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original 2016 X Fusion Sweep Roughcut HLR Fork
X-Fusion Sweep Roughcut HLR Suspension Fork
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Tested: X-Fusion Sweep HLR (Product Review)

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by Kevin Shiramizu X-Fusion has been quietly making quality shocks and forks for several years now, and are often spec'd on budget-oriented bikes given their good value. The company has continued to take steps towards producing higher end parts, and the new Sweep fork is their latest development, incorporating a fresh "Roughcut HLR" damper. X-Fusion Sweep HLR Highlights Travel: 160mm (ITA 100-160mm) for 27.5" 34mm Stanchions Spring Type: Air Damping: "Roughcut HLR" cartridge damper with expansion bladder External Adjustments: Hi- and Lo-speed compression, rebound Axle: LockX 15mm Post Mount...
Posted by k.shiz on 4/1/2015 12:42pm
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X-Fusion Vengeance HLR Fork

out for revenge (Product Review)

The Good

stiffness, 20mm axle, smoothness

The Bad

weight and color options

Overall Review
This has all the benefits of the fox 36 but has the hold up from the dive. Stiffness is there, the 20mm axle everyone seems love but i did find the fork was a little porky. Personally I dont mind that i had to use an allen wrench to loosen the fork when needed but I only had to take it off a couple of times in one whole season (early April - later October) being that I ran a tubless set up with no hiccups. I did rebuild the fork once to and that was a breeze. This fork could use some more color choices but they are on the right track. I rode this in Utah where we have terrain from rock like...
Posted by rickyla2 on 6/3/2014 2:58pm
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original Hilo SL 125
X-Fusion Hilo SL Seatpost

Another Dropper Post (Product Review)

The Good

The spirit of enduro likes this post.

The Bad

Leaky oil kills plants and makes hippies angry.

Overall Review
Over the past few years, X-Fusion has made quite a stir in the MTB suspension industry. These days, when one considers a new fork or shock, the name X-Fusion usually comes up in a conversation along with the major players like Fox Racing Shox, and Rock Shox when discussing suspension options. Given my friend’s raving reviews about X-Fusion’s forks, and the usual customer service benefit of dealing with a smaller company, I figured I would give their new dropper post, the HILO SL 125mm, a try on my trail bike. The Hilo SL has a claimed weight of 450g without the cable, making it lighter than...
Posted by NAYR on 5/14/2014 2:36pm
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X-Fusion Vector Coil HLR Rear Shock

X-Fusion Vector HLR Rear Shock (Super Plush) (Product Review)

The Good

This is an excellent example of how a proper coil shock should perform. With the high and low speed compression and rebound adjustments, coupled with the air bottom out, the ability to dial this shock in is practically limitless.

The Bad

None other than it is heavier than an air shock, but show me a good coil sprung shock that isn't. Not a breaking point for me at all.

Overall Review
I am beyond stoked with this shock! I was running a Fox RP23 w/ Pro Pedal on my XL ibis Mojo HD (running at 160mm), and could never find the sweet spot with this shock. Keep in mind that I am 6'4" and tip the scale at 235.lbs fully geared up, so with the Fox it was either too soft (supple on the tiniest of ripples, yet blowing through the stroke on the big stuff), or far too firm (handled big hits without bottoming, but pummeled my kidneys like I was tapping 5th gear on washboards on the small stuff). The X-Fusion Vector Coil HLR, in my personal opinion, is easily the very best match for the...
Posted by 831nagrom77 on 3/21/2014 7:42am
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X-Fusion Metric HLR Fork
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Tested: X-Fusion Metric HLR Fork (Product Review)

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Review by David Howell // Photos by Dave Trumpore Until the last few years, parking lot suspension experts have been talking about how good their “dampening” is, how supple their mid-stroke is and how their suspension wallows when they pin it through the gnar faster than you. We have all heard it. Well, more recently the familiar brands like RockShox, FOX, Manitou and Marzocchi have started seeing competition from less familiar names like X-Fusion, SR Suntour and DVO. And having heard excellent things from my friends that were already on X-Fusion products, I jumped at the chance to nerd out...
Posted by AceHouston on 2/27/2014 8:30am
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original X Fusion RV1 01
X-Fusion RV1 HLR Fork
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Tested: X-Fusion RV1 HLR Fork (Product Review)

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Review by Ian Collins // Photos by Fred Robinson and Ian Collins Over the last decade or so downhillers haven't exactly had an excess of stellar options when it comes to forks. There were the two solid options that everyone knows about; the RockShox BoXXer and the FOX 40. Marzocchi and Manitou have won a few hearts over the years and despite some struggles they've remained alternative contenders as well. It's only in the past couple of years that the competition has really started to heat up with the arrival of companies like BOS, DVO and even SR Suntour. Under the Pivot Factory Race Team, X...
Posted by Ian Collins on 2/20/2014 8:51pm
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X-Fusion Slant RL2 Suspension Fork

All good so far (Product Review)

The Good

Having run Velvets for a year and found them to be amazing i thought i'd try the slants on my new bike. so far they been amazing. Light, well made, proper internals, easy to maintain.

The Bad

Decals are crap. needs new design for all x-fusion forks

Overall Review
Thoroughly recommend these puppies. run them at 160mm. brilliant. and way way cheaper than the so called top brands.
Posted by slamman on 12/28/2013 10:06pm
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X-Fusion Slant RL2 Suspension Fork

Will fail quickly but perform well. Syntace 15mm skewer is fantastic (Product Review)

The Good

Excellent on the trail, buttery smooth, superbly damped

The Bad

Will break or fail somehow within a month. X-Fusion will then take like 2 months to repair it because this way they can 'sit out' out their 2 year warranty period. Please test your products before you bring them to market, we are not idiots.

Overall Review
I tried this fork, borrowed from a friend for a few weeks. I have a Velvet, he has a Slant. We both found the same thing, the fork is quite excellent on the trail but doesn't last we've had countless warranty issues. Somehow X-Fusion rushed their R&D or something and made a bunch of hideously unreliable extremely excellent performing forks. If you ride everyday, it's 1 star. If you have a specific race rig, then these will match up well with your Schwalbe Nobby Nic 5 ride racing tires and Crank Bros pedals. If you only have the time to ride once a week you might be OK too. 5 stars of racing...
Posted by ZMC888 on 12/22/2013 5:50pm
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X-Fusion Slant RL2 Suspension Fork

Great feeling fork (Product Review)

The Good

Pretty light, SUPER stiff, great feels, nice internal travel ajust

The Bad

when i got the fork straight from X-Fusion there was nothing inside of the compresion because it was loose witch caused the fork to not work proprley but after it was fixed it was amazing, only having a taperd steer option

Overall Review
Awesome fork, it feels great and it is super stiff. its just like its little brother the velvet, on steriouds. every thing has been beefed up to make it a much stiffer and solid feeling fork and it doesnt creek, yet (knock on wood), i have had mine for about 6 mounths and still running strong. The only problem i had with this fork is that there was no fluid in the compression because the compression was loose and all the fluid leaked out of it (or something like that). i did end up getting that fixed and now i feels dialed. I would recomend this fork for anything from enduro to dirt jump and...
Posted by Jonas_Barstad on 11/19/2013 8:56pm
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X-Fusion Vengeance HLR DLA - 2012 Suspension Fork

Great, cheap performance. (Product Review)

The Good

One of the best forks i have ever ridden. Takes the big stuff almost as well as a 40 with kashima coating, easy to adjust, lots of adjustment knobs and an overall great performance both up and downhill.

The Bad

Broke after one visit to a bikepark. For some reason it dropped like 40 mm's of travel after taking on a rather rough rockgarden followed by a big gap, which i overshoot a bit.

Overall Review
I have ridden it the entire season without any problems untill a visit at Hafjell Bikepark. Douring the season I have been using it for AM in Schweiz and Italy, where i have been doing one day rides with around 1500-2000 meters of climbing and the same ammount of descending on pretty rough terrain. The climbs were smooth with the lowest travel settings, and the fork allowed me to push myself to the limit while descending. I have also been using it at Braunlage and Winterberg bikepark, where it performed even better than i expected. No problems at big drops, gaps, rockgardens and extremely...
Posted by simon.bruun.3 on 10/21/2013 12:45pm
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original X Fusion Vector Air HLR
X-Fusion Vector Air HLR Rear Shock
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Tested: X-Fusion Vector Air HLR – X Marks the Spot (Product Review)

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Review by Johan Hjord // Photos by Johan Hjord and Tal Rozow Santa Cruz, California-based X-Fusion has been in the suspension business longer than you might believe. The company was actually already involved in making suspension prior to its official incorporation in 1999, and RockShox founder Paul Turner helps with product development, so it has a long history and lots of experience to draw on. You’d be forgiven for thinking it’s a young brand, because it is only over the past few years that it has gained more widespread recognition and wider distribution in the mountain biking world. We knew...
Posted by iceman2058 on 7/9/2013 5:41am
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original X Fusion Vector Air HLR
X-Fusion Vector Air HLR Rear Shock

MASTERPIECE (Product Review)

The Good

Everything - No fade - No initial stroke stickyness - Can be buttered up in the garage in 15 minutes - I've been shredding it for over a year with no issues whatsoever - It will make you way faster - Straight outta Santa Cruz son!

The Bad

Yeah righttt buddy! Mike D. is a grand master wizard.

Overall Review
Confucius Say -Women and rocks are very much alike. We skip the flat ones.
Posted by Iggz on 6/2/2013 8:36pm
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X-Fusion Velvet RL2 DLA Suspension Fork

Excellent on the trail, but have long term durability concerns (Product Review)

The Good

Syntace X-15 axle, plush, light, taper option

The Bad

Long term durability fears

Overall Review
Clever to do your R&D on another company's dime, but this is what X-Fusion have done, as they are according to my sources the Taiwanese manufacturers behind some of Fox's product range. I'm on my second fork as the first one got locked down probably due to a busted negative air chamber, died on the first ride. It was replaced on warranty but took a frustratingly long time to arrive. This fork performs flawlessly on the trail, but my experience suggests that some riders would be better off without the travel adjust feature. Also I think being bigger at 200lbs (90kg) I'm more suited to the much...
Posted by ZMC888 on 5/27/2013 9:29am
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original MY12HILO 125 30.9 B remote 2
X-Fusion Hilo 125 Seatpost

Cheap and Cheerful! (Product Review)

The Good

The most obvious advantage to the X-Fusion Hilo 125 is the price. $220 is crazy cheap for a dropper, especially when you consider that a RockShox Reverb sells for $370 and a KS Lev costs $395! For this price, the X-Fusion Hilo is about as good as you can get. It has infinite adjustability, which...

The Bad

Although the Hilo 125 employs a double keyway design in the shaft, there is still some noticeable side-to-side movement of the saddle. However, this movement is very minimal and you won't detect it while riding. The major problem with the Hilo is the shaft head. The bolt needs to be greased and...

Overall Review
Aside from a few easily fixable niggles here and there, the X-Fusion Hilo 125 is a great dropper for the money. Its lightweight, simplistic, and will withstand a lot of abuse. The remote system needs to be fixed in future models, but the lever works a treat. Hydraulic, infiniteadjustably is a feature that only comes in the RockShox Reverb, which many deem to be the best dropper on the market currently. Aside from some saddle tightening and movement issues, the Hilo is definitely a dropper to consider for those on a budget.
Posted by Tsetse on 5/10/2013 8:39pm
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