[smedford]

damn, most of you don't try new things very often.
1) rock shox quadra-------- sucked
2) manitou xvert -------- dung
3)manitou six________ fece
4) 02 jr t ------- not bad
5) 04 z1 drop off 2 -- nice suple fork, really liked it at the time
6) 02 z1 fr -- great all around fork.
7) 05 sherman flick -- even better all around fork
8) 05 66 rc-------- too freaking tall, otherwise great
9) 04 super T -- damn nice fork
10) 06 fox 36 vanilla rc2 --- too soon to tell
11) 05 sherman jumper, great for jumping
12) 04 z150 great fork
13) 03 dirt jumper 2== not bad for being cheap.
14 Rock shox judy sl ---------- sucked

 

[jimmydean]

I know people think I'm strange when I say this, but my all time favorite fork was the Stratos LR-1 on my Bullit. Easy to service, the lock out let me ride uphill without issue, it was the amazingly plush, 180 degree steering, and was under 8 pounds with 35mm stanchions and 6.5 inches of travel.

My 888 feels real nice too, but I've only had it a few weeks.

 

[Bicyclist]

XC/Trail: Marzocchi Marathon. Light, stiff, plush, reliable, and good damping

DJ/Street: Marzocchi MX Comp. It's technically a trail fork but works great for me. I see people on Floats for DJ use and always wonder why they're not on this fork. When set up stiff it's awesome.

All-mountain/FR: Fox TALAS 36. This fork is awesome. So stiff and plush it's crazy, but develops a little play.

DH: Fox 40. stiff 'n plush

 

[blue]

All time fave would have been my 02 Marzo Marathon Air...kicked the crap out of any other XC fork I've ridden. Light, plush, smooth, reliable, CHEAP, compression lockout...ah...it was beautiful.