There are a few models of Recon. I road the Silver on the Marin Hawk Hill.
Thanks to steel stanchions, thru-axle and tapered steerer it is stiff enough.
It was definitely worth the 10minutes to drop the lowers and Slickoleum the crap out of the seals and ensure there was adequate oil on both sides.
The SoloAir system works well but the damper is very basic and packs up easily. The secret with setup is to run the rebound damping as fast as you can handle it with ~25% sag.
I'd say the Recon Silver is about as cheap a fork as I'd call rideable for 'real' technical trails. It was totally fine on Blue Shore trails at a reasonable clip and with judicious line choice.
I road it regularly down Neds, Severed and 7th/Leopard/CC/Kirkfird.
I would certainly choose to ride a higher end fork (X-Fusion Trace RL would be my personal entry point) but when you consider that a complete Recon sells for less than a replacement CSU for any of the boutique models.
Sept. 20, 2017, 2:48 p.m. - Andrew Major
There are a few models of Recon. I road the Silver on the Marin Hawk Hill. Thanks to steel stanchions, thru-axle and tapered steerer it is stiff enough. It was definitely worth the 10minutes to drop the lowers and Slickoleum the crap out of the seals and ensure there was adequate oil on both sides. The SoloAir system works well but the damper is very basic and packs up easily. The secret with setup is to run the rebound damping as fast as you can handle it with ~25% sag. I'd say the Recon Silver is about as cheap a fork as I'd call rideable for 'real' technical trails. It was totally fine on Blue Shore trails at a reasonable clip and with judicious line choice. I road it regularly down Neds, Severed and 7th/Leopard/CC/Kirkfird. I would certainly choose to ride a higher end fork (X-Fusion Trace RL would be my personal entry point) but when you consider that a complete Recon sells for less than a replacement CSU for any of the boutique models.