Manitou R7 Elite
Sarnian
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I know Manitou do not have the best reputation but I am trying to get the weight down of my on-one and these are In the sale on CRC and are 500g less then the forks I am using.
Does anyone know what they are like and If they are any good?
Does anyone know what they are like and If they are any good?
It's not a ornament, so ride It
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They are meant to be a little better than earier Manitous,but from my own experience of 2 previous ,Manitou forks ,I`d say for the little extra weight get these instead:
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/?fn=product&productId=1070&categoryId=18
For the sake of the a little extra weight I`d much rather have the reliability,seviceability,spares back up and performance of a Reba.
Manitou spares seem to be non existant,as do servicing agents.2006 Giant XTC
2010 Giant Defy Advanced
2016 Boardman Pro 29er
2016 Pinnacle Lithium 4
2017 Canondale Supersix Evo0 -
Thanks spiderman, I have not had a chance to look on Merlin cycles yet. they would do me fine, shame I can't order them this side of crimbo, they will have to wait for a couple of weeks.It's not a ornament, so ride It0
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Why not go for a SID? Similar weight to the R7, I would imagine, and supposedly very good performane of the reviews are anything to go by."Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling." ~James E. Starrs0
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BlackSpur wrote:Why not go for a SID? Similar weight to the R7, I would imagine, and supposedly very good performane of the reviews are anything to go by.
Nearer £400,though.2006 Giant XTC
2010 Giant Defy Advanced
2016 Boardman Pro 29er
2016 Pinnacle Lithium 4
2017 Canondale Supersix Evo0 -
Sids are a little out of my price range on this one, as I am also changing wheels and anything else that I think weighs to much.It's not a ornament, so ride It0
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What travel are you after? I might be selling my 80mm Skareb ;-)0
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Sorry there supersonic, It's got to be 100mm.It's not a ornament, so ride It0
