for rich people to show off rather than adding anything useful or innovative. $1000 for a fork that kinda sucks, or $1200 for a fork that kinda works. what a joke.
I have switched to Fox performance and RS Select products. On sale they are about $500 or less, and give anyone who isn't a pro racer reliable performance that is actually usable. the single compression switch on my fox elite forks is way more usable, and usable on the fly, than having 4 different adjustments that need 10-20m to sort out anytime you want to make a change to the fork. it would be nice ot see a high end fork that auto-adjusts all settings to compensate when you want a bit more rebound, for example, but I guess at this point that would be an electronic suspension system, so the can upcharge $4000 for it.
Sadly I get comments form insecure assholes how I 'need to upgrade to kashima man!' you are missing out! I'm really sick of how bling-focused MTB has become by the pandemic bandwagoners, and people who drop $15K on a bicycle start trying to convince others to spend the same amount of money. None of my bikes have ever cost more more than $3K, and instead of 'upgrading' them I service them regularly...
the one thing i wish they would bring back is dual air chambers. super useful, but i understand that the process was way too confusing for an end user because it involved arithmetic.
I have a Fox performance on my Ripmo. It's a GREAT fork! Gets me through all the trails I ride.
I have a Fox 38 grip 170 on my SB150 and it is also GREAT, but I don't notice a huge difference between the two. Maybe a bit stiffer, but it's also newer. I dunno.
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