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Planet X Knifen (2003)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Tue Oct 28 2003 Reviewed By: Alex (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths light, stiff, disc compatible Weaknesses paint and decals scratches easily Similar Products Used Brisa Disc, SID SL Review What can i say, rigid is definitely way easier to control than a suspension fork -- no pogo, no sucking of power, just straight power transfer for all your trials needs. The Brisa is also a good deal and an awesome fork... the PX however, is much cheaper, comes in a raw finish and a black one, and its more world renowned than any other fork in the world. Plus its fairly lite (assuming you get the Lite)...
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Wed Nov 12 2003 Reviewed By: Cole (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths Super burly (original design), super stiff, never break Weaknesses Heavy (about 3lbs) Similar Products Used Cro-mo GT, Tange, Kinesis, Review I've broken several cro-mo forks through nose hops and touchups. This fork has brought back my confidence in my fork. It won't break any time soon.
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Thu Jun 02 2005 Reviewed By: Mike McGregor (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths Strong, rigid, affordable, lite Weaknesses Position of Disc Mount (see below) Similar Products Used other people's bikes... Review Weight, Strength, length, looks and price are all spot on. The Disc Mount however seems to be positioned too far towards the rotor, causing the rotor to rub the outer side of the void in the caliper where the rotor runs. At first I thought the problem was with the Caliper its-self or due to the fact that my rotor was coming loose from the mounts on the front hub (I sheared a bolt off in the mount and was running 5 bolts on a six bolt mount). But after a new hub and new calipers, the problem persisted, and clearly was a result of the caliper mount position (I.e. no shims between the caliper and the mount, the rotor still rubs along the outer side of the space in the caliper where the pads are). I'm not sure if the problem lies with the position of the mount relative to the rotor or the squareness of the mount relative to the rotor and the axle, or a combination of the 2, but the problem is there. Perhaps its just my fork... for the time being, the problem has been remedied with a file and setting the axle slightly askew in the axle mount... If it wasent for this problem i would give the fork a '****' rateing, but this seems like huge defect that should not be...
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Mon Jan 09 2006 Reviewed By: adam laws (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths fork is very strong and can take a punsishment Weaknesses if u like looks then its not the fork for u scratches real easily Similar Products Used brisa fork and kona jumper fork Review a ridged fork is always the way to go no matter wat... no more o rings to replace or new build ups and no worrys bout breaking it fork is great and if u like riding urban then the fork is also offered in a higher stance coming in 20 mm longer than the normal size so wat are u waiting for go get one now if u planning on going ridged then the planet x knifen is the way to go!
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