Since we didn't include the ticker tape, here are the time stamps(also found in the description) 0:00 On This Episode 0:50 Mailtime 6:27 Intro 6:42 Start Of The Roundup Segment 7:29 Wolftick Fork Rating System Breakdown 9:06 ZTZ 10:16 KRSEC 11:24 Lutu 12:50 Bucklos 14:01 Epixon 140mm 15:40 Enix
Just discovered your channel after getting back on a bike 20 years later. 41 with a 3 year old so trying to get into it. Got a specialized hybrid bike and have been pulling a trailer and loving it. This past weekend I was lucky enough to find a 2nd hand GT Agressor pro and completely stripped it down, cleaned and building back up. Waiting on the new crankset for the 1x and I’m done. I’m looking at different fork options. Videos like this are great because as a dad/nurse/husband to a Disney addicted wife, the budget is small. Thanks for putting out great content!
I've been using Epixon for 3 years and it's starting to show signs of malfunctioning. It's having a fork "suck down", not able to hold air, and the lockout starting to give a little. All of which are problems that top-end forks do have, so it's not Epixon itself, and also fixable with a fork service. Long story short, I need/want to change to another 200 dollar-ish fork, and this video was a big help! So thank you so much for buying and reviewing these forks for everyone!!!
Well Karlen thanks for the info man, we appreciate you being here and man those Epixons are SWEET! HA HA Thank you for being appreciative and its nice to have you here:) Later man and see you Friday-
RAD and the HELLTRACK baby! Lol. It's the Thrasher of the BMX world! 👍👍 We need to see coach on the bike trying some of the dance moves on there!! Hahaha
JAMIE!!!! So excited you chose to subb:) Thank you and it really helps us out brother. Glad you enjoyed the video and here in the near future we will hopefully have a above $200 fork vid:) See you Tomorrow when we bring out the GT once again and show a new $BUDGET fork that we will be reviewing:) Thanks Jamie
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS the sub $200 vids helped me choose the forks for two hard tail builds for my daughters, i would love to see an over $200 video. i have a silver rl on my full sus bike. it would be nice to know if an upgrade to gold 35, yari, or suntour, x fusion, marzochi would be worth it. How do i buy you a cup of coffee for your great insight?
Hey brother, Appreciate the comment man:) Glad it helped you out. We will be having an over $200 fork vid coming this summer as well, so be on the lookout! Now there are coffee links in every videos description:) Thanks Man
You two are a funny crew. I envy the fact that You guys are family. My Dad died recently and there's no way for Me to do and share something like this with Him now. So I've been watching Your show for the information and always in the back of My mind this low level huummmm missing My own Dad. It's a bitter sweet fruit. Anyhow, thought I'd deal with that thought by admitting it to myself and sharing it for some form of theropy; You'd have liked my Dad. He was a ...Dad. Even other people would call Him when they had a problem, He'd put his shoes on and make time. A good, hard working, Navy Sr. Chief and Father to anyone in need. So, Good For You guys! I'm Happy to see You two having fun with this channel and together as Family. Both You are proud of the other, which is a fundamental to really caring. Much Respect. Benjamin
Benjamin thank you for sharing brother. 🙏 We wanted to start this channel to show our relationship and our lifestyle, so exactly what you watch for. We are eachothers best friends and no one knows me better than my dad, it feels really good to say that. Thanks for watching and hope to keep you entertained and reminiscing brother.
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS Knowing your thoughts here, make my original impression even more important. When someone says, “I love you brother.“ What does that mean? Removing the relationship between the sexes, it’s the same thing when you say to a girlfriend you have, “I love you sweetheart.“ What defines this “love“. I think I know. Not going into detail, on the fundamental criteria for feeling so close to someone else, feeling such that he would rather take harm than to let it happen to them, you put your life on the line for them, those sorts of reality checks, have at least one huge variable synonymous to all. Respect. When respect reaches a certain level, and that moment it becomes “love you buddy,“ or “I’m in love with you sweetheart.“ So for your information if I am correct, U2 respect each other. To very high degree. Make sure you recognize that, make sure you never allow that to decrease, and, if you can… Increase it more. In those things that you respect each other, challenge the other one and push them. If your father respects how fast you are on the bicycle, allow him to push you and increase your times. Obviously, his respect to increase accordingly. This is a very simple explanation of My point, hopefully get the point. Interestingly, I respect You 2 for Your Father/Son relationship and how You’ve Translated that relationship into your channel. Because of this very simple formula, anyone watching your channel will end up subscribing to it I think. It’s a matter time before your channel blows up. And everything based back on, “the respect” between You Two. Side-note: Did you realize, I’m the guy that made a comment about your cauliflower ears and BJJ?
Hell yeah man!! Thank you so much for being here brother:) The bucklos is a pretty solid fork man, hope you enjoy it!! We like ours very much:)Have agreat weekend and you know were to find us!! LOL Welcome to the #wolfticknation
Holy Crap that movie Rad rules....totally remember watching that hahaha....we need to start bring that word back Wolfman!!!! “Listen to Dad cause he is rad”
Dude this is awesome!!!!!! Really dialed in the decision making process, once i have the “tiramisu” rebuilt ill have to get you a finished picture somehow! Thanks again man!
Well imagine the MTB will be a little more heavy duty but for the price of the A7 it's a toss up, you seen the review on the A7 and have not ridden the Tiramisu with it yet sooo....I would go for the Mtb 1X11😉
@@dadlife8289 Well I would much rather buy 4 tubes than 1 rim after casing it running such low pressure😁. Don't worry we do have a plan and supplies to do a budget-ish tubeless setup, just havent got to it yet and not sure what bike we are going to do it on. Maybe we will do it on the Budget Boundary.🤔🤫😄
@@dadlife8289 This is exactly why I did it also. I have saved a ton of money since I went tubless. Highly recommend it. To the point where I will never go back to tubes.
:P you guys totally missed out a "serviceability" category. Thats kind of an important one. Though im guessing only the enix and epixon are actually serviceable from the list and those made it to the top of the list anyways.
For sure man, not a bad idea and may actually throw that in next time. I dont really want to tear into any forks so I didnt think of that but it could of been a mention like thru axle. Thanks Vexis
Maybe they could also throw in durability as on of them has failed already and another I don't think has even been tested yet only fitted. Yes you are correct the epixon is serviceable and I think the xfusion is too . All the others are made in the same factory with an insert in them like a hood stay or trunk stay . And once they fail that's it .
@@richardsneddon2976 Oops I just left a similar comment. This is a really good discussion though I’d love to see someone do some quality research. That might benefit the rest of us. Can you imagine if these forks were reversed engineered by say fox or rock shocks.? Then it would just be a matter of ordering that $10-$20 kit and breaking into him to fix them.
@@upstatecre8 Afaik the buckloos and bolany 32mm forks are copies of suntour XCR forks but with a drawn cup for the air spring (so still disassemble-able) rather than finishing the inside of the stanchion fine enough to use it. Drawn tubes are much cheaper than a honing process. Since they are still openable, volume spacers in there (or just putting varying amounts of oil into the air tube before putting the piston in) are free for tuning the progressiveness for big bump capability. IMO all of these forks could have equal "big bump" absorption by setting the sag height to a lower percentage for forks that have a lower volume ratio (at the cost of worse small bump compliance), but with oil you can adjust the volume ratio AND sag height for both small bump and big bump control. And then rebound of course is critical so it doesn't buck you off after a big hit. Then the real question is whether they're close enough that you can just put a $65 Suntour LO R cartridge in there when it blows.
@@nickopedia5669 I constantly keep hearing about using Suntour parts on Bolany forks, but I have yet to see a video of someone showing a how to video and results. I really want to do it, but no info except comments.
Lol!! Dude it makes we wanna SHRED EVERYTINE I SEE IT!! Checkout the California mongoose videos!!! You will love the intros atleast the realtime review!!!!
Yea man I knew the x fusion would be the best one! I love the look of those forks man their just so clean and stealthy. Those frame guards are expensive and I’ve heard great things about them I think you guys will love them!
So happy you enjoyed man, those forks are so smooth and I cannot wait for the frameguards lol, maybe a sunday video:) We will see you FRIDAY!! Hopefully if we do not get snowed out lol
Thanks for doing this! Your points system really answered the questions i had. I really wondered how much better was one over the other and by giving them points you can decide for yourself if its worth spending more money and what you get for the money. I dont think anyone else is doing this, and its a really good system in my opinion.
Haha so you like our super scientific and technical rating system huh 🤣. Well we actually do it as legit as possible for being something that we do for fun. Thanks for the support🥰. Looking forward to your brake rotor comparison.👍 Thanks Chris H???
Hey guys, just picked up for the wife, a trek marlin 5 in a small 27.5, and the forks are shot, so this was really helpful, will look at the top 3, but tbh for what she wants and will do on the bike thinking the bucklos could be more than enough….. thanks wolftiknation..👍🏼🇺🇸🏴
Many thx for the review. It confirmed my decision on the Enix. I have run the Enix for a couple of weeks, and it's a huge improvement over the RS coil, but it's my first air spring. Good to know that you rated it tops over the Epixon (the other choice) Keep on testing budget upgrades.
So glad we gave you some more confidence LOL!! Its a winner for sure man, thank you for watching and commenting david:) That is quite a good upgrade from coil :)
Thx for the reviews and all the time and effort into your videos. I would love to see this same review but just without the look and feel, weight or penalty . Just the smalls and soaking up factor. Would be great to remix it to see who wins on performance alone.
As I sit in my bean bag comuning with mother nature j must say that was a great episode.. I had the two at the bottom not bad for the price. I just got some rockshox Judy's.. Stay frosty brother
Man you know im a big fan of your dads systems so im in lol yall need to do this with EVERYTHING lol loving the vids guys hopefully we get some decent weather soon so we all can hit the trails
Hey bud I'm glad someone has my back haha. Jeremiah just rolls his eyes every time I tell him that I have a scoring system.🤣 We were snowed in for a day but we finally got to town and uploaded this video today. Hopefully we get to spring time soon.😎
This is definitely going to help with my next build, I've been looking for a decent set of forks. I hope everyone likes the stickers and the frame protector stickers should really make the Compzerker look awesome, keep shredding 😎🤙
So glad to hear the rundown helped a little ha ha. It was fun and we enjoyed it. The stickers and protectors should look awesome man, I checked them out tonight after filming the dropper! Oh and that dropper is so FAST!! Thanks BERSERKER:) Stay Cool man and see you FRIDAY!!
Haha man that's awesome that you choose us for your getaway before work. We filmed tonight and it was Fosters because our brewery was closed from snow. Hope you enjoy Fridays video😎
Great video, and I'm not saying that cuz of all the sikbrik love 🤭 Really good objective comparison and I think you'll get a lot of likes. Started with a LUTU myself. These are good budget beginner options! Nice work, guys 👍
Thanks a bunch man, love the thingy mabobs you sent!! HA HA so hard to find those LOL. Very cool and thoughtful:) Glad you enjoyed it and everyone needs to show a little SIKBRIK LOVE:):):)
Nice round up guys, very useful as always 👍😎 I got the same cassette with my slx groupset from China, so far it's been great. Is that a 50t is spot....? 🤔😂 Been meaning to mention those little race face tabs for the crankset, should tidy up the looks nicely. Compserker stickers look cool! Good work 🎸🎸🎸BERSERKER🎸🎸🎸 Great video as always fellas, stay safe 🍻🍻😎👍
adding some upgrades to my 2000 Diamondback Zetec comp bike, the X-fusion fork looks like it might be the next addition after I put on the MAXXIS Minion DHR and DHF. Thanks for the video! it really helped. I was looking at those bucklos forks but wanted to do more research before I committed to anything.
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS Ive looked at the epixon, but settled on the xfusion, My bike shop just installed the new fork. all is working great except for the lockout... The cap keeps popping up for some reason. Havent looked much into why its doing that... might have to email X-fusion.
Thanks Andrew!! We will def keep it up:) Now tubeless?????? Its kinda hard because we do tire reviews and switching would be a pain in the butt lol, but that doesnt mean we dont have 3 packages waiting to be opened featuring some budget tubeless stuff for a rainy/snowy DAY!!!HMMMM........
man this video was awesome keep it up. also, I'm looking forward to viewer submissions so I can see my bike in action. also, I'm gonna open up my fork soon and see if I can get it to 140mm exposed length from 120. wish me luck guys
Thank you so much for your understanding, i will work something out so my word and name stay unbroken, as for your vids, i watch them all, i click the like button before i even watch and i wait for you and your dad to make more vids for both the imformation on your choice of topic and to have a laugh with you and your dad, i dont have any family and really love and respect the awesome relationship you have, no amount of money can buy the trust and love i can see between you both, my dad was a hard man and never made me feel good enough along with other things, ( shit happens) it makes me so happy to see that you have such a great dad, i will keep watching the enjoyment you give each other and also the great vids, yours truely, Jay.
Do a video on cheap forks with rockshox/fox damper upgrades. I bet you they’ll be a good as the real thing. The cartridges are the real bread n butter in any fork. I’ve done one on a fat fork and let me tell you, that’s all it took.
So i have a bucklos suspension i paid under 100 for from amazon the black sanctions had worn down and gone silver and rusty gave it a service and cleaned up rust and used silicone grease and still went rusty does the gold sanctions on this one ware down and go rusty after long use
1:36 those guards work really well, protect agianst scraping up the frame or fork, but they should have larger versions for enduro and downhill forks, the fork guers only really fit xc forks. The guards are nice for the really prone areas on the bike. But they don't work on extreme shapes. I had do bail while climbing, my hip misaligned throwing me off balance I went running down the hill and bike fell over and fork hit a rock, but barely a å mark on the guard. So I thing these work great. Jus take sure to not touch the adhesive too much or the won't stick well.
If you guys come to california, i can lend you guys bikes for a week so you can film them if you are interested. I have a Yeti SB4.5, 21' Specialized Enduro, and Commencal Meta AmV4.2
YES and YES!! HA HA Dude that is too cool of you man:) If e ever head out west we will be sure to holler brother man. Much Love Nazih and dot trip when we come knockin!!!LOL
I think Bucklos, Krsec and Lutu are all the same exact shock from the same factory. I need a 26x4.0 fat bike fork with rebound and these are the only two available with a straight steer tube on the entire planet. Which would you go with? I contacted X-Fusion and told them they won your showdown and asked them to PLEEEEAAASE make a $250. decent fat bike fork with rebound, but I ran out of characters, so who knows if they'll get the message. PLMK what you think.
Not to make it harder for you but we believe Bolany makes one as well.😄 We don't really recommend anything, but if it were us we would go with Bucklos. Thanks for representing.👍
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS Well, I just ordered the Bucklos fat bike fork with the rebound from Amazon due to your video. They only have 15 left in stock and I'm afraid they won't restock and I'd be kicking myself. All the Bucklos Fat forks on eBay (and there's a ton of them), don't have the rebound adjustment- go figure. I can't tell if they are old stock or new stock as they cost more than the ones with rebound on Amazon. Even so, I was wondering if you would be kind enough to look at and/or review the fork I "almost" bought; www.aliexpress.com/item/32938425625.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.39493c00YH5xEM&mp=1
@@dbfcrell8300 hey brother thanks for the li k and that sounds very interesting! Now I cannot pro use you a review but we will be on the lookout for a possible upgrade to another bike in the future.We dont really trust those kind of sites but if you ever find one on ebay or amazon let us know please. Glad you went Bucklos and let us know how they do as well, later man!!
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS Hey, before you go, I got a few questions, if it's no trouble??? I want to change the headset when I install the Bucklos fork, but I'm not 100% sure of a few things. Do I need special tools to remove the old cups or can I a piece of hardwood and a rubber mallet to bang them out? Can you simply go from a headset with open bearings to a sealed bearing headset? And lastly (I I just need confirmation on this one).. you cannot installed a tapered steer tube on a bike that uses a straight steer tube, right?
No sepecial tools needed, now you can use a screwdriver to punch them out but be careful! You can go from open to sealed, now the tapered question-NO.......But if you have a long enough steerer tube and a 44mm internal headtube then yes. I believe it is cane creek or chris kig that sells an adapter.
I would go with the Epixon all day long. 2mm travel under its rating is easily forgivable and not everyone wants a solid lockout. I prefer the Epixons lockout method. As long as it doesn't pogo while climbing I'm happy and being able to abort a climb and go back down without thinking about the lockout is key.
It is a good fork so far. The deduction was negligible .20 two tenths of a point didn't effect it's score much. Those Enix are just a little better in our opinion. Thanks👍
Man we have reviewed a few since, inverted bolany we reviewed on the Ardor and the newest bucklos we installed on the compzerker...check those videos out!
So the best bang for you buck might be Bucklos? Here is a question can you use the stock front wheel if you replace the fork or do you also have to replace the front wheel aswell
Waiting on a xcr 32 tapered Threadless 120mm x15mm TA .. to be delivered... purchased off eBay before watching your video tick! 102$ is it a good fork? Idk. For my Axum
Hey brother now is it the one with a remote lockout and preload knob? If so I believe that one is a COILFORK?? I could be wrong if you can send me a link?
If it's the "xcr air" (not coil) I would say it's pretty damn good. I have the 130mm travel XCR Air on my 29er and it gets the job done for me at 225lbs.
Hey bro, nice and informative vid as always and thank u for helping me make a choice and not have to buy fork after fork before finding what will take the most beating, p.s. no novel this time, lol. Jay!
Hi im weighing up between the rockshox recon silver and the suntour epixon, my concerns with the epixon is that ive seen someone say they are not serviceable you can only replace the whole cartridge if something goes wrong is that true or not?
Great video - as always! Just wonder if these forks are "up to snuff" enough to really handle the type of trail riding you are putting them through long-term?
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS A thing I forgot to mention about the Sr Suntour fork is the axle system, several people had issues with them failing. I forgot about that, but got reminded of it in a discussion on GMBN Facebook group. so some people think it's a flawed system. sure is convenient but, such mechanism is not ideal. But I've not tried them.
Wolf tick nation I just bought the hyper carbon x 29er and I need to know what kind of fork can I install since the head tube isn’t tapered thanks in advance
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS cool I actually messed up my comment and mixed up videos meant to ask the same question but for the 250 range or what ever the next higher price point was maybe I'll comment on you other video later haha thanks for the reply you guy are awesome.
Hi guys interesting vid . Guys you know I watch all your vids but I feel this time I have to say something. On your original review of the lutu forks I nearly bought them . I then started to research them a bit more and there is a lot of horror stories out there on them . I feel that on a slack bike they could possibly be on the verge of dangerous. You said they are broken now but you stand by them after all you have put them through. But they have failed ! No longer operational. Even that gold coating is coming off . These forks are only around 3 or 4 months old if you were to buy another set that would be more than the suntour or xfusion . They are both serviceable. The lutu are throw away . The same goes for all those cheap forks the bucklos etc it turns out they are all made in the same factory. All I can say is I am glad I researched this further and never bought them. I am sorry guys but I felt I had to say something on this .
Hey Richard thanks I think. We are a little confused with your comment and we're hoping that maybe you could clear things up for us. We definitely want the #wolfticknation to feel like they can be open and honest about how they took something we said or share an opinion that differs from ours. You took some time to write this so we want you to feel heard. The part that has us concerned is the part you say "but I feel this time I have to say something". When we read that we felt like you were saying something like,"I have been holding this back" and like we mentioned that's not what we want. Please let us know how you really feel and what your concerns are so we can continue enjoying each others roles in this setting, meaning Content Creators and Viewers. Please get back to us with any questions or concerns and don't hold back. Thanks- John and Jeremiah
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS I think I explained it pretty well . The lutu forks failed as in they broke so they have not survived. So how can they be rated . Let's say that was your only bike and you had paid good money to buy these and after only 3 or 4 months they are to be binned. And you have to get another set they then become more expensive than the epixon , xfusion or rock shox as they can all be repaired . Even the gold coating I could see in the video its wearing off . Guys I know you said you put them through hell but they didn't survive . Or let's say they broke or failed on a really big jump what then . Have you ever seen pinkbike squash tests on suspension and what happens now if it was say a slack head angle then well it could be very serious. Have a look and see some of these videos on them . I just feel that they were championed by you guys and they had no right to be . Listen I am glad you got back to me and I salute you guys for it .but after watching this video last night it got to me the more I thought about It and felt something had to be said . I could have bought them . I nearly did and what if they failed when i was landing after a big jump at speed ? . Anyway wolftick rules .
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS listen guys if you had said on that video these fork are stone cold last and they broke on us after abuse or not . They are not suitable for bike parks trails or etc . If that is what you are looking for buy something else but if they are for commuting only and light gravel roads then yes buy them . You would have earned my respect but to put them above other forks that are still working doesn't seem quite correct as they are all still working. If they had survived and were still working well fair enough.
@@richardsneddon2976 Yeah man, we just don't really recommend stuff. Don't get me wrong when Jeremiah gets a new toy he is biased as all get out, but this is why I constantly interject my 2 cents worth and try to temper his enthusiasm just a little. We did not make this rating system to be anything more than a complete mindless entertainment piece. I mean we even said I came up with it while drinking🤪 for heaven sakes😄. While the system is for entertainment purposes only, we stand by our decision to include the Lutu and the points it received. No other fork we have tested has received 5 full hard months of 20mph rock gardens, dozens of 12-15ft jumps, and 30 or 40 times down black diamond trails hitting all the features. Remember this fork is not made or recommended by the manufacturer for any of this abuse but handled it, not for a weekend but for 5 months. We paid our own money for it and we are considering buying another. Save some frustrations for the next couple of forks and tires that we are going to review and score because I'm sure it's going to upset some people.🤣 Thanks for taking the time to address this and I'm hoping after you have time to consider these things you will feel better about it. We will try to do a better job of communicating these things to the viewers and I will try to crack down on Jeremiah's over the top enthusiasm for new stuff to play with😂. Thanks Richard and we value you as a loyal part of the #wolfticknation.👍 Now I gotta go and watch the movie Rad with Jeremiah🤘.
Sweet, I am somewhat intrested in upgrading my fork to something liek this, what would you guys reccomend, I have a 100mm Suntour fork now, its a QR and not tapered, what would be a good replacment
Hi X-Fusion Enix looks great, I have a gravity bike that has a SR suntour XCE28 fork and it's only 100mm So I am guessing it's best to get the same travel and not a 120mm or my geometry will get thrown off? Thanks for any info
Hey brother, again thank you for watching, hopefully we answered Nd helped a little in the last comment. Thanks man and let us know of we can help any further, SEE YOU FRIDAY!!
How do you think the Enix would compare to a Rockshox Recon Silver TK? The Rockshox will no doubt be a bit heavier due to steel stanchions, but which one do you think would be better overall? Currently looks to be about a $50 difference between the two. I actually have an Enix on my son's custom built full suspension bike. It works good, and has held up well with him, but that's with the weight of a 10yr old kid.
Well man I can say it may be a better route then the Enix. The Enix is a great fork but it is very light and tinny while the rockshox is a heavier duty overall fork. Its smooth and soaks a lot up and may be a better buy for a bigger rider. That and parts availability is crazy!!
Iv recently required a orbea mx 29er and has xcm forks which are rusty and need replacing iv 100 200 to replace them any links to a set please struggling 😢
Nice review. What about the Meroca Air about $90 usd. The other consideration is that for roughly $8-15 you can buy a 2 year parts and labor warranty on many of these lower priced forks
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS The warranty is from Asurion, LLC and only available on certain items from Amazon. QUESTION please, the Meroca Air has no rebound adjustment ability. How much better do you guess that Meroca or your Kashima ZTZ is vs. riding a 2002 Manitou coil that had NO oil in it for the past 15 years and offered NO rebound at all? BTW, the Kashima has Bolany company stickers on it.
Well no rebound after getting use to it really sucks!HA HA I would say save up till you can get a fork with rebound:) So I guess the Manitou 15yr old one LOL
Hey there wolftick,is the krsec air fork a good budget air fork,cause i'm planning to buy an older manitou air fork,but i've been thinking also to buy this krsec fork.So is it better to buy this fork or should i collect some more saving and go for the manitou fork?
Well man it depends on your riding style....The manitou I have heard good things but personally have not ued one? The KRSEC is def budget and feels not terrible but "bouncy" on most trails. I would say since we do not recommend maybe watch the review of the KRSEC with the GT and think about the tril situations, KRSEC says a good light trail fork which I can see:) Good luck and hope this helps!! LOL
Al things equal I would go with the LUTU, it feels a little more together? I like the Bucklos ok but the LUTUS served me well:) Let us know if you need an affiliate link brother, thank you.
Debating 100mm or 120mm fork on my GT. I have a DB Syncr with 150mm marzocchi fork that i use for really tough stuff but its too much bike for some of the trails i ride. I have more fun with the GT on the flowy hard pack. Do you think the 120 wont alter the geometry too much?
Man I feel it is a big overhyped upgrade, to upgrade more than a 20mm may not be frame friendly as far as safety goes but dude it is just so much better for the all around and doesn't mess with geometry that bad at all. Or atleast in my opinion. Go with 120mms!!!
Well here recently we have been going back and forth with people who say they like the KRSEC for $134 and it has rebound? We wouldent know by experience but heres an idea...ebay.us/VOSXJf
Since we didn't include the ticker tape, here are the time stamps(also found in the description)
0:00 On This Episode
0:50 Mailtime
6:27 Intro
6:42 Start Of The Roundup Segment
7:29 Wolftick Fork Rating System Breakdown
9:06 ZTZ
10:16 KRSEC
11:24 Lutu
12:50 Bucklos
14:01 Epixon 140mm
15:40 Enix
Just discovered your channel after getting back on a bike 20 years later. 41 with a 3 year old so trying to get into it. Got a specialized hybrid bike and have been pulling a trailer and loving it. This past weekend I was lucky enough to find a 2nd hand GT Agressor pro and completely stripped it down, cleaned and building back up. Waiting on the new crankset for the 1x and I’m done. I’m looking at different fork options. Videos like this are great because as a dad/nurse/husband to a Disney addicted wife, the budget is small.
Thanks for putting out great content!
I've been using Epixon for 3 years and it's starting to show signs of malfunctioning. It's having a fork "suck down", not able to hold air, and the lockout starting to give a little. All of which are problems that top-end forks do have, so it's not Epixon itself, and also fixable with a fork service. Long story short, I need/want to change to another 200 dollar-ish fork, and this video was a big help! So thank you so much for buying and reviewing these forks for everyone!!!
Well Karlen thanks for the info man, we appreciate you being here and man those Epixons are SWEET! HA HA Thank you for being appreciative and its nice to have you here:) Later man and see you Friday-
🚲RAD!!! Awesome. Finally the Fork Ratings!!! Great Video. Love this Channel.😁
HA HA Told you Dad was going to order it! :) Thanks for the reminder he said! See you Friday and will be mailing out your magnet !!
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS Got the Magnet and Stickers. Sweet!!! Thanks so Much.
Hell yeah brother!! COOL:)
I was literally about to ask for this video so I'm glad you made it haha thank you
Haha great minds think alike😜. You are welcome.
Great video guys. Your mailtime segments crack me up.
Haha thanks man! The mail segments have really taken off for sure.👍
keep doing videos always look forward to your vids
Very cool to hear from you again man:) Appreciate the view and comment:) Keep it up and we will be looking, thanks C.S.R Biking
I wasn't drinking what you were, but I agree with that list. Nice one!
LOL Well too bad you could of been way ahead of dad!!!:) LOL Thanks man
RAD and the HELLTRACK baby! Lol. It's the Thrasher of the BMX world! 👍👍
We need to see coach on the bike trying some of the dance moves on there!! Hahaha
COACH???GATOR???!!!!LOL Will do man Will Do!
you guys are the best! love this channel. this video was very very helpful. i am a new member of wolftick nation🐺🎟
JAMIE!!!! So excited you chose to subb:) Thank you and it really helps us out brother. Glad you enjoyed the video and here in the near future we will hopefully have a above $200 fork vid:) See you Tomorrow when we bring out the GT once again and show a new $BUDGET fork that we will be reviewing:) Thanks Jamie
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS the sub $200 vids helped me choose the forks for two hard tail builds for my daughters, i would love to see an over $200 video. i have a silver rl on my full sus bike. it would be nice to know if an upgrade to gold 35, yari, or suntour, x fusion, marzochi would be worth it. How do i buy you a cup of coffee for your great insight?
Hey brother, Appreciate the comment man:) Glad it helped you out. We will be having an over $200 fork vid coming this summer as well, so be on the lookout! Now there are coffee links in every videos description:) Thanks Man
This has got to be my favorite youtube channel!!!
Well Joe you are just SO FREAKIN SWEET!! HA HA Thanks man:)
I started riding bikes because of that movie! In the very end of the movie, two bikers break it down! Freaking awesome! Love it
LOL Glad you enjoyed the movie segment!! HA HA Later bud!!
You two are a funny crew. I envy the fact that You guys are family. My Dad died recently and there's no way for Me to do and share something like this with Him now. So I've been watching Your show for the information and always in the back of My mind this low level huummmm missing My own Dad. It's a bitter sweet fruit. Anyhow, thought I'd deal with that thought by admitting it to myself and sharing it for some form of theropy; You'd have liked my Dad. He was a ...Dad. Even other people would call Him when they had a problem, He'd put his shoes on and make time. A good, hard working, Navy Sr. Chief and Father to anyone in need. So, Good For You guys! I'm Happy to see You two having fun with this channel and together as Family. Both You are proud of the other, which is a fundamental to really caring. Much Respect. Benjamin
Benjamin thank you for sharing brother. 🙏 We wanted to start this channel to show our relationship and our lifestyle, so exactly what you watch for. We are eachothers best friends and no one knows me better than my dad, it feels really good to say that. Thanks for watching and hope to keep you entertained and reminiscing brother.
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS Knowing your thoughts here, make my original impression even more important. When someone says, “I love you brother.“ What does that mean? Removing the relationship between the sexes, it’s the same thing when you say to a girlfriend you have, “I love you sweetheart.“ What defines this “love“. I think I know. Not going into detail, on the fundamental criteria for feeling so close to someone else, feeling such that he would rather take harm than to let it happen to them, you put your life on the line for them, those sorts of reality checks, have at least one huge variable synonymous to all. Respect. When respect reaches a certain level, and that moment it becomes “love you buddy,“ or “I’m in love with you sweetheart.“ So for your information if I am correct, U2 respect each other. To very high degree. Make sure you recognize that, make sure you never allow that to decrease, and, if you can… Increase it more. In those things that you respect each other, challenge the other one and push them. If your father respects how fast you are on the bicycle, allow him to push you and increase your times. Obviously, his respect to increase accordingly. This is a very simple explanation of My point, hopefully get the point. Interestingly, I respect You 2 for Your Father/Son relationship and how You’ve Translated that relationship into your channel. Because of this very simple formula, anyone watching your channel will end up subscribing to it I think. It’s a matter time before your channel blows up. And everything based back on, “the respect” between You Two. Side-note: Did you realize, I’m the guy that made a comment about your cauliflower ears and BJJ?
I just ordered the Bucklos for my budget bike build. Thanks a lot guys!
I subbed too!😀👊🏽
Hell yeah man!! Thank you so much for being here brother:) The bucklos is a pretty solid fork man, hope you enjoy it!! We like ours very much:)Have agreat weekend and you know were to find us!! LOL Welcome to the #wolfticknation
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS oh yeah I’ll be around. You guys are pretty funny!🤙🏽
Holy Crap that movie Rad rules....totally remember watching that hahaha....we need to start bring that word back Wolfman!!!! “Listen to Dad cause he is rad”
"RAD"??? That explains what??LOL So what you are saying is my dad is "old"?LOL!! Thanks Dan!!
Dude this is awesome!!!!!! Really dialed in the decision making process, once i have the “tiramisu” rebuilt ill have to get you a finished picture somehow! Thanks again man!
Okay serious question!??!!
LTWOO A7 1x10
Orrrrrrr
LTWOO MTB 1x11
For the temissor?????
Heck yeah man! Make sure you do that.
Well imagine the MTB will be a little more heavy duty but for the price of the A7 it's a toss up, you seen the review on the A7 and have not ridden the Tiramisu with it yet sooo....I would go for the Mtb 1X11😉
Sounds like i just may have to do that, thanks again man, this bike is already night n day difference, wolftick videos is the S(chicken noise)T!!!!!
Sorry ine more auestion.... the rear tire you put on the temissor, would it fit the 1x11 cassette??
This is gonna be a big video. I got a question, how come you don't run tubeless on any bike?
He has a phobia 🤣
I think it’s more money and you don’t really need it and they are all budget
@@BMOutdoorz shoot, Im budget as well, but after getting flats 4 times in a month, those tubes start adding up!
@@dadlife8289 Well I would much rather buy 4 tubes than 1 rim after casing it running such low pressure😁. Don't worry we do have a plan and supplies to do a budget-ish tubeless setup, just havent got to it yet and not sure what bike we are going to do it on. Maybe we will do it on the Budget Boundary.🤔🤫😄
@@dadlife8289 This is exactly why I did it also. I have saved a ton of money since I went tubless. Highly recommend it. To the point where I will never go back to tubes.
Great vid keep it up , from the UK 🇬🇧 👍
OH BEN WOOD! Thanks man, we are getting some traction from the U.K. VERY COOL MAN love that you commented thanks BEN
:P you guys totally missed out a "serviceability" category. Thats kind of an important one. Though im guessing only the enix and epixon are actually serviceable from the list and those made it to the top of the list anyways.
For sure man, not a bad idea and may actually throw that in next time. I dont really want to tear into any forks so I didnt think of that but it could of been a mention like thru axle. Thanks Vexis
Maybe they could also throw in durability as on of them has failed already and another I don't think has even been tested yet only fitted. Yes you are correct the epixon is serviceable and I think the xfusion is too . All the others are made in the same factory with an insert in them like a hood stay or trunk stay . And once they fail that's it .
@@richardsneddon2976 Oops I just left a similar comment. This is a really good discussion though I’d love to see someone do some quality research. That might benefit the rest of us. Can you imagine if these forks were reversed engineered by say fox or rock shocks.? Then it would just be a matter of ordering that $10-$20 kit and breaking into him to fix them.
@@upstatecre8
Afaik the buckloos and bolany 32mm forks are copies of suntour XCR forks but with a drawn cup for the air spring (so still disassemble-able) rather than finishing the inside of the stanchion fine enough to use it. Drawn tubes are much cheaper than a honing process.
Since they are still openable, volume spacers in there (or just putting varying amounts of oil into the air tube before putting the piston in) are free for tuning the progressiveness for big bump capability. IMO all of these forks could have equal "big bump" absorption by setting the sag height to a lower percentage for forks that have a lower volume ratio (at the cost of worse small bump compliance), but with oil you can adjust the volume ratio AND sag height for both small bump and big bump control. And then rebound of course is critical so it doesn't buck you off after a big hit.
Then the real question is whether they're close enough that you can just put a $65 Suntour LO R cartridge in there when it blows.
@@nickopedia5669 I constantly keep hearing about using Suntour parts on Bolany forks, but I have yet to see a video of someone showing a how to video and results.
I really want to do it, but no info except comments.
I am needing a budget fork for my motobecane 350ds. It's about the last piece of my rebuild. Perfect timing
For sure man, glad you are upgrading the motobecane! Let us know how it all goes then send us some pics!!
Oh that's an awesome movie. I grew up on that movie.
Lol!! Dude it makes we wanna SHRED EVERYTINE I SEE IT!! Checkout the California mongoose videos!!! You will love the intros atleast the realtime review!!!!
Yea man I knew the x fusion would be the best one! I love the look of those forks man their just so clean and stealthy. Those frame guards are expensive and I’ve heard great things about them I think you guys will love them!
So happy you enjoyed man, those forks are so smooth and I cannot wait for the frameguards lol, maybe a sunday video:) We will see you FRIDAY!! Hopefully if we do not get snowed out lol
I might try the bucklos on my taff build. I also got the stickers you sent.
Very cool man, they took a minute huh??:) Appreciate the spacers man we love them!!
Thanks for doing this! Your points system really answered the questions i had. I really wondered how much better was one over the other and by giving them points you can decide for yourself if its worth spending more money and what you get for the money. I dont think anyone else is doing this, and its a really good system in my opinion.
Haha so you like our super scientific and technical rating system huh 🤣. Well we actually do it as legit as possible for being something that we do for fun. Thanks for the support🥰. Looking forward to your brake rotor comparison.👍 Thanks Chris H???
Hey guys, just picked up for the wife, a trek marlin 5 in a small 27.5, and the forks are shot, so this was really helpful, will look at the top 3, but tbh for what she wants and will do on the bike thinking the bucklos could be more than enough….. thanks wolftiknation..👍🏼🇺🇸🏴
Yes Sir! Happy to help and what a bike for her! 💪
Many thx for the review. It confirmed my decision on the Enix. I have run the Enix for a couple of weeks, and it's a huge improvement over the RS coil, but it's my first air spring. Good to know that you rated it tops over the Epixon (the other choice)
Keep on testing budget upgrades.
So glad we gave you some more confidence LOL!! Its a winner for sure man, thank you for watching and commenting david:) That is quite a good upgrade from coil :)
Very interesting and educational.
Ooooohhh!! Havent got that on the channel yet!!LOL Appreciate it man, glad you enjoyed
Thank y'all so much for the great videos. Such an inspiration
ALLEN, I like you:) Thanks brother-
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS well my wife and I love y'all and have inspired us to do videos with our niece.
DUDE! Thats awesome:) Send me a link via email! would love to watch when ready
Thx for the reviews and all the time and effort into your videos.
I would love to see this same review but just without the look and feel, weight or penalty . Just the smalls and soaking up factor. Would be great to remix it to see who wins on performance alone.
Another good vid guys 🤙
Thanks Michael! Glad you enjoyed lol, we had a good time! Hope it can help with some peoples future selection:)
Rad is a great 80s BMX flick. Relive my childhood every time I watch it.
It's a classic for sure. We all need to rewatch it and comment about it on a future video.👍
I really want to see a video of the Tick sticking on those frame guards! 😜😜😜😂😂😂
OH ITS GONNA HAPPEN!! But first how about a TRANZ X DROPPER!!!!!!
As I sit in my bean bag comuning with mother nature j must say that was a great episode.. I had the two at the bottom not bad for the price. I just got some rockshox Judy's..
Stay frosty brother
Hell yeah and you better transfer over your "but did you die?" stickers!! LOL Thanks Poe keep comuning:)
I rely enjoyed and so happy the enix is 1st I new you would like it from the start
Your comment was on top and you spoiled the video for me haha!! I agree, your review and theirs made me get an Enix and I love it
@ Alex "SPOILER ALERT"!! LOL
Hell yeah man, thanks for the idea lol.
@@alexpennie didn’t think of that lol🤣🤙
Markour should have definitely been listed
i think its not there cuz its a little harder to get then the ebay or amazon forks
Should have you are correct, some shipping issues but maybe oneday we will see what they are all about:) Thanks for watching man
Man you know im a big fan of your dads systems so im in lol yall need to do this with EVERYTHING lol loving the vids guys hopefully we get some decent weather soon so we all can hit the trails
Hey bud I'm glad someone has my back haha. Jeremiah just rolls his eyes every time I tell him that I have a scoring system.🤣 We were snowed in for a day but we finally got to town and uploaded this video today. Hopefully we get to spring time soon.😎
Love the video!
Thanks brother, we were hoping it would have some stay power!!LOL
This is definitely going to help with my next build, I've been looking for a decent set of forks. I hope everyone likes the stickers and the frame protector stickers should really make the Compzerker look awesome, keep shredding 😎🤙
So glad to hear the rundown helped a little ha ha. It was fun and we enjoyed it. The stickers and protectors should look awesome man, I checked them out tonight after filming the dropper! Oh and that dropper is so FAST!! Thanks BERSERKER:) Stay Cool man and see you FRIDAY!!
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS I also ordered you guys a copy of RAD, lol, maybe it'll make for a good giveaway or something
Thanks guys. . .
Thank you🥰
Thanks for the great reviewa
Thanks for wathign man! Glad you enjoyed and im sur we will have another shootout when we can accumulate some more forks!!
Ahhh yea load up that brew ! Haha it was a quick mental get away before going into work 🤙
Haha man that's awesome that you choose us for your getaway before work. We filmed tonight and it was Fosters because our brewery was closed from snow. Hope you enjoy Fridays video😎
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS ahh dude I enjoy all your vids fellas keep up the great work and listen to your pops haha
The bucklos are so fun and good. And the sounds good love them
Thank you guys for these tips. Now i have a list of forks to check out :)!
Aweosme man, thank you for watching and hope you use them AFFILIATE links!! HA HA Later brother, see you TUESDAY!
Good stuff. You got another subscriber.
Hey Phil thank you. We know that our style is not for everyone, so we really value our subscribers. Welcome to the #wolfticknation 👍
Just subbed in, you guys are awesome👍🚲👌
Love this channel 👍
Thanks!🥰 We appreciate you.👍
Great video, and I'm not saying that cuz of all the sikbrik love 🤭 Really good objective comparison and I think you'll get a lot of likes. Started with a LUTU myself. These are good budget beginner options! Nice work, guys 👍
Thanks a bunch man, love the thingy mabobs you sent!! HA HA so hard to find those LOL. Very cool and thoughtful:) Glad you enjoyed it and everyone needs to show a little SIKBRIK LOVE:):):)
Nice round up guys, very useful as always 👍😎
I got the same cassette with my slx groupset from China, so far it's been great. Is that a 50t is spot....? 🤔😂
Been meaning to mention those little race face tabs for the crankset, should tidy up the looks nicely.
Compserker stickers look cool! Good work 🎸🎸🎸BERSERKER🎸🎸🎸
Great video as always fellas, stay safe 🍻🍻😎👍
Thanks Dan!! The stickers are sweet and one of the cassettes is a 52?? WOW!!!! See you Friday brother for the DROPPER!!! Stay FROSTY
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS 52? Even I don't need that many teeth 😂😂😂
See you Friday 🍻🍻😎
Dude! I was going to send you all that movie! Well I guess I'll keep it now, and it was my favorite as a kid.
Ahh man! It's the thought that counts.😉 We appreciate you and hey you can always send something else if you want to see us open it. Thanks man👍
adding some upgrades to my 2000 Diamondback Zetec comp bike, the X-fusion fork looks like it might be the next addition after I put on the MAXXIS Minion DHR and DHF. Thanks for the video! it really helped. I was looking at those bucklos forks but wanted to do more research before I committed to anything.
Sounds great man, thank you for watching and what about the epixon by Suntour? Those are under $200 and are pretty sweet!! Check the out on the GT
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS Ive looked at the epixon, but settled on the xfusion, My bike shop just installed the new fork. all is working great except for the lockout... The cap keeps popping up for some reason. Havent looked much into why its doing that... might have to email X-fusion.
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS Oh and thanks for the reply! Good to see the channel interacting with its viewers!!
Hmmmm....Man the X-Fusion lineup is a great fork and quality Hopefully you can get that fixed brother, what cap exactly??
For sure brother, we try to answer stuff every night:) We still arent too good for that!! LOL Thanks man
U is at 12k now keep rocking
Thanks man!! We will keep rocking for sure🤘🤘
Eyy a fork vid haha!
Great job guys, keep it up!
And also, have you ever tried tubeless tires? It would be awesome to see a tubeless video sometime!
Thanks Andrew!! We will def keep it up:) Now tubeless?????? Its kinda hard because we do tire reviews and switching would be a pain in the butt lol, but that doesnt mean we dont have 3 packages waiting to be opened featuring some budget tubeless stuff for a rainy/snowy DAY!!!HMMMM........
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS haha ok yeah, I get what you mean!
Them tubeless tires are a pretty big hassle if you're swapping tires out pretty frequently.
Sure are lol, thanks for understanding ;)
man this video was awesome keep it up. also, I'm looking forward to viewer submissions so I can see my bike in action. also, I'm gonna open up my fork soon and see if I can get it to 140mm exposed length from 120. wish me luck guys
Thanks Nutty and GOOOOOOOODDDDD LUUUUUUUUCCCCKKKK!!!!!!LOL Let us know
Nice, I still have a lot of faith on the epixon
It is a great fork no doubt.👍
You can tighten and loosen the bolt on the compression for the knockoff forks to make them clicker or less clicky :) love the vid
Yeah you are right but, it kind of felt like it shutdown the mobility:)
Thank you so much for your understanding, i will work something out so my word and name stay unbroken, as for your vids, i watch them all, i click the like button before i even watch and i wait for you and your dad to make more vids for both the imformation on your choice of topic and to have a laugh with you and your dad, i dont have any family and really love and respect the awesome relationship you have, no amount of money can buy the trust and love i can see between you both, my dad was a hard man and never made me feel good enough along with other things, ( shit happens) it makes me so happy to see that you have such a great dad, i will keep watching the enjoyment you give each other and also the great vids, yours truely, Jay.
Thanks a bunch Jay, be safe and see you FRIDAY brother-
RAD!!! One of my favorites from childhood. Sure I watch the Movie at least 40 times lol. Good get...
I think we should all watch it one night and then comment about it on a future video.🤘😎
Do a video on cheap forks with rockshox/fox damper upgrades. I bet you they’ll be a good as the real thing. The cartridges are the real bread n butter in any fork. I’ve done one on a fat fork and let me tell you, that’s all it took.
Really? I have seen some for about $80 and I have been curious:) Thanks man and that may be an idea!!
Awesome idea. Thanks for mentioning that. I'm going to try that out next time I upgrade
So i have a bucklos suspension i paid under 100 for from amazon the black sanctions had worn down and gone silver and rusty gave it a service and cleaned up rust and used silicone grease and still went rusty does the gold sanctions on this one ware down and go rusty after long use
Not at all man.....All of our budget forks seem to have aluminum stanchions.you sure yours are not steel?
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS no idea i have just bought rockshox judy instead
The Suntours can be converted to an oil bath setup for 10 bucks! Makes them far nicer!
Man we just otta try that!! I could not imagine them better:)
Nice nice nice scoring 👍
Thanks! It is fun and challenging at the same time.👍
1:36 those guards work really well, protect agianst scraping up the frame or fork, but they should have larger versions for enduro and downhill forks, the fork guers only really fit xc forks. The guards are nice for the really prone areas on the bike. But they don't work on extreme shapes.
I had do bail while climbing, my hip misaligned throwing me off balance I went running down the hill and bike fell over and fork hit a rock, but barely a å mark on the guard. So I thing these work great.
Jus take sure to not touch the adhesive too much or the won't stick well.
They seem to be very good quality. Thanks for the advice on cleanliness
If you guys come to california, i can lend you guys bikes for a week so you can film them if you are interested. I have a Yeti SB4.5, 21' Specialized Enduro, and Commencal Meta AmV4.2
YES and YES!! HA HA Dude that is too cool of you man:) If e ever head out west we will be sure to holler brother man. Much Love Nazih and dot trip when we come knockin!!!LOL
That beer looks delicious
Dude!! That beer is amazing. If you are ever in the Morrilton area you have got to get some.
Great movie 🎥 🍿
We need to all watch it then talk about it in the next video comments haha.
Damn it!!! I just bought a fork and forgot to use your link!! I think it is a affiliate link correct?
Yeah man, that SUCKS!!! Holler fi you need any other stuff man, it helps a little % wise!!
thx man!
I think Bucklos, Krsec and Lutu are all the same exact shock from the same factory. I need a 26x4.0 fat bike fork with rebound and these are the only two available with a straight steer tube on the entire planet. Which would you go with? I contacted X-Fusion and told them they won your showdown and asked them to PLEEEEAAASE make a $250. decent fat bike fork with rebound, but I ran out of characters, so who knows if they'll get the message. PLMK what you think.
Not to make it harder for you but we believe Bolany makes one as well.😄 We don't really recommend anything, but if it were us we would go with Bucklos. Thanks for representing.👍
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS Well, I just ordered the Bucklos fat bike fork with the rebound from Amazon due to your video. They only have 15 left in stock and I'm afraid they won't restock and I'd be kicking myself. All the Bucklos Fat forks on eBay (and there's a ton of them), don't have the rebound adjustment- go figure. I can't tell if they are old stock or new stock as they cost more than the ones with rebound on Amazon. Even so, I was wondering if you would be kind enough to look at and/or review the fork I "almost" bought; www.aliexpress.com/item/32938425625.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.39493c00YH5xEM&mp=1
@@dbfcrell8300 hey brother thanks for the li k and that sounds very interesting! Now I cannot pro use you a review but we will be on the lookout for a possible upgrade to another bike in the future.We dont really trust those kind of sites but if you ever find one on ebay or amazon let us know please. Glad you went Bucklos and let us know how they do as well, later man!!
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS Hey, before you go, I got a few questions, if it's no trouble??? I want to change the headset when I install the Bucklos fork, but I'm not 100% sure of a few things. Do I need special tools to remove the old cups or can I a piece of hardwood and a rubber mallet to bang them out? Can you simply go from a headset with open bearings to a sealed bearing headset? And lastly (I I just need confirmation on this one).. you cannot installed a tapered steer tube on a bike that uses a straight steer tube, right?
No sepecial tools needed, now you can use a screwdriver to punch them out but be careful! You can go from open to sealed, now the tapered question-NO.......But if you have a long enough steerer tube and a 44mm internal headtube then yes. I believe it is cane creek or chris kig that sells an adapter.
I would go with the Epixon all day long. 2mm travel under its rating is easily forgivable and not everyone wants a solid lockout. I prefer the Epixons lockout method. As long as it doesn't pogo while climbing I'm happy and being able to abort a climb and go back down without thinking about the lockout is key.
It is a good fork so far. The deduction was negligible .20 two tenths of a point didn't effect it's score much. Those Enix are just a little better in our opinion. Thanks👍
Hi, it's 1 year later. Are there any good new budget forks that came out since then?
Man we have reviewed a few since, inverted bolany we reviewed on the Ardor and the newest bucklos we installed on the compzerker...check those videos out!
So the best bang for you buck might be Bucklos? Here is a question can you use the stock front wheel if you replace the fork or do you also have to replace the front wheel aswell
You can use the stock front wheel, just may need to transfer over the adapter for the caliper but shouldent have to. It will work:)
Waiting on a xcr 32 tapered Threadless 120mm x15mm TA .. to be delivered... purchased off eBay before watching your video tick! 102$ is it a good fork? Idk. For my Axum
I'd like to know how you like it. I have a Rocks box XC30 and am considering an XCR
Rockshox. lol
Hey brother now is it the one with a remote lockout and preload knob? If so I believe that one is a COILFORK?? I could be wrong if you can send me a link?
If it's the "xcr air" (not coil) I would say it's pretty damn good. I have the 130mm travel XCR Air on my 29er and it gets the job done for me at 225lbs.
Hi have y'all ever done a budget double shoulder mtb fork shoot out?
Not yet brother....Maybe soon??
Hey bro, nice and informative vid as always and thank u for helping me make a choice and not have to buy fork after fork before finding what will take the most beating, p.s. no novel this time, lol. Jay!
Thanks man! You're welcome😄
Doooooood! I freaking love that movie
HA HA HA!! I need to wtch that oldschool thing!!:)a
Wolftick Videos What do you know about the Manitou Markhor fork?
HA HA Well......We just got one!!! Watch our Maitime segment and Tuesday and seee a glimpse! Then hopefully we can have an initial this week!!
Hi im weighing up between the rockshox recon silver and the suntour epixon, my concerns with the epixon is that ive seen someone say they are not serviceable you can only replace the whole cartridge if something goes wrong is that true or not?
Hey Mick, now we do not tear our forks down or service any yet... so we do apologize but we cannot answer that truthfully...,
Great video - as always! Just wonder if these forks are "up to snuff" enough to really handle the type of trail riding you are putting them through long-term?
Well Lutus were not, ha ha but we will see this summer man, I get a lot of riding time in with all of them and we will be filming it! Thanks dude
That's what you should be giving away, wolftick moonshine!
HA HA HA!! In the works:)
No surprise there. 😊
Haha nope. You know actually Jeremiah was surprised that the Suntour didn't win.
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS A thing I forgot to mention about the Sr Suntour fork is the axle system, several people had issues with them failing. I forgot about that, but got reminded of it in a discussion on GMBN Facebook group. so some people think it's a flawed system. sure is convenient but, such mechanism is not ideal. But I've not tried them.
I have the sensah groupset 10spd on my mongoose alx for a yr now...its been goood
Wolf tick nation I just bought the hyper carbon x 29er and I need to know what kind of fork can I install since the head tube isn’t tapered thanks in advance
Man if you can find a RockShox Judy Silver TK, GET IT!! Fork is a little heavy but should last and make you happy:) GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY HUNTING!
If you had to which of these forks would you recommend for a dirt jumper bike ?
Man, if I was gonna put one of these on a dirt jumper, I would look at the lutu, it's a tough fork....
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS cool I actually messed up my comment and mixed up videos meant to ask the same question but for the 250 range or what ever the next higher price point was maybe I'll comment on you other video later haha thanks for the reply you guy are awesome.
I have those frame guards on my bike and they are super rugged.
Dude they feel legit!! ha ha, looking forward to the install! Thank you for watching it all chad
Hi guys interesting vid . Guys you know I watch all your vids but I feel this time I have to say something. On your original review of the lutu forks I nearly bought them . I then started to research them a bit more and there is a lot of horror stories out there on them . I feel that on a slack bike they could possibly be on the verge of dangerous. You said they are broken now but you stand by them after all you have put them through. But they have failed ! No longer operational. Even that gold coating is coming off . These forks are only around 3 or 4 months old if you were to buy another set that would be more than the suntour or xfusion . They are both serviceable. The lutu are throw away . The same goes for all those cheap forks the bucklos etc it turns out they are all made in the same factory. All I can say is I am glad I researched this further and never bought them. I am sorry guys but I felt I had to say something on this .
Hey Richard thanks I think. We are a little confused with your comment and we're hoping that maybe you could clear things up for us. We definitely want the #wolfticknation to feel like they can be open and honest about how they took something we said or share an opinion that differs from ours. You took some time to write this so we want you to feel heard. The part that has us concerned is the part you say "but I feel this time I have to say something". When we read that we felt like you were saying something like,"I have been holding this back" and like we mentioned that's not what we want. Please let us know how you really feel and what your concerns are so we can continue enjoying each others roles in this setting, meaning Content Creators and Viewers. Please get back to us with any questions or concerns and don't hold back. Thanks- John and Jeremiah
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS I think I explained it pretty well . The lutu forks failed as in they broke so they have not survived. So how can they be rated . Let's say that was your only bike and you had paid good money to buy these and after only 3 or 4 months they are to be binned. And you have to get another set they then become more expensive than the epixon , xfusion or rock shox as they can all be repaired . Even the gold coating I could see in the video its wearing off . Guys I know you said you put them through hell but they didn't survive . Or let's say they broke or failed on a really big jump what then . Have you ever seen pinkbike squash tests on suspension and what happens now if it was say a slack head angle then well it could be very serious. Have a look and see some of these videos on them . I just feel that they were championed by you guys and they had no right to be . Listen I am glad you got back to me and I salute you guys for it .but after watching this video last night it got to me the more I thought about It and felt something had to be said . I could have bought them . I nearly did and what if they failed when i was landing after a big jump at speed ? . Anyway wolftick rules .
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS listen guys if you had said on that video these fork are stone cold last and they broke on us after abuse or not . They are not suitable for bike parks trails or etc . If that is what you are looking for buy something else but if they are for commuting only and light gravel roads then yes buy them . You would have earned my respect but to put them above other forks that are still working doesn't seem quite correct as they are all still working. If they had survived and were still working well fair enough.
@@richardsneddon2976 Yeah man, we just don't really recommend stuff. Don't get me wrong when Jeremiah gets a new toy he is biased as all get out, but this is why I constantly interject my 2 cents worth and try to temper his enthusiasm just a little. We did not make this rating system to be anything more than a complete mindless entertainment piece. I mean we even said I came up with it while drinking🤪 for heaven sakes😄. While the system is for entertainment purposes only, we stand by our decision to include the Lutu and the points it received. No other fork we have tested has received 5 full hard months of 20mph rock gardens, dozens of 12-15ft jumps, and 30 or 40 times down black diamond trails hitting all the features. Remember this fork is not made or recommended by the manufacturer for any of this abuse but handled it, not for a weekend but for 5 months. We paid our own money for it and we are considering buying another. Save some frustrations for the next couple of forks and tires that we are going to review and score because I'm sure it's going to upset some people.🤣 Thanks for taking the time to address this and I'm hoping after you have time to consider these things you will feel better about it. We will try to do a better job of communicating these things to the viewers and I will try to crack down on Jeremiah's over the top enthusiasm for new stuff to play with😂. Thanks Richard and we value you as a loyal part of the #wolfticknation.👍 Now I gotta go and watch the movie Rad with Jeremiah🤘.
if there is bolany air fork, where would it be? what number is it if u rank it.
Sweet, I am somewhat intrested in upgrading my fork to something liek this, what would you guys reccomend, I have a 100mm Suntour fork now, its a QR and not tapered, what would be a good replacment
Buckos for the money is a pretty descent fork? Check the link in our description and wanna say its like $115?? Pretty Cheap!!:) Thanks BM
The Epixon comes in almost every configuration
Hi X-Fusion Enix looks great, I have a gravity bike that has a SR suntour XCE28 fork and it's only 100mm So I am guessing it's best to get the same travel and not a 120mm or my geometry will get thrown off? Thanks for any info
Hey brother, again thank you for watching, hopefully we answered Nd helped a little in the last comment. Thanks man and let us know of we can help any further, SEE YOU FRIDAY!!
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS Thanks I replied with a few more ? for ya 😁
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How do you think the Enix would compare to a Rockshox Recon Silver TK? The Rockshox will no doubt be a bit heavier due to steel stanchions, but which one do you think would be better overall? Currently looks to be about a $50 difference between the two. I actually have an Enix on my son's custom built full suspension bike. It works good, and has held up well with him, but that's with the weight of a 10yr old kid.
Well man I can say it may be a better route then the Enix. The Enix is a great fork but it is very light and tinny while the rockshox is a heavier duty overall fork. Its smooth and soaks a lot up and may be a better buy for a bigger rider. That and parts availability is crazy!!
Can't find the xfusion enix's anywhere did they get discontinued
Man Ive checked there site and it looks like they have:( Man sometimes you can find them online (ebay) but they are very hard to find....
Iv recently required a orbea mx 29er and has xcm forks which are rusty and need replacing iv 100 200 to replace them any links to a set please struggling 😢
Do you have a video of budget forks that were good with jumps? Asking for a friend haha !!
We have a few haha. Here is one of our favorite forks that we have ever tested:
ua-cam.com/video/L5rw-x3T16k/v-deo.html
Can I get a HELL YEAH!?!!!!?!!!
HELLL YEAHHH!!!!!
Nice review. What about the Meroca Air about $90 usd. The other consideration is that for roughly $8-15 you can buy a 2 year parts and labor warranty on many of these lower priced forks
The Meroca have seen them?? And as for the warranty that would be worth it!! Just dont know if they would void ours:):):)
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS The warranty is from Asurion, LLC and only available on certain items from Amazon.
QUESTION please, the Meroca Air has no rebound adjustment ability. How much better do you guess that Meroca or your Kashima ZTZ is vs. riding a 2002 Manitou coil that had NO oil in it for the past 15 years and offered NO rebound at all? BTW, the Kashima has Bolany company stickers on it.
Well no rebound after getting use to it really sucks!HA HA I would say save up till you can get a fork with rebound:) So I guess the Manitou 15yr old one LOL
Thank you for a thoughtful reply.
Is this still up to date? X-fusion still the best budget forks?
Here is our latest episode of what forks we like for $200 and under. Let us know what you think. ua-cam.com/video/F08czh4r1O8/v-deo.html
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS cheers buddy 👍
Hey there wolftick,is the krsec air fork a good budget air fork,cause i'm planning to buy an older manitou air fork,but i've been thinking also to buy this krsec fork.So is it better to buy this fork or should i collect some more saving and go for the manitou fork?
Well man it depends on your riding style....The manitou I have heard good things but personally have not ued one? The KRSEC is def budget and feels not terrible but "bouncy" on most trails. I would say since we do not recommend maybe watch the review of the KRSEC with the GT and think about the tril situations, KRSEC says a good light trail fork which I can see:) Good luck and hope this helps!! LOL
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS Thanks for the info,appreciate it👍
Hey guys, if you had to choose between the lutu and the bocklos, which one would you pick?
Al things equal I would go with the LUTU, it feels a little more together? I like the Bucklos ok but the LUTUS served me well:) Let us know if you need an affiliate link brother, thank you.
Is the Bucklos still being ridden? How is it holding up?
Man it is solid, very cheap fork but holding u so far:)
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS thank you . I learned the Suntour Air fork you tested has many interchangeable parts and is serviceable with their kits.
Oooh thats good to now:)
Debating 100mm or 120mm fork on my GT. I have a DB Syncr with 150mm marzocchi fork that i use for really tough stuff but its too much bike for some of the trails i ride. I have more fun with the GT on the flowy hard pack. Do you think the 120 wont alter the geometry too much?
Man I feel it is a big overhyped upgrade, to upgrade more than a 20mm may not be frame friendly as far as safety goes but dude it is just so much better for the all around and doesn't mess with geometry that bad at all. Or atleast in my opinion. Go with 120mms!!!
@@WOLFTICKVIDEOS Sick...I might go with the suntour epixon. I think you can adjust the travel in them in case I want to change it
For sure man and sounds good, let us know how it goes:) And if you have not already PLEASE USE AN AFFILIATE LINK!!!:):):) Good Luck man
Can you tell me what’s the best budget fork for 26” fat tire bike?
Well here recently we have been going back and forth with people who say they like the KRSEC for $134 and it has rebound? We wouldent know by experience but heres an idea...ebay.us/VOSXJf