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Rockshox Recon Gold RL fork review

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Rockshox Recon Gold RL fork

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3 out of 5 stars

"Reasonably light, controlled and reliable for the money, but on the flexy side"

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Tue 14 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm BSTBy

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The Recon’s lowers have Revelation-style powerbulges for increased stiffness as well as direct-fit brake mounts, with a chunky flat crown and alloy steerer to keep weight reasonable. Travel can be changed to 80 or 100mm with the spacers included.

The weight lost makes it more wayward on the trail. While fore/aft stiffness is fine, steering isn’t as accurate as many forks in this category, and there’s no screw-thru axle option.

The proven mix of air spring and Motion Control damping stack is consistent unless you start hammering it down long sets of steps or other random impact carnage, when rebound indigestion can develop.

The chunky compression knob isn’t pretty but works fine as a partial or complete lockout. The removable rebound knob gives a decent control range but is best pulled out and kept safe before it falls out on its own. Reliability is excellent otherwise though.

This article was originally published in What Mountain Bike magazine.

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Specification

Name:
Recon Gold RL fork (11)
Built by:
RockShox
Price:
$455.00

Features:
Travel:120mm (80-100mm), Steerer:1 1/8in, Adjustments: Air pressure, rebound, lockout.
Weight (g):
1664 g

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