Manitou Announces Limited Edition Mastodon Pro LE
PRESS RELEASE: MANITOU
Limited edition for a fork with no limits
For 2022, we've released a limited edition Mastodon fork with a particular graphic design that pays homage to its frigid weather application. The Mastodon Pro LE, as its name would suggest, boasts a snow camo paint scheme paired with blaze orange decals. Available in the extended ride height version only, the Mastodon Pro LE will be produced in a one time, 300-unit production run. No more will be produced and, once these are gone, they are gone…
The Mastodon is not a modified or repurposed trail fork compatible with the large tire dimensions and frame geometries of fatbikes, but rather it is a fatbike specific solution, designed from the ground up. It is a meticulously engineered suspension fork made to offer a clear performance upgrade regardless of how low or high the numbers on the thermometer read. To create such a solution required all-environment and all-temperature performance testing that took the R+D staff to some of the most inhospitable testing environments in the world. To earn its place within the Manitou family, the Mastodon passed performance and reliability testing in both real world and lab scenarios at temperatures as low as -40 degrees.
Not only does the Mastodon guarantee uniform performance across the most extreme climates and conditions, but it also guarantees excellent performance above and beyond anything available, period. Its 34mm trail chassis is stiffer and steers more precisely than any other product on the market. The trusted Manitou Reverse Arch requires less material for maximum torsional stiffness making for a lighter yet better performing structure. Its stiffness is even further improved when combined with the Manitou Hexlock SL thru axle. Available in PRO and COMP versions, fatbike enthusiasts can choose between 100 and 120mm travel options.
All Mastodon models are internally adjustable by the rider in 10mm increments with COMP being internally adjustable from 80mm to 140mm and PRO models adjustable from 100mm to 140mm. This represents a huge advantage for shops, who can carry one single SKU instead of 5. It is also a breath of fresh air for the rider, who no longer has to make a decision based on travel, knowing fully well they can adjust the fork to their needs at any given point in time.
The ease at which the adjustment of travel is performed means that not only does the rider have the possibility to set travel to their desired travel but they can do so without the assistance of a professional mechanic. The incorporation of such a simple procedure to adjust travel is yet another step towards Manitou’s ultimate goal of creating the best performing, easiest to adjust, most tunable solution available.
Like all Pro level suspension, the Mastodon utilizes the Dorado air spring first debuted in our iconic Dorado model in tandem with MC2 compression damping and TPC rebound damping all confer to core Manitou technologies originally developed for World Cup level competition. These technologies, along with IVA volume adjustment that allows for fine tuning of the air spring, make for an unmatched customizable suspension that adapts to an extremely wide variety of conditions, riding styles and personal preferences.
The ease at which the adjustment of travel is performed means that not only does the rider have the possibility to set travel to their desired travel but they can do so without the assistance of a professional mechanic. The incorporation of such a simple procedure to adjust travel is yet another step towards Manitou’s ultimate goal of creating the best performing, easiest to adjust, most tunable solution available.
Like all Pro level suspension, the Mastodon utilizes the Dorado air spring first debuted in our iconic Dorado model in tandem with MC2 compression damping and TPC rebound damping all confer to core Manitou technologies originally developed for World Cup level competition. These technologies, along with IVA volume adjustment that allows for fine tuning of the air spring, make for an unmatched customizable suspension that adapts to an extremely wide variety of conditions, riding styles and personal preferences.
An additional element of versatility derives from the availability to build up with either 26 or 27.5” wheels and is available in standard or extended ride height versions. Extended ride height versions fit up to 26×5.15” / 27.5×4.5” tires while standard ride height versions fit up to 26×4” / 27.5×3.8” tires. With such a wide range of possibilities, dialing in one’s perfect ride for any fat tire situation is now a reality.
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It's a pretty good one..
If I remember correctly, it quite literally means nipple tooth (or teeth), from the dinosaur of the same name that had teeth that looked like nipples .
When you see the white whale
Break your backs and crack your oars men
If you wish to prevail
It's a cool colorway but once again, with that orange it ruins everything! :S Anyway I need a fully black one to fit my raw and purple bike. lol
The Mastodon has been a solid fork you can legit ride snow covered enduro trails without feeling like your on a fat bike. The sale point for me is the stiffness and the cold weather performance. Bluto is a noodle, and shit box in cold weather.
Stiffness rules running 5" flat basketball tires at a (maybe) jogging pace on tire packed snow
I hope you would reconsider what people are doing in the winter for fun these days, fat bikes are starting to get ridden pretty good, and I've seen allot of DH riders and enduro riders take the the trails.
Here are some nuts ridding highland PB drop on fatties, if you think we don't need some squish!
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=ded501hpfY4
i know nothing on this subject, just that upside down forks would be easy to repurpose to do this
What am I going to do with a gun rack?"
Wayne: it certainly does suck
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Missed opportunity to call volume adjusters "sugar pucks."
They're excellent.
Classic movie.
Manitou: check out our limited edish fat bike fork!
I would imagine there are a few limits.
Plus, like they said in the press release, it makes life a lot easer for dealers that only have to stock one thing.
I know it's not unheard of for signature parts in MTB. Grips, saddles, bars and stems... but those tend to have their own form factor. I'd love to see more "stock" parts carrying special graphics and whatnot from pro riders, it'd be a great way to support your favorite personalities in the sport somewhat directly. Plus you get to jazz up your ride to suit your "look".
then i contacted your uk distributer and they couldnt get me a spare part, so i had to buy a new damper. or i would have if i hadn't measured up the tenon and had a friend who i now owe beer make me one. I've now rebuilt the damper and it seems to be working fine, although i have yet to actually test it.
your products are really good; please put instructions on how to maintain them online or at least fastening torques, exploded views and shim stack specs so this doesn't happen to other people and they can properly rebuild their dampers. and i dont know how big a deal it would be to offer small spares, but it would be hugely helpful. youre very lucky you have a group of devoted tinkerers on the mtbr forum giving this information out for you
sincerely, a manitou fan.
Would have hoped that a fancy LE model would get you 150mm of travel, but that seems to remain reserved for the EXT Pro variant that's only available direct from Manitou (but usually out of stock).
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I didn't know there were 300 fat bike riders
"I know, lets add some fancy graphics and see if we can dump em' this winter!"
"cool"
It’s not a bad fork at all, but once the fat biking craze died off there’s little demand for forks like these.
Still hands down better than a Bluto or Wren!
Had the mastodon and bluto. The mastodons are a superb fork in comparison to the bluto...horrible noodly thing.