New Enduro fork... I want one!
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Not seeing that in this thread, I calls it like I sees it.
yuley95
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Rode a brand new Trek Fuel Ex 7 while in QLD recently and the fork was binding terribly. The guys at the place I hired from thought maybe the seals were too tight and he might be right. Either way, it’s a bit shit when something that costs over a thousand dollars is not properly sorted (talking about the fork not the bike).
I’m starting to actually feel pretty good about buying Suntour. Lots of nice details, solid as hell and riding like a dream so far....
You mean years of rs getting away with no oil, or fox doing years of flaking pitting kashima coating and creaking csus?
Ultra Lord
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Ya’ll biased though.
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Boom King
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Nitpicking.It’s a thread FOR Manitou lovers.
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Just pull them off horizontally and have a look inside. That's what I did with my Lyrik when I changed travel. They had enough oil btw.
Oddjob
Merry fucking Xmas to you assholes
Only over greased and I bet the bushings were a bit tight.
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I've had the MRP coil, DVO Diamond, Fox 34 Factory, Fox 36 factory and elite (Grip/Grip2/FIT4/FIT4 vorspunged), Lyrik Select.....my Mezzer is better than them all. I was going to go the Ohlins, I liked the idea of being able to go coil or air back and forth with the cartridge but the Mezzer became available first and was cheaper (Ohlins is a $2k fork).
A Mezzer landed is about $1600 (assuming you aren't unlucky and get stung with customs but I think you would find that Hayes would look after you anyway and you would be up for much less than you think if customs did decide to be bothered). A new Lyrik is $1400. A new Fox 36 is over $1500.
No bias, I just like good suspension..
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That's the 'old' Ohlins. They put the EVO kit thru those to try and sell them lol New RXF36 M2 is $2KU wot M8?!
$1600-$1700 for an RFX36
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In any case, I think you miss the point. It's not that it's a bad fork, im sure it's not. Its juat you pay a lot more percentage wise, than you will get performance wise.
It costs 50% more than an MRP Ribbon, and it wont be 50% better.
I love my Formula Selva, but it cost a whole lot for what it is, and I can only recommend it while noting that, given the purchase again; I'd likely grab a Ribbon, Diamond, Trace 36 or Durolux instead and pocket the difference. Or be super content with buying into the romance of a fork like it, because the other option is buyers remorse.
I got the point and for the $$ I paid for the Mezzer the performance gain was proportional over all others that I've tried except for the MRP....I can't over emphasise how shit that fork was (maybe I got a bad one just like Mike)
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The Ribbon Coil was wrong from day one. It had an excessive amount of stiction but the biggest gripe was how it would spike and feel like it had locked solid on landing a decent jump. First time it happened I stopped immediately because it just felt like a massive bottom out only to find the indicator ring on the fork leg nowhere near full travel. I couldn't perservere with this fork and work out exactly what was going on (could have been a faulty damper, could have been bushings) as I had a bike trip a week after purchase so it got returned and I bought the Diamond instead but it has left a lasting memory lol
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