I know I was pretty excited.... well its AM and Im loading up to go ride so Ill adjust, ride and diddle with it and see where my sweet spot is.... So far though its pretty insane. Took it and was slamming curbs full speed to see if theres spiking and NONE... So Parkinglot test is goodRad
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F*** that, strap a torch on and get out there now
... Wheelie test is good, manual test is good, curb test is good.... Now its time to beat on it...
wow, the damping on these must be the bomb, it passed the wheelie and manual test?!?!I know I was pretty excited.... well its AM and Im loading up to go ride so Ill adjust, ride and diddle with it and see where my sweet spot is.... So far though its pretty insane. Took it and was slamming curbs full speed to see if theres spiking and NONE... So Parkinglot test is good
makes me wonder how well the fork will work while you are mid-air or while it is stored in the garage 
He is out still riding. It must be good.Where the hells this review?!
Tearing up the trails, scaring the bejejus out of women, children and dogs, screaming at hikers to get out the way, etc.
long as review, worthe it! but I guess it convinced me for it! How was brake dive before corners? Is it as buttery as the old 05 06 888? those were butter! but they would dive so much! it was crazy.OK so the first thing It took it apart and looked at the machine work and went over it plus the reassembley to see how easy it really is to install and its SUPER easy.... Oil height is 245ccs 85/??? golden spectro synthetic (light anti foam and approx 3wt).
athe compression is on the bottom of the leg and the rebound is on the top and WORK GREAT....... The whole assembley is so well designed and easy to install its nice, the whole feel of the cartridge is amazing from start to finish....
I took it out today for the first ride and we had speed, loose caorners, bermed corners, rocks, ruts, tight single track with TONS of dollheads, rock outcroppings, TONS of BIG rain ruts etc.... Its fast real fast and exposed basically hammer down and go for it... Theres corners on big rocks and chunky terrain that have corners down to other chutes etc...
1: Cornering- This fork was consistant top to bottom light and loaded through the corners there were little to no chatter feel and it not once washed out due to lack of damping and control wether it was at the top or mid stroke.... It literally cornered amazing.
2: Rocks- It blew through the rocks without ANY harsh hits, it was incredible railing and was even smoother at speed the faster you went the better it got......
3: overall- The thing felt a bit slow (parking lot test) when messing around so I backed out the adjustments a little and it felt buttery at any adjustment. It does not have that light dry feel like the boxxer did and definently not like the Fox 40. It is as light as the original setup and will lighten up a bit when the production caps are done for the adapter. It did not wallow at all and the damping was consistent no matter where I was in travel so it didnt matter if I was high in it or loaded it reacted the same so my style could stay the ssame without adjusting.
I do not miss the high speed adjuster as this is should stay with the valving and be fine tuned by the low speed. I can honestly say that I have had forks with hi and lo comp and this SMOKES them by a long shot... Completely destroyed what the boxxer WC felt like in action...
I came in hot into ruts and did not get the play in the forks action like before allowing me to maintain the line as well as did load the front end into ruts on purpose (bigger ruts) to see if it slammed me and caused spiking at speed and None it literally and evenly took the hit and felt completely bottomless.
Im running 65psi and did not bottom it out, the hydraulic bottom out did its job spot on. Took the hit and slowwed the shaft speed down with no harsh hit or bad ramping...
Now the bad and this is literally the only complaint I have3 which has been addressed when I called Craig tonight he already said it before I asked...
The compression knob is hard to set without a screw driver so he is testing adjusters with a EPS foam crush zone to prevent internal damage incase of a strike so you can replace it and not the internals should a lowley rock decide to befriend it.
Also he is doing mid strok damping which will not effect the compression what it will do is keep the front end from any brake dive or load up on the ace of big jumps in nastier terrain not so much hard pack smooth cali stuff.
So all in all I was completely floored by this cartridge, I expected good but I did not expect it to feel that much better than the WC it was kind of depressing but exciting at the same time... It was way more plush than my 888 ATA ever was and the small bump on this fork will be legendary. It literally felt like a DHF but at boxxer wc weight.
Now with the air fork it performed flawless it made it consistent even when the air ramped up a smidge I did not turn the bottom out on as its not needed with the hydraulic bottom out so you can run a bit less air as well because it will take care of you.
Bottom line is this thing is literally a monster its smoother then my 888s and definently gives my boxxer wc a beat down...
It will make you faster as control and consistency is there. The Boxxer WC hi speed mod was a huge improvement over stock and I was happy but I will not be going back to stock internals.... I will be on this cartridge no matter what fork chasis I ride.
OK sorry for the dark pictures.... It was down to 80 so good for riding but gteting a bit dark.
This one I tried to triple the jump and came in a bit short.
This was just a small step down I was overshooting it on purpose to just plain beat the hell outa the fork....
BTW DID not bottom on any of the landings I nailed all of them and these were the ones that I came in hard for demo..........
I agrea on the fork adam did take it for a spin and mandown rode it around the lot and ruts a little bit... I was too busy riding it myself today and was all in all too stingy to let alot of others ride it for too long.
Id probably go boxxer race by the time you gut the forks motion out and slap the avy cart in it its going to be the same just less money then the team...
The race has the clip groove but will require the lower leg damper side steel insert to be removed to be the same as the Team/WC leg, we can also modify the adaptor kit to help accomodate this fork.
The 35 mm Team and WC do not require any drilling. The 32 mm boxxers require finish drilling the 10 mm internal hole so that it extends through the bottom of the lower leg, the stock internals will still go back in this hole, the bolt washer is large enough in diameter to seal the hole properly.
No the 2010 requires no modifications.... I think the stock internals can be reused in the 09s even after drilling.
Funny thing I searched google for his name and I found a company called Get Total Control which focuses on audio, video and streaming equipment. The address in his contact us page is identical to the one on Avalanche website.
wow, consumer electronics and the bicycle industry. he must be raking in the moneyFunny thing I searched google for his name and I found a company called Get Total Control which focuses on audio, video and streaming equipment. The address in his contact us page is identical to the one on Avalanche website.
http://gettotalcontrol.com/aboutus.html
So Craig is a audio/video/electronics and also a suspension geek
Craig: I want an LCD in my shock dude!!!!!
it used to be called C-Cylce.
their old MTN-8 had the stickers on em too
not a $3700 10" fork? that might be overkill actually
Hell i am one of his dealers and had no clue totally cool audio stuff thoughFunny thing I searched google for his name and I found a company called Get Total Control which focuses on audio, video and streaming equipment. The address in his contact us page is identical to the one on Avalanche website.
http://gettotalcontrol.com/aboutus.html
So Craig is a audio/video/electronics and also a suspension geek
Craig: I want an LCD in my shock dude!!!!!
Yeah you just finish drilling out the lower hole. Apparently its drilled most of the way through.... Yeah hes on a roll for products, I hate being so busy I sit here and look at the bike and wait for the next weekend....
What bike did you order?????
