I only know this system from older times, perhaps current (2013) systems have different qualities. It uses a wider head tube, because the shock is placed in the steering tube of the fork. Usually, you can install adapters to the frame, so that you can use a normal suspension fork. The main difference is that, instead of using telescopic stanchions, it has a squared tube with needle bearings. When new, this system has virtually no static friction, so it will be VERY responsive to minor and/or high-frequency road irregularities, such as cobblestones, rough gravel, and rooty trail sections. If something goes wrong it's usually the needle bearings themselves, which develop progressive 'play', thus needing service/replacement, which in turn can become 'complicated' since only Cannondale can service them or provide replacement parts, as far as I know.
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I have seen some problematic Fatty forks in the past, but I have also seen A LOT of people happily using Fatty and Lefty (which uses the same principle) without issue. Shugo chara tap 1. Hope this helps! I'd say these systems (Fatty or preferrably Lefty) are state-of-the art oddities in the bike suspension world, since they are very light, structurally stiff and work very well, but IF they happen to need service AND you don't have easy access to the rather sparse and probably expensive support, the benefits might end up being overwhelmed by some frustration. This should be very exceptional, though, since the system exist for many years by now and is very mature. Unless you plan to buy second hand. – Mar 11 '13 at 2:25.
I have experience of them, yes. They are great, when they work.
Other than the Lefty, they are probably one of the better short travel cross country mountain bike forks if by best, you mean stiffest & lightest. But you are considering a 'BadBoy' which is usually used on-road. In this case, a fork, headshok or not, is at best a bit of a waste of time, and at worst, a costly mistake. The dirty secret of suspension forks, Headshok, or otherwise, is that they need regular and quite specialised maintenance, and if you don't treat them right, they suffer, and eventually die, and it's expensive to repair / replace them. Are they any less reliable than 'normal' forks? Do they suffer from the same problems if left unmaintained? If you ride on road mostly, and want comfort, go for bigger tyres and a rigid fork for simplicity & reliability.
No, they are not reliable in the long term. I have the same problems with a Ultra fatty dlr Headshok on my cannonade Caffein 2006. Bought in 2008, it worked one year, then leaking oil, air and finally corroded, to function as a 'stiff' fork. I had it repaired at a german hedshok repair specialist, called'team88', they replaced the whole air suspension cartridge and overhauled the needle bearing.
Costs ca 300 Euro plus delivery. Then functioned pretty well for 2 years, now again leaking more and more air, and the last weeks it can't be fixed by filling air anymore because it is flat after some hours. Charity jawani teri chal mastani mp3 songs rimix cosmetics. Im not sure if i want to repair it once more or just change to a stiff fork.
Has been really expensive already. I think the headset on the headshock system is propriatary and can't be used with existing 1 1/2in forks, but uses the same oversized headtube, so you can swap the headset with a standard 1 1/2in or use a reducer for 1 1/2in to 1 1/8in. So, If you can't service the fork, You should be able to swap out the fork if you get a reducer headset (1 1/2in to 1 1/8in), a new stem, and a new 1 1/8in fork. Headshock is pretty low travel, so you'll probably want a fork with low travel, an adjustable travel fork, or a suspension corrected rigid fork. Sheldon has a page with some info on the system and links to manuals: You could possibly rebuild it, parts are out there. Honestly, unless you were getting a smoking hot deal, I'd avoid proprietary crap like this. Headshok is super-stiff, light and solid.