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Description:You might consider the Stance the "little brother" of Manitou's Sherman forks. The Stance Flow delivers 120-150mm of travel (adjustable via Manitou's Rapid Travel Wind Down) system and beefy chromoly stanchions and steerer. Fluid Flow damping, plus adjustable spring preload, travel, and rebound round out the package.
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Submitted by
funkalishis
a Downhiller
from calgary,alberta,canada
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | COP | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$380.00 | | Purchased At: | cycle path | | Strengths: | its really strong and holds well its a fun ride | | Weaknesses: | a little to weak cant do foot jams | | Bike Setup: | norco rival | | Bottom Line: | pretty good | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
RBD
a Weekend Warrior
from Ma, USA
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came With Bike | | Strengths: | Good Feel, Good Small Bump Absorbsion, great on small drops/jumps. Decent looks. | | Weaknesses: | -OIL LEAKS out of rebound adjust. It was like this when it came.
-Shock Progressively gets softer over time.
-Adjustable suspension is sticky, non exacting.
-Only plush for about 90mm, then stiff as hell.
-Climbs bad
-5 bolt through axle (Bolted axle, 4 securing bolts) is overkill for a light freeride fork.
-No lockout
- | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi AM SL | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Komodo 3.0 2006, stock except shimano Clipless | | Bottom Line: | I bought the Komodo because of it's durability, and good components. The shock leaked out pf the box, and it was a big letdown for me. Also the shock got progressively softer as time goes along. As with Most Manitou Forks, this line is good, except for that one (or more) Thing that is wrong with all that brand. This shock leaks. If you don't mind rebuilding a shock out of the box, then again regularely, than get this fork. Unfortunately, most everybody wants to ride a bike, not spend all their time fixing it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
luke
a Racer
from uk
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | chicksands | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$120.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay(second hand) | | Strengths: | exellent for dh and 4x. if you went over a root section for examplw you wouldn't feel a thing compared to hard forks. | | Weaknesses: | oil leacks for the bottom bit(not much of a problem tho). A tad to soft. | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi drop offs, marzocchi 66. | | Bike Setup: | fireye spitfire frame with other good parts. | | Bottom Line: | they are a good set of forks. they are nice and soft and is gr8 for the type of riding i do. But they are a tad ro soft for drops, but i surpose thats a good thing(othrwise u wont have any arms left arfter doing it on ridgids or hard forks). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zac Booth
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney
Date Reviewed: December 9, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Bahai Temple | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | They came with the bike. | | Strengths: | They are really strong you could drop them off a 8 story building and they wouldnt brake. | | Weaknesses: | -Rebound is for show doesn't actually do anything.
-Way to stiff for any type of riding.
-Oil f***in leaks everywhere.
-Stickers peel off easy. | | Similar Products Used: | Might be trading with marzocchi Z1 freeride 1's. | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Chase 1. With some mods. | | Bottom Line: | If you want your wrists to snap off your arms when you do a drop BUY THEM!!!!!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Downhiller
from Canada
Date Reviewed: November 13, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Came with the bike. | | Strengths: | It has great resistance to bottoming out. And provides a nice smooth transition when doing subtle drops. | | Weaknesses: | Seals tend to leak after a few rides, and they seem to stiffen way too much when doing harsh riding. | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Norco Taktic. Singletracks and new Hussefelt crank. | | Bottom Line: | If you are going to do serious riding, do not bother buying these forks. Fox Vans or even Vanillas are a way better buy for the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron Hill
a Cross Country Rider
from Simi Valley CA
Date Reviewed: September 21, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$158.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Jumped it off a loading dock and didn't feel a thing. Has great rebound. Adjustable travel. | | Weaknesses: | None thus far. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh xt 3500 and a motobecane 500ht | | Bottom Line: | This fork seems great for doing mid size urban and some mid freeriding. Overall it is a great product for the price. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Huang
a Weekend Warrior
from Albuquerque, NM, USA
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Good, It was durable for a low end cheep fork. | | Weaknesses: | It will leak after a few rides, It bottoms out pretty easily but the knob at the bottom can be used to adjust. The only thing I had go seriously wrong on it was that I bent the steer tube. | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi Dirt Jumper 2 | | Bike Setup: | Single speed, Specialized P.2 on 26 inch wheels with an ethirteen bash gaurd. | | Bottom Line: | It is a very very very durable fork and I highly recommend it if your either a beast or you break parts very easily. This fork is awesome and it works great. The steer tube won't get bent but it's made out of re-enforced steel, THAT REALLY ADDS UP! So if your a rider who wants a light bike... don't get this fork!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack
a Downhiller
from Canada
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | A-Line - whistler | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | Absolutely useless adjustments. Rebound knob doesnt even seem to be connected to anything.
Very clunky and noisy.
Mediocre rebound and dampening.
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY to easy to bottom out. (and im a light rider at 155 pounds) | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi Super T | | Bike Setup: | stock 06 brodie thumber | | Bottom Line: | i only used it because it came with the bike and i didnt have time to swap on my super T
useless. its more of a cross country for more than anything | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joe icke
a Downhiller
from darlington
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | beechwood | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | www.chainreactioncycles.co.uk | | Strengths: | lot of travel
great for drops
mint fork
look really nice | | Weaknesses: | ofen leaks oil
crap in wet and muddy weather
reboud isnt great | | Similar Products Used: | rockshocks pike | | Bike Setup: | dmr frame, 3 piece crank, halo, mavic..... | | Bottom Line: | if your looking for a cheep freeride, downhill fork, dirtjump fork by all means get them you wont be disopionted | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Moe Joe
a
from Shelby
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Pisgah | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | On Line | | Strengths: | Not many noted. | | Weaknesses: | No adjustments, very light spring, week seals. | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh 3500XT, Manitau Swinger 6 way. | | Bottom Line: | Well, I know it is a cheep fork but I guess I expected to much. It has been nothing but trouble. I probably don't drop more than 3 or 4 feet and the seals blew in the first 100 miles of riding. I have really not been at all inpressed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Darren Friesen
a Downhiller
from Coeurdalene Idaho
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | beacon | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | pedalhouse | | Strengths: | it felt nice while it lasted, pretty smooth for a low buck fork | | Weaknesses: | lacks adjustability, blew the seals out of it off a drop the 2nd day i had it so i cant say much more than that, hopefully manitou has a good warranty service because it should handle more than that | | Similar Products Used: | 2003 super t, drop off triple, judy tt, boxxer team, sherman slider plus | | Bike Setup: | iron horse 7 point 3, 5th element rear shock, e thirteen chainguide | | Bottom Line: | i thought it coulda handled more but apparently i was wrong, would prolly be better suited for all mountain or a longer travel xc bike instead of freeride. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luke Dale-Hicks
a Downhiller
from Forest Ontario
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | dunno | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | bikes and ski's in collingwood | | Strengths: | cheap.. and a fair amount of travel, looks ok i guess | | Weaknesses: | just about everything, not plush at all, rebound ajust doesnt work, and it doesnt work in any kind of cold weather, never get to use the full extent of the 150mm because its to stiff, plastic parts is dumb, and the paint wears off way to easily | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi DJ | | Bike Setup: | Specialized bighit spec | | Bottom Line: | dont buy one, save your money for a fox fork :) (good stuff) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kilo p
a Downhiller
from new jersey ,usa
Date Reviewed: March 23, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | diablo freeride park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | awesome holds up any drop i have launched of some high stuff and doesnt ever bottom out... perfect made fork. | | Weaknesses: | black on the stanchion tubes wear fast but who cares.. not really any beside the color issue | | Similar Products Used: | alot | | Bike Setup: | haro extreme x3 pimped out | | Bottom Line: | awesome buy it then ride diablo freeride park | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kyle brayshaw
a Weekend Warrior
from edmonton canada
Date Reviewed: March 1, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | anything in jasper | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | hardcorebikes | | Strengths: | amazingly plush,travel adjustment, etc. | | Weaknesses: | next to none | | Similar Products Used: | roch shox u-turn | | Bike Setup: | a few different bikes | | Bottom Line: | great fork for freeride, but make sure you get your local shop to take it apart and put in new oil, not grease and for them to tighten everything in the fork properly
definatley a recamendable fork | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kyle brayshaw
a Weekend Warrior
from edmonton canada
Date Reviewed: March 1, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | anything in jasper | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | hardcorebikes | | Strengths: | amazingly plush,travel adjustment, etc. | | Weaknesses: | next to none | | Similar Products Used: | roch shox u-turn | | Bike Setup: | a few different bikes | | Bottom Line: | great fork for freeride, but make sure you get your local shop to take it apart and put in new oil, not grease and for them to tighten everything in the fork properly
definatley a recamendable fork | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kyle brayshaw
a Weekend Warrior
from edmonton canada
Date Reviewed: March 1, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | anything in jasper | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | hardcorebikes | | Strengths: | amazingly plush,travel adjustment, etc. | | Weaknesses: | next to none | | Similar Products Used: | roch shox u-turn | | Bike Setup: | a few different bikes | | Bottom Line: | great fork for freeride, but make sure you get your local shop to take it apart and put in new oil, not grease and for them to tighten everything in the fork properly
definatley a recamendable fork | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kyle young
a
from poco
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | a-line | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | cam my old bike | | Strengths: | ok cuz it never bottoms | | Weaknesses: | oh let me get started this fork is week and im only a 12 year old 115 lb kid lol this fook is look and the rebound sucks u cant tweek it much and its too plush to dirt jump i find i ahve it on a new 05 torrent frame and it looks ok bu sucks i be ill put sum 66s or dj1 on or sumthing im never going back to manitou i sent it in to them 3 times and they did a really bad job lol.!!! | | Similar Products Used: | rock shoc judy t2s lol wen i was 6 lol | | Bike Setup: | 05 norco torrent with a alexrim supra d rear rim axiom bars and stem o5 maitou stance flows shimano draler husfelt cranks and all that krap | | Bottom Line: | plz dont put your children like me on the fork i know irs cheep but for a cheep for this is thie worst lol im scared to ride with it lol waste of money ull spend more than u oayed on getn it fixed!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Liam Hargreaves
a Downhiller
from Bristol
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | forest of dean south wales | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$225.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | hardly any flex in the fork, plush all the way through the travel (150mm), good evil genius seals, no oil leak which is common with manitou, good looks and dosen't bottom out. | | Weaknesses: | too soft, slow rebound but these are not a problem | | Similar Products Used: | marzochi DJ3, Fox 36 | | Bike Setup: | norco Atomic army green with sun rims, saint. | | Bottom Line: | the slow rebound and lack of rebound ajusment can be sortted esialy with a change of oil in the right leg to 10wt and a harder spring set, over all a good for money out of the box freeride/downhill fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonathan
a Downhiller
from Clay, AL, USA
Date Reviewed: November 11, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | anything with sweet jumps and drops | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | construction itself is good. sorta smooth travel. should perform "okay" once tuned and worked on. looks. | | Weaknesses: | travel-down doensn't work no more. rebound is poor. stock set-up is way to cheesy. BOTTOMS OUT! kind of flexy. seals maybe leak just a little oil (no big deal). | | Bike Setup: | 2004 bighit spec | | Bottom Line: | I am putting in the firm spring with 7.5 weight oil in hopes of much better performance. I have only had the chance to take this fork off jumps with less than 6 feet to flat of air; it bottoms out so easily and i'm only 185lbs.
As long as this fork doens't explode and make me crash off some drop i'll say the fork is a good value. it will be okay for all you who do light freeriding. but to even be safe to ride, you really need to get a better fork or tune the stance flow.
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Submitted by
garrett garbonzo
a Downhiller
from white rock bc canada
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | a-line | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | capps delta | | Strengths: | ok for urban | | Weaknesses: | -always leaks oil
-stantions go gray very quick
-can be very stiff
-crappy in cold weather
-was a weird rebound
-not good for drops over 5 feet
-not plush
-overall bad design | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | trek session 7 | | Bottom Line: | don't get these i am never going to buy another manitou again i think a marzocchi is a good choice over this fork any day. Is also very bad for light riders and bad for big drops and jumps | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Will
a Weekend Warrior
from England
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Dorking west jumps | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | C & N Cycles (came with bike) | | Strengths: | Travel, looks great, takes drops and jumps well. | | Weaknesses: | the travel adjust is a little crap, but nothing else really. | | Similar Products Used: | RockShox Judy XC | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Bitter. Hardtail. 2 ring crank setup with bash guard. | | Bottom Line: | I can't say i'm sure what everyone else is on about, I have had no problems with these forks. I'm not sure i'd buy them on their own, but for a package bike i'm really happy with them and have no intention of getting any new forks. I've taken my bike dirt jumping, and I had no problem there. I've bunny hopped of some pretty big drops onto concrete, and the forks havn't even come close to a bottom out. Oil seems fine, and hasn't leaked. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd
a Downhiller
from West Linn, OR
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | schleyer-Whistler | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | very plush, adjustable travel, rebound adjustment, wont top or bottem out. | | Weaknesses: | I got the QR version and it is a little flexy. leaks oil (but that doesnt bother me, as my DJ III leaks, my MX comp leaks, my J4 leaks, my static leaks) the stauntion colorfade is kind of annoying, but atleast its showing that you ride your bike :P | | Similar Products Used: | 66VF, Static and Kingpin | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Ibex Zone | | Bottom Line: | you know, I wanted an alright/cheap backup fork when I went to whistler, so I bought one of these because I didnt want to use my kingpin (hate DC's) I ended up completly toasting my 66 and had to run this fork down whistler. I took it all the way up the garbanzo lift, it did just fine. a little soft for a-line though. if you're jumping it and doing larger drops and gaps, really get something else. but I now use this fork on my AM bike and its just fine. they do get a little sticky in the cold weather, but I have far worse problems with marzocchi forks and weather. for $150.00 its a good buy. value rating 5 because it will do just fine if you arent stupid with it, and a overall rating of 3 because of course, it isnt the best out there. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
R K
a Weekend Warrior
from SD, CA
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Fujimi Panorama, Duck Pond (Japan) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Grove | | Strengths: | Plush | | Weaknesses: | Leaks oil, no noticeable rebound control | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi Bomber Z1 | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale Jekyl 400 | | Bottom Line: | I never had a major problem with this fork (save the continuous oil leaking). I've came close to bottoming out, but never actually did (and I weigh 195). My riding is classified as aggressive freeride; no super drops, but lots of downhill time on this bike/fork. If you're into hefty drops, don't get it. If you dislike cleaning up oil constantly, don't get it. You decide. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cameron
a
from Durham Ontario
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | I don't think this fork knows the meaning of a strength | | Weaknesses: | Everything. Black Stachions turn grey quick. Bottoms out at 10 feet and I only weigh 120 pounds. Rebound doesn't do a damn thing. My model is the Blunt Flow so it doesn't have anything else. Freeze in Rain, Cold anything other than sun and above 20 degrees. I rode this with 20 pounds on my back and i could almost bottom it out by my self. | | Bike Setup: | Devinci Jalapeno, P.S. don't buy it unless you like let down. | | Bottom Line: | DO NOT whatever you do buy this fork I have crashed hard due to bottom out after a 12 foot drop TWICE and landed the second one perfectly!!! If you do end up getting this fork for any reason immediately take it off bike and whip it away as hard as you can. Be careful it doesn't catch you though because it likes to send you flying. For your safety and the safety of everyone riding behind buy a different fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Weekend Warrior
from Boone, NC
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | yeah right! | | Weaknesses: | flexy, rides like crap, black stanchions turn grey in one ride, crown creaks, leaks oil, its impossible to get the top cap off under the wind down knob....what a stupid f#@king design!! | | Similar Products Used: | this is my first and last manitou that I will ever buy | | Bike Setup: | transition vagrant....blah blah... | | Bottom Line: | bottom line....this fork blows hard! i've always ridden marzocchi and thought id give manitou a chance....big mistake. dont waste your time and money with this s@#t! go marzocchi and you'll have no worries.
1 flaming turd only because there isnt a zero turd. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Austin McCalla
a Downhiller
from Smithers
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | now it is cedric gracia road | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Mc bike | | Strengths: | lots of travel and black stanktions ... too bad they wear out dam manitu | | Weaknesses: | colour fades, oil leakes , freezes in cold , doesnt wokr in rain, will bottom over 7 feet with 150mm of travel and rebound doesn't work. | | Similar Products Used: | manitu nixon | | Bike Setup: | Tactik | | Bottom Line: | for all you begginers , NEVER TRUST MANITU EVER - eccept sherman jumpers. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Angus Murray
a Downhiller
from Sydney, Australia
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Thredbo! | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | *Looks good
*Fairly strong
*RTWD 120-150mm | | Weaknesses: | *Way too stiff
*Rebound is way too slow
*Rebound adjust does not work
*QR feels a bit flexy
*Uppers start to fade from black to grey
*Requires constant lube and cleaning of dirt
*Seals pop up | | Similar Products Used: | Z1 Freeride 1, Dirt Jam, Dirt Jumper, Sherman, Pike, Drop-Off Triple, 888s, Stance Kingpin, Minutes... | | Bike Setup: | Stock 2005 Norco Tactik in Red | | Bottom Line: | After a while, the fork becomes extremely stiff and you actually need to push down with all your weight to get it to compress properly. Doesn't soak up and small bumps, only medium sized drops. The rebound adjust doesn't work at all. I'm gonna have a fiddle with oils and stuff to try and fix it. Not recommended. Fairly good value, though, for a 6 inch freeride fork... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rob lindsay
a Cross Country Rider
from delray beach fl, usa
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | markheim park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | low price, works goes boing boing smoothly | | Weaknesses: | weight | | Similar Products Used: | psylo, bombers | | Bike Setup: | santa cruz heckler | | Bottom Line: | i,m 150 lbs. the shock worked great out of the box. not a problem and i put some miles on it and crashed more than a few time. ive jumped and dropped it, no problems. if your a light rider i highly recomend. the only drawbacks,its slightly heavy and the adjustable damper barely noticable. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wako2
a
from Nor Cal
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Any thing with large drops and jumps | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Came with 7 Point | | Strengths: | I take back what I said about the throwing into a brick wall. It broke after I went off one jump after I wrote my last review and I completely destroyed the fork.(Details below) | | Weaknesses: | Same as described as below except for the strength of the fork, it is very WEAK!!!
IT HAS A PLASTIC CROWN!!!!!! | | Bottom Line: | This is so ironic, I just wrote the review below and then my friend invited me riding. We went just an hour after I wrote the review. We got to our spot and started to jump. I jumped afew times and then was about to go again and I felt something wierd on the trail. I pulled off to the side to check what was wrong and I didn't find anything. My friend and I walked back to my bike and were completely surprised. The fork was completely bent!!! The fork was almost completely seperated from the stantion! We took it to the shop and they're going to replace it. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER THINK OF GETTING THIS FORK!!!!!
I won't even bother mentioning all the other problems that I had with this fork. There were just too many to count.
NEVER GET THIS FORK. GET SOMETHING ELSE.
I would give this fork 0 Flamin' Chilis for both, but you can't so I will give it a 1. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wako2
a
from Nor Cal
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Came with 7 point | | Strengths: | You can throw it into a brick wall and it will come back in one piece. Other than that theyere aren't any. Adjustable travel?? But that still isn't that great because you'll need it all to just go off a curb! | | Weaknesses: | Everything!!! I had it for 1 Fricken week and the thing broke. So I took it to the bike shop to get it fixed so they did and it broke on me again after I went off one jump!!! I finally said screw this fork, I'm getting a new one. The oil leaks and hisses as air comes out, it says you can "adjust the rebound", but it doesn't work, I went off a 3 foot drop and the thing bottomed out on me, weak fork! (I could change the spring, but it wouldn't be worth it on this stupid thing) Manitou sucks, Shermans suck, Stances suck. Darados are ok... | | Similar Products Used: | Some wierd Rock shox fork that was on my ancient $400 Haro Escape 8.1 was better than this and it had much less travel!! | | Bike Setup: | Iron Horse 7 Point 3 bone stock. But I am going to upgrade to a Marzocchi 888 soon. :) | | Bottom Line: | Don't even think about this fork, it sucks and is a waste of your money. If you want a good single crown look at the Marzocchi 66's and Z.1's or look at the Fox 36's, those are great forks. I give this fork 1 Flamin' Chili because it sucks. Manitou shouldn't have even wasted their time on making this fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kelley
a
from Longmont, Colorado, US
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Beyond Bikes | | Strengths: | Basically you can crash it into a wall and it still will come out in one piece | | Weaknesses: | There are plenty of weaknesses, such as the oil gives no resistance to bottoming out but only when its cold out it works becuase the damb oil gets all gunkie. Then the fact that the coil is very weak which makes it slugish at urban. | | Similar Products Used: | never seen a fork this bad. They must of worked real hard to make it crappy! | | Bike Setup: | Spesialized p.1 stock except with the azonic bmx crankset. Gotta love those single speeds there like a tank, they can take hit after hit without anything screwing up on your bike | | Bottom Line: | being 115 punds and going of a biggen 4 footer (LOL). Then bottoming out the shock pricless. Not just that but when i urban i like to bunny hop up alot of things. But no more will this happen when you get this fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Drew
a Weekend Warrior
from Albany,NY
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Boston Fells | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | CK Cycles | | Strengths: | Looks nice...that's it. | |
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