Submitted by
Versun Getericks
a Cross Country Rider
from Reno Date Reviewed: November 13, 2007
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At:
online
Strengths:
none
Weaknesses:
Inability to absorb shock.
Similar Products Used:
SID, X-fly, Marzocchi Atom, Fox F100 RLC
Bike Setup:
Superlight with XTR goodies.
Bottom Line:
There are known issues with this fork. I sent it back twice and Manitou never took care of the problem. This thing never held air and leaked oil the whole year I owned it. I threw away hard earned cash on this piece of poop and, now I'm out three hundred dollars. I will never buy another Answer product again. Further, I will convince every biker I know to never buy from them as well. If I could give zero flamming bags of dog poop, I would.
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Submitted by
tim murphy
a Cross Country Rider
from albany, ny, usa Date Reviewed: September 11, 2007
Favorite Trail:
palenville
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At:
ck cycles
Strengths:
none
Weaknesses:
poor quality, poor customer service
Similar Products Used:
rock shox, fox
Bike Setup:
litespeed pisgah
Bottom Line:
After six months from purchase of fork it failed and had to be sent back for warranty.I broke out the bike again in the spring to with the warrantable fork and it promptly failed after a few rides. I tried to send it back for a third warranty repair but Manitou would not honor any repair due to the "time frame," e.g. one year warranty. I guess the fork failed on the bike while it hung in my garage for three months. Perhaps I should of hooked it up to some type of CPR monitor. Hey, Manitou we have something called winter up here in the Northeast, generally most of us are not trail riding with several feet of snow on the ground.
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Submitted by
Toby
a
from Kent, Ohio Date Reviewed: August 1, 2007
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Strengths:
TPC lockout and adjustment are effective. On the trail the fork feels fine.
Weaknesses:
The design and quality of the internals. At 2 mon. after purchase it started leaking oil at the rebound knob. Repaired under warranty. At 10 mon. it locked up and was replaced under warranty. At 23 mon. same thing happened to replacement fork.
Similar Products Used:
1995 Rock Shox Judy XC. I used this fork for ten years with zero problems. It was maintained and never needed to be rebuilt. I wish I still had it.
Bike Setup:
2005 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp disc
Bottom Line:
The internals have serious design/ durability issues. I'm 170lbs. and I do not ride rough or jump. I actually only get out on the bike 6-12 rides a year. With that said and having gone through two forks now I would have to call this model a lemon and would not recommend it to anyone.
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