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What Manitou products are you running and rate it....
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flag demobiker12
Posted: Jan 13, 2009 at 17:54 Quote
im running sherman sliders and i love them
very smooth
flag jefo
Posted: Jan 13, 2009 at 18:07 Quote
a 2005 manitou stance blunt 20mm. feels great, had to put a few washers on top of the spring to stiffen it up tho. I use it for dirt jumping and its great.It rarely bottoms and is really progressive and plush.
flag stprulez
Posted: Jan 13, 2009 at 18:15 Quote
06 shermans-amazing, light stiff strong, everything you need!
07 travis single 180- amazing
and for all those who own metals of course they suck they are a low end budjet shock
flag badbighit
Posted: Jan 13, 2009 at 18:22 Quote
04 swinger 4way with ti spring and tool free adjuster, never had a problem.
flag singletrackman
Posted: Jan 13, 2009 at 21:05 Quote
Oh and I forgot to mention that the left seal on my Nixon popped off on me once. It simply wasn't pressed in right from the factory, though, and when I pressed it back in, it stayed. No problems since
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Posted: Jan 14, 2009 at 18:11 Quote
demobiker12 wrote:
im running sherman sliders and i love them
very smooth

yepp, me too. good fork, better than anything else ive run thus far.
(dirt jumper 2's jr.t's, super t's, monter t's, all older models)

will compare to my 66 in spring Smile
flag stprulez
Posted: Jan 14, 2009 at 20:38 Quote
i love manitous for their weight...gold labels are 4.6ish lbs and its hard to find a fork that light with 20mm axle for 350$
flag singletrackman
Posted: Jan 14, 2009 at 20:41 Quote
stprulez wrote:
i love manitous for their weight...gold labels are 4.6ish lbs and its hard to find a fork that light with 20mm axle for 350$

yeah my nixons are 145 mm travel and they weigh like 4.5 lbs! that's lighter than my old, stock 100mm RS Dart
flag stprulez
Posted: Jan 14, 2009 at 20:43 Quote
singletrackman wrote:
stprulez wrote:
i love manitous for their weight...gold labels are 4.6ish lbs and its hard to find a fork that light with 20mm axle for 350$

yeah my nixons are 145 mm travel and they weigh like 4.5 lbs! that's lighter than my old, stock 100mm RS Dart
not to mention the minute which one used to have 20mm axle not anymore though but it was hovering around 4. and the travis is light for a freeride 180mm fork.
flag singletrackman
Posted: Jan 14, 2009 at 20:46 Quote
stprulez wrote:
singletrackman wrote:
stprulez wrote:
i love manitous for their weight...gold labels are 4.6ish lbs and its hard to find a fork that light with 20mm axle for 350$

yeah my nixons are 145 mm travel and they weigh like 4.5 lbs! that's lighter than my old, stock 100mm RS Dart
not to mention the minute which one used to have 20mm axle not anymore though but it was hovering around 4. and the travis is light for a freeride 180mm fork.

I actually just checked the manitou website, and its 4.2 lbs for the new nixon, 145mm, with 20mm thru axle
flag nfiorito
Posted: Jan 14, 2009 at 20:51 Quote
had bad experiences with an '07 Nixon Platinum and a '06 sherman slider, but my current Swinger x6 rear shock with Progressive Ti spring is performing marvellously thus far (one good season's worth).
flag boolmv
Posted: Jan 14, 2009 at 20:54 Quote
2006 manitou stance blunt
150 mm, rebound adjustment

i have been really suprized about this fork, no flexing, and with reading all the reviews people saying it's crap, well it really isn't, maybe i have the newer better one but either way it is a really good for, it has a nice long axle to crown measurement, so it makes your bike sit really nice for a single crown, the only problem i had with it is it was to plush, it would bottom out easily. but that's about it. I should have gotten thicker oil and a stiffer spring but it was the end of the season and didn't have money to spend but other then that it is a great fork,. i'd give it a 7.5/10
flag rexbikes
Posted: Jan 15, 2009 at 19:28 Quote
as of now i run a totally custom manitou swinger x6 absolutely love it
flag rexbikes
Posted: Jan 21, 2009 at 8:27 Quote
heres a pic Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin
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flag brodoyouevenbike
Posted: Jan 21, 2009 at 8:48 Quote
I've got a manitou metel, everybody says it's crap, but it works ok for my weight... i once used a friends big hit with a DHX4 and i didnt notice that much of a diference... although i didnt do big stuff with the big hit, since it wasnt mine ya know? but the metel is ok... i just want a 450Lbs spring and it's stiffer, i like rear shocks stiff...

 


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