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me
a Weekend Warrior
from north shoreDate Reviewed: January 26, 2004
Strengths: stiff rigid looks great can take anything i can takeWeaknesses: the top adjustment knobs hit the downtube and the adjustments broke, somehow it leaked a little oil and is topping outBottom Line: feels super stiff
adjustments are easy to break
tops out because somehow it lost oil (dont know how)
everybody asks about what fork it is
it gets attention because of its good looks
its basically a non-inverted dorado sc
one of the most expensive single crowns ever!
Favorite Trail: the shore
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: 2002 dj1, rst crap, tried dnm usd-180
Bike Setup: hardcore hardtail pride
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Dean Stores
a Downhiller
from Dover Kent EnglandDate Reviewed: July 5, 2002
Strengths: Manitou's warranty, my forks were 2 weeks out of warrenty and they still replaced the forksWeaknesses: The steerer snaps, and they leak from both adjusters, they still rule though!!!!Bottom Line: Amazing forks, stiff, light, and very very Good.
Favorite Trail: Penshurst
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$900.00
Purchased At: Leisure Lakes
Similar Products Used: Nothing compair's
Bike Setup: Revell 24", 3pc cranks, single speed, rear disc, 23" wide bars,
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Eggz
a Weekend Warrior
from Alexandria, VA USADate Reviewed: February 24, 2002
Strengths: Ultra stiff, plush, no v brake mounts, its a functional piece of artworkWeaknesses: Read on....Bottom Line: This fork is the nicest fork I've ever ridden. Its ultra-plush, and it's got to be the stiffest sincle crown fork available. It will soak up all but the biggest hits. Yeah, its expensive, but look around for a used one somewhere. Thats what I did. Now onto the bad stuff. Today the fork took a big hit and bottomed out, blowing the seal off one of the legs, spewing grease all over the place. The seal wont seat back up correctly and the fork seems to only about half of its travel. Anyone else have problems similar to this? I guess I'm gona have to get it rebuilt. I still think despite what happened today that this is an amazing fork for freeriding, urban, trail, wahtever. I'll give it 4 chilies for now. Lets see how Manitou's tech support is before I give it a full 5!
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: used
Similar Products Used: RS Psylo XC, Judy xc, Cannondale Lefty
Bike Setup: Giant AC2, supernova fork, hayes discs, IRC Kujo 2.35's, Race face rings with bash guard
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Jay
a
from Marvin, PADate Reviewed: August 21, 2001
Strengths: This thing is stiff as hell. Travel is nice and plush, but you don't get that squirmy feel you get with some cheaper long-travel, single-crown forks. 20mm thru-axle helps out a lot.Weaknesses: Weight, priceBottom Line: If you ride a lot of technical stuff and do drops, and you've got the cash, I assure you, you will not be disappointed. However, if this isn't the case, I might pass this one by. It's real expensive, so I can't really say much as far as value goes. But it's a great fork. 4 Chilis, simply because it's about $100 more than I wanted to pay.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$650.00
Purchased At: Online Retailer
Similar Products Used: Marzocchi Z.1 Drop-Off, Rock Shox Psylo SL Tulio
Bike Setup: Intense Uzzi-SLX, XT/XTR shifters/derailleurs, Race Face Next LP crank w/ rings, Sun SUV rims on King hubs, Hayes discs.
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paulo lobao
a Cross Country Rider
from porto,porto,portugalDate Reviewed: July 29, 2001
Strengths: torsionally rigid, good looks, no V-brake bosses, 20 mm axle, dropouts.Weaknesses: still in the break-in period . Not international standard disc brakes perforation.Bottom Line: Seems to be a good fork for light freeride/ XC extreme. My first manitou.... I feel some vibration on the front, maybe caused by the "long legs" of this fork. I hope the fork last long enough to make a second post.
Favorite Trail: everywere
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$900.00
Purchased At: radicalcenter
Similar Products Used: WB AT4
Bike Setup: SC superlight (I know...), Middleburn Duo crank set, XTR rear and front, C.King headset, Hope mini discs, Hope bulb front and Hugi 240 disc rear, Mavic X317 disc, Monkey lite bar and CT2 post, EA70 stem....
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