Manitou's Minute line offers their new stable platform valve (SPV), one of the most sophisticated damping technologies ever developed. With SPV, your fork is extremely active, soaking up bumps, but highly resistant to pedal induced bob.
Submitted by
trooper
a Cross Country Rider
from finland Date Reviewed: October 28, 2007
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
et-sports
Strengths:
light, stiff enough for trail riding and good damping. with almost minimum spv pressure doesn't bob too much and still is quite plush.
Weaknesses:
spv had to be chanced to evolve version after 1 year of use because damping disappeared completely. needs maintenance quite much to work properly, seems like complete service once a year is needed.
Similar Products Used:
old rs sid, 2003 mrz mx comp 105, 2004 mrz drop off 2
good fork once the spv was changed to evolve unit. first thought of riding it for one year and changing to another fork but it felt pretty good after upgrade so i rode it for 3 years and it felt good. compared to drop off 2 of my other bike not near as plush or stiff but still good for xc/trail kind of riding and alot lighter.
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Submitted by
Emery
a Weekend Warrior
from Birmingham, AL USA Date Reviewed: August 15, 2007
Favorite Trail:
OMSP
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Strengths:
Well, been the fork almost exclusively for coming up to 4 years now. I service with new lube 1x year and put in new seals from Enduro last year but didn't really need to. Still as good as it was and I think MBA ran some bad set up PSI's in some old issues. It does matter if you set your psi's in the 105 or the 130 setting. I set in them in the 105 setting and flip to 130 on some downhill sections. for 180-190lb rider, 35-45psi in SPV side, 100-110 in the other, pre load all the way out to zero and 50/50 rebound or whatever. This is a good starting point. If you flip to 130, you are really adding more "sag" (@3/4"travel) if you do not add more air to the main chamber. I feel a noticable difference between 100 and 110 with the 110 firming up the front end while the 100psi is more plush but the front end kinda "wallows" in hard burms. Guess I should try 105psi.
Weaknesses:
Too durable as a trailbike fork as I want a reason to buy a new bike! Oh well, I wouldn't hesitate to buy a new BlurLT and put on the 4 year Minute 3.
Similar Products Used:
I have forgotten how the others felt....that's a good thing.
Bike Setup:
See previous post and I have upgraded most components.
Bottom Line:
I have heard that OME from bike manufacturers may use internally downgraded forks to keep pricing low. I paid full price as an aftermarket item and maybe this could be why this fork has done so well and why some others have had issues. Just speculatin'.
PS I had to upgrade the chilis with time.
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Submitted by
JJ
a Weekend Warrior
from Canyon Lake, TX, USA Date Reviewed: November 7, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Madrone
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$350.00
Purchased At:
Greenfishsports
Strengths:
Adjustable travel, plush ride, long life between rebuild/replacement. Low maintenance
Weaknesses:
bottom fitting and setting dial busts off when hit by rocks.. Nothing should be on the bottom of a shock except a bash guard.
Similar Products Used:
Rock Shox Judy
Bike Setup:
Marin Attack Trail
Bottom Line:
Good shock for the money. Does what it is supposed to. Low maintenance. Better than Fox. Just has bad location for fittings / settings dial.
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Submitted by
Neal Fix
a Weekend Warrior
from Penticton, BC, Canada Date Reviewed: October 28, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Porc Rim
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Good smooth travel, not much pedal bob, easy to set up as per instructions found on line.
Weaknesses:
Right hand fork blew up in the first week of riding by my wife.
Similar Products Used:
Rock Shox Psylo Race and SL, Rock Shox XC, 888
Bike Setup:
5 inches travel, all mountain XT
Bottom Line:
Fork only lasted about a week in Moab. Could not handle 6inch drops by a light weight rider. Sent back to Manitou by local bike shop at home on our return. Set up was as per manual downloaded from the web. All the stuffing came out of the top on one side and the oil followed rapidly. Very annoying and hard to get the oil out of cloths. All three rock shox have been to moab and back a few times with no problems.
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Submitted by
Emery
a Weekend Warrior
from Mountain Brook, AL USA Date Reviewed: December 7, 2005
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At:
Phat Tire
Strengths:
Two travel settings, 105 great for flats and climbing, 130 awesome for gnarly cross country 1-3' drops and hits. Solid fork with plush reliable action. Always quiet never had "knocking". Looks sharp, reverse arch, minimal stickers, highly adjustable for riding style and rider wt.
Weaknesses:
Stock first run production sloppy assembly and missing blue dampening knob, oil leak, immediately replaced by factory. Once I did minimal service, oil change and torquing re-assembly, fork performance was extremely smooth.
Similar Products Used:
RS Psylo with firm spring, RS Quattro, Judy
Bike Setup:
SC Blur set up for aggressive trail work, 5th Element Air just replaced with 2006 Pushed Fox RP3
Bottom Line:
I weigh 180 and run 100psi and 45 psi in SPV....smooth as butter. Think too many are running high pressures and may need to check oil levels internally. Has far outlasted the 5th Element Air Shock(3 rebuilds/failures 2 years). I would buy it again although I wish Push or HippieTech offered some aftermarket internal upgrades since it appears this fork will be lasting for a long time.
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Submitted by
Robert Joynt
a Weekend Warrior
from New Zealand Date Reviewed: November 18, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Woodhill Forest
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At:
Supergo
Strengths:
Price
Weaknesses:
not stiff enough for my 220lbs body
Similar Products Used:
RS SID, Fox 26 RC2
Bike Setup:
Intense 5.5 evp
Bottom Line:
I got the knocking too, I believe it's the SPV valve. I have had the SPV replaced under warrenty and I'm now selling the fork. It's not a bad fork, but for my size---I decided to upgrade and spend a lot more money on a '05 FOX 36 RC2
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Submitted by
Wilhelm
a Cross Country Rider
from Leipzig Germany Date Reviewed: June 18, 2005
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
good looks, SPV does what it is suppused to do, keeps air and oil inside ;.)...
Weaknesses:
sticker peel off, rebound knob hard to turn, knocking in the fork when pressure in SPV is under 55 psi, nosediving (compression damping full in and still to soft) or weak small bump absorption....very difficult to find a setup that gets anywhere near the pushness of my old cheap JUDY SL...
Similar Products Used:
Judy SL, EFC (a decade ago..)
Bike Setup:
cheap mailorder linkage-bike with swinger 3 in the rear, Magura LouiseFR and full XT.
Bottom Line:
Either you get plush performance with knocking sounds or weak small bump absorption - very difficult to find the right setup. I weigh 200lbs, SPV under 55psi is unrideable and main chamber is 80-110psi (still searching the best setup).
I really hate that the crown and/or casting are slightly misadjusted (or whatever). This makes the bike drive to the left- not that much, but......
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Submitted by
Neville Bailey
a Cross Country Rider
from Hong Kong Date Reviewed: March 20, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Tai Mo Shan
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
Friendly bikes Mui Wo
Strengths:
Plush. Rides well.
Weaknesses:
Knocking sound when the fork "tops out" with normal air pressure settings.
Similar Products Used:
Fox.
Bike Setup:
NRS
Bottom Line:
Good Shok. However.....Does anyone have a fix for the knocking sound ? I have spoken to several riders using the same shok, all noticing the same noise. I weight 185lbs, and run 170 psi and 50psi. If I reduce below 170psi the shok knocks continuously. Unfortunately at 170psi it is not as plush as it needs to be. Reducing the SPV side below 50 psi does the same thing.
Overall its a very nice shok, and the noise has not detracted from the performance.
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Submitted by
Kyle
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, Colorado, USA Date Reviewed: March 5, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Still Looking
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
Local Bike Shop
Strengths:
Extremely smooth and plush travel, with the SPV (stability platform valve) performing what it promises. Lots of adjustment options.
Weaknesses:
Expensive, can be difficult to dial in.
Similar Products Used:
Fox Float, Manitou Minute 1
Bike Setup:
Intense Tracer, mavic cross max enduro, hays disc brakes, assortment of components, etc...
Bottom Line:
I bough this fork while I was building up my current bike with my local bike shop. The sales guy had to talk me into the fork because it was so expensive; I was originally looking to get the Minute 1. After some discussion I realized it was the fork that made the most sense for my type of riding and cross country/trail riding bike I was building.
If you are planning on purchasing this fork you need to plan on getting a shock pump as well so you can play with the pressure and rebound to get comfortable with the fork and what feels best to you. I have to recommend not going crazy and putting to much pressure in this fork to make it stable when hammering on the peddles, that’s what the SPV design is for and if you put in tons of pressure to make it solid it will ride like hell over small bumps. If you expect no bob in this fork even when out of the saddle sprinting you are not going to find it.
I ride my Minute 3 in the 130mm setting almost all the time. It is an unbelievable fork for descending, it eats up everything, is very stiff (of course I am not a very heavy rider at 170) and takes corners like a pro. I love how progressive the travel is in this fork, about a week after I got I was riding a trail with 1 - 3 foot drops in it and I launched off the trail into a rock garden, not only did the fork take the initial drop it guided my through the rocks with ease. This subsequently kept me on the bike, which was appreciated.
I don’t usually adjust to the 100mm setting when climbing for a few reasons, one is because when I am riding I don’t want to get off my bike and switch it to that setting and also because I find it still climbs excellently in the 130mm setting with the assistance of the SPV. If I am going on a road ride or know that a particular trail will include a long steady climb I will usually switch to the 100mm setting to take advantage of the additional stiffness.
Overall the Minute 3 is a great fork if you don’t mind paying for it and devoting some time to getting it set up properly (you might want to enlist the help of a LBS if you are having trouble). I would not recommend this fork to the hard core cross country racer so much as a trail rider. The ability to adjust the amount of travel is great but cross country riders shouldn’t expect to get this fork and ride it in the 100mm setting all the time nor should they expect it to be ultra rigid for serious cross country racing applications. But for general trail riding and even some urban thrashing this fork is tough to beat.
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Submitted by
G.K.
a Cross Country Rider
from Phoenix Date Reviewed: September 12, 2004
Favorite Trail:
National - South Mountain
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$350.00
Purchased At:
Supergo
Strengths:
Mucho travel, lots of fine tuning options.
Weaknesses:
Fine tuning is taking some patience.
Similar Products Used:
None really similar, just the stock Manitou Six 80mm that came on the bike.
That aside, I am loving the change in geometry the increase in travel has caused. Normal single-track handling feels just as sharp as it did before except the front end doesn't feel as skiddish. I was concerned that the ascending ability would be compromised and that the front wheel would start to wander up some fo the nastier climbs, but it doesn't.
The fork is very smooth and quiet (the stocker made a 'phst' sound on a good sized hit). The 130mm option is beautiful! I just flip the switch before a long nasty downhill and it improves stability, handling, and keeps me behind the handlebars (where God intended). It even feels a bit softer initially in the 130mm setting, which is definitely a good thing since I only use it on downhills.
I had been lusting after this fork for a long time and when I saw $300 off MSRP...well, that's all she wrote.
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Submitted by
Ghost Rider
a Weekend Warrior
from Kuopio, Finland Date Reviewed: September 9, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Puijon eri reitit
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
Puijon Ski and Bike
Strengths:
Extremely stiff. 130mm of plushness. They're Beutiful!
Weaknesses:
Takes a while to break them in and the right settings are difficult to find.
Similar Products Used:
Rock shox - pyslo
Bike Setup:
Sram x.7 and x.9 XT + LX, Minute three front fork. Hard tail alu frame(!) Pro/RooX, Fizik saddle.
Bottom Line:
Extremely good fork. Recommend this product to every trail rider out there! Just spend a little more money on a fork and it won't let you down.
Free Riders: Don't buy it, isn't durable enough - Go for a Sherman
Trail riders: GET IT!
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Submitted by
Jim
a Cross Country Rider
from Aspen, CO Date Reviewed: August 17, 2004
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Bottom Line:
This in update to my earlier posting:
Now that I have had a chance to put some miles on this fork I'd like to make some recommendations on setup. I weigh 180, ride aggressively and do 1-2 ft drops occasionally. The air presure is measured at the 130 mm setting:
SPV chamber: 50 psi Main air spring: 110 psi Rebound adjuster: all the way out
With these settings, the fork shines. I was using way too much air in the main spring before. The fork only bobs when hammering (standing) but c'mon: this should be expected. It is ridiculous to expect small bump performance AND complete anti-bob from any fork. I'm amazed at how many fellow riders are setting their forks up WAY too stiff to counteract a little bob. Small bump performance is CRUCIAL to great handling, yet people are so fixated on a little movement when sprinting. What's up with that?
It is important to note that the spring rate changes significantly at the 100mm setting. The fork is meant to be used predominantly in the 130mm setting. Make sure to check the pressures in that setting, follow these setting guiddeline and you'll love the fork.
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Submitted by
Blaine
a
from Los Angeles, CA Date Reviewed: June 28, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Walker Ranch
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
Supergo
Strengths:
It's pretty.
Weaknesses:
Paint peels and travel adjustment breaks.
Similar Products Used:
Manitou SX Ti
Bottom Line:
Just bought this shock at Supergo on Sunday. The first one they installed had peeling paint on the leg brace that was revealed after I pulled off the bubble wrap. The second one has a broken travel adjustment that causes the fork to make a horrible noise and lock out in the 100mm setting. Horrible. Returning it tomorrow to buy a Fox.
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Submitted by
Jim
a Cross Country Rider
from Aspen, Colorado, USA Date Reviewed: June 12, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Porcupine Rim, Moab Utah
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$339.00
Purchased At:
Answer Employee Accommodation
Strengths:
Torsional Rigidity, adjustability lightweight
Weaknesses:
Setup defined poorly in owners manual
Similar Products Used:
Almost every Rockshox product
Bike Setup:
Four bar linkage frame w/ disc brakes and Manitou Swinger Three Way at rear
Bottom Line:
Setup was a little tricky at first because the manual calls for sag. Well, forget about sag--it cannot be achieved. I called Answer products and spoke with the technical rep who told me to put 40 psi in the SPV valve, backed the chamber all the way out, put 150 in the main air chamber (I weigh 180) and the rebound adjuster 1/2 turn out from slowest. The fork felt really firm at this setting when pushing down on it in my driveway. But when I got it on the trail it was achieving almost full travel at the 100mm setting and was very smooth. It does not shine on small bump sensitivity yet but I think thi is largely related to the tightness of the new bushings and should improve with break-in (Answer recommends 20 hours). Don't expect both small bump sensitivity AND no pedal induced bob. Though SPV does a pretty good job of REDUCING bob, you simply can't have the best of both worlds with this fork. I recommend living with a little bob and getting all the plushness this fork has to offer.
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Submitted by
Pic-n-Sav
a Weekend Warrior
from Mission Viejo, Ca Date Reviewed: May 26, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Porcupine Rim
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
BeyondBikes.com
Strengths:
Weight, Stiffness, Adjustability
Weaknesses:
Adjustability, leaks oil
Similar Products Used:
RS Psylo
Bike Setup:
ID w/xo shifters and der.,Hayes mag+, Ryno lites w/ King hubs, Thompson stem and post, WTB saddle, Easton bar
Bottom Line:
Not feeling the Love. I weigh 200 lbs and ride cross country. I want plush downhill more than anti-bob. I have tried several settings, here is my current: Main 100psi, SPV 40 psi, Volume backed out, Rebound fastest. This setup gives me the most travel but feels like a jakehammer over rocks or stutters. My Psylo weighs more and flexes more but it gave me the plushness I wanted. If wanted to know, the SPV works like they say. I would not recommed this fork.
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Submitted by
Stevan Gajic
a
from Houston, TX Date Reviewed: May 25, 2004
Giant VT1 frame with Swinger 4-way, XT front derailur, SRAM X.0 rear. X9 trigger shifters. Avid 203mm rotors with BBDB brakes and FR-5 levers. Sun SingleTrack wheels with XT hubs. Minute 3 fork, FSA headset, FSA FR200 stem, Truvativ bars and seatpoast.
Bottom Line:
The fork flexes alot but seems to perform well. I've got the SPV tuned stiffer than the manufacturer recomends and a little less sag than recomended (which no doubt contributes to the crown flex) becuase my bike had an excessive amount of nosedive under hard braking. Granted the 135mm stem contributes to that but it makes the bike a good climber. Anyway, during sprints down singletrace or out of the seat climbs the fork just settles in it's travel and dosen't bob, which is what it's supposed to do. Some considered it a bad thing that the spring rate stiffens when you change the travel but I found it good in specific situations. I rode a VT1 with the minute 1 which was WAY to softly spring which is why I went with the three. Anyway, the fork can handle the occasional 4 ft drop fine, is a beautifull descender and gives the SPV rear a balanced feel. Not bad for trail riding and blasting down singletrack. If you're building an all mountain bike, it's a good way to go. For a more agressive rider A Z150SL may be a better way to go. It does what it says it will.
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Submitted by
mtn hack
a Cross Country Rider
from fort collins, CO, USA Date Reviewed: May 23, 2004
Favorite Trail:
horsetooth mtn park
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$499.00
Purchased At:
cambria
Strengths:
SPV, Fairly lightweight, 130mm travel, setup
Weaknesses:
100mm travel (see below), setup. Should have opted for minute 2 (or spent more for one of the forx...?)
The initial setup is difficult to dial in and 6weeks in, I am still figuring it out. The good part of this is that you can change things (spring) and make such drastic differences. Now the bad. I bought this fork as a XC racer (sport class) with the intention of having a 100mm race fork with the ability to free ride occasionally with the 130mm setting. After talking with manitou rep, he said to ignore the 3-Step Setup on the website and use higher spring pressure. I weigh 160-165 so the pressure is recommended to be 80psi. He said to ride somewhere around 130psi. This eliminated the brake dive and gave the ride I am use to as far as stiff. However, he told this fork was NOT meant to be ridden hard in the 100mm setting. Only for climbs and some road stuff. He said the internal lock will disintegrate within a couple of months. So I have been riding everything in the 130mm with 120psi and 50psi in the spv with the volume backed all the way out. It rides really well, but I didn't want that long of travel for the races...SHt
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Submitted by
Daniel
a Weekend Warrior
from Motor City Date Reviewed: May 20, 2004
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
Cambria
Strengths:
Loads of smooth progressing travel. Adjust to practically any riding condition. SPV works well...no fork bob when climbing in the saddle. Fairly lightweight for a 130mm travel fork.
Weaknesses:
SPV is not quite as locked down as inertia valve designs like Fox...but I'm not sure that is a bad thing. Expensive.
Similar Products Used:
Fox air, Marz Bombers, Black Elite.
Bike Setup:
Giant VT-1 with rear Manitou Swinger 4-way with SPV.
Bottom Line:
Quite literally, the best shock I've ever used. A great compromise between plush travel and lack of pedal bob. Before running a "Stable Platform Shock" I would have to run way my shocks with way to much air in the front end when I wanted to reduce bob, making the ride much more jarring. Now I can have the best of both worlds. Standing up and hammering or heavy braking will overwhelm the SPV, but that is the compromise to get smoothness. Staying seated for climbs is more efficient anyway.
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Submitted by
grant
a Weekend Warrior
from long beach, ca Date Reviewed: February 15, 2004
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At:
phat tire
Strengths:
Long plush travel with that initial firmness I love SOOOOOOO much!
Weaknesses:
Travel adjustment is on bottom of the leg, (ok I'm reaching here) Stickers on this thing are terrible.....I took 'em off before I installed it
Similar Products Used:
Psylo (a very comparable fork on a lower level)
Bike Setup:
Giant VT2, Avid Juicy, Xt hubs
Bottom Line:
Great piece of work! I'm not used to this plushness so I thought something was wrong!!!
Performance is as advertised. I agree with others that it still brake dives, but it is like my rear swinger 4-way spv shock: they both really help with pedal induced bob (especially when seated) but do not 100% completely eliminate it. That's ok for me since I never get out of the saddle to hammer, I just stay seated.
The setup is a bit complex, but I'm a prop head anyway. Word to the wise: see www.answerproducts.com and there is a window for "3 easy steps to spv setup." Follow these easy instructions and you are in the club. Go on a couple rides, note what you don't like, and fix it with your shock pump. Amother tip: if you don't do launches more than 3 - 4 feet vertical, back the 16mm red nut out, or you will be essentially wasting valuable travel.
This fork looks outsanding too (just get rid of the stickers) The controls are red or blue ano but don't look too "works." (that one guy is right: the blue rebound adjust feels a bit imprecise, like it's on a thin plast shaft that twists too easily).
And finally, as usual, you aren't getting every mm of travel they say you will ( I measured 121 mm out of the so called 130mm) but I'm sure we are all used to that by now, huh?
Is it worth $650 + tax + Shipping = $700+ ??? Is it??? I'll just say it's a chunk of change to part with, But you get what you pay for.
5 + 5 Steamin loafs
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Submitted by
FishMan
a Cross Country Rider
from Flagstaff, AZ, US Date Reviewed: February 8, 2004
Favorite Trail:
anything in sedona
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At:
trade in for old dead fork
Strengths:
Nice smooth, full travel. Light for a fork in it's travel class. 100 or 130mm adjustability nice for a "trail" bike. SPV works pretty well, especially when sitting.
Weaknesses:
brake dive, doesn't seem to work as well as the Fox F100X, SPV ain't perfect yet, too soft when pedaling out of the saddle.
Similar Products Used:
Q21R, '97 Judy SL, Mars C, SID Wold Cup
Bike Setup:
Titus Loco-Moto w/ Manitou Swinger 3-way, lots of XT, XTR and Chris King goodies. Set up to be kinda light.
Bottom Line:
This fork has twice the travel of any other fork I've owned so it's tough for me to compare. The extra travel eats up trail obsticals. Moving it up to the 130 mm setting is easy, and also jacks the front end of the bike up 30 mm which is great for decending and rough trails. I love this option, it is a blast to bomb down rocky trails on.
I probably should do some more tuning on this fork, maybe I can get it to feel just right. As is, there is too much brake dive. It seems the SPV works well, but if you have it set too high for efficiency it won't soak up bumps at slow speeds (and thus keep you climbing), which is one of the main reasons I went to a long travel FS bike over my short travel hard tail.
I test rode a Fox F100X last fall and it blew me away. Literally it was just down the block and back, but it was like riding rigid when I stood up and pedaled and very plush when I dropped off a curb. The Minute is not quite this good. It won't bob at all when seated. When you stand up and hammer, it definately bobs, but if you're careful and pull up on the bars instead of pushing down you can get it to effectivly lock out, so it can climb very well but takes some finess.
If you are looking for a straight 100 mm fork and have the money I'd go with the F100X hands down. The Minute Three is a little cheeper, and has the 130mm option, so if efficency isn't as important as travel then go for it. I wanted some options so I'm glad I bought the Minute.
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Submitted by
Aki Rask
a Weekend Warrior
from Espoo,Finland Date Reviewed: December 18, 2003
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At:
Southpark Cyclec NC
Strengths:
Super plush, still stable out of saddle, easily adjustable. No freezing problems in winter!!
Weaknesses:
Dives under hard braking, no matter the setup, Not the stiffest fork out there.
Similar Products Used:
RS Psylo Race, Marzocchi Z1, Fox Talas
Bike Setup:
SC Heckler 03 5th Element XTR Thomson Easton Crossmax
Bottom Line:
A friend of mine has Minute 2.00 and it fully exploded after 1 hour riding :( Mine one has been better than perfect so far, but let's see whether the quality is as good or not after 6 months finnish winter!
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Submitted by
Marc Castejón
a
from Mallorca, Spain Date Reviewed: December 4, 2003
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$800.00
Strengths:
Travel, weight, stiffness and response...
Weaknesses:
A bit pricey.. at least here in Spain. The feeling of the damping controller... it feels a bit imprecise
Similar Products Used:
NONE!!! very different from my BLACK ELITE 03
Bike Setup:
Custom scott gzero fx 10 '03... disc brakes.. shimano xt.. '04 xt crankset (super stiff)and bla bla bla...
Bottom Line:
If you have money enough to spend in a fork like this.. go for it!!! I'm heavy, 1.81 cm tall and I weight 95 kilos.. and no problem with this fork... is plush when you need it and stable when tou needed too.... SPV is a great invent... I highly recommend it.
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