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TechnoDude94
a Cross Country Rider
from Kuala LumpurDate Reviewed: January 22, 2010
Strengths: Incredibly light but stiff! I was shocked to find out that it was only 1.55 kg after the steerer tube was cut to fit my geometry!Weaknesses: No weaknesses yet for the past 1 month.Bottom Line: This fork is an excellently priced when compared to it's counterparts from Rock Shox or Fox but can definitely perform as well as it's counterparts and may be lighter than some of it's counterparts. However, it's stanchions are pretty thin/narrow (but doesn't bother me cause I'm not an aggressive-rider).
Favorite Trail: FRIM/KDCF/Kiara/Kemensah
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: Other forks from Rock Shox/Fox.
Bike Setup: Frame: Rocky Mountain Element 30
Fork: Manitou R7 MRD Absolute
Brakes: Shimano XT BR-775 (Calipers)/BL-775 (Levers)/SM-RT78 (160mm Centre Lock Rotors)
Casette: Shimano XT CS-M770
Chain: Shimano XTR CN-7701
Crank: Shimano XT FC-M770
Front Derailleur: Shimano XT FD-M770
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XT Shadow RD-772-GS
Shifters: Shimano XT Rapidfire Plus SL-M770
Stem: Truvativ Sylo Team (Black)
Headset: Chris King NoThreadSet (Grey)
Handlebar: Race Face Next SL Riser (Carbon)
Grips: Da Bomb Holy (White)
Pedals: Da Bomb Napalm (White)
Saddle: WTB Pure V (Grey)
Seatpost: Da Bomb Hellfire XC (Black)
Wheelset: DT Swiss X1900 (1.9kg)
Tires: Hutchinson Python Tubeless Light (2.0")
Cyclometer: Topeak Panoram V12 Wide Screen (Wireless)
Pump: Topeak PocketShock DXG (Replica)
Light: Cateye HL-EL13, TL-LD 170
Bottle: Schwinn (750ml)
Bottle Cage: Merida Carbon MTB
Cable: Jagwire L3 for Derailleur (Red)
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aldous
a Cross Country Rider
from Brooklyn NYCDate Reviewed: December 2, 2009
Strengths: Crazy light, stiff, well made and good-lookin', on-the-fly lockoutWeaknesses: A little bobby/divey on full open.Bottom Line: Okay, I drank the Fox Kool-Aid along with every other XC geek, but after buying an R7 Super Absolute for my singlespeed (and loving it) I tossed the Fox (overweight and, IMHO, overhyped) and got the R7 MRD for my FS rig.
First, the thing looks hot in eye-scorching red (enough with the white forks already). It's well made, and after you break through the notchy first 20 hours or so, smoothly linear and surprisingly stiff for such skinny legs - it goes where you point it, sharp and sweet. And it's mad light - my 100mm travel fork, after cutting down the steerer tube, weighed in at 2.91 lbs. That's pretty much the lightest XC fork out there, and a good .5 lbs lighter than the old Fox.
The ride? Plush, soaking up little washboard stuff and big hits with equal confidence. The wide-open setting (there are 6 'clicks' on the easy-to-reach anodized adjustment knob, from super plush to fully locked out) causes a bit too much diving during heavy front braking, so I ride on the second click to tighten things up. Works well. The rebound adjustment set right in the middle seems to be the right balance between big boing and gentle return.
Manitou has their act together (I hear they're including a remote lockout on the 2010 models), and I'm surprised these forks are so under the radar given their excellent price/performance ratio. I heard there was a pesky clicking sound on earlier '07 models, but the engineers seem to have eliminated that with the new line. The simi bath seals are holding up really well, still keeping things slick without a top-off (and they never drooled like a toothless baby, unlike my Fox). The only comparable fork I've ridden in the past year is my bud's Magura Durin SL, which doesn't have full lockout and costs a little more.
This is a great XC/Race fork. Get one.
Favorite Trail: Blue Mountain
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$599.00
Purchased At: Tree Fort Bikes
Similar Products Used: Rock Shox from way back (a Quadra elastomer was my first shock), Fox Vanilla, earlier Manitou models
Bike Setup: Fully blinged Titus Racer X that's worth way more than my car
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Sanmarko4
a Racer
from LithuaniaDate Reviewed: August 20, 2009
Strengths: Great weight and looksWeaknesses: hard to setup rightBottom Line: Great fork
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$440.00
Purchased At: Ebay
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h2o-x
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WashingtonDate Reviewed: April 22, 2009
Strengths: Super light! Plush, floats through the little bumps, and sucks up the big hits. It handles easily and holds a line without issue. The fact that it so light, make it quick to point where you want it to go. The lock-out is easy to reach before I take on the steep climbs.Weaknesses: None so far. It rides great.Bottom Line: This fork is fantastic. It is so light that it's easy to throw around. The steering feels quicker than it did with the previous fork. I have ridden it on some really technical single track, and it has handled the small and medium hits very well. The few bigger drops have encountered have been no problem with this R7. Did I mention that it's light?!
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At: internet
Similar Products Used: Fox Talus, Rock Shox Sid, Mag 21 and Judy Race, Manitou Mars CL
Bike Setup: Stumpjumper M4
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deepersouth
a Cross Country Rider
from Cape Town, South AfricaDate Reviewed: December 9, 2008
Strengths: Exceptionally light, platform damping worksWeaknesses: Perhaps not the plushestBottom Line: Dramatically lighter than the competition, easy to lock out or just stiffen up on the fly with a flick of a solid-feeling lever. Beautiful candy apple paint job.
Not sure I've quite got the setup right, or done a enough breaking in, but it isn't especially plush over small bumps and it could arguably be a little stiffer. That said, it certainly steers precisely enough for me, I feel pretty confident pushing it hard into corners.
The caveats are minor, this is a brilliant race fork. For a more trail oriented bike I'd stick with Fox, or perhaps the Manitou Minute, which is still pretty light, but has 32mm stanchions.
As for the price - hey, it is cheaper than DT Swiss or Magura.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$700.00
Similar Products Used: Fox Float 32 RL
Bike Setup: Santa Cruz Blur XC, X.0, Stan's Wheels, other light stuff
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