BOLANY26/27.5/29 inch MTB Bicycle Magnesium Alloy Suspension Fork, Tapered Steerer and Straight Steerer Front Fork (Manual Lockout - Remote Lockout)

I built a sweet budget hardtail to take my dog on local trails. This fork works well for our style of riding ie single track flow track and mild climbing and descending. The fork performs well with dampening. If you think you're buying a rock shock or fox 36 clone then you are sadly delusional. The fork has some flex to it but overall its sturdy and a great value if you can find it used on Amazon marketplace. Scored these for $80 in like new condition. Have realistic expectations.

The factory air load is a bit stiff. You can reduce the stiffness of response to your liking.The lockout does not completely lock out the shock travel, it just changes it from MTB to walmart hybrid bike. If you are expecting a rigid fork equivalent, that won't happen, but it might be good enough.

I just wanted to start by saying for the cost, you receive a decent product. You will be hard pressed to find a better deal.PROS:* Very affordable option if you're building a budget bike.* Easy to install.* Compression and rebound were decent when I was bouncing the bike while riding.* At 185lbs, riding off the 6" curb caused the shock to compress about 1.5".* Paint job is good quality and the shock looks nice.CONS:* No extra accessories or manual with warranty information in the packaging, just a fork.* One of two shocks I received had some extra metal at the bottom on the steerer tube where the crown race sits. The issue must have occurred when the steerer tubed was pressed. I had to use a file to shave it down in order to install the crown race properly, which cased me to slightly scratch the paint. This is poor quality control from the manufacturer.* The manufacturer placed some tape over the brake adapters and painted over, which made the holes not look visible/tapped. I had a moment of anger looking at them until I pressed a small allen key through. This shows a lack of detail when preparing the forks.* When compressing the fork down a couple inches, I did notice a small amount of grease on the upper tube assembly. This does concern me that the manufacturer either overfilled the fork with grease or the seals are not great.Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with the fork considering how cheap it is. This by no means deserves a 5 star rating considering the troubles I ran into; however, from a cost vs. benefit perspective, I would rank this product high. In the end, you get what you pay for, a low price shock for basic riding. It would be wrong to compare the product to a Fox or Rockshock branded fork, which I own as well. If you decide on purchasing this fork, I would recommend the 2 year warranty in case there's a problem down the road. I can only provide my first impression at this point and plan to see in the upcoming months if the fork will endure some XC abuse. If the shock fails after a few rides, the rating will go down to 1 star.

For a 100 dollars these are actually very good. I used these on a budget spare bike and it's way lighter and smoother than the factory fork that was leaking and had lots of slack. I have multiple bikes with fox, rockshox and marzocchi and these are not on par with those but for a budget bike that won't be dropping off cliffs and jumped these will do just fine. Having air for 100 bucks on a budget bike can't go wrong

I was suprised how good the quality of these forks were my bike rides amazing with them and also look great loved the water bottle too.

So I went into this not expecting much, nobody seems to be willing to test these forks out in a true manner. I wanted to try an air fork but didn't want to spend my bikes retail value on one so here we are, bolany.Took me a few weeks to get everything sorted as this was my first fork swap. I won't say it's been attached "correctly" but I put it on my bike. Haven't tested the brake mount but the lockout works for me. I think my lowers aren't even lengths though, wheel doesn't seem to fit right but can be attached still. I'm 220+lbs and the fork seems to Max under moderate use, will try adding air via shock pump one day.My only REAL complaint is the amount of flex in this thing, as I said I've never had an air fork so maybe this is normal? It's got lots of side to side flex, not so much forward/backwards which I would consider good (probably won't snap in half) but it does worry me since I ride this to work everyday (6miles round) and I don't take it easy.Will update after I add brakes but for now it's honestly not a terrible fork. If the price goes under 120$ I'd call it a steal but that's what I paid and it seems a bit high. when name brand low end forks are all out of stock for months on end this might be the only option for someone like me who can't spend a whole lot on parts like this.

Initially seemed like a good fork for the money. After less than a year of pretty casual mountain biking on x-country trails the upper bushings began to wear, leaving a sticky residue on the fork legs that actually started removing the coating from the metal. I should have spent just a little more for a RockShox or other reliable brand. Not a reliable product if you actually intend to go mountain biking.