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Fantastic article mate, great to see a bit of an insight into what we dont
see!! X-fusion forks are everybit as good as RS and FOX just dont have all the
marketing hype and history behind them. Ive been on a pair of 160mm sweeps for
18 months and in that time ive converted a few friends over to the big X! They
have been in the market for a fork and weve had a set of Pikes and my sweeps
doing car runs swapping 3 times during the day and 2 friends both couldnt
justify the extra $$ for the RS.
My sweeps started out as HLR dampner and i upgtaded to the Roughcut which was
a noticeable difference. Where the X are better is in that area of being super
plush but still being a workable ride. I do like RS feel but i find them, in
compatison, a bit lifeless!??! In fairness i havnt ridden Fox's to any extent
so i cant comment ( would be intetesting though as i hear the new 36 have
great feel and pop too!?). The old HLR was good but not as good as a charger
but the old price still made them a good price to performance option. Now with
the Roughcut its a no brainer! They are every bit as good, if not better, and
cheaper!! The bike industry is so full of BS in that its all just marketing.
SRAM especially are plastered everywhere you look. Sure they do make good
products BUT when a smaller player like X-Fusion can put out products that are
definitely better quality ( ?? ) at a lower price it makes you wonder how much
profit someone like SRAM are making off of the back of marketing and dare i
say making a product that wont last as long so you keep spending money on
them!? Im not bashing SRAM and RS they make great products but i do think some
of us are a bit brainwashed by all the hype!?
April 27, 2016, 5:05 p.m. - Steve Low
#!markdown Fantastic article mate, great to see a bit of an insight into what we dont see!! X-fusion forks are everybit as good as RS and FOX just dont have all the marketing hype and history behind them. Ive been on a pair of 160mm sweeps for 18 months and in that time ive converted a few friends over to the big X! They have been in the market for a fork and weve had a set of Pikes and my sweeps doing car runs swapping 3 times during the day and 2 friends both couldnt justify the extra $$ for the RS. My sweeps started out as HLR dampner and i upgtaded to the Roughcut which was a noticeable difference. Where the X are better is in that area of being super plush but still being a workable ride. I do like RS feel but i find them, in compatison, a bit lifeless!??! In fairness i havnt ridden Fox's to any extent so i cant comment ( would be intetesting though as i hear the new 36 have great feel and pop too!?). The old HLR was good but not as good as a charger but the old price still made them a good price to performance option. Now with the Roughcut its a no brainer! They are every bit as good, if not better, and cheaper!! The bike industry is so full of BS in that its all just marketing. SRAM especially are plastered everywhere you look. Sure they do make good products BUT when a smaller player like X-Fusion can put out products that are definitely better quality ( ?? ) at a lower price it makes you wonder how much profit someone like SRAM are making off of the back of marketing and dare i say making a product that wont last as long so you keep spending money on them!? Im not bashing SRAM and RS they make great products but i do think some of us are a bit brainwashed by all the hype!?