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Manitou SX 100 01 Front Shock


  • Average Rating: 3.4/5
  • # of Reviews: 5
  • Weight: 1725g/3.8 lbs

Product Description

  • Travel: 100mm/3.9 inches
  • Damping: TPC Sport
  • Sprign: Coil and MCU
  • Outer: New 1-piece Magnesium
  • Stanchion Tubes: 28.6mm Aluminum
  • Adjustments: External preload


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    Reviews 1 - 5 (5 Reviews Total)

    User Reviews

    Overall Rating:1
    Value Rating:3
    Submitted by Adam a Downhiller from Ontario Canada

    Date Reviewed: May 22, 2002

    Strengths:    works great for a short while - cheap and plush - good for begginers i guess

    Weaknesses:    was good for about 8 months, then u know that top out clunk hear? that got louder and louder till i heard a loud "clunk" and the stanctions almost came right outta the fork- looks like a single crown jr t almost, and its seized to hell now i have to wait 3 weeks to get it back

    Bottom Line:   
    get a marzocchi

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    Duration Product Used:   1 Year

    Purchased At:   pinnacle sports

    Similar Products Used:   first high end bike

    Bike Setup:   01 Enduro fsr


    Overall Rating:5
    Value Rating:5
    Submitted by Niv Ofer a Weekend Warrior from Tel Aviv, Israel

    Date Reviewed: January 7, 2002

    Strengths:    This fork Eats enything, it works very smooth,has no flex, light weight, and it is 100mm travel!

    Weaknesses:    None yet

    Bottom Line:   
    Probebly the BEST 100mm fork at this price range.
    It runs beautifully and absorb any rocks and drops I encounter.
    One of the best upgrade I've done to my bike. Shame that Manitou do not produce them any more.

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    Duration Product Used:   3 months

    Price Paid:    $300.00

    Purchased At:   Skalum, Tel Aviv

    Similar Products Used:   RockShox Judy C, Suntour M91, Manitou Magnum.

    Bike Setup:   GT XCR5000, LX\XT, WTB Rims with LX hubs, Manitou SX100


    Overall Rating:1
    Value Rating:1
    Submitted by doug may a Cross Country Rider from bloomfield,in

    Date Reviewed: November 1, 2001

    Strengths:    uh, light if that's a strength to you, not as flexy as judy's

    Weaknesses:    made like a department store fork in my opinion

    Bottom Line:   
    didn't stay on my no.1 bike very long, non exsistent dampening, if preload cranked up to get it to ride up in the travel then constant topping out clunk, very irritating.very lame damper setup, plastic rod with just a o-ring for a piston ring, all the oil bypasses the damper holes and just blows past o-ring, bobs up and down like a fork with no oil in it at all, i put automotive differential oil(90 weight) in it for a joke and it actually worked better.switched out to a cheap marzocchi(z-5) and even though it weighed an additional pound I went up hills a gear higher, don't waste your hard earned dough, buy anything else but a sx-100 I'm really sorry for my harsh review but I just thought this was a cheap 50 dollar fork that specialized threw on just to meet price

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    Favorite Trail:   wapehani

    Duration Product Used:   6 months

    Purchased At:   gilles cycling

    Similar Products Used:   rock shox, marzocchi

    Bike Setup:   fsr enduro


    Overall Rating:5
    Value Rating:5
    Submitted by Anthony a Weekend Warrior from Ft McMurray, AB, Canada

    Date Reviewed: June 30, 2001

    Strengths:    Nice plush long travel. Steering is quick.

    Weaknesses:    Stock boots tore easily (piddly-ass weakness!!)

    Bottom Line:   
    Nice Shock. Took some getting use to the plush feel and bob when climbing. Could be fixed with stiffer spring or may be lok-out.

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    Duration Product Used:   6 months

    Purchased At:   Active Cycle

    Bike Setup:   '01 Kona Scab, SX-100


    Overall Rating:5
    Value Rating:5
    Submitted by Mathieu Richard a Cross Country Rider from montreal,qc,canada

    Date Reviewed: June 24, 2001

    Strengths:    I just bought myself a new Manitou.... Been riding with it for about 2 weeks now and boy this fork really eats rocks....
    Been riding like a charm and it does exactly what a wanted to do.


    Weaknesses:    None yet...

    Bottom Line:   
    A awesome fork for the price...
    looks good it ride's good
    i don't think i could of made a better choice...
    recommended too all XC rider's that don't wanna spend 600$ on a fork that will do the same job for less money !!

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    Favorite Trail:   bromont and tremblant

    Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

    Purchased At:   300$ Can

    Similar Products Used:   Girvin,rockshox

    Bike Setup:   Proflex 853 full XT magura hydrolic brakes, syncros seatpost specialized tires and bar ends and a new manitou SX 100 mm of course...



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