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Description:The Six is designed for the entry-level rider who doesn’t want to sacrifice performance. Key features include 28.6 mm stanchions, convertible travel from 80 mm to 100 mm and a new Reverse Arch casting.
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Submitted by
Corbinder
a Downhiller
from Williams Lake BC Canada
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | snakes n' ladders | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Red Shreds | | Strengths: | Has great damping and can handle all the bumps and smaller jumps. | | Weaknesses: | Mine was waaaayyyy too stiff. The fork didnt go down when i peddled (at all) but for some reason it went down for the bumps?????????? | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou Splice Comp | | Bike Setup: | I got a new bike since i had these forks but this is my current on- >.243,6 inch hydraulic disc brakes, 2003 marzocchi dirt jumper ones (5.5 inches) and double track rims and all those goodies. | | Bottom Line: | all in all its a good fork and i would recommend it to beginner and intermediate riders but like one guy said earlier: upgrade if you want to hit bigger jumps! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Neal Robinson
a Downhiller
from Oregon City
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | 5mile butte | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | It is a very good entry level suspension fork if you have it set up right for you. It takes bumps in trails very well. I have never had it bottom out on me after I set it up for my weight. | | Weaknesses: | There is non really. I'm a bike tech and I have worked on suspension a lot and a lot of the bad reviews on this product are simply adjustments that need to be made internally, take it to a bike shop let them take a look. Also some are improper usage this is mainly for single track trails and light jumping otherwise you will blow it up and risk hurting yourself. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock shock | | Bike Setup: | k2 zed 3.0 frame , Hayes hydraulic disk brakes | | Bottom Line: | Good entry level suspension that if you find yourself wanting to take bigger jumps and ride harder trails you should upgrade your fork | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Matt Vogel
a Cross Country Rider
from Fruita Co United States
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Holy Cross | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Over The Edge Sports | | Strengths: | great for roads | | Weaknesses: | bottoms out way to easily and has no rebound. Terrible in cold weather. | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M80. Its been great to me. | | Bottom Line: | This fork is terrible i enjoy racing but it's difficult when your forks do not work properly. It makes trails harder and it is not easy on the shoulders and wrists. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
yamm efef
a Racer
from yon,yeah,usa
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | 1200 | | Strengths: | its an amazing fork the best in its class | | Weaknesses: | n/a | | Similar Products Used: | manito trvis | | Bike Setup: | m3 | | Bottom Line: | its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing its amazing | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Furey
a Weekend Warrior
from Saint Louis, MO, USA
Date Reviewed: April 18, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Really plush. goood 100mm and adjustable rebound. If you don't ride very aggressive rider. just roll over rocks, Its a very plush fork that soaks up the tiny bumps. | | Weaknesses: | too soft for my style of riding. It always bottoms out on 2foot+ drops and other rough hits. its becoming flexible and weak after 2 years of use. Coil spring on one side only. Just fragile. | | Similar Products Used: | n/a | | Bike Setup: | Giant Iguana. Hayes Mechanical Disk. Shimano Deore shifters and derailure. | | Bottom Line: | Its ok but just needs to be tougher. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Van Horton
a Racer
from newburg, PA
Date Reviewed: April 8, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Merves bike shop | | Strengths: | nice for racing and jumping | | Weaknesses: | wieght is a little high | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M80 | | Bottom Line: | well, andrew sutherland i have a raleigh M80 and it only ways 27 pounds with many extras including a topeak rack so i dont know what you have on it but learn how to ride a bike.... this shock is fine i like the 80mm to 100mm adjustment and design. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
aljonn lacerna
a Weekend Warrior
from canada
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | seven hills, brunette park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | dick's | | Strengths: | well now that i've riden it and everything nothing really except for trails and a little of dirt jumping | | Weaknesses: | at first i thought the fork is good but it not as good as i thought. there not much travel on it | | Bike Setup: | iron horse warrior disc | | Bottom Line: | it's an ok fork | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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andrew sutherland
a Racer
from schwenksville, pa, united states
Date Reviewed: October 20, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | the newly cleaned up bear creek trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | bikeshop jeffersonville | | Strengths: | well uhhhh ummm errrr it takes the sting out of bumps.... | | Weaknesses: | everything!!!!!! it is soo bad i broke it on a log jump after comeing down it suckssss | | Similar Products Used: | too many | | Bike Setup: | raleigh m80 it is a good bike except for the fork is what makes it 31 lbs... | | Bottom Line: | sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks the absalute worst fork ive eveir tryed if it came on your bike than get rid of it now and if u want a good value fork..dont get this for hevan sakes im 12 years old and 115 lbs and i can bottom it out when eveir i want so dont bye please | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Macca
a Weekend Warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | well it works, i hav tried a few dif forks on mates bikes and in my opinion this isnt as bad as some ppl are saying, im over 100kg and i can only make it bottom out over 5-6ft drops, for the price paid(came with bike and only paid an extra $50 over stock standard forks!) it is more than worth it! | | Weaknesses: | more than a bit of a pain in the ass to change the travele. | | Similar Products Used: | rockshox, fox racing | | Bike Setup: | KHS Alite 600 w manitou six sport shocks and mosh plate pedals | | Bottom Line: | for the price certainly worth it, but im definatly going to upgrade when i have some spare money. definatly a must for beginer leval or weekend riders, if ya gunna be going hard tho, dont buy these | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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aljonn lacerna
a
from windsor
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | dicks (stock with bike) | | Strengths: | i thought it isn't so bad that its soft and i even thought it wass stiff if you adjust it(probably because i weigh 110lbs) im only 14 years old and have just started riding and i think this is a good fork probably for begginers like me or light riders | | Weaknesses: | none found yet | | Similar Products Used: | none i'm new to riding | | Bike Setup: | ironhorse warrior disc everything stock | | Bottom Line: | its a good fork in my opinion and i'd say it can take some small drops, and as everyone says it is a good begginer fork and its cheap(keeps the price of the bike down) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ARCHANGEL
a Weekend Warrior
from West Jordan, Utah, USA
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | all freeride | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | none. | | Weaknesses: | Everything, adjusting travel on it really sucks. You'll need gloves to get a grip. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shoxx JUDY II, INDY C | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh M80(don't buy) | | Bottom Line: | This is a horrible shock even for a entry level shock. It came stock on my bike and I should have chucked it in the garbage first thing. The shock bottoms out when you sit on the bike. I'm not the lightest rider but I'm for damn sure not the heaviest. The shock sucks if your thinking of buying the shock by itself forget about it. Save your money and get a better quality shock (Rock Shoxx. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Andrew
a
from Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | tight cowtrails in ravines | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Great bang for your buck. Fine for trails and small jumps. | | Weaknesses: | its soooo soft and bottoms so easy and I'm only 135lbs | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Giant Iguana Disc '04, Deore comps., | | Bottom Line: | It's so soft that I lose about two inches just sitting on it. I took it off a bout 5 foot drop landing right but it popped the soft/stiff screw on top right off. It still screws in but I can't set it anymore. It was even on the 100mm setting. It is hard to change the travel setting. It has always worked great on trails since its soft and soaks up most everything. Great bang for your your buck but definetly not meant for big drops. It has started me out great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Page
a Cross Country Rider
from Manchester
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | rooley moor | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Leisure Lakes | | Strengths: | Good fork, looks nice, bargin compared to most forks with a 100mm travel. They have adjustable travel 80-100mm for going up the hard hills and enough travel to eliminate the bumps roots and rocks on the downhills. | | Weaknesses: | Rebound may be a little on the slow side. | | Similar Products Used: | sr suntour m600, marzocchi comp air | | Bike Setup: | Orange gringo, mavic mx317 rims on deore hubs, wtb wierwolf 2.1 tyres, shimano hydraulic disk brakes, hope headset. | | Bottom Line: | Good fork for the money, looks nice, great starter/intermediate fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan Snook
a Weekend Warrior
from Corona Ca
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Sky Line | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | on line | | Strengths: | Good beginer fork for the $ | | Weaknesses: | Flex under pedal Verrrrrry Soft | | Bike Setup: | Mongoos Wing pro/Xtr running gear/XT shifters & Lvers/Sh Lx cranks/Avid Disk/Rock sh rear sid shock/ | | Bottom Line: | Good beginner shock any thing more than verrrrrry light hits your gona over work it but then again its light on the wallet.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evan
a Weekend Warrior
from pickering ontario canada
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | my sick trials | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | bay cycle | | Strengths: | travels.... i guess
it will soak up most stuff on the trail | | Weaknesses: | dont get me started with this pile. it sinks in about 20 - 30 mm just by sitting on the bike, and im only 120lbs. I have it set on hardest and still it is sooo soft. you can bottom it out easily by pressing down hard enough. | | Similar Products Used: | i dunno i havent riden too many 80mm forks | | Bike Setup: | giant iguana, manitou black, 8" front rotor, shorter stem | | Bottom Line: | If you are looking for a high performance fork and you were considering the manitou six, ew ur stupid. this thing is by far the softest fork in i have ever ridden. The good thing is that it soaks up lots of bumps and stuff on the trail. its way to soft for freeride and even a bit soft for XC. It is as if the springs ( if there r any i dont know ) r made of butter. Its possible that you can fix it but will always be a low end 80 mm fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: September 26, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Buckwallow | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Silent Sports | | Strengths: | Good bang for the buck. | | Weaknesses: | A little soft and can bottom out. | | Similar Products Used: | None... this is my first suspension fork. | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Giant Iguana Disc. | | Bottom Line: | I got this fork as a stock component on my bike.
It's not bad and has held up to what I've thrown at it.
It comes really soft from the factory so get it stiffened up.
Even now though, with my 180lb weight, if I push down hard enough, I can bottom the fork out.
The fork; however, is a good fork. There are better forks out there but for the price that I've seen, it does the job well.
I'm not a free-rider and don't plan to take it off 6 foot drops. The furthest I've gone was on a trail from a rock which was about 4 feet high. But I landed tail first so it was all good.
This fork isn't for 6 foot jumps but does a great job for me on very technical trails and the occasional medium-height freefall | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Darwick
a Cross Country Rider
from Germantown, MD
Date Reviewed: August 24, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Schaeffer Farm | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Cheap. For the price, the quality is all you can expect. It does what a beginner shock is designed to do: travel. It goes up and down. For minor occurances the shock has no problems. | | Weaknesses: | I had no problems with the fork for the first 8 months. After that, I began to notice that it just didn't really "soak up" the bumps and roots as well as it used to. As a result, I began to feel my rides for a lot longer than i wished. The insides of my arms (lower biceps) would continually ache from the lack of smoothness in the shock. You will feel a majority of the trail, especially real rocky ones. Despite my pains from the degrading quality of the shock, i continue to ride it until my new FS comes along. | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Giant Iguana Disc w/ TIME ATAC XS pedals and Mythos XC tires. Bar ends also added along with new grips. Not worth upgrading anything else yet. | | Bottom Line: | If you are going to be an agressive rider, do NOT use this shock. You will be very disapointed. In 8 months i practically blew out the shock, and it was only on moderate trails as well. I have little adjustability left and i swear that my arms are still doing most of the work. But if budget is not on your side, and you are just beginning to get into this sport, this shock is perfect. As you start to progress into racing or just more treacherous trails, shy away from this fork. Something with a little smoother suspension will give you a much smoother ride (suprise) and as a result your bike will take less abuse. And this will help in the long run as well.
I gave teh fork a 4 for value because it is a beginner fork. So if your bike comes with it, its probably not a bad deal. But i wouldn't go out of my way to look for a bike with this particular fork on it. Overall, i gave it a three. Even though i despise teh fork for its short life, i did ride agressively and i think a tamer rider would get a longer riding time with it. Hope this helped. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jake
a Cross Country Rider
from West Chester, PA
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Woodlawn | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came on bike | | Strengths: | Helps take the edge off of rocky trails, looks nice, pretty efficient | | Weaknesses: | I guess I really shouldn't say anything here. This really is a decent fork, but II disagree w/ the previous review in saying that this fork feels like higher quality forks. It feels nothing like a fox of even the Judy TT on my sisters bike, the Judy is stiffer and more linear | | Similar Products Used: | none, first suspension of any kind on an mtb | | Bike Setup: | Giant Iguana Disc, Six Sport (w/ soft spring kit), eggbeaters, titec bar, Deore cranks, Fire Xc Pro's, barends | | Bottom Line: | This fork has served me well for it's year of hard use. I just started racing tis year, and like this fork a lot. But as I said before this ain't no Fox. They are much stiffer and more linear. But that's another review
Overall, a good fork for the price | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Strickland
a Racer
from Birmingham, Alabama
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Double Oak Trail...Oak Mtn. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Cahaba Cycles | | Strengths: | Good Strong Fork...After you break it in (approx. 20 hrs of riding) i is a great plush fork...its worth getting the sport instead of the regular six because w/ the sport you get 20 extra mm | | Weaknesses: | takes 20 hrs 2 break in...i guess any fork does... | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Judy TT...I like the manitou more | | Bike Setup: | 2004 Gary FIsher Marlin...Manitou 6...Shimano Deore Components | | Bottom Line: | It feels like alot of more expensive forks...even though it came with the bike i would price it at around maybe 200 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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