Bos N'Dee fork review

Downhill single-crown

Our rating

3.0

1285.00

Bos N'Dee fork

Russell Burton

Robin Weaver

Published: April 20, 2011 at 11:00 am

Our review

Benchmark-setting single-crown downhill fork. Great control but very expensive

The N’dee uses the lowers of the Idylle downhill fork, but in a stiff-steering 180mm-travel single-crown format. The coil sprung, open bath damped internals deliver outstanding control from supple start to bottom-out.

Its seamless mid-stroke control is particularly noticeable through reduced hand ache and arm pump. There’s external rebound and compression adjustment too plus different weight springs in the box.

Heavy weight and patience-testing 4mm and 6mm bolted axle dropouts mean the N’dee is deﬁnitely a light-downhill/freeride option rather than a trail fork. The price is more of an obstacle than any drop or boulder you point it at.

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Rob Weaver is BikeRadar's technical editor-in-chief. Rob manages all of the testing here at BikeRadar and across our magazines, Mountain Biking UK and Cycling Plus. Rob first graced the pages of MBUK back in 2001 when working as a freelance writer and went on to start testing bikes for the title in 2007. In 2010 he joined the team full-time and has been keeping a close eye on all things test-related ever since. Rob’s expansive knowledge of bikes comes courtesy of his passion for racing. He cut his teeth racing cross-country mountain bikes in the early 90s before finding his feet in downhill. After many years competing on the UK national circuit (including a year attempting to race UCI DH World Cups), Rob realised his know-how and passion for bike setup, tech and writing clearly outweighed his racing ability. A degree in sports technology and decades of riding experience all help to give Rob a thorough understanding of what’s needed to create a great bike or product. While Rob’s a mountain biker at heart and never happier than when he’s sliding down a Welsh hillside, he’s more than happy to put the miles in on the road or gravel bike, too.