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Description:The Skareb Super for '05 adds a remote lockout feature, so you can climb and sprint bob-free, and then open it up on the downhills. Same hollow crown and 28.6mm stanchions as the rest of the Skareb line, with Semi-Bath lubrication and Evil Genius seals to keep it working smooth. Reverse-Arch casting adds stiffness and keeps the fork tracking straight.
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Submitted by
Zack Geyer
a Racer
from Green Bay, WI, US
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | slickrock | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Stadium Bike | | Strengths: | Nice ride | | Weaknesses: | Everything, While racing the lockout is too much to think about because you have to reach down, Lockout went bad after a month and a half, and it stopped holding air after 3 months | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou R7, Rock Shox jett, and Rock Shox SID (best so far) | | Bike Setup: | Came on my o6 big sur | | Bottom Line: | fork is more hassle than what it is worth, i ended up sending it in to the company to get fixed and they just sent me the new R7 which was an awesome ride for about 4 months until the lockout broke (guy i know also had this happen to him). | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tater
a Cross Country Rider
from CENTRAL, PA
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Rocky Ones | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Superior Shock, No problems at all. I'm sure the R7 is exactly the same too. Manitou is the way to go. Just changed the oil in it after 2 years. I don't even think it needed it. | | Weaknesses: | Remote Lock-out is a piece of Sh*t. Just mount it on your handle bars for eye candy and ignore it. The cable will stretch and then fixing that doesn't look that easy. | | Similar Products Used: | Other Manitou forks | | Bike Setup: | Jamis with X9 | | Bottom Line: | Buy this if you can still find them or a similar Manitou product and you won't be sorry. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Logan Flores
a Weekend Warrior
from Tacoma washington
Date Reviewed: March 24, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | south sea tack | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | Performance bike | | Strengths: | This fork is amazing it holds up to anything if used properly iv hit ten foot drops with it. its adjustable its incredible | | Weaknesses: | change the spring out for more agressive riding like freeriding it always comes with a light get the heavy and your set | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi All mountain 1 | | Bike Setup: | cross bike reconfigured for freeride | | Bottom Line: | this fork is amazin gfor anything you want to do from freeriding to cross even road. it holds air okay its very adjustable and it light. BUY THIS FORK!!!!!!! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Erb
a Racer
from Phoenix AZ
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | 100 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | work | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Everything. Doesnt hold air after i pump it up, heavy, ugly, Seals blem riding it to work on the paved road only jumping off of curbs for a week. Just a wothless piece of crap like all of Manitous forks and shocks. | | Similar Products Used: | Sid, older judy, older manitous | | Bike Setup: | Racer x, xo drivetrain, maxm carbon bars, titus ti stem, king hubs laced to mavic 517 rims. | | Bottom Line: | Maniotu suks there products suck customr service sucks. I would suggest not buying manitou. They are a wast of money I also boght nixon comp and seals blem after riding a week. doing nothing over 4 foot drops. Buy fox or rock shox | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sXY
a Cross Country Rider
from Ljubljana, Slovenija EU
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Weight, price, lockout worked for me. Small bumb absoprtion is nice, but it fails at biger loads. | | Weaknesses: | Used to "point n' shoot" type of forks? Well.. if so, this fork will really dissapoint you. | | Similar Products Used: | Headshock fatty (super ultra DLR) | | Bike Setup: | C F600, XM819d wheels and ignitor 2.35 UST tyres | | Bottom Line: | This fork really dissapointed me. The small bump absorption is nice (better than headshock fattys), but anything bigger than that is way too much for it. Pumping up the pressure improves big bump absorption, but makes fork way too lazy. There is also even more annoying thing - bending of fork in high speed turns because of low stiffnes of fork (i weigh only 72kg).
Bottom line - if you like point and shoot kind of forks and if you ride technical singletracks, then avoid this fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hector
a Cross Country Rider
from US
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Brown Mtn, South Korea | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson | | Strengths: | This thing is really light and smooth. Relatively easy to service at home. It works much better now that I swapped the spring out for one that matches my weight. | | Weaknesses: | The original L.O. was plastic but Manitou replaced it with something metal. I thought the servicing instructions were rather confusing. I used the instructions from Enduro Seals' website and referenced the Manitou instructions every once in a while and everything worked out fine. After doing it just once I can do it w/o the instructions. | | Similar Products Used: | Cannondale Lefty | | Bike Setup: | Salvador SRT, Juicy 5's, Nobby Nics and X.9 Gripshifters | | Bottom Line: | Make sure you have the right spring,your fluid levels and air pressure are right on and this thing is gold. It works much better now that I swapped the spring out for one that matches my weight. It came with a spring for like a 190lb person and I'm 150.
I had some problems with the lock out at first but Manitous CS has been really super helpful. THE OIL LEVEL MUST BE CORRECT OR IT WON'T LOCK OUT! Also, check the cable tension if you have a remote LO. I used the instructions from Enduro Seals' website and referenced the Manitou instructions every once in a while and everything worked out fine. After doing it just once I can do it w/o the instructions. The instructions really should mention just how important the fluid level is and what problems low level causes, but they don't.
Ever since I fixed these small issues the fork has worked flawlessly. I'm really happy with it now.You can get them for a really good price at most places.
Manitou's Customer Service is the best. I use this for XC riding and some technical single track and it is great. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gary
a Weekend Warrior
from Sheung Shui, Hong Kong
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$256.00 | | Purchased At: | Chung Yung Bicycle | | Strengths: | Smooth, lock-out | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Judy | | Bike Setup: | Trek 8900, LX/XT Drivetrain, Mavic X618 | | Bottom Line: | Since Manitou dont have anymore SKAREB in 2006 already, so that you can find great value out in the stores who really wanna get rid of these forks. They perform just fine like those at the $400 to $500 range forks. The lock-out works fine and the suspensions never need to tune. Me and my friends like it. Smooth. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike allen
a Cross Country Rider
from san diego
Date Reviewed: April 14, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$260.00 | | Purchased At: | performace | | Strengths: | light weight, smooth, lockout | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | rockshock judy xc on older moab | | Bike Setup: | schwinn moab aluminum hardtail, xtr rear der., lx front, lx crankset, avid rim brakes, mavic wheelset, xt shifters, wtb headset, 3/4 of bike is new inc. frame | | Bottom Line: | so far this shock is really smooth and capable,the lockout is great and easy to use, i have compressed it a few times on some sketchy descents, but maybe it's that i am 200 lbs, overall i'm very happy on tight so cal. single track, i may be too heavy for this on loaded downhills or maybe just a dork with my technique, i would reccommend it for most folks, i'll update this review after the spring summer season. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh
a Weekend Warrior
from Sasebo, Japan
Date Reviewed: March 12, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | Love the remote lockout. It's pretty light too but my 30+ XC bike cancels this out. The reverse arch is pretty sexy for those who care about cosmetics. | | Weaknesses: | Needs pressurized before every ride or every day in order to keep it stiff. I use the bike to comute so this can get anoying. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Judy, Marzoochi MZ II | | Bike Setup: | '06 Kona Caldera | | Bottom Line: | So long as I keep it pressurized It's an amazing performer. It does however need to be charged quite a bit; I do it every morning as I use my XC bike to commute. On rougher terain it holds up well, rebounds very quickly doesn't bob up and down.
I wiegh 185 lbs and like to keep it at the full 300 psi. My Manitou shock pump works very well too and charging it with air is pretty easy.
A great fork and for half off MSRP it was a great buy. I just bought an '01 Schwinn Homegrown and plan on adding this fork to it.
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Submitted by
Murrocket
a Cross Country Rider
from Houston
Date Reviewed: March 1, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Ho-Chi-Minh Memorial Park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came stock on bike | | Strengths: | Light Weight, Plush Ride, Lock Out. | | Weaknesses: | None Yet | | Similar Products Used: | Too many to list... | | Bike Setup: | Stock '05 Fisher Big Sur with XTR/Bontrager Valiant Wheel Set. | | Bottom Line: | This Fork is smooth and if used properly it will do the job better than most. Mine is 100mm. It's light weight so it's probably not that great for huge drops and heavy riders, but for my weight (165 lbs.) it's perfect. I LOVE the Lockout which has worked perfectly for a year now. Mine is the standard lockout, on top of the stanction, rather than the handlebar mounted one, which might be why I have NOT experienced any problems with it. I'd recommend this fork to anyone who wants a smoth-riding, light weight, cross country fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian
a Racer
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Bottom Line: | This is just a follow up to my review from below. Manitou replaced the lock-out with a new one, which has been completely redesigned. Although it appears to be a better design (and all metal too!) I'm afraid that in the case of bad crash, it would break pretty easily. Only time will tell.
Overall though, I'm very happy Manitou replaced this without much hassle at all. Kudos to service there. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian
a Racer
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | pro deal | | Strengths: | Light weight, plush, stiffer than some other forks I've raced on (Rock Shox SID) | | Weaknesses: | Not nearly as nice of a ride as a Fox. Remote lockup, as most reviewers have now said, is a piece of cr$p. | | Bike Setup: | Kona King Kikapu w/ full XTR | | Bottom Line: | Overall the fork is pretty good. Good finish, metal parts (knobs and such) and light weight. That being said, I should never have raced a Fox last year, because nothing seems to compare (granted nothing compares to the price of a Fox either). Also, as more and more reviews can attest, the lock out really does suck. Nice idea, but flimsy and cheap. Oh, and my fork is now permanently locked out as well, but the Manitou customer service has so far made up for it and a new one is in the works.
If I had nothing to compare this fork to it'd probably get higher marks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Beñat Auzmendi
a
from Beasain
Date Reviewed: January 4, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | equiped with bike | | Strengths: | Superlight, blocking system works perfectly, looks good... pretty much everything´s fine | | Weaknesses: | Doesn´t handle very rough stuff very well in my opinion | | Bottom Line: | The fork is just perfect if you are not very heavy (say over 85 kg) and don´t ride in very rough places but it feels kinda weak for me and that´s why I´m going to switch to sth more heavy duty. It´s fine overall: it´s remarkably stiff for the weight it has, the ride is nice, damping is great... it just doesn´t give me the confidence I used to have with the rock shox duke I had in my old bike when going down in bad places. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean Kerrane
a Cross Country Rider
from Newark, DE
Date Reviewed: December 19, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | Light | | Weaknesses: | Remote lockout function is a total piece of sh*t. I ordered one of these forks from Jenson and it wouldn't lock out. They sent FedEX to pick it up and sent me out a new one. The next one came, seemed to work, installed it on the bike I've been building up for months and just when I'm about to go on my first ride, I put it in lock out mode and it won't UNlock this time. I like the feel of Manitou forks and their light weight but their remote lockout system absolutely sucks. It's the cheapest thing I've ever used in all my years of mountain biking. | | Bike Setup: | Santa Crux Blur XC | | Bottom Line: | Don't get this fork with the remote lockout. You'll be sorry. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
B
a Cross Country Rider
from Oakland, CA
Date Reviewed: December 16, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Weight (or lack thereof)
Plushness
Manitou support | | Weaknesses: | Remote lockout - terrible, terrible, terrible. The clamp was too small to put it where I wanted on my bars, the actual switch was very flaky, and the piston inside the fork kept getting stuck on permanent lockout. (Luckily, Manitou warrantied this, and the top mounted lockout is much better.) | | Similar Products Used: | '98 (gasp) Manitou Spyder R | | Bike Setup: | hardtail | | Bottom Line: | This is a great fork for the money. Unbelievably light. Very plush, . Yet, due the progress nature of the air shock, I have not bottomed out yet (running 160 psi!).
Unfortunately, the remote lockout should never have been made. I hear Manitou redesigned it for 2006. Luckily, there are some online sites selling OEM versions with the top mounted lockout. If you do get the remote lockout, Manitou's customer service was great with helping me diagnose the problem and sending me a replacement. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Cortes
a Weekend Warrior
from Rancho Cordova, Ca
Date Reviewed: November 20, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | All Auburn Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$299.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bike store | | Strengths: | Plush 80mm travel, at 3.3 lbs lighter than any other high end shocks. Quick to maneuver and lock out is very stable.
At the price I was totally sold by it. | | Weaknesses: | None yet. Hopefully its serviceable. | | Similar Products Used: | Fox RLT 100, Marzoochi EXR pro, Rock Shox Judy XC | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Tassajara XTR equipped, mavic rims, thomson stem and seatpost, Panaracer Fire XC pro tires, Specialized BG Rival Saddle, Easton EC70 handle bars | | Bottom Line: | Great price, light weight, Good Cross country fork. Responsive to moderate hits and the lockout function sold me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Sean
a Cross Country Rider
from Dublin, CA, Alameda
Date Reviewed: October 19, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | New bike take off... | | Strengths: | Plush...n'uff said! Lockout is awsome, fork is very light... | | Weaknesses: | None at the moment. | | Bike Setup: | 05' Trek 6700 | | Bottom Line: | Very nicec fork for the price. Cant complain in my case since I bought it from someone who upgraded their bike as soon as they bought it. I highly recommend this fork if youre thinking about getting it. Slapping this fork on knocked basically 1 lbs compared to the RockShox Pilot I had (which is decent, but heavy). Couldnt be more happy with this mod for my hardtail. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Alex
a Cross Country Rider
from Nijmegen,Gelderland, Netherlands
Date Reviewed: October 17, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | worldcup circuit at Groesbeek | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | 12GoTrading | | Strengths: | Very smoot operation and very well tunable | | Weaknesses: | A little flexable | | Similar Products Used: | Duke xc air | | Bike Setup: | Viper world cup team standaard. (only some carbon protection from lizard skin) | | Bottom Line: | The fork was om the bike when I bought it. First few times it makes an scarving sond but that went away after 100 km. Its my first full airfork and I don't notice any sticking or so. I don't know anything about durabitity yet but'I'm very satified about it.
attention: My dealer sad NEVER run the fork with the lockout half on. You blow the lockout!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Weasel
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Porcupine rim | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Local Ride | | Strengths: | Less than half the price of a Fox. Decently light, fairly plush for an air fork, lots of set up options. Seems to be rigid. Looks fast. Works well after getting dirty | | Weaknesses: | None soo far... as I knock on wood. Only complaint is that the shock has som bob when I hammer out of the saddle and they not locked out. | | Similar Products Used: | Way tooooo many Rock Shox: Judy's, Psylo, SID - all crap! Die rock shox, die! a few marzocchi, touched a Fox here and there (woo woo) | | Bike Setup: | On a Jamis Frame... hard tail, light, has some gears, a few geeky components like carbon risers, blah blah bah | | Bottom Line: | Once I took the time to set them up, I didn't notice them... that means the shock just quietly goes about its business while I go about mine. I couldn't ask for much more. By comparison I notice the Marazocchi absorbing every little pebble or half my pedal stroke out of the saddle, and I notice my various Rock Shox bobbing less, but flexing all over the place and basically ignoring its primary job to absorb bumps. That said, the super is decently plush for an XC fork, but has a bit of a bob issue (i.e. little stiction); however, with a flick of the wrist they lock out becoming incredible solid, allowing me to attack a climb. I really couldn't ask for much more in this price range.
Compared to a fox, the fit and finish is not quite as nice, but the dampening is about the same. One thing I thought was cheap at first was how easy the lock out lever moved. I thought it might lock its self out in the rough stuff. I never had this happen and if anything I prefer it over the stiff lock out on the fox RLC shocks. The lever is not only easier to move its also bigger than the fox making it easy to smack from the open position to the closed position. Similarly a quick smack/brush opens up the shock again... very usable.
The other thing I was impressed with was the set up flexibility. The TCP dampening works quite well. The compression adjustment actually adjusted the compression speed, noticeable in the big hit response. Similarly, rebound goes from glacial to speed addict. Also I was pleasantly surprised by the suggested maintenance is fairly minimal (every 3-6 months depending on riding intensity). So far I have tons-O-riding done in the last 3 months, no maintenance, and no change in performance.
I have to tip my hat to Manitou, its a well executed fork. Its intended for cross-country and it does its job admirably job at a reasonable price. It should be noted that I am light (150lbs),if you are over 200lbs you may want to look for something more heavy duty (that's life, get over it). Are these the plushest fork ever? No, I do noticeably get more beat up riding this fork, than I do on my 5x5 inch bike, but that is what I would expect and its a trade off I gladly take for the weight and out of the saddle performance.
So my decision is 5/5 for value, 4/5 for performance (if a hair more lateral stiffness, or if it had the SPV - one model up - I would give 5/5). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert
a Cross Country Rider
from Phoenix, AZ
Date Reviewed: February 5, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Some off road in hills, McDowell and Dynamite. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Airpark Bikes Scottsdale | | Strengths: | Very Light and still goes through the rocks smoothly | | Weaknesses: | None yet | | Bike Setup: | Haro xls r-5 w/American Classic wheels and of course the super fork. | | Bottom Line: | Although I'm a newbie to MB, I have already rode 4 times with these forks through very rocky terrain here in AZ. At first I was cautious as I should be, but now I go right over big rocks without hesitation. Even once fell straight into a ditch at high speed about to bail but the fork just took me to an abrupt stop no problem. No bottoming!! My bike is pretty light for the downhill rocks but it still is very smooth. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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