Description:Nixon is Manitou's new fork lineup for long-travel trailbikes. The Super model has 145mm of travel, infinitely adjustable using Manitou's IT (infinite travel) bar-mounted travel adjust system. That means you can dial the travel in on the fly, perfect for rides that cover all types of terrain.
Submitted by
pakdoc
a Weekend Warrior
from Mountain Brook, AL USA Date Reviewed: August 18, 2008
Favorite Trail:
BUMP
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$225.00
Purchased At:
GreenFish.com
Strengths:
This is for the Nixon Super Air with SPV not IT. Good deal on cost for 20mm AM fork, stiff and has the right amount of adjustments to tune in the ride. Customer support is helpful still best to call.
Weaknesses:
SPV can hydrauloc. Modifications can make this fork exceptional if you are up to it by "Devolving" and changing out oils to higher quality like BelRay 5wt, Mobil 1 5-30, Fox Lube 50wt and changing seals to Enduro. SPV on a 145mm fork is pretty tall and better on a 100 to 130 travel fork for cross country.
Similar Products Used:
2004 Minute 3
Bike Setup:
SC BLT2, RaceFace Next, Dues X tye cranks, X0 shifting, CK Isodisc hubs, xm819 wheels, 2.3 HighRollers, Juicy 7s
Bottom Line:
Hard to beat at this price knowing that the fork has been around for a while and you can "modify" the action if you are willing to learn how to get into the fork. If not, stay away from SPV forks. SPV works best on cross country susp heights up to 130mm or so from my experience. This one is easy to modify and will save you $$$$$.
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Submitted by
Randy
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, Wa USA Date Reviewed: August 5, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Porcupine Rim, Moab
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
All About Bike and Ski
Strengths:
smooth movement, good travel, good adjustability
Weaknesses:
After 30 miles of urban riding, fork was blowing oil. Had bike less than 4 hours and the fork failed.
Similar Products Used:
early Rock shox
Bike Setup:
'06 Fuji Thrill LT, XT and XTR components, Cane Creek wheels
Bottom Line:
I hope Manitou works with me on this problem or I am dumping the fork and never getting another product of theirs. This fork is great in appearance and initial ride but completely disappointed in reliability. A few stairs and seals are blown. At 175lbs this shock should last for quite a while before needing service
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Submitted by
Nathan Lulek
a Weekend Warrior
from North Clarendon, VT, USA Date Reviewed: June 2, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Knotch Rd. Fire trails
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
Green Fish Sports
Strengths:
Sturdy fork, simple controls for dialing in. Lucked out I have the Super Plus W/ SPEvolve. No IT to deal with!:)
Weaknesses:
none so far it can hold up to my fat ass, thats all that matters.
Similar Products Used:
Manitou Slate, Suntour Duro-D
Bike Setup:
Relic Frame, Sette grips, bars, headlock, and seat clamp. Manitou Nixon Super Plus SPEvolve 145mm fork, Truvativ Hussefelt stem, 1.1 crankset, bash guard, Howitzer Team BB, Sun DitchWitch rims w/ Shimano M475 hubs, Alivio rear derailleur, Tioga Factory DH tires, Bontrager Seat w/ post 31.4mm, and Hayes MX2 brakes 8"front, 6"rear.
Bottom Line:
Good fork, takes drops like a champ!
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Submitted by
Daniel Gore
a Downhiller
from Vancouver Date Reviewed: April 8, 2007
Favorite Trail:
A-Line
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
Dunbar Cycles
Strengths:
Excellent transfer between high and low speed compression - the damping does its job really well. This fork has given me confidence in air forks.
Weaknesses:
The IT Adjust is useless. It drops the bike so low my pedals hit the ground climbing on rough terrain, changes the geometry too much, and bottoms out too easily (an ugly feeling even when you're climbing. Lockout is a much simpler, more reliable, and functional option for climbers that designers should use. I'd accidentally bump the "golden spoon" while riding, causing me to suddenly loose all my travel. For above reasons, I just lopped the thing off, but I've been finding lately (I've owned it ~1 yr now) that it "auto-adjusts" on its own occasionally, and I have to pull the (now stumpy) cable to bring it back to full extension.
Similar Products Used:
Marzocchi Drop Off, Monster T, Rock Shox Psylo
Bottom Line:
I got this fork on clear-out for about $300 CAN, which was a ripping deal that I couldn't turn down. It's held up under a lot of abuse (Remember folks, this fork wasn't designed for Whistler Downhill), and never bottoms out when set up properly. This fork is solid and sturdy.
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Submitted by
taylor huether
a Downhiller
from canada Date Reviewed: December 22, 2006
Favorite Trail:
b.m. and local stuff
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
off a friend
Strengths:
great fork good on 15+ foot gaps and dirtjumps
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
stance , minuit 3, bombers
Bike Setup:
haro zero-one all done up
Bottom Line:
they work great for street gaps drops and tables i love them and the "bling bling" compression lever, 20mm axel is great for drops and gaps wont break. dropping the forks works great for trials and blance i love them they work great
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Submitted by
Robert
a Weekend Warrior
from Brookfield, CT Date Reviewed: August 26, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Keystone
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Ladera Cyclery
Strengths:
Smooth, light, looks good, IT has "cool factor" when it works.
Weaknesses:
IT is useless for all practical purposes, IT started leaking after only ONE day of downhill riding. This wasn't anything extreme, just blues and greens at Keystone. I would be riding down some trails and notice that my fork had reduced itself all the way down to nearly no travel several times that day. It could be dangerous. Now I can't even hit little bumps without it leaking. Will have to have it fixed by Manitou, then I'm definitely selling the fork and getting an AM1 or another more abuse-worthy fork. Pathetic for the price these used to go for.
Bike Setup:
Scott Nitrous SL 11
Bottom Line:
Great fork when it works, but it won't work for long.
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Submitted by
Joe Price
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada Date Reviewed: August 3, 2006
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$375.00
Purchased At:
mtbr classifieds
Strengths:
PLUSH!!!!!!!!!! but with the intrinsic dampaning the last 50% of the travile can be stiff, long travile, 32mm stanchins
Weaknesses:
I haven't found one.
Similar Products Used:
non
Bike Setup:
pimp VT2
Bottom Line:
great fork for the price, works great so far and no forseable isues. if you have the chance try one out, 145mm of travile is great, great fork! i love it! its for anyone
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Submitted by
Tyson
a
from Littleton Colorado USA Date Reviewed: June 6, 2005
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
MOJO's wheels
Strengths:
Amazing and smooth
Weaknesses:
Shock locked up after two rides.
Bike Setup:
Heckler with all the great stuff.
Bottom Line:
I dont know it locked up and I heard it has happened to mor epeople then me.
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Submitted by
Raffy Zamora
a Weekend Warrior
from Manila, Philippines Date Reviewed: February 14, 2005
Favorite Trail:
tagaytay ridge 2
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
stiff, light but still burly. PLUSH! rebound and compression are big help on fine tuning. excellent for all mountain set-up. TPC DAMPING!!! (best ever IMO)
Weaknesses:
still have those bumpers that limit travel to about 135mm no clue when manitou will get it together and make the real upgrade kit to give the full 145mm travel
Similar Products Used:
manitou minute 2:00
Bike Setup:
santa cruz heckler with all the goodies.
Bottom Line:
i opted for this over the platinum (i hate spv forks... backward technology IMO). i'm real happy with it so far i haven't had the need for the full 145mm travel its supposed to have (and i've done some gnarly technical stuff already). its plenty stiff and faily light. Moves like a coil shock on the dh runs and is just a real sweet fork.
i got this off a bike set so its an oem fork and it was sold ridiculously cheap. i wouldn't pay the aftermarket price for this fork right now though since manitou still hasn't come up with the permanent fix for their "blunder". but by my guess when they do figure out the permanent fix its going to be worth every single penny. its smooth and as burly as a sherman but without the weight, fantastic for long travel trailbikes.
i'm going to give 3 chilis for value since its pretty expensive and there still isn't any permanent fix for the "tire clearance upgrade" issue 5 chilis for the overall coz despite that upgrade mishap its a ridiculously plush and great all around fork...NICE!!!
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Submitted by
Milosz
a Weekend Warrior
from Krakow, Poland Date Reviewed: February 10, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Broumoskie Stieny
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
light weight - long travel (ok quite long) good stifness, remote travel change
Weaknesses:
not so long travel as ad says, virtually no compression damping - what for is that dial?
Similar Products Used:
Z1, 66, Psylo, Stance
Bike Setup:
XTR on Heckler with 5th spring
Bottom Line:
the most impressive cross country fork for enduro bikes ever ridden by me, The IT is the best way to change the fork lenght on the market. So you can do any uphill - only yours fitness is a limit. However "the golden spoon" looks awfull and doesn't work that easy. You will need a powerfull thumb. Maybe the golden housing isn't perfect? To shorten the fork you need just to press the spoon - fork will drop instantly. No hard pressing of the handlebars like with ETA or ECC. Moreover it compresses completely. No good, this change geometry so much that it is hard to pedal. You need to adjust yours muscles to work efficiently in such a position. On the top of a hill you have to maka wheelie or manual to adjust the fork for downhill. I prefer ETA for that pourpose. Nixon Super is quite progressive during travel you can feel it is air fork but it is still one of the best of them Not like Z1 SL '03. Coils rules so maybe I should check out Elite? Still it is nice on small bumps it is active and plush but at the end of the travel you you know where are the limits. I would like this fork more if it has 145 mm of travel instead 130 I'm 74 kg and I could not compress it more. No matter how high are the drops I can land my front whel first and feel the rubber cusions at the end. There is big black dial on the fork, the cheap sticker says Compression, but I'll pay for yours lunch if you can really feel any difference. No matter how much the fork compress, how fast you ride how you want to adjust that stupid dial. Reboud is totally different very precise and efficient. For Poland it is quite pricey so only 3 chillis
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