I think it depends on where and how hard you ride.ifouiripilay said:I'm trying to see all my options for a 180mm fork for the highline. I know of the usual suspects: marz rc3, totem but never hear of the travis nor is the much info on it.
I just finish the highline w/ a rc2 which has nothing wrong w/ it, I just want the 180mm travel. So far the rc3 is my primary choice. Other than negatives like manipoo, does any one know how the travis performs? Thanks
Cid you blow up both Intrinsic and TPC+ EB? I can see having an issue with the Intrinsic cart but I'm not sure how a TPC+ cart could break. I've been rocking TPC in a Nixon for years and never even changed the oil, it's still like buttah!ebxtreme said:I think it depends on where and how hard you ride.
The travis performs great until you you're ripping a 4,000 foot descent top to bottom, bottom it out and blow the intrinsic (or tpc+) cartridge up. Others have had more success, but I went through 5 cartridges on mine at Whistler over the course of a season. Thankfully, Summit Sports is a Manitou factory service center, so I was never more than a few hours off the bike.
Cheers,
EB
Yeah, I blew up 3 stock intrinsic cartridges, 1 slightly modified intrinsic cartridge (manitou thought they had a solution figured out) and one TPC + cartridge. The TPC+ cartridge lasted significantly longer.....but I still blew it up. They rebuilt it again with a TPC+ cartridge and I sold it.Clutchman83 said:Cid you blow up both Intrinsic and TPC+ EB? I can see having an issue with the Intrinsic cart but I'm not sure how a TPC+ cart could break. I've been rocking TPC in a Nixon for years and never even changed the oil, it's still like buttah!
When they are telling a 165lb (?) rider to run the heavy springs, to not overload the compression damping... wassup with that!ebxtreme said:I think it depends on where and how hard you ride.
Yes, I sold it. You can see the whole story here.ifouiripilay said:So you end up selling the travis after all? Is there anything specific that you were doing that made them blow like hucking huge jumps or was the product just poorly designed? Hmm sound like I should stick w/ the Marz.
