agreed, those forks need to get lost

how about swich to some more canadien made products? like race face?

what is so wrong with triple8s? ok, they are heavy, but they work just as good, if not with a better feel, then many forks out there...i personaly dont like the extra weight, but i defnetly like the working-feel of the 888 better then the old BoXXer...i know ill get heavly neg prop for this, but i really do like its feel...and they last pretty long...cheers

well if your going to be racing world cups and stuff
you want the best of the best
but maybe they like 888's who knows
everyone has personal preferance

General rule of thumb: If you want a high maintainence race fork, buy a boxxer; If you want a good strong fork thats going to survive bikeparks etc every weekend without much maintainence, buy an 888.

Id say in this case they should have kitted out the bikes with Boxxers, but they might be on a tight budget, or not have much technical support - so they could have chosen the 888's for this reason.

I think the most likely outcome is that XMS import Marzocchi, so got a pretty good deal on their forks.

considering this is supposed to be a world cup race bike, and not a park bike i would have definitely rocked a boxxer world cup no questions asked. im sure the new 35mm stanchion boxxers will become a park favorite. since they will be a little stiffer im sure. who knows the turn out for boxxers but it would sure be nice to see people rocking boxxer teams in freeride events.

35mm stanchions won't make it a park fav, it will still be high maintainance whatever the strength

how is the boxxer team high maintenance. i donno about u but their very easy to maintnence and ive scene them even go 3 years b4 any rebuild.... although i think any fork should be rebuild once a year if you ride enough.

tbh, youre spelling and grammar impacted my ability to credit what you just said, but none-the-less i shall reply in a non-judgemental manner.

true, maintainence only takes about 10mins, but generally speaking they need to be serviced a lot more regularly than 888's. every fork should be rebuilt once a year, boxxers more often imo. Ive not touched my 888's in 18months, granted theyre not as plush as they should be, but they still feel great. If I had a set of boxxers they would feel shit by now, but once rebuilt and serviced, they would probably feel better than an 888 of the same condition. Boxxers in general require more maintainence, and are therefore a less obvious choice - regarding maintainence - for a lazy rider who shreds bikeparks every weekend; theres no argument here tbh, regardless of a set you may have seen (my freinds too has gone at least 14 months with no servicing and still feels nice - but thats no basis to support the 'boxxers are not high maintainence' claim).

An 888 will feel better for longer than a boxxer with no servicing; but a boxxer will feel better than an 888 when regularly serviced - hence why the boxxers are a good choice for racing with a dedicated mechanic or service schedule; where as an 888 suits the service-less weekend shreds of the average discerning student. Theres no argument here.

true

what about a bos? would suit to the damper

shimano HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHAAHAHA

maxxis HAHAHA, get yourself off the maxxis lemming train and try some intense 909's!

have you forgotten that tires ARE a personal preference

This is the internet, that means I am correct.

you sound like a f*cking nerd, that means I am correct.

alot of PRO downhillers still use maxxis i prefer the larson tt 2.35 over the SB8 its a personal prefrence you douche bag stop acting like you know your shit

lol, man take it easy im just joking with you, as in 'this is pinkbike, where oppinion becomes fact'. it was a joke man, lay off it. i know tires are a personal preference, as are most things.

haha

lots of teams/riders have different shock and fork companies. for example, Sam Hill rides a DHX 5.0 and a Boxxer World Cup. Same thing with the majority of the Syndicate Team.

im pretty sure he runs a vivid

What i don't get is Why? Your not supposed to run a Vivid with a 40, or a 5.0 with a Boxxer, You should use a 5.0 and a 40 and a Vivid and a Boxxer, the Suspension companies develop both of them hand in hand, they were meant to work together with a similar product. On a side note, Any one know of a BOS dealer in Canada? and Downhilldro is right, Sam runs a Vivid with a Boxxer.

I can assure you this is false. I put a Vivid on my v10 with 40...and it is the lushest thing ever.

its the new "epic" just watch tomorrow someone will use it and get like -100 ahah

this bike is epic

i really find people saying 'For sure' annoying and 'Fo sho' even more annoying and then 'for shure' well i just call them a dumbass at that point