Dirt Mountain Biking

Suspension

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• • Dirt 100 2010: FOX 831

  • January 4th, 2010 @ 9:30 AM | 0

  • At the other end of the scale from the Society Forks come these new Fox 831 forks for 2010. By no means a budget fork, but then Fox don’t do things by halves, if you are serious about your racing, …

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• • Dirt 100 2010: Marzocch 888 RC3 TI

  • December 30th, 2009 @ 9:30 AM | 5

  • The latest offering from the big ‘M’ addresses one of the biggest weaknesses of the 888 in past years…its weight. The RC3ti has been slimmed down considerably and is now not far off the weight of the Fox 40’s and …

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• • Dirt 100 2010: FOX RP 23

  • December 29th, 2009 @ 9:30 AM | 0

  • The well established Fox RP23 has been refined year on year and while we’ve never been anything less than pleased by its performance the significant change for 2010 introduces the Boost Valve technology that has been developed in the coil …

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• • Dirt 100 2010: ROCKSHOX MONARCH 4.2

  • December 28th, 2009 @ 9:30 AM | 1

  • Air technology in both forks and rear shocks has come a long way. The units chosen here from RockShox and Fox perform as well as their coil counterparts in most situations, whilst saving a chunk of weight. Straight out of …

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• • Dirt 100 2010: BOS STOY

  • December 27th, 2009 @ 9:30 AM | 0

  • BOS have landed into the mainstream with the aftermarket availability of the Stoy to fit almost all bikes. This unit is one of the very best performers out there, with high attention to detail features such as needle roller bearings …

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• • Dirt 100 2010: CANE CREEK DOUBLE BARREL

  • December 26th, 2009 @ 9:30 AM | 0

  • No shock has caused quite such a stir amongst the staff here over the past few years as the Double Barrel. The shock has been further refined now and seems to have an envious quality, ‘it seemingly knows what terrain …

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• • Dirt 100 2010: ROCKSHOX VIVID 5.1

  • December 25th, 2009 @ 9:30 AM | 0

  • The Vivid offers riders and racers technology developed by some the world’s fastest racers at almost half the price of the other top end shocks chosen here. The Vivid features all the adjustments you would expect from a top end …

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• • Dirt 100 2010: SOCIETY XENO

  • December 24th, 2009 @ 9:30 AM | 0

  • These forks were released last year and almost slipped under the radar here at Dirt HQ, but with a number of riders around here riding them hard on the trails and BMX tracks, they have held up extremely well. Mimicking …

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• • Dirt 100 2010: ROCKSHOX REVELATION TEAM AIR U–TURN

  • December 23rd, 2009 @ 9:30 AM | 1

  • The Revelation has long been one of the best lightweight trail forks available, but this new 2010 120–150mm adjustable travel model has managed to increase stiffness, with a new lower and upper crown further improving the ride. On the trail …

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• • Dirt 100 2010: FOX 32 FLOAT RLC 140

  • December 22nd, 2009 @ 9:30 AM | 0

  • The 32 Floats come out top of the pile once again. Fox have really got their 32mm fork range dialled. Available as coil forks (Vanilla’s) or travel/ride height adjustable (Talas) forks we really like the ride of the air sprung …

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• • Dirt 100 2010: MARZOCCHI 55 RC3 TI

  • December 21st, 2009 @ 9:30 AM | 0

  • The Marzocchi 55 RC3ti forks enjoy all the benefits of the new 888’s:
    reduced weight, high and low speed compression adjustment (via the
    same adjuster) and rebound adjustment. The axle now accommodates
    a 20mm QR, which works much like the fox 15mm QR, …

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• • Dirt 100 2010: FOX 36 FLOAT RC 2

  • December 20th, 2009 @ 9:30 AM | 0

  • The Float 36 is the choice fork for us in the 36 range. The Fox 36 has always impressed us with its stiffness and businesslike approach of swallowing the hits, but the 2009 and 2010 Floats have proved to perform …

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• • Dirt 100 2010: BOS Idylle Rare

  • December 19th, 2009 @ 9:30 AM | 7

  • The first thing that jumps at you when behind the BOS Idylle fork is its buttery smooth action, clearly a step above its competitors – it simply seems to have zero stiction. With a strong, whilst not overbuilt, chassis, the …

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• • Dirt 100 2010: ROCKSHOX BOXXER WORLD CUP

  • December 18th, 2009 @ 9:30 AM | 0

  • The BoXXer is a classic, no doubt, and one that thanks to its BlackBox (RS World Cup test team) development at the cutting end of the sport continues to lead the way. With the likes of Steve Peat and Sam …

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