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Motion Ride E18 Linkage Fork | Anti-dive That Works

It might look unusual, but how will it ride? David checks out the Motion Ride E18 Linkage Fork. Around 2011, there was a conversation I kept on having over and...

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Manitou Mattoc Pro Long Term Review

James Vincent checks out the Manitou Mattoc Pro Boost fork – how does it stand up to the competition? Another month, another set of suspension forks for review. No fancy...

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Review | For £450, the X-Fusion Sweep RL2 is a big-hitting fork for those on a budget

Alongside the plethora of high-end mountain bike suspension forks out there from Fox, RockShox, Öhlins, MRP and Cane Creek, the £450 X-Fusion Sweep RL2 is pretty darn cheap in comparison....

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Review | Judgement Day For The Trust Message Multi-Link Suspension Fork

The Trust Message is undeniably strange compared to anything we’re used to seeing on the front of a mountain bike. Its originators are three bike industry heavyweights: Dave Weagle, rear...

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Trust Performance Message: Testing This Bonkers Carbon Linkage Fork

We take the latest carbon fibre linkage fork on the market and test it in the U.K grit and mud. Keep reading for our Trust Performance Message linkage fork review....

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Review: The Cane Creek Helm Coil Fork – Is it better than the Helm Air?

Shortly after releasing its very first mountain bike suspension fork, the Helm, US brand Cane Creek brought out a coil-sprung version. And having amassed no fewer than 7 months of...

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Review: Formula’s compressible Neopos spacers change the way your air fork works

Ever since RockShox brought its Bottomless Token system to market in 2014 alongside the re-release of the Pike, more riders have been considering air spring volume as a legitimate way…

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Reviewed & Recommended: Push Industries ACS3 Fork Coil Spring Conversion Kit

Push Industries is a US manufacturer that specialises in producing high-end suspension components and upgrades for existing forks and shocks. The ACS3 Fork Coil Conversion kit is one of its...

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Review: Can DT Swiss unseat Fox & RockShox? The new F 535 ONE fork may do just that

As good as it gets? Not far off – DT Swiss is back and has Fox and Rock Shox in its sights.

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Review: X-Fusion Trace 36 Fork – A big fork to take on the big hitters

New for this year, the Trace 36 is X-Fusions’s top end, big wheeled enduro fork, aimed at the influx of long travel, hard hitting big wheeled bikes that have become...

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Review: At nearly a thousand pounds, the new Lyrik had better be good.

The Lyrik sits at the top of the RockShox single crown tree and is its top flight, big-hitting enduro fork. For 2019 there’s an addition to the line-up that features...

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Review: Motion Ride E18 Anti-Dive Linkage Fork First Ride

Motion Ride is a new French suspension fork company that has taken a fresh piece of paper to design a fork from the front hub up. The main design brief?...

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Review: Fox’s brand new 34 Step-Cast fork is here from the future and it is super light

The slender front suspender you see before you is called the 34 Step-Cast, and it’s from Fox Racing Shox. Based upon the 34 Float series, this Step-Cast version is a...

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Review: The Fox 36 Factory Series fork gets the new FIT GRIP 2 damper for 2019

I’m losing likes. My followers are dropping like flies. And my stats? Well, don’t even talk to me about my stats! You see, like many of you reading this review,...

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Review: Suspension tinkerers rejoice! The Formula Selva fork has all the bells & whistles

The Selva fork is the newest enduro fork from Italian motorcycle and mountain bike suspension/brake manufacturer, Formula. We got one a huge 160mm travel 29er version to test, and gave...

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Longterm Review: Is the 2018 RockShox Lyrik RCT3 the butteriest of them all?

For 2018, both Fox and RockShox have come out swinging with updates to their long-travel suspension forks: Fox with its new 36, and RockShox with the new Lyrik. Over the...

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Review: Fox Gets Slippery Smooth With The 2018 Factory Series 36

Big Barney & Wee Wil put the 2018 Fox 36 Float to the test - how do these different sized riders get on?

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Not All Sapphires Are Blue – This DVO Fork Is An Absolute Gem

The Sapphire is the latest trail fork from DVO, and Andi is very impressed with this one

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Longterm Test: Is the Rock Shox Bluto the fat bike fork of choice?

Two years of testing and a questionable service history - how do these fat bike forks fare?

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Review: Is The 2018 RockShox Pike RCT3 Still Master Of The Mountain?

Should you upgrade to a 2018 Pike? James swapped his \'16 fork for a shiny new one to find out

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This Cane Creek Helm Fork Is Dead Brilliant, But Is It Only For Experts?

The Helm possesses David\'s new favourite thru-axle system and an ingenious air-spring design that is unlike anything else on the market.

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How To Add More Adjustability To Your Fox Or RockShox Suspension Fork – MRP Ramp Control Review

This Ramp Control upgrade doesn\'t just offer you more control over your fork\'s progression.

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Review: SD Components DVC Chamber

Could the Dynamic Volume Chamber be the upgrade your fork has been looking for? Andrew\'s been testing one to find out.

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Review: X-Fusion McQueen Roughcut HLR Fork

The X-Fusion McQueen proves that you don\'t need to spend near a grand to get a high quality suspension fork.

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Review: MRP Ribbon 160mm 29er Fork

Does the MRP Ribbon have what it takes to ride toe-to-toe with the likes of the Fox 36 and RockShox Lyrik? Ross gives us his review of this long travel…

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