n/a at garage in Surrey, United Kingdom - photo by bighitowner

09 revell , with argyle 409s :-/ these of my manitous?

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kapotejr (Nov 23, 2008 at 12:54)

man cam on 400 that's kind of stupid price at chainreaction brand new the new model costs 319

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=29845 />
so if i was you i would lower the price....but that is just an opinion.

bighitowner (Nov 23, 2008 at 13:05)

mate the price isnt 400, i am simply saying when these per purchased the rrp price was Â£400, im looking for offers between 100-200.

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mr-duv (Nov 23, 2008 at 4:53)

i dont understand you guys that the must stylish awesome fork out ther. whats not to like?
if you want to switch to a better fork because you dont like how its feel just get an pike 426 and make an argyle its the best castum fork you can do.

bighitowner (Nov 23, 2008 at 5:06)

well for one, the manitous are like half the weight of the argyles and the manitous are sping not air, i dont like the feel of air forks much, the manitous are adjustable 80mm-100mm i only run 80mm, so the argyles being 100mm make my front end quit noticably higher which i dont like.

mr-duv (Nov 23, 2008 at 7:10)

mmm so not true my friend the argyle come with lower cit so you can make him 80 easly!

and i got a manitou gold label 08 80mm and it weight abaut 2.4 kilos! not so light eh?

and i just orderd a new argyle 409 09 because my freind got one and it feel like heven!

so before you sell it! make it 80mm and just give the fork a chanse! its the best you can get.

bighitowner (Nov 23, 2008 at 7:25)

tbh i cant be arsed to waste an extra god knows how much on a lowering kit, i used to run 318s on my identiti got rid of them after about a month, didnt like them, its just the feel of air forks i hate, and not sure what my manitou blacks weigh, but there soo much lieghter then my argyle's its no real. and my manitous feel much plusure, altho out of interest do you know where he got the lowering kit from? and how much it was?

mr-duv (Nov 23, 2008 at 8:05)

mmm i know but its from israel.. its the store who sells the rockshox...

and by the way afcaurse your black wheigh less then the argyle.......... its a XC fork one bad landing and its snap!

bighitowner (Nov 23, 2008 at 8:09)

na there strong as f*ck, i know like 10 people who have bent or snaped there argyles argyles are the weak forks here.

mr-duv (Nov 23, 2008 at 9:56)

dude how many street riders you know who rides the blak? you understand afcurs more argyle get snap because more agresive riders ride them no one ride that blak manipoo its shit! stay with the argyle or atlist keep im for the time you brake your manipoo.

bighitowner (Nov 23, 2008 at 11:59)

ive had the manitous for over 2 years, there the only forks which have servived my bails and front wheel hang ups on 360s!!!!! i like them, there strong as fck compared to what ive seen the argyles break on! there up for sale and thats my mind made up, im guna get some rigids as spares altho i dont expect the manitous to break anytime soon, there so strong for my typ of riding.

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GOD3001 (Nov 27, 2008 at 8:16)

write specs list here or on my wall back please

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joepersson (Nov 23, 2008 at 4:55)

it looks nice with the manitous like but the argyles are better. just get them lowered or something. either way nice bike Smile

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joepersson (Nov 23, 2008 at 4:13)

really nice. what forks did you have before like?

bighitowner (Nov 23, 2008 at 4:15)

these: http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/2442451/ manitou blacks, which arnt air like the 409s, but there half the weight and only 80mm travel, i dont know weither to keep the old ones or keep the new set :S

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kona-ftw (Nov 23, 2008 at 4:08)

LOL took my advice and went for some proper forks then Razz

muchhh better

bighitowner (Nov 23, 2008 at 4:10)

i dont like them, think they look shit, probs guna sell em

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seraph (Nov 23, 2008 at 10:09)

The Black did look good, but you have to take the 20mm axle into account. Perhaps you should get a Gold Label?

bighitowner (Nov 23, 2008 at 12:00)

finally some one who agrees lol, and as im running qr atm, ( the wheel in the pic isnt in, its just prop'd up for the picture ) i think its easier to keep the manitous

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