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Description:The '04 Minute was awarded Bicycling Magazine's 2004 "Editors' Choice" award for "Best all-purpose suspension fork", and we expect no less from the new '05. The Minute Two uses a lightweight air spring and comes in 100mm or 130mm travel versions. Due to the lighweight air spring design, hollow crown, and 30mm aluminum stanchions, this is the lightest fork in the Minute lineup.
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Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from CoSprings
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Captain Jacks | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$130.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Sucks up moderate rocks, roots, dips, ditchs, most of the stuff you were unexpecting like a champ. | | Weaknesses: | BOB, is supposed without SPV it would be worse but i cant tell a difference. | | Bike Setup: | Haro Escape 8.2 (hardtail) XT stuff and hayes nine | | Bottom Line: | This is my second review of this fork. I do so only because it is a champ to ride with. I stop riding Xc and started doing heavy all mountain and my minute did not skip a beat with me. I took my hardtail down the face of Keystone and their blacks, and minus having a sore from the hardtail portion, the minute was totally sic. I am 185 pounds and the fork supports me plenty. If you are interested in a totally value-full fork, minute 2:00. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kendall young
a Cross Country Rider
from Sicily, Italy
Date Reviewed: May 20, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any trail with dirt. | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Strengths: | The shock handles the bumps well and climbs very nice once you get it tuned to your liking. It's stiff and holds air well. This is the first Manitou I have ever owned. I have always had Marzocchi forks on my bikes but the price was right on the Minute. | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | N/A | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Santa Cruz Chameleon. SRAM XO. Set up for XC. | | Bottom Line: | I'd rather be riding a Marzocchi, but the minute is a great fork. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Kris
a Weekend Warrior
from Washington, DC
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Gambrill | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Bike Factory | | Strengths: | Fork is easy to fine tune to your riding ability. It handles drops as well as it handles flat singletrack. Warranty response. | | Weaknesses: | I've had the rebound adjust break twice internally, fortunately it was under warranty twice. The second time the seals blew out from the internal breakage. | | Bike Setup: | Trek Liquid 55, Manitou Minute 2 fork, Manitou SPV 3 shock, WTBMoto Raptor Tires, WTB Speed V Laser saddle, Hayes HFX discs, Bontrager Race Lite Wheels, X9, Xt X9 triggers. | | Bottom Line: | The fork has held up well to all kinds of trails. I'm 6'5" 215 lbs, it responds well to my body size and raging riding style. I've had two big wrecks with it and it's stood up to most of the abuse. It has handled three foot drops as well as fast singletrack. It responds well when adjusted. If you ride hard and expect your fork to respond to drops and slick dirt lines and need something to support your weight and aren't concerned about the weight of your fork...go get this one, if it's under warranty.
However, it has had it's fair share of internal problems, see above. If it goes again I'm switiching to the Fox Vanilla 130 RLC. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Colorado Springs, Guess
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | light climb with much DH | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Solid looks. Smooth travel when pounding over jumps, rocks, and anything else. Perfect travel distance for freeriders. Light as hell. | | Weaknesses: | SPV likes to mess with me. Usually it is not an issue, pedaling only takes 20mm. Would avoid jumps over 4 feet. | | Similar Products Used: | Mrz- Bomber 2004~ | | Bike Setup: | Run this haus on my Haro Escape Hardtail | | Bottom Line: | TBL is that I would recommend the Minute TWO to anybody who asked. This has been my first fork that i really put money into and it has performed flawlessly. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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pavka
a
from Zamosc, Poland
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | second hand | | Strengths: | jak wczesniej | | Weaknesses: | nie mam pojecia.. | | Similar Products Used: | brak | | Bike Setup: | jak wczesniej | | Bottom Line: | mialem napisac, jak juz nieco pojezdze i moge smialo powiedziec, ze rewelka...po odpowiednim ustawieniu jest naprawde miodnie...amor chodzi mieciutko, wybiera co popadnie no i przede wszystkim nie buja...jedyne co od czasu do czasu przestawiam to regulacje tlumienia - po prostu na malych nierownosciach przyjemnie jest kiedy szybciutko wraca, ale na wiekszych lepiej go nieco stlumic...w 100% godny polecenia!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chad
a Racer
from Fort Collins, CO
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | wathan | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay (new) | | Strengths: | Plush, relatively stiff, set-it-and-forget-it, adjustability. | | Weaknesses: | weight, completely F*'d service manual (not the fault of the fork). | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou bla | | Bike Setup: | Stumpjumper FSR with SRAM X9, avid flak jackets, hope discs, manitou minute 2, fox float r, Stans tubeless, ect. | | Bottom Line: | Great fork. The price was definetly right for a fork that does all it promises. Hundreds less than fox, for instance. SPV works awesome with minimal setup. I forget that it's even working until I look down on a climbs and notice that my fork isn't bobbing. SPV is not a lock-out, and does not perform like one. It minimzes bob and keeps the fork from diving into its full travel. If you want to be constantly messing around with a lever and transforming your suspension into a 4 pound rigid fork then look elsewhere. If you want plush travel, ease of operation, reliability, and stable platform tech at a price that an actual sane person would pay, the minute2 is for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Bob
a Cross Country Rider
from RSM, CA
Date Reviewed: March 25, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Aliso Woods | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Rock n' Road | | Strengths: | Adjustability, Travel, smooth fun ride. | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Judy, Duke | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Kona Dawg, 2005 Manitou Minute 2 - 130mm | | Bottom Line: | Sweet Ride. Great fork! Much better than the OEM fork that came with the bike (felt like a pogo stick). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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pavka
a Cross Country Rider
from Zamosc, Poland
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | second hand | | Strengths: | Coz, moze kilka slow po polsku...Przede wszystkim SPV, sztywnosc, waga, mozliwe regulacje, nie wspominajac juz o wygladzie | | Weaknesses: | poki co nie zauwazylem, choc trudno by w tak krotkim czasie cos wyskoczylo | | Similar Products Used: | w zasadzie to mierwszy amor na ktorym jezdze, ale podobno rebe rock shoxa mozna do tego porownac...ale czy na pewno? | | Bike Setup: | UUUUUU MongoosePRO DX 4.0 (2000 lub 2001 - nie pamietam) po tuningu...czyli ze starego zostala rama, siodlo, kierownica, mostek, sztyca, manetki i piasty, a z nowosci to przezutki shimano xt 2004, hamulce v-ki lx 2004, korva sugino vx700...no i manitou minute 2:00 100mm 2005 | | Bottom Line: | Coz moge powiedziec...na razie jestem zadowolony, a amor jeszcze nie jest w pe³ni ustawiony...do tej pory mialem sztywny widelec, no i z tym jest miodzio....wagowo - super, dzia³anie - super, mam nadzieje ze moja opinia sie nie zmieni...jak pojezdze dluzej - napisze cos wiecej.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steven
a
from Jay, ME
Date Reviewed: February 13, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$299.00 | | Purchased At: | Richard's Bicycles | | Strengths: | Weight, quality of travel, set it and forget it | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | Reba Race w/poploc(another very good fork), Duke SL, Judy XC, Mag 20, Manitou EFC & SXr, AMP F2&F3.... | | Bike Setup: | Klein Palomino far from stock | | Bottom Line: | I really like this fork. SPV delivers on its promise, and it provides a very balanced ride when matched with the Maverick designed suspension of the Klein. Stiffness feels on par with my Reba fork. In general, a great fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bernhardt
a Cross Country Rider
from Santa Cruz, Ca
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anything that's not a road. | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Cyclesport | | Strengths: | Smooth, firm travel. Plenty of stiffness. No oil leaks. Holds air very well. | | Weaknesses: | Manitou's pump doesn't work for me. I use a Supergo fire sale special. Takes some time to set it up. | | Similar Products Used: | Who cares? | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Trek STP400(frameset) & rolling collection of parts | | Bottom Line: | This is one nice fork. It sucks up bumps, holds a line, and accepts a 2.4 tire. Just don't ask it to suck up the small bumps while climbing(as well as the ancient Amp forks did/do), the big ones going downhill, and eliminate pedal bob with the same setup. At least I haven't found it, but then I'm more setup for the big hit/no bob/no bottoming out scenario(I have the SPV volume cranked about 3/4 of the way in - results in a more of a rising rate as the fork compresses.) than for a super plush Cadillac ride - if you want that, get a $70 fully suspended bike at Wal Mart & ride it on the road. LOL | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Agnelo
a Weekend Warrior
from Portugal
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Online Shop Maiacycles | | Strengths: | Very good structure (no torsions), looks very well. Good for the downhill and very light in weight (around 1550 Kg). | | Weaknesses: | Too much dificult to tune the SPV Evolve. Very stiff on technical trails with rocks and. | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou SX TI. Rock Shox SID. | | Bottom Line: | SPV Tunning, stiffness and low sensivity. This may be the main booton line of this fork. If you love to make calculations and pass some of your time tunnig it could be a good choyce for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony
a Cross Country Rider
from North Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: November 9, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Mt. Rose-to-Spooner and back | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$299.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | Minimal pedal bob, light weight, adjustability, good looks (and the finish matches Santa Cruz black ano perfectly). | | Weaknesses: | Stiff, harsh ride. | | Similar Products Used: | Fox Vanilla RL's and TALUS RL's, Manitou X-Vert Supers, Rock Shox SID. | | Bike Setup: | Blur, XT, Avid Juicy 7's, RaceFace. | | Bottom Line: | Manitou Minutes do what they do: they control pedal bob at the expense of suspension plushness and response. It's a stiff-riding fork that's nowhere near as plush (at ANY setting) as a typical Fox, but it's also a much better SPV system than Fox (by the way, do Rock Shox or Marzocchi matter? Does anything they make not suck?). Pick your poison: do you want a plush fork that pedals like crap and is laughably overpriced (FOX), or a fork that pedals great but beats the hell out of you on anything other than pavement-smooth fireroads (Minute)? Right now I have both, and when I get tired of the drawbacks of one fork I switch to the other. Hopefully they'll figure out that most riders want something in between (like a TALUS with Manitou's SPV, or maybe a coil Minute that doesn't weigh 5 pounds...). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patrick
a Racer
from Atlanta, Ga, USA
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | direct from Manitou | | Strengths: | Lightweight, very firm, great looks. this fork's air suspension SPV Evolve is lightweight and extreemely effective, eliminates bobbing and absorbs terrain magnificently. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | RS SID 100mm | | Bike Setup: | Trek 9800 OCLV all XTR(front rear deraileurs, crank/bb,v-brake, shifters/levers, xtr titanium cassette) Thomson elite stem and seatpost. Minute Two 100mm fork. Mavic crossland wheels w/ ritchey millenium zmax wcs race tires. | | Bottom Line: | I acquired this fork via warranty exchange. Manitou upgraded me from a splice super to the Minute for free, only had to pay shipping. But if i had 600 bucks id definitely spend it on this fork its outstanding! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill Stanwicks
a Cross Country Rider
from Coventry, CT.
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Gay City State Forest/Case Mt. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Pedal Power | | Strengths: | Travel, light weight, SPV, stiffness, numerous adjustments | | Weaknesses: | Leaked oil from rebound knob the first day on trail. Same problem from a 2005 Black Super Air (see review 5/30/05)
| | Similar Products Used: | Manitou SX-R, Noleen Mega-air, Manitou Black Super Air | | Bike Setup: | 2001 k2 Razorback Team w/XT,XTR -Drivetrain, Avid Brakes & levers, Fox(rear)shock upgrade. Easton post $ bars etc...
| | Bottom Line: | It's great that Manitou upgraded me to this fork after dinking around with a leaky 2005 Super air for 2 months.
The Minute 2 is highly adjustable making it a sweet ride. Takes the hits and the bike goes were its pointed. The SPV system is far superior to a manual lock-out Almost never use rear shock lockout because of it. BUT the rebound knob leak from inception is AGRAVATING ! I question the forks longevity.
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Submitted by
Kris Klus
a Weekend Warrior
from Gillette, WY, USA
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | It's a Secret! | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | All-Pro Cyclery | | Strengths: | Light for it's travel. Durable finish. SPV Damping is invaluable on long travel. Handles My heavy butt so must be okay. | | Weaknesses: | I guess I wish it had 32mm stanchions instead of 30mm, but it is very stiff anyway. Only complaint I could think of. | | Similar Products Used: | 2001 Rock Shox Sid, (Is that similar?) | | Bike Setup: | Banshee Scirocco, Hayes Mag+'s, Sun SOS Rims, King Hubs, XT/XTR Drivetrain. | | Bottom Line: | This fork has been flawless. Holds air in both air spring and SPV valve. No oil leaks, no nothing. I'm a big guy so I had to install the stiff ride kit. Yes, The Minute 2:00 has a small coil spring in it to assist the air spring in it's initial inches of travel. I changed this so I could get the ride height into the 26mm range and drop the air pressure to 140 psi. This fork tracks well, does not deflect near like the SID, and offers huge travel(130mm) compaired to a SID (80mm). I can't complain at all. It has worked flawlessly from the start. I can just get on the bike and go(assuming my brakes haven't copped an attitude overnight). Best single crown I have had, and doesn't feel squishy like the marzocchi's I've ridden. If you want 5" of travel with little to no weight penalty, buy these forks. The only difference between these and the Minute 3:00's is the 3's have the IT feature which drops the fork for climbing. I opted out on that one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gary
a Cross Country Rider
from So cal
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Strawberry Peak | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Strengths: | Light Weight, SPV allows for effienct pedaling and eliminates most bobing. | | Weaknesses: | Won't hold air, Leak Oil. | | Similar Products Used: | C Dale Fatty and Lefty. Rock shox R1 and Manitou Magnum. | | Bike Setup: | Dean TI Hardtail, XTR Cranks and Sram XO shifters and Derailers. Mavic Crossmax SL Wheels. | | Bottom Line: | O.K Here we go! I guess they call it the Minute Two fork because that's about how long it lasts. Returned two forks in the first month. First one was defective from the start. Leaked oil from the get go and wouldn't hold air pressure above 110 PSI (They reccommend 75% of body weight)in non-SPV leg. Second fork worked great for the first two rides. On third ride, the fork lost all travel and became a fully rigid fork; thought I was back in 1987 riding my old Rockhopper. Tried to ride home like this until the seal blew out leaking oil all over the frame and me. Trying and hoping that the third fork works as advertised. Let's hope. But as Red said in the Shawshank's Redemption, "Hope is bad thing. It will drive a man insane." | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J D
a Cross Country Rider
from Canada
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | It's light(3.6 lbs I think),5 inches of travel, spv seems to work well(but kinda hard to get it set up),looks realy cool with silver | | Weaknesses: | A bit pricy, some shock pumps dont work on it, | | Similar Products Used: | nixon, minute 3:00, some fox stuff, | | Bike Setup: | Santa cruz heckler | | Bottom Line: | It has some weeknesses but it's still an all around good fork and is worth a look. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carlos
a Weekend Warrior
from Florida
Date Reviewed: March 7, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Razorback, Alafia State River, Santos | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Little flex, Great looking, SPV works great, really plush. | | Weaknesses: | Takes time to dial in, not all shock pumps work. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox SID, Fox Terralogic Forks | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Trek Fuel 100, 2005 Fox Float RP3 | | Bottom Line: | Had to go away from Rock Shox as their fork flexed too much. Decided to buy a Fox Terralogic fork, but their lockout system has a tiny delay that translates to your arms absorbing some of the shock. Sold the Fox the next day and bought the Minute Two.
The SPV takes a little while to dial in. The shock really responds to all bumps. I don't have mine too stiff, so it absorbs small bumps and still does not bottoms out. A trully great shock. No real maintenance requirements. None of that crap like Fox that the bike has to be stored upside down. No leaks, great finish. No decals to peal. I am very impressed and it was money well spent ... for me.
Why did I buy this shock and why did I pay the price? I have seen cheap shocks and I do some agressive XC riding. I like to have something I can count on, so I do not get hurt. My bike has to work or is going to spoil my day, so I pay for good parts and ride my as* off. This shock was the best performer I found. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Daniel
a
from Cornelia,Ga. U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: November 3, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Tanasi, Frady branch,Chicopee | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Strengths: | SPV functions perfectly, Stiff. If you set it up with the recommended pressures then adjust to preference. Very adjustable platform!! SWEET RIDE!! I had to buy a seperate pressure gauge, the one on the fork pump was highly inaccurate..Once I bought the gauge everything was fine. | | Weaknesses: | NONE yet ,I will post again once I have had proper time to punish it!... Heehee. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock shox, fox | | Bike Setup: | Giant hardtail, XT drivetrain, crossmax XL, disc brakes(hayes) | | Bottom Line: | If you want an all around fork, this may just be up your alley. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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