Pros: - good all round trail fork
- very popular
- rides nice
- easy to adjust and does not require tons of tinkering to get it right
Cons: - middle of the road fork
Recommendation: This fork is very popular and performs well. It does not require tons of attention and tinkering to have a nice ride, it is a fork you can have confidence in.
Pros: I love the feel and ride of this shock. I ride some pretty ruff single track with 3 and 4 foot jumps/drop offs and this shock takes them in stride.
Cons: None so far
Recommendation: I'd recommend this shock to anyone but DH'ers
Recommendation: Love the feel of Fox forks, hate the fact that they are notorious oil leakers. If you can stand the mess, great fork. Or send it to Push Industries for better seals.
Pros: The Vanilla is a very responsive fork. Easily adjustable for travel. The lock out works great on long climbs. Along with adjustable rebound and compression, it's like butter over the small stuff. Like roots aren't even there. I have truly tortured this fork on some pretty big stuff, yet not a hitch. Great XC fork.
Cons: none
Recommendation: If you are looking to upgrade to a fork with 80-125mm travel for XC, this is your fork. It can handle just about anything. I have this fork on a Rocky Mountain ETSX-70 and love it.
- very popular
- rides nice
- easy to adjust and does not require tons of tinkering to get it right
Cons: - middle of the road fork
Recommendation: This fork is very popular and performs well. It does not require tons of attention and tinkering to have a nice ride, it is a fork you can have confidence in.