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flag dhmtb758
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 13:46 Quote
sherbet wrote:
BikeDaug40 wrote:
Damn, my nixon super intrinsic is almost too plush...

That's what I thought about my old sherman, but they ramp up nicely near the end of the stroke.

sherman is super plush !
flag sherbet
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 13:47 Quote
dhmtb758 wrote:
sherbet wrote:
BikeDaug40 wrote:
Damn, my nixon super intrinsic is almost too plush...

That's what I thought about my old sherman, but they ramp up nicely near the end of the stroke.

sherman is super plush !

Agreed. Stupid manitou getting rid of the sherman and dorado...
flag DavidMakalaster
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 13:49 Quote
sherbet wrote:
dhmtb758 wrote:
sherbet wrote:


That's what I thought about my old sherman, but they ramp up nicely near the end of the stroke.

sherman is super plush !

Agreed. Stupid manitou getting rid of the sherman and dorado...

The Sherman and Travis are the exact same thing if they both have the same damper.
flag sherbet
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 13:50 Quote
DavidMakalaster wrote:
sherbet wrote:
dhmtb758 wrote:


sherman is super plush !

Agreed. Stupid manitou getting rid of the sherman and dorado...

The Sherman and Travis are the exact same thing if they both have the same damper.

Not sure why, but I found the travis I rode had more brake dive, no matter how it was tuned. Maybe just the springs?
flag DavidMakalaster
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 13:53 Quote
sherbet wrote:
Not sure why, but I found the travis I rode had more brake dive, no matter how it was tuned. Maybe just the springs?

Maybe. Maybe just low speed.
flag sherbet
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 13:54 Quote
DavidMakalaster wrote:
sherbet wrote:
Not sure why, but I found the travis I rode had more brake dive, no matter how it was tuned. Maybe just the springs?

Maybe. Maybe just low speed.

Another possibility, but a void was there when the Sherman left. Consider the range of shermans between 100mm and 150mm.
flag DavidMakalaster
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 13:58 Quote
sherbet wrote:
DavidMakalaster wrote:
sherbet wrote:
Not sure why, but I found the travis I rode had more brake dive, no matter how it was tuned. Maybe just the springs?

Maybe. Maybe just low speed.

Another possibility, but a void was there when the Sherman left. Consider the range of shermans between 100mm and 150mm.

Don't get me wrong. I've liked all the Shermans I've owned. The SPV Breakout I had felt WAY better after the devolve. The best one I ever had though was my Flick Plus. I revalved that thing and made a few little changes and it felt phenomenal. I've never owned a Travis but the ones I've spent time on really surprised me. Even the Intrinsics felt pretty good. The problem is they just take so damn much attention. I had to put new oil in the lowers every couple rides. It just got old.
flag sherbet
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 14:01 Quote
I never touched my Sherman while I owned it. No oil changes, no seal changes, nothing. No work done. They always felt beautiful. Always.
flag jonlake
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 14:03 Quote
DavidMakalaster wrote:
sherbet wrote:
DavidMakalaster wrote:


Maybe. Maybe just low speed.

Another possibility, but a void was there when the Sherman left. Consider the range of shermans between 100mm and 150mm.

Don't get me wrong. I've liked all the Shermans I've owned. The SPV Breakout I had felt WAY better after the devolve. The best one I ever had though was my Flick Plus. I revalved that thing and made a few little changes and it felt phenomenal. I've never owned a Travis but the ones I've spent time on really surprised me. Even the Intrinsics felt pretty good. The problem is they just take so damn much attention. I had to put new oil in the lowers every couple rides. It just got old.

exactly I loved my flick, gotta say it was easily on par with my 66 even if the travel was off by 2"
flag andyjacko123
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 14:03 Quote
dont manitous have lots of problem with the nitraded stantions wearing meaning the seals arent quite tight enouggh so they piss oil?
flag DavidMakalaster
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 14:04 Quote
sherbet wrote:
I never touched my Sherman while I owned it. No oil changes, no seal changes, nothing. No work done. They always felt beautiful. Always.

I could just never get the things to keep the seals wet. I smoked seals on a regular basis. I just got to the point where it was cheaper for me to squirt oil in the lowers every other ride then replace the seals 3 times a year. So I pretty much just rode with toasted seals most of the time.
flag t-j-b
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 14:05 Quote
andyjacko123 wrote:
dont manitous have lots of problem with the nitraded stantions wearing meaning the seals arent quite tight enouggh so they piss oil?

Happened to quite a lot, also had problems with the spv blowing. Apparently it was more common over here than in the states....
flag andyjacko123
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 14:07 Quote
theoutpost wrote:
andyjacko123 wrote:
dont manitous have lots of problem with the nitraded stantions wearing meaning the seals arent quite tight enouggh so they piss oil?

Happened to quite a lot, also had problems with the spv blowing. Apparently it was more common over here than in the states....

iv never had a pair but i concidered nixxon super145s at a time and someone told me that. apparently u can get they replaced with silver stantions on warrenty.
flag DavidMakalaster
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 14:07 Quote
theoutpost wrote:
andyjacko123 wrote:
dont manitous have lots of problem with the nitraded stantions wearing meaning the seals arent quite tight enouggh so they piss oil?

Happened to quite a lot, also had problems with the spv blowing. Apparently it was more common over here than in the states....

The problem was mainly that they just didn't lube the seals very well.
flag oryxbike
Posted: Apr 30, 2008 at 14:07 Quote
1999 Marzo Monster-T : not ridden yet
2000 Marzo z1 Qr20 : was tight for small Freeride/dirt
2000 Marzo z1 Dual : amazing in dirtjumps
2002 Marzo z1 Freeride : hated it, kept it 3 months
2002 Marzo Shiver SC: best fork I ever had as do-it-all
2003 Marzo DJ2 : not so bad
2004 Marzo Junior-T : SUCKED
2004 Marzo Super-T : was a great Fr fork
2004 Marzo EXR-Pro: worst fork I ever had
2005 Manitou Sherman Jumper: my favorite

 


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