05 manitou sherman flick or firefly

chelsea_fan7

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hey lads
just wondering which out of the two is the higher end model (the compnay says is better) and which performs better. They both seem to have 110-150mm adjustable travel and many other things in common so if you could seperate them for me it would me much appreciated.
 
neither are better but
the flick has 110-150
the firefly has 90-130

i personally own a pair of firefly's
great forks apart from the easy to brake travel adjust
so pick which travel you would want more ie 130-150 as it will defiantly brake on you
 

Rutter

Likes Bikes and Dirt
neither are better but
the flick has 110-150
the firefly has 90-130

i personally own a pair of firefly's
great forks apart from the easy to brake travel adjust
so pick which travel you would want more ie 130-150 as it will defiantly brake on you
there a completely different fork

firefly is spv, so if you dirt jump or park i would definately go them, but you could also dh/freeride on them. one side is coil and one side is air. Ad you can just put air in or out to make them harder or softer.

flicks are tpc+ so i would really only use them for freeride/dh as you would have to mess around with springs to get the right setup for park/ dj and imo 110 is a bit to much travel. tpc is coil sprung only and will be plusher through the travel if setup correctly.

imo i would go the firefly after owning both. I had them on a do it all hardtail and they were great. My travel adjust didnt brake either. The firefly is more expensive because the cartridge costs more(i think)


Response to your post: definately go the fireflies, they are also lighter
 
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Mr_hANky

Likes Bikes and Dirt
neither are better but
the flick has 110-150
the firefly has 90-130

i personally own a pair of firefly's
great forks apart from the easy to brake travel adjust
so pick which travel you would want more ie 130-150 as it will defiantly brake on you
i dont believe that to be completly correct. i haev owned a pair of Sherman Flicks that where factory travel at 90-130mm, the 90mm was really nice till the travel adjust broke. Which will happen if you ride the fork hard in small travel, which your not sposed too
 
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