Carlperkins Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 right ok so i've got some echo SL forks. As i've heard they have more crack than whitney houston. i.e they snap a lot. if you've ever owned some.. where do they go? also heard its the sl's with maggys on that snap... this true? i use disc onlys, i dont do gaps to front, I will be doing hooks though. and bounces on the front and footjams. any one?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsbeginner Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 right ok so i've got some echo SL forks. As i've heard they have more crack than whitney houston. i.e they snap a lot. if you've ever owned some.. where do they go? also heard its the sl's with maggys on that snap... this true? i use disc onlys, i dont do gaps to front, I will be doing hooks though. and bounces on the front and footjams. any one?? ahh man i want some of these so bad so im gonna watch this to see reviews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly_Biker Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Ive them on my zebdi. It made the front end super light compared to the old planet x steel fork. Havent done any huge stuff on them yet. Dont know if i trust doing front wheel pogos on it but they are super light and feel good doing everything else. Got 203mm lousie carbon lever bat brake with new storm sl rotor. The rotor is very light with many cutouts. Works well but am going to try a rotor with less holes in hopes of maximum clamp force on the rotor + more consistent braking. Just ordered a 203mm avid roundagon rotor. It is alot less holey. See how it works and see if the SL forks hold up to all the brake power. I want to do alot of front wheel stuff too, if they break they break, ill get the urban ones next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlperkins Posted February 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Yeah ive done some front wheel bounces etc and theyve been fine, its not like theyre made of butter, im running a hope with 200mm rotor. I basically just want to know which moves snap them easiest, cos if its gaps to front... Then ill be fine haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Hooks will kill them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Riding will kill them Fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlperkins Posted February 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Haha are they seriously that weak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 The maggie ones were discontinued because they were too weak. I've snapped 4 in my life, 3 updated forks after roughly 8 months of riding each and 1 fork which was the 1st batch they made after about 10 rides. The disc forks seem to be solid so long as you don't abuse them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Mine are from late Sept and still going strong without creaks, they are flexy as f**k though but I still trust them. I don't do massive gaps / up to fronts but I do a fair few smaller gaps to front, bearing in mind im about 82kg they've held up well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlperkins Posted February 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 ahh ok, i dont do any up to fronts, mostly because i cant . the only tough front wheel moves I do are hooks, which as far as moves go.. is probably the hardest on the forks, so i guess ill keep these to a minimum. any signs i should be looking out for? like stress marks etc? and where abouts would these pop up? Cheers guys this is helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Well I bash hooks and they're fine. The few sets I've seen go have the dropouts snap in half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_! Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 I use an echo sl fork on my echo 24" and that work good atm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Had a set on my DD/brakeless maladie and they were fine, still going strong now i think, jack dickinsons got em. must be a good 3years old now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 I find it a little odd that people will run parts that either scare them or limit the moves they can do through risk of snapping them. My advice...... get something you have confidence in, it will help you mentally and mean you'll be more confident when riding helping to push you to bigger better stuff. Light weight parts can be good, but not at the expense of injury or holding back your riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 I find it a little odd that people will run parts that either scare them or limit the moves they can do through risk of snapping them. My advice...... get something you have confidence in, it will help you mentally and mean you'll be more confident when riding helping to push you to bigger better stuff. Light weight parts can be good, but not at the expense of injury or holding back your riding. Spot on as usual... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlperkins Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 well i got them for free then some friends said "ooh you got sl's they snap like a twig" ... so i wanted to find out how bad they really are.. if atall, ive still been doing hooks and stuff today, so they havent affected my riding. if I had about 10 people get back to me and say they fail at every glimpse of a hook or up-to-front, then i may think a little different. i dont ride too hard on my forks anyway so im not concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 I said they were good the other day, they snapped at the crown earlier :/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlperkins Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 I said they were good the other day, they snapped at the crown earlier :/ HAHAHAH! oh dear... this is exactly what I dont want mine to do. how old were they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 November? I'm not a heavy rider and I've only been doing hooks / gaps to front for a month or so, ride once or twice a week too so they haven't seen much use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogo Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 I've got a set of disc only at the minute, a bit flexy but i've got full confidence in them and give them a beating, no problems as of yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totally steaming!! Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) well i got them for free then some friends said "ooh you got sl's they snap like a twig" ... so i wanted to find out how bad they really are.. if atall, ive still been doing hooks and stuff today, so they havent affected my riding. if I had about 10 people get back to me and say they fail at every glimpse of a hook or up-to-front, then i may think a little different. i dont ride too hard on my forks anyway so im not concerned. i rode with you a few times right? seen my riding maybe? i had a set for 6 months with no problems... hooks, gaps to front, ups to front etc i ride a lot of natty too with static hooks and stuff. I've snapped at least 5 pairs of urbans, trialtechs and even totally bent some steel forks in the past! but surprisingly my sl's lasted! either I'm lucky or they aren't as bad as people make out! they're disk only ones also selling them btw if anyone is interested. pm me if so Edited March 6, 2012 by totally steaming!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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