X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks Reviews
Review score: 8.9/10 – Updated November, 2024
Latest Price: £800 (RRP: £800)
Take a look now to discover what makes X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks worthy of a review score of 8.9 out of 10.
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X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks features
Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Forks. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks.
The first thing is material. Looking at what X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Forks. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Forks. Brands like X Fusion are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Forks category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Forks.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £800 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.5 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Forks
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Forks.
We found 168 in the Forks category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £481.31, making it above average at £800.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Forks. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £1899.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.16.
With 168 products available we worked out that 44 cost more than X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks and 123 were cheaper.
Cost of X Fusion products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 6 products from X Fusion, of which 4 were in the Forks category.
For now though we’re looking at X Fusion branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £469.50 making this product above average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest X Fusion product we found was £179.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £800.00.
Of the 6 from X Fusion, 0 were more expensive than X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks and 5 were cheaper.
How much are X Fusion Forks?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at X Fusion products that are listed in the Forks category.
The average price of the 4 products that match this search was £612.50, with the cheapest coming in at £450.00 and highest price was £800.00. With the average being £612.50, X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks comes in above average.
0 products that meet this search were more expensive than X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks and 3 were cheaper.
X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.6 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Forks category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks or another similar product, like X Fusion McQueen 34 HLR Boost Forks reviews or Marzocchi Bomber Z2 Boost MTB Forks 2021 reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Forks.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Forks. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with X Fusion, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks
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Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.9/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25386335753
- Product ID 2: 768514UK
- Brand: X Fusion
- Model number: XF-22-SSFTCLHLR-170-903
- RRP: £800
- EAN: 850774008784
- Description: X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost ForksThese high-quality forks are tailored for cross-country use as they allow for superb impact resistance and control across mixed terrains. They feature a sturdy aluminium construction which allows them to handle all the abuse from riding making them great for both competing and leisure riding. Engineered for perfection, these are specially designed for 29er bikes with longer travel as they use a 36mm chassis for smooth and effective damping across diverse terrain conditions.Adjustable Boost MTB ForksAllowing you to dominate during every challenge from the mountain slopes to the forest floor, these off-road champions are kitted out with a Roughcut HLR damper. This allows you to effortlessly fine-tune their high and low speed compression, rebound and air pressure to match your riding preferences and the terrain conditions.Features:Material: AluminiumUse: MTBStanchion Size: 36mmSpring: AirDamper: Roughcut HLRAdjustment: High and low speed compression, rebound, air pressureAxle: 15x110mmWheel Size: 29″Travel: 140mmWeight: 1.9kg (approx)Buy X Fusion Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Frames & Forks > Forks
- Size: 170mm Travel
- Unisex
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- Adult
Other options for Forks
As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Forks. 168 in fact.
A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching X Fusion Trace 36 HLR Boost Forks included,
Marzocchi Bomber Z1 Boost MTB Forks 2021 reviews, Marzocchi Bomber 58 DH MTB Forks 2021 reviews, or we really liked the look of Fox Suspension 36 Float Factory Grip 2 Fork 2020 reviews as another alternative.