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katzimo said:
Great deal, you're going to enjoy riding it!
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It's a blast. Have been on a sentinel all season which is ideal for the rides I do with my friends 10-30minutes from my house, but the trail network down the street from me which I ride the most the Ranger shines on.

I have a v4s Ripley I'm selling, and the ranger reminds me of the fun nature of that bike. Hard to say what is a more efficient climber, but the CBF platform does magic for how little travel the bike has.
 
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I've owned my Ranger V1 going on 3 years with no issues, not even a creak. After thrashing it for the last week, I broke the #4 rear pivot. The bolt on the end of the aluminum pivot sheared off. Luckily I was able to find a drill and tap set and was able to use a bolt and washer to keep riding. I was in remote location with no replacement parts. Anyone have this issue with their Ranger? I love the bike and will probably never sell it. For suspension, I'm running a Manitou Mcloed rear shock and Mattoc Pro fork at 130mm. The bike is much more capable than the rockshox sid shock and fork it came with. The only thing holding me back from going faster is the relatively short wheel base and steeper head angle. You can manage that but you better like a bike that moves under you.
 
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bubbleskunker said:
It's a blast. Have been on a sentinel all season which is ideal for the rides I do with my friends 10-30minutes from my house, but the trail network down the street from me which I ride the most the Ranger shines on.

I have a v4s Ripley I'm selling, and the ranger reminds me of the fun nature of that bike. Hard to say what is a more efficient climber, but the CBF platform does magic for how little travel the bike has.
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I sold my own Ripley V4S after trying the Ranger! Rode them back-to-back-to-back to shake the initial biases and impressions until I had a good feel on each one. End of the day my ability to fit 2 water bottles in the Ranger was huge, but I also felt that it was the more confident descender where its ability to keep the rear glued to the trail even during heavy braking was very noticeable. I think the Ripley makes a rider feel like they are climbing more strongly than they actually are due to all the anti squat.
 
#1,625 ·
jjyoung said:
I've owned my Ranger V1 going on 3 years with no issues, not even a creak. After thrashing it for the last week, I broke the #4 rear pivot. The bolt on the end of the aluminum pivot sheared off. Luckily I was able to find a drill and tap set and was able to use a bolt and washer to keep riding. I was in remote location with no replacement parts. Anyone have this issue with their Ranger? I love the bike and will probably never sell it. For suspension, I'm running a Manitou Mcloed rear shock and Mattoc Pro fork at 130mm. The bike is much more capable than the rockshox sid shock and fork it came with. The only thing holding me back from going faster is the relatively short wheel base and steeper head angle. You can manage that but you better like a bike that moves under you.
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I have really wanted to try the Mattoc Pro out, but having trouble with the glaring silver crown. Step down to the Expert would be fine for me, but the damper and air springs are totally different, and no one reviews anything but the Pro! How does it compare to other forks you have ridden?
 
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I have run sid ultimate, fox 34 sc grip, fox 34 grip 130mm and fox 34 with lift damper 130mm. I would rate them in this order, 1 mattoc pro, 2. fox 34 with lift, 3. fox 34 sc grip, 4. sid ultimate. I actually enjoyed my time with the fox 34 sc grip but more on xc type trails. My ranger is my only bike at the moment and I use it for everything, black to green trails. I ride it as hard and fast as others who are on 130-150mm bikes. The mattoc is noticeably stiffer than my fox 34 and the dampening has a wide range. The wide range of dampening let's me set fork up for flow trails, jump lines and as much chunk as 130mm will handle. The hydraulic bottom out is also a huge plus over the other forks. Just like the rangers rear suspension, I can't really feel bottom out. I am still working on some mattoc setup as the airspring in my case seems quite finicky. I'm having to run my IRT pressure ratios a bit closer than recommended range, otherwise any travel beyond midstroke feels harsh. Not saying this is a problem, just something I noticed after using other manitou forks with the IRT airspring. Just for reference, I weigh 200lb, running mattoc at 130mm, airspring at 90-105 upper 75-80 lower chamber. Low-speed comp normally 3-4 from open, high speed comp 1 from open. Rebound on the more open end.
 
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katzimo said:
I have really wanted to try the Mattoc Pro out, but having trouble with the glaring silver crown. Step down to the Expert would be fine for me, but the damper and air springs are totally different, and no one reviews anything but the Pro! How does it compare to other forks you have ridden?
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I haven't ran the mattoc expert but have owned the mezzer expert. My mezzer was very good and I wouldn't hesitate to try the mattoc expert. I was very close to buying one but picked up the pro on sale. The expert is much easier to setup than the pro version in my opinion. My brother picked up a mezzer expert recently and added the IRT. He's swapping bact to the normal airspring because he doesn't like to fiddle around. If the mattoc comp was same weight as the expert/pro, that would be my choice. I love the ABS + dampers.
 
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Ranger V1, Some changes have been made. Roval control AL wheels(27id). Fox DPS shock(not OG-tune but close enough) and Fox 34 float grip2. Now 130mm but maybe I'll drop it to 120mm. I used to have a Pike120, then a StepCast 120 Grip(which didn't suit my riding at all) After three years, I still don't want another bike. Maybe a stiffer rear end would be welcome though.

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