I currently have a 100mm Manitou Minute 2 on my 05 Flux (Large) and it is now minus the rebound adjuster (the thing snapped off in my hand as I turned it to full rebound). I am not all that impressed with the Minute 2... wait a minute here... sorry if I offend anyone, but so far, the Minute 2 is the worst fork that I have ridden since the 1999 Manitou Carbon and the 2001 Rock Shox Judy.
I am 6' and my riding weight with gear is 195# and the Minute 2 is downright unsafe while descending. I have 0 confidence while riding this fork downhill. This may partially be due to the 120mm stem 0 degree that I am currently running. Anyway, I can't seem to get the Minute 2 setup to where it won't be fully compressed (and I mean fully) on medium to steep descents. I run the SPV on the Minute 2 at 75lbs and the main chamber at 130lbs of air... the manual says to start at 50lbs for the SPV and half of your rider weight for the main chamber (that would be 100lbs or so). Am I way off on my setup, or is my fork a POS?
If I am the proud owner of a POS fork, please suggest a replacement for me. I plan to use this bike 90% of the time for XC riding and 10% of the time for XC racing (fun, non-competitive races - poker rides, local charity events, Sea Otter, etc.).
My last bike had a 100mm Fox 100x (teralogic) on it. I was not all that crazy about the teralogic while riding technical sections, but in retrospect, the 100x is a FAR superior fork to the Minute 2.
The forks that I have looked at so far are the 2007 Fox Float 100mm R and RLT, the F100x, the Talas and the Rock Shox Reba. Price is not really much of an issue (I want to enjoy the right fork). I also want the bike to remain at around 26lbs, so the Talas might be too heavy.
Thank you for all suggestions,
Hawk
I am 6' and my riding weight with gear is 195# and the Minute 2 is downright unsafe while descending. I have 0 confidence while riding this fork downhill. This may partially be due to the 120mm stem 0 degree that I am currently running. Anyway, I can't seem to get the Minute 2 setup to where it won't be fully compressed (and I mean fully) on medium to steep descents. I run the SPV on the Minute 2 at 75lbs and the main chamber at 130lbs of air... the manual says to start at 50lbs for the SPV and half of your rider weight for the main chamber (that would be 100lbs or so). Am I way off on my setup, or is my fork a POS?
If I am the proud owner of a POS fork, please suggest a replacement for me. I plan to use this bike 90% of the time for XC riding and 10% of the time for XC racing (fun, non-competitive races - poker rides, local charity events, Sea Otter, etc.).
My last bike had a 100mm Fox 100x (teralogic) on it. I was not all that crazy about the teralogic while riding technical sections, but in retrospect, the 100x is a FAR superior fork to the Minute 2.
The forks that I have looked at so far are the 2007 Fox Float 100mm R and RLT, the F100x, the Talas and the Rock Shox Reba. Price is not really much of an issue (I want to enjoy the right fork). I also want the bike to remain at around 26lbs, so the Talas might be too heavy.
Thank you for all suggestions,
Hawk