Fox or RockShox

davefox

Hi all,

I am currently in the process of building up a Free-ride/Downhill bike from scratch and I am unsure which way to head with the Forks and the shock brand.

Is it either Fox or Rockshox.

Please feel free to voice all opinions!

Cheers

Dave

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cooldad

Budget £100 or £1000?
Both make some good forks and some rubbish ones, so model is more important than brand.

Until RMSC arrives and suggests Marzocchi

davefox

Budget is about £600 for forks, and Shock is about £300

poah

should be able to get a used van RC fairly cheaply

rockmonkeysc

Used Rockshox Boxxer R2C2 up front and a Fox Van RC rear. Save for a Push tune on the shock and it will be better than a DHX5.0.
Forget used Fox 40's. Too high maintenance, every ten days riding they need a service. Boxxeds are more reliable but get an R2C2 over a world cup, it rides as well and is infinitely more reliable.
I would suggest a Marzocchi fork if your budget allowed £1200 for a 380 C2R2 ti. At £600 a Boxxer is unbeatable unless you get lucky and find a Marzocchi 888 RC3 ti evo with records of services.

rockmonkeysc

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