Submitted by
Braco
a Cross Country Rider
from Ljubljana,Slovenia Date Reviewed: August 12, 2008
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$900.00
Strengths:
I have IT(infinity travel). Very soft,light and stiff fork.And looks fantastic.
Weaknesses:
nothing till now
Similar Products Used:
Fox Float 32,Fox Van 32,Marzocchi coil 130mm
Bike Setup:
Ibis Mojo SL with Minute IT with DT Swiss rear shock carbon
Bottom Line:
After settings sag and rebound I have very coil feel after my favorite singletrack.. With DT they work together buttery smooth.Really good twin combination.
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Submitted by
MartinS
a Weekend Warrior
from Fernie, B.C. Date Reviewed: June 19, 2008
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
I have the 140 mm TA version, so it is torsionally very stiff. So far I can only give an early review as I only have about 15 hours on it, but so far it has been really nice, very progressive through its stroke and almost stiction free. Best thing I can say is I don't notice it.
Weaknesses:
Surprisingly nothing so far, but time will tell.
Similar Products Used:
Fox Talas RLC, Rock Shox 454 Pike, miscellaneous Marz forks.
Bike Setup:
08 Banshee Pyre, XT parts
Bottom Line:
I have mainly rode bigger forks for the last few years and was a bit leary about going to shorter travel fork but wanted to build up a bike for more 'epic' riding. I wanted a 20mm through axle too so that narrowed the field down too. I decided to be a guinea pig and test out the Minute Elite as it fit most of the requirements I was looking for, and was interested to see if the Hayes buyout and US assembly has made a difference in QC. I am aware that there have been a couple of very small issues in the earlier runs but that Manitou has been making changes as they go (for instance they are now going with a stiffer top out spring, and have changed the design of a washer, like I said - small).
I am pretty impressed at this point, time will tell of course, but it seems a different fork than those of the 'Manipoo' era.
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