Fox Forx

[mtb_dude]

I have been told by a local bike shop that Fox Forx require attention every
20 hours of riding.

Does anyone know whether this is true or merely a ploy to buy Marzochhi or
RockShox?

[G.T.]

"mtb_dude" > wrote in message
...
> I have been told by a local bike shop that Fox Forx require attention
every
> 20 hours of riding.

I haven't touched mine in ages.

>
> Does anyone know whether this is true or merely a ploy to buy Marzochhi or
> RockShox?

There have been plenty of reports of Foxes leaking but I'll never buy
another RS or Manitou. There's a chance I could go back to the Bomberhood
some day.

Greg

[Michael Dart]

mtb_dude wrote:
> I have been told by a local bike shop that Fox Forx require attention
> every 20 hours of riding.
>
> Does anyone know whether this is true or merely a ploy to buy
> Marzochhi or RockShox?

The Fox TALAS forks need to be serviced every 18 months, the others are
"virtually maintenance free" unless a leak develops.

I just love stuff you can just bolt on and ride that also really work well.
I'll never go back to Marzocchi unless they really turn things around.

Mike


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[MattB]

G.T. wrote:
> "mtb_dude" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>I have been told by a local bike shop that Fox Forx require attention
>
> every
>
>>20 hours of riding.
>
>
> I haven't touched mine in ages.
>
>
>>Does anyone know whether this is true or merely a ploy to buy Marzochhi or
>>RockShox?
>
>
> There have been plenty of reports of Foxes leaking but I'll never buy
> another RS or Manitou. There's a chance I could go back to the Bomberhood
> some day.
>
> Greg
>
>

I'd like a nice Fox fork myself, but so far I've had really good luck
with Manitou (knock on wood). My Black Elite Air is still running strong
on it's fourth season with only the occasional lube for maintenance. I
have blown up a RS Sid, but I was the third owner and got it on a bike
(my 1x1) that was only $650. I still got a couple of seasons on it so
the value still seemed to be there as far as I'm concerned.

Maybe my next bike will come with a Fox...

Matt

[Ride-A-Lot]

MattB wrote:
> I'd like a nice Fox fork myself, but so far I've had really good luck
> with Manitou (knock on wood). My Black Elite Air is still running strong
> on it's fourth season with only the occasional lube for maintenance. I
> have blown up a RS Sid, but I was the third owner and got it on a bike
> (my 1x1) that was only $650. I still got a couple of seasons on it so
> the value still seemed to be there as far as I'm concerned.
>
> Maybe my next bike will come with a Fox...
>
> Matt

I agree. I have had zero problems with my Manitous. I have never had
to service them (one is three years old) and they perform wonderfully.
My manitou 2:00 was $325, while the comparable Fox is over $700. WTF is
up with that? The 3:00 on my X-5 has now been tried and tested on some
pretty rough terrain and is also holding up just fine for a light 5" fork.

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[GWood]

For the Manitou lovers out there...

I have a 2001 (or 02) SX-R that came on my medium Klein Adept. Early last
season it developed a small oil leak. I had it looked at, and the wrench
told me that a small bushing in the oil damper assembly had failed. Fine.
Believe it or not, I was unable to get a rebuild kit or spare part anywhere
for this $2 bushing.

Finally I decided to get a Bomber and avoid the whole problem. Now I have
this spare, not-in-working-condition fork that needs a home. If anybody has
a junker SX series fork lying around and want to build one good fork from
two....

Yours for the price of shipping. AFAIK, it's in excellent condition
otherwise, and has a ~7 3/4" steerer. Dark blue.


"MattB" > wrote in message
...
> G.T. wrote:
> > "mtb_dude" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>I have been told by a local bike shop that Fox Forx require attention
> >
> > every
> >
> >>20 hours of riding.
> >
> >
> > I haven't touched mine in ages.
> >
> >
> >>Does anyone know whether this is true or merely a ploy to buy Marzochhi
or
> >>RockShox?
> >
> >
> > There have been plenty of reports of Foxes leaking but I'll never buy
> > another RS or Manitou. There's a chance I could go back to the
Bomberhood
> > some day.
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
>
> I'd like a nice Fox fork myself, but so far I've had really good luck
> with Manitou (knock on wood). My Black Elite Air is still running strong
> on it's fourth season with only the occasional lube for maintenance. I
> have blown up a RS Sid, but I was the third owner and got it on a bike
> (my 1x1) that was only $650. I still got a couple of seasons on it so
> the value still seemed to be there as far as I'm concerned.
>
> Maybe my next bike will come with a Fox...
>
> Matt

[Phil, Squid-in-Training]

GWood wrote:
> For the Manitou lovers out there...
>
> I have a 2001 (or 02) SX-R that came on my medium Klein Adept. Early
> last season it developed a small oil leak. I had it looked at, and
> the wrench told me that a small bushing in the oil damper assembly
> had failed. Fine. Believe it or not, I was unable to get a rebuild
> kit or spare part anywhere for this $2 bushing.
>
> Finally I decided to get a Bomber and avoid the whole problem. Now I
> have this spare, not-in-working-condition fork that needs a home. If
> anybody has a junker SX series fork lying around and want to build
> one good fork from two....
>
> Yours for the price of shipping. AFAIK, it's in excellent condition
> otherwise, and has a ~7 3/4" steerer. Dark blue.
>
>
> "MattB" > wrote in message
> ...
>> G.T. wrote:
>>> "mtb_dude" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> I have been told by a local bike shop that Fox Forx require
>>>> attention
>>>
>>> every
>>>
>>>> 20 hours of riding.
>>>
>>>
>>> I haven't touched mine in ages.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know whether this is true or merely a ploy to buy
>>>> Marzochhi or RockShox?
>>>
>>>
>>> There have been plenty of reports of Foxes leaking but I'll never
>>> buy another RS or Manitou. There's a chance I could go back to the
>>> Bomberhood some day.
>>>
>>> Greg
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I'd like a nice Fox fork myself, but so far I've had really good luck
>> with Manitou (knock on wood). My Black Elite Air is still running
>> strong on it's fourth season with only the occasional lube for
>> maintenance. I have blown up a RS Sid, but I was the third owner and
>> got it on a bike (my 1x1) that was only $650. I still got a couple
>> of seasons on it so the value still seemed to be there as far as I'm
>> concerned.
>>
>> Maybe my next bike will come with a Fox...
>>
>> Matt



Similar story:
I had a Manitou Skareb (one of the bad ones) whose lowers were replaced. A
while after that, the damper assembly snapped. I then had a spring-only
fork, and it was the most horrible thing ever. I rode that thing for a
while until I scored a sweet deal on a Fox.

However,
I bought an old Manitou Mars CL for my XC bike. It's nice... so far...
--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

[Ed Pirrero]

mtb_dude wrote:
> I have been told by a local bike shop that Fox Forx require attention every
> 20 hours of riding.
>
> Does anyone know whether this is true or merely a ploy to buy Marzochhi or
> RockShox?

My TALAS has worked great, and doesn't require anything like that kind
of maintenance.

I did replace the seals with Enduro seals, but that was just because I
wanted to. Oh, and I changed the oil then. It looked just about the
same as the oil I put in.

Bombers are nice. I have a coil and oil Z3. But I really had to work
to find a maintenance manual for the thing. It kind of put me off
Marz.

E.P.