Joyride Menace

Advantages: Hard to find
Disadvantages: New balls around

...I bought my Night Hawk Menace in December 1999. This ball is getting on a bit now but if you can still find it you may be on to a winner. Around the time I got it the price was around £150 in the UK. I know they are a lot cheaper in the USA but I guess we are being stitched price wise in the UK. Last year I bowled in two leagues at Tolworth "Charrington Bowl" using the Menace. I achieve 196 and 192 averages in these leagues over approx 120 games in each league. This ball reacts well on most lanes. Depending on how the ball is drilled you can achieve very good scores. I achieved my personal best last year. A 758 over 3 games (best game of 279). Since then this ball has lost a bit of it grip. I have resurfaced a couple of times. I still use this ball but it may be time for a new one. Any suggestions. Below is our league web site. http://sites.netscape.net/bigaleague/... Read review

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Advantages: Exercise at home
Disadvantages: Very big machine, noisy

...at any time as you walk/run by way of a handle at the side. On the down side it is big - very big, 6'long x 4'6" high x 3' wide. It will fold up but is positively menacing sitting in the corner when 6' tall. It is also very heavy making it difficult to move around and too noisy to use early morning or late at night if you have neighbours. If you have a large room and the discipline to exercise then yes, go ahead, but if only a small room then best to run in the park.... Read review

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Advantages: Looks awesome, Feels great when landing hard
Disadvantages: Weight, Performance on trials

...find on other forks. If you are on a budget the DJ3 is the strongest low price fork avalible. You could also look for a 2003 Marzocchi DJ fork which will be significantly lighter (roughly 2.5 lbs.) because of alloy stantions, and a non-reinforced steerertube, but as I have said in the review, be prepared for a loss of strength and if your a rough rider, a snapped or damaged fork! Since the DJ forks are dirtjump forks, they don't work that well out of the box as a trail fork. First recomendation is to flush out the stock oil, and replace it with lighter oil. This will speed up the rebound damping and in turn gets rid of the knocking sound the fork produces. Im not going to go into detail on the looks of this fork, it simply looks menacing and amazing on a smaller frame. Bottom line the DJ3 is a sweet fork for riding dirt jumps... Read review

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