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Like the title says, Im looking at dumping my 100mm fox and going to either a Manitou Marvel Pro, Manitou Minute Pro or Rockshox Reba, all of which would be 120mm. My concerns are this:
I ride very aggressive "XC" (I am not an XC racer but not quite all mtn either, right in the middle), rocky and rooty single track that gets hairy every now and then, this is my main reason for wanting the Minute but the Pro version seems to come stock with a med spring and I weigh 180-185. I'm not into tinkering and changing out springs.
The Marvel weight is very attractive but it seems like it may be too XC for me the way it is setup, Im ditching my fox float as I want something a bit more active on the trail, once again the Minute coil assist seems like a nice feature as long as it can support my weight.
The Reba confuses me as it is very well priced and I don't want something that I will regret buying in 6 months to save $200 as this purchase will be on my bike for quite a while. Also it is a strait air fork so I dont want it to be too stiff on the small stuff. I had a SID RCT3 29er fork before the fox and hear the Reba/SID and very similar. I liked the SID but with the proper sag setup I would eat up the travel in no time when things got really technical.
Any input would be great, I will check back in to answer any follow up questions you may have. I am riding a 4" full suspension 650b bike.
I ride very aggressive "XC" (I am not an XC racer but not quite all mtn either, right in the middle), rocky and rooty single track that gets hairy every now and then, this is my main reason for wanting the Minute but the Pro version seems to come stock with a med spring and I weigh 180-185. I'm not into tinkering and changing out springs.
The Marvel weight is very attractive but it seems like it may be too XC for me the way it is setup, Im ditching my fox float as I want something a bit more active on the trail, once again the Minute coil assist seems like a nice feature as long as it can support my weight.
The Reba confuses me as it is very well priced and I don't want something that I will regret buying in 6 months to save $200 as this purchase will be on my bike for quite a while. Also it is a strait air fork so I dont want it to be too stiff on the small stuff. I had a SID RCT3 29er fork before the fox and hear the Reba/SID and very similar. I liked the SID but with the proper sag setup I would eat up the travel in no time when things got really technical.
Any input would be great, I will check back in to answer any follow up questions you may have. I am riding a 4" full suspension 650b bike.