They're certainly not the greatest forks, but they do the job. They came with my mongoose and haven't had the cash to replace them yet. I've been riding them for about 3-4 months and there's oil leaking past the seals. The axle cap was seized when I went to change the tyre the other day and I snapped the cap of trying to undo it (you can just see a white ring in the pic. should be a black cap over it). The axle is still solidly screwed into the fork so that's ok for now. If someone gives you a set for free then give 'em a go, but don't spend your own cash on them.