[MikeyOrange]

anyone see this yet?

a 8" single crown travis fork... here

 

[MD Bullit]

i guess Marzocchi's 66 series has a competitor. However, maybe the Travis SC will have a more reasonable A-C measurement.

 

[COmtbiker12]

Hot!

I think my next fork is going to be the DC Travis or a DH40.... :drool:

 

[hardcore newbie]

thats awesome!

 

[dandurston]

i guess Marzocchi's 66 series has a competitor. However, maybe the Travis SC will have a more reasonable A-C measurement.

Well for 2006 the 66 isn't going to be using the same lowers as the 888 and thus will be 40mm lower A-C.

 

[SSINGA]

Well for 2006 the 66 isn't going to be using the same lowers as the 888 and thus will be 40mm lower A-C.

If that is true then in 150mm mode it will be 3mm shorter (535mm vs. 538mm) than the current Z1 150mm forks?

 

[JBsoxB]

looks cool, but i am loyal to marz....

 

[Red Bull]

Hot!

I think my next fork is going to be the DC Travis or a DH40.... :drool:

I hate how the lowers go beneath the axle. It looks retarted...

 

[Jm.]

I think manitou's philosphy to compete with marzocchi is as follows;

"We'll make it bigger and better, and then later on we'll try to figure out if it has a purpose..."

 

[WWT]

It may just be me, but I would be little worried that the steer tube would break.

 

[haromtnbiker]

Its a 1.5 steerer tube, and that new M3 has a 1.5 ht!

 

[dante]

It may just be me, but I would be little worried that the steer tube would break.

ahahahahahahahahahah. that's pretty funny.

 

[freeriderizzle]

There's always going to be Leaders & Followers.
I'll stick with Marzocchi.

Plus I'm begining to wonder where the limit of a single crown fork ends at.
8" puts a lot of torque on the single crown. Thats a whole lot of leverage.to handle. I wonder how long befor the stancions start ripping right out???

 

[rpet]

They're not doing it for looks. It helps achieve a lower overall fork height while still having long springs and good bushing overlap.
Most riders think those are good things...

-rob in NY

I hate how the lowers go beneath the axle. It looks retarted...

 

[Red Bull]

They're not doing it for looks. It helps achieve a lower overall fork height while still having long springs and good bushing overlap.
Most riders think those are good things...

-rob in NY

Oh, i completely understand why they do it, it just looks terrible. Like on the old X-Verts...

 

[dante]

Oh, i completely understand why they do it, it just looks terrible. Like on the old X-Verts...

yeah, looks horrible whenever its done...

actually, I wish they'd do this more often, it'd keep the axle to crown heights more reasonable. function before form.

 

[MikeyOrange]

Its a 1.5 steerer tube, and that new M3 has a 1.5 ht!

that's a custom made M3 for manitou... but who knows if it'll be an option.

anyways, i'd rather have an '06 66 now that they'll have a reasonable AC height... that'l probably be my next fork, either that or the vanilla 36... 160mm travel, coil sprung 36, R or RC2 versions but i'm guessing it'll be too much $$$ compared to the 66. and now that marz will be making SL and light versions, so they'll be options for everyone.

the 888 should be getting the same lowers too; well, if they don't it's sofa king retarded.

 

[Red Bull]

yeah, looks horrible whenever its done...

actually, I wish they'd do this more often, it'd keep the axle to crown heights more reasonable. function before form.

And Monsters look like **** too. Its nice when they get things to look aestheticly pleasing while being completely functinal.

 

[E30Evolution]

It looks cool, but I'm with freeriderizzle on how much travel is really too much for a SC fork..I' d stick with the 66RC if I had a bike to put it on.

Who knows though, we'll have to wait and see how the new Manitou SC does.

 

[Fooly_CoolyOo]

holy $%#@!

That fork is crazy. I'm now interested to see if fox will come out with something to contend with that. Like a 6.5 or 7 inch version of their 36. that would be sick.