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  • DT Swiss forks – are they good?
  • albash82
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    I’m deciding what forks to put on my decade virtue and am considering dt swiss. Anyone had any experiences they’d like to share with me?
    Cheers,
    Al.

    tony24
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    got them on my carbon 456. very nice forks indeed super plush and the service intervals are great too.

    jetmotor
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    I got an EXM 150mm.
    Love the plushness and the feel of the fork during use.

    But mine is a 2008, and they’ve now changed almost everything.
    The remains of PACE is gone for example, and they’ve moved away from the all-carbon approach.

    The other thing, is the lockout/launch controll knob.
    There is no remote control, and if you ride on trails with a lot of grass, branches and such that might rub alongside your fork, the turning knob on mine might move itself – changing rebound (same knob as launch control). Not sure if they’ve changed this though.

    In general; light, stiff and superplush. But with some minor design flaws.

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    beanieripper
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    They are nice, had a set of XMC130TA’s for a bit, nice and plush and feel good on the trail, if i was nitpicking ide say they were a bit slappy on fast washboard type stuff, looked cool too although the carbon ones do mark quite easily….the thing i couldnt get over though was that ultimately for me Revelations were better performing and much less hasstle to keep serviced..although the dt intervals are about the longest..nice but wildly overpriced for what they are..

    whytetrash
    Full Member

    love mine, plush and no issues…launch control great, rebound lever can get knocked but its dead obvious if it does (visually) and is easy to flick back into place

    fbk
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    Revelations were better performing and much less hasstle to keep serviced

    Really? I replaced my Revs with a set of XMC130s and I’d say they were a significant improvement. They look better (imho), are smoother riding and don’t require the strip & clean every 10-15hrs (not according to the manual anyway – I’ll see what happens when I send them in for their recommended annual service!). They also haven’t developed the almost enevitable motion control oil leak that seems to plague RS of that era.

    I like the fact that the lock down releases automatically too – no more getting half way down a cracking descent before realising the forks are wound down & locked out!

    My only problem would be the price – I paid around 50% RRP for mine.

    All this relates to 2009 models though – not sure how the latest ones compare but they are supposed to be very nice.

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