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How to Destroy a Fork by Eric Portillo

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rabbito (Dec 4, 2011 at 17:27)

thats why you use fox40s

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summit800 (Dec 5, 2011 at 21:21) (Below Threshold) show comment

i own a fox 40, their still pretty racy forks. id personally go with a 888 for fr over a fox 40.

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nutter-1 (Dec 6, 2011 at 11:21)

what do you expect when you jump like that......

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maiaproductions (Dec 9, 2011 at 6:16)

"For Sale Boxxer 2009 WC, awesome condition!" hahahahha

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steven41 (Dec 9, 2011 at 10:10)

Ohhhh snap!!!, pardon the pun Wink

mtbrider256 (Dec 10, 2011 at 13:12)

i really dont think it would make a difference between rockshox doing this and fox... they're about the same quality

dh0023 (Dec 12, 2011 at 21:36)

Damn! One to many huck to flats eh? Haha

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Trealairborne (Dec 14, 2011 at 3:06)

Boxxers are not that strong! i agree! But this is what happens when you land like that and bottom out your rear suspension that hard, making your boxxer work like it was installed in a Orange County Chopper!

HOJJJ (Dec 14, 2011 at 13:03)

@steven41 Come Fly With Me Wink

Philbike (Dec 14, 2011 at 14:09)

I think he bottomed

steven41 (Dec 15, 2011 at 14:54)

HOJJJ... hell yea!!!

HOJJJ (Dec 16, 2011 at 1:40)

Ahaha "Sorry Judith".

spaced (Dec 18, 2011 at 4:50)

The chances are you would destroy any fork on such a hard bottom out. The only problem with OLDER boxxers is that they were not too stiff so it was easier to bend and break them.

KeyweeDH (Dec 29, 2011 at 13:17)

you landed up hill!! what do you expect???

jumpbikejames (Feb 1, 2012 at 10:28)

try that on a set of 40's though? solid as a rock! thats why i swapped out my boxxers for 40's

spaced (Feb 1, 2012 at 11:58)

That's a good joke. That landing would kill most forks. especially after a heavy season. 40s actually have more durability problems than boxxers due to piss thin walls.

Philbike (Feb 1, 2012 at 14:01)

Oh god not another arguing on boxxers vs 40's, one thing I can tell, I heard a lot more ppl say Boxxers are not even close to the 40s than anything else... Lookout on pb, you'll see maybe one or 2 40s cracked and like 30 boxxers destroyed...

spaced (Feb 2, 2012 at 2:38)

Myths propagate fast. You see more old cracked boxxers because they were weaker, new ones are strong if not stronger than the 40s.

You also see way less hurt 40s because there is less of them. They are much more expensive. Why the hell people never notice that?

Philbike (Feb 2, 2012 at 17:45)

Boxxers more expensive? I don't know were you buy your bike parts but on my side a 2012 fox 40 was about 300$ less than same year Boxxer and Marzocchi were 60$ more than fox, I looked all three of them to finish my bike build... And its not for nothing Santa Cruz just changed from rock shox to fox... Just sayin'...

spaced (Feb 3, 2012 at 3:58)

Boxxers are cheaper because you have the race and team version. There is no fox 40 team. Also RS has much more OEM deals = much more prebuilt bikes offered with them. Bikes offered with fox are only the top models. Do you really belive the fox 40 sales and boxxer sales are close to comparable?

As for Santa going from RS to FOX - I doubt they did it because the forks crack. The team had no problems with boxxer durability from what I know. Also neither the FOX team or RS team guys run stock dampers so your argument is invalid. They changed because they got a better deal. That's how it works on the top. They don't pick the parts the like the most.

Philbike (Feb 3, 2012 at 10:08)

Boxxers are not cheaper, And anyways, i don't have a 40 for nothing... 40s are actually different, boxxers run with air and fox with coil... Anyways, in my opinion, Fox are way better than boxxer as marzo are either

cougar797 (Feb 3, 2012 at 10:28)

Boxxers are really nice forks. They are just a little lighter design then say the marz or fox forks. But that's what all these guys building $6000 bikes want right? I do think the new model 36mm boxxers are far stiffer then the older 32mm. I'm a zocchi guy myself though. Want to ride the newest 888 so bad.

spaced (Feb 3, 2012 at 16:42)

The funny thing is the differance in lowers weight between marz and boxxer is close to none. RS and new 888s with a aftermarket italian air spring weight ~100g of each other. If you take into consideration that RS has lighter axle, steerer and crowns that differance is even smaller. Fox is a bit heavier but that's 40mm diameter makes for thinner walls. I still don't get why marz went from 36 to 38mm.

Philbike (Feb 5, 2012 at 14:42)

I regret my choice between my fox and a marz, I like my fox but its more maintenance than a 888 and the marz is feeliing soooooo smooth its incredible!

HOJJJ (Feb 6, 2012 at 5:38)

Life goes on..

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kaelan (Dec 4, 2011 at 20:43)

so did ya land that front flip tuck-no??? Razz

winston77 (Dec 7, 2011 at 17:53)

haha

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ironfist199 (Dec 5, 2011 at 13:40)

just need the seals changed

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bikefandavid (Dec 16, 2011 at 18:44)

Duct tape will do the job...

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Dirty-T (Dec 5, 2011 at 11:42)

and thats why you dont land with your front wheel in the air and your back wheel in a hedge

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mcarswell (Dec 7, 2011 at 6:03)

thats why i keep it real with the 6 year old 888
still eating it up.

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donteatit (Dec 19, 2011 at 16:24)

that tree finally put his foot down and said I'm not being abused anymore and said f*ck you

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overhere (Dec 4, 2011 at 16:50)

IT'S DRIPPING

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mtb24pride (Dec 5, 2011 at 11:29)

sad about the music i wanted to hear the "SNAP" Frown

but never mind still a good crash video

pira (Dec 5, 2011 at 11:51)

The camera dont have sound on slowmotion mode Wink

mtb24pride (Dec 5, 2011 at 12:18)

oh alright fair enough. never mind Smile

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eric25 (Dec 4, 2011 at 17:18)

Damn that is pretty gnarly, guess ya shouldnt have a landing that is slight up hill.. at least the rider came out un-hurt

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Rippinp1 (Feb 4, 2012 at 8:45)

One thing people are leaving out is that his rear tire got pulled by that bush a little bit do all his weight onto his front wheel which was on an up slope. They had been riding that jump repeatedly so landing not only flat but uphill slightly would rip up and fork. It wasnt a new fork so it probably wasn't as stiff as newer products

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mountainmatty1 (Dec 31, 2011 at 19:44)

This is what happens when you keep a boxxer unmaintained for over an hour.

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freerideglory (Feb 6, 2012 at 11:52)

What would you expect from casing that to shit, on a fork with 32mm stanchions.
I will always prefer the security of Fox. Though they are more expensive, they need replacing much less often, so pays themselves out within a matter of months!

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CarlosCastro (Dec 4, 2011 at 16:38)

Damnit!
That is insaaane :O !!!

dropoff16 (Dec 4, 2011 at 19:59)

Didt't think they would break like that haha

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vengeance111 (Dec 13, 2011 at 10:14) (Below Threshold) show comment

And thats why you buy 888s

joshbb1 (Feb 19, 2012 at 2:56)

marzocchi=anal

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Team-PlayBike (Dec 6, 2011 at 5:11)

A fork that was ridden hard (check all the marks abd scuffs) and was landed short on a not exactly small jump. So what? Big deal! Everything breaks at some point. Take some responsability! Wink

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tobiebiker (Dec 4, 2011 at 19:20)

Uh did he expect that to work?

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brody-dj-nauss (Dec 24, 2011 at 12:27)

thats why fox 40's or monsters are really good forks to use

hannant500 (Apr 4, 2012 at 3:18)

My Monsters are 04 and still eating drops, jumps and DH

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Doule (Dec 9, 2011 at 19:11)

You couldn't expect anything different,its a very light fork....and years of abuse,just a matter of time for sure..good to see you made it out ok Smile

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EnduroRider63 (Apr 14, 2012 at 21:18)

wtf? was he wearing clips? i don't see any other explanation for him.... TAKING the bike with him as he went over the bars. lol

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M-A-D-M-A-X (May 21, 2012 at 8:26)

Thats what happens when you ride freeride on world cup DH forks!
Use your brain and buy forks that are suited to your style of riding.

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free2ride4life (Mar 16, 2012 at 22:32)

so, what was his plan? "oh look a bush im gonna jump into it"? definitely shitty to break your fork though! shit happens i suppose.

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engi (Dec 5, 2011 at 16:13)

did u complain to rockshox and get a new fork??

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MWB13 (Dec 9, 2011 at 21:13)

You cased the shit out of that jump... I would be surprised if it didn't break from that. Glad you didn't die though.

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jofish66 (Feb 14, 2012 at 13:46)

fox should get the right's to this and just show the bit with him falling off cuz they snap a empty wallet and then the broken fork's and right under neither rockshox the same price but more like chopstick's

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nikoniko (Dec 4, 2011 at 19:27)

That was awesome!

detroit1 (Dec 10, 2011 at 16:40)

This is amazing!!The song too with slo-mo Smile

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seraph (Dec 9, 2011 at 2:05)

Do people actually listen to music like that?

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Throttlepimp (Apr 24, 2012 at 13:46)

Clipped in while needing a beefier fork, just needed Carbon bars for the trifecta...

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Schy (Feb 17, 2012 at 10:05)

No Forks Should Break after a landing THAT smooth! (Sarcastically Speaking of course)

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Mrkomodo (Jan 26, 2012 at 16:22)

Hey, look at the bright side, you almost have tuck-no frontflip's flat ! lol

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boostmaster (Dec 5, 2011 at 11:45)

thats so crazy I didn't think it could break in that spot

Jimmy-R (Dec 9, 2011 at 11:41)

its because he bottomed out.....the fork couldnt take that much pressure of bottoming out that hard so the leg went snap (he he)

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shreddatlip (Dec 4, 2011 at 17:53)

hoooooooooooly sh*t....

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scubidu93 (Dec 5, 2011 at 9:07)

wow !!!! i ve change my boxxer for a fox 40 Wink

) best thing i ever made Wink

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mtbr15 (Dec 19, 2011 at 17:36)

i like how he is clipped in lol

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tardynuts (Dec 4, 2011 at 19:03)

That was pre gnarly..

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mcarswell (Dec 7, 2011 at 6:06)

everyones like, man there covered under the warranty,thats great my face isnt.

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scorpioncen (Jan 22, 2012 at 12:25)

when he snaps the forks it looks like he goes for a full on front flip ! haha

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caiocrz (Dec 7, 2011 at 17:56)

ducktape it bro!

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Bowron (Feb 23, 2012 at 13:34)

I think you need a new pair of forks mate Smile

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chrisc777 (Apr 24, 2012 at 11:17)

why were you smiling at the end? i'd be crying my eyes out!

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Arry-DH (Apr 28, 2012 at 10:49)

Lol if you build a landing that won't happen

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Caiokv (May 17, 2012 at 17:44)

You might need to service those you know...

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lucasderose (Apr 8, 2012 at 22:02)

See now there's ur problem ur fork is snapped

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tiger43 (May 20, 2012 at 9:40)

getha broken boxxers here Smile

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AAAustin (Feb 19, 2012 at 15:07)

just a lil' duck tape and she'll be good as new

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loganrampton (Dec 10, 2011 at 9:57)

Nice front flip hhhhhaaahhhhahahahahahahaahhahahahaha Smile

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r-gibson (Dec 7, 2011 at 17:56)

thats why you land on the landing... haha

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DerkGort (Dec 5, 2011 at 10:38)

That was totaly wicked man! never seen that before!

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Izidoro (Dec 21, 2011 at 10:50)

Screw you guys ......... I´m going home !! (walking Big Grin

)

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freeridemanic (Dec 6, 2011 at 14:29)

glad i just got 2010 boxxers and sold my 2009's this scares me! haha

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sobbe34 (Dec 5, 2011 at 0:16)

ahhaah hubiera quedado mejor con la cancion de benny hill ya tu sabe

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TrzecieKolo (Dec 8, 2011 at 12:33)

How old was it?
It is Boxxer from 2009?

pira (Dec 8, 2011 at 12:52)

5 years old Boxxer with so much hard riding, in my opinion its a really nice fork, was enough riding belong this time

TrzecieKolo (Dec 9, 2011 at 6:46)

yup, 5 years is long time

thx for reply Smile

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spiritofthewolf (Dec 4, 2011 at 19:57)

Warranty.

JonGales (Feb 19, 2012 at 14:01)

Amen.

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Bicismiranda (Dec 5, 2011 at 13:37)

q putada.....

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otero96 (Dec 5, 2011 at 7:22)

f*ck yeah!

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pepperoni (May 9, 2012 at 9:02)

O_o

oh dude!

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thegingerbiker (May 3, 2012 at 13:11)

rockshock new promo vid

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ARAZ-BIKE (Apr 29, 2012 at 4:59)

very good

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kempie (Dec 6, 2011 at 7:34)

3 clipless pedals

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Stoffveitl (Apr 24, 2012 at 12:29)

BOS for life!!!!

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charlie12 (Dec 7, 2011 at 13:54)

should buff out....

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vanko94 (Mar 14, 2012 at 14:07)

Ugly

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Dylan98 (Dec 12, 2011 at 7:25)

Thats What Fox 40 is for

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phycoref (Dec 10, 2011 at 15:45)

Moar shims?

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damnam (Jan 9, 2012 at 10:08)

hahaha what a wetter

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pit74 (Jan 3, 2012 at 5:50)

ouuuuch

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Kona-Ellis (Dec 13, 2011 at 16:21)

haha thats epic!

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ironhorsealex (Dec 11, 2011 at 12:16)

Whats the song? Smile

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