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[Closed] Formula 35 fork - Any owners out there?

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New bike has the 180mm [url= http://www.formula-italy.com/en/product/thirtyfive-27-5/83 ]Formula 35EX[/url] fork on it.

Four days in and I'm quite impressed with it. (Inners uplift, Golfie, Hebden-tech & Snowdon Rhyd Ddu + Rangers, so it's had a pretty thorough shakedown and I've just about got it set up to my tastes now).

Anybody else using this fork and have any feedback on its long-term performance and servicing?
Service manual looks like a lowers-off mini-service is easy enough.


 
Posted : 05/10/2015 11:01 am
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They get good reports, not tried them myself. I also read that you got your first 2 services (parts and labor!) included in the price [url= http://enduro-mtb.com/en/review-the-formula-35-selected-for-testing/ ] link here.[/url]


 
Posted : 05/10/2015 3:38 pm
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yep, I've read up on the reviews and no-one seems to have a bad word to say about them. I'm also very happy with performance and tunability from the couple of weeks that I've spent on it.
I'll give Silverfish a call to ask about the 2 year servicing.
Just wondered if anybody out there has any first-hand experience of living with the 35 long-term.


 
Posted : 05/10/2015 3:47 pm
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I like the look of the 33 but there doesn't seem to be that much on the net about them.


 
Posted : 05/10/2015 3:58 pm
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I very much like the look of these. Would like low-speed compression adjustment - that's the only thing that would stop me getting one.


 
Posted : 05/10/2015 4:08 pm
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compression adjuster on the 35 has a good range of adjustment and you can feel a couple of notches either way making a noticeable difference. I haven't got too hung up about whether it claims to be "high-speed" or "low-speed" tbh.


 
Posted : 06/10/2015 12:49 pm
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I am sure they are really good forks - I like to control the movement of the fork quite a lot, so low-speed compression for me is a real plus. I don't constantly fiddle - I get it right then leave it though!


 
Posted : 06/10/2015 1:45 pm