Was a bit concerned about perceived reliability of the Fox 140 TALAS forks that my Stumpjumper came with.
But, in reality they’ve been brilliant. Haven’t been serviced as often as ‘required’ but are still operating fine. They can sit unused for several weeks and work fine striaght away, they don’t leak oil, they are consistent, the air spring never needs topping up….
Whereas my 2008 Reba’s have been a real pain. They don’t seem to maintain air in the spring side very well, they require more frequent servicing or the damping goes to pot, the lockout sticks, they leak oil profusely in warm weather when the bike is turned upside down…
Only thing I don’t like about the Fox is that grit gets caught between the lockout dial & the rebound dial so if you use the lockout, you invariably twiddle the damping too, which is a pain.