NEW FOR 2005!

[.243racer]

manitou's "stance" fork

http://www.bike-unlimited.de/modules/My_eGallery/gallery/technik/newproducts2005/manitou/kingpin.jpg

manitou radium air shcok

http://www.bike-unlimited.de/modules/My_eGallery/gallery/technik/newproducts2005/manitou/radiumR.jpg

swinger 4way spv

http://www.mbaction.com/archive/swinger.jpg

new fox dh fork on 2005 demo9

http://www.descent-world.co.uk/images/fortbill_wc_thurs_kylestrai.jpg
http://www.singletrackworld.com/mod/submit/images/1378-10.jpg


black box airsprung boxxer

http://www.singletrackworld.com/mod/submit/images/1378-9.jpg

more to come....

[Jordy]

those stances look like they have super long travel !

[Avanti_Racing]

not a fan of the boxxers lowers! whered you manage to get a hold of them?

[lotec]

any idea how much travel the stance forks have? that is a seriously pimped out demo 9 and gawd i want one of those helmets :)

[.243racer]

the stance forks are supposidly a watered down version of the shermans.... they will go for much cheaper and a good pricepoint....

i think ti will be 8" possibly with interlany adjustable travel to 6". manitou fork s have always sat higher due to the reverse arch

[_J_]

those forks and rear shocks are awesome!!

[&]

Anyone have news on the Fox fork release date yet?

[LTR]

Whats with black stanctions? is it the cool thing for '04 '05? Personally i hate it although chrome stanctions are worse! Sooooo cheapo looking.

[mountain_man(1)]

Those forks look sick and the stances look like they have some serous travle.

[RaID]

Anyone have news on the Fox fork release date yet?

late this year apparantly, towards the end of the US season

[.243racer]

i personally think the fox fork s are super ugly :?

[rhyno]

Whats with black stanctions? is it the cool thing for '04 '05? Personally i hate it although chrome stanctions are worse! Sooooo cheapo looking.
I read somewhere (when 888's were released) that it has to be black because thats the colour of the coating that makes it nice and slippery (minimal friction).

[bazza]

i think LTR knows that bro. but same with the chrome, slippery = good. less friction. but who cares if it looks cheap as long as its functional. hang on, im not allowed to say that kinda thing on farkin am i!!! :lol: . it all looks good though. but whats with camo suits boy?

[TOSS3R]

i personally think the fox fork s are super ugly :?

i agree...just look like a lego set of monter T's....

[kalem]

i personally think the fox fork s are super ugly :?

i agree...just look like a lego set of monter T's....

they are machined lowers just for these prototype models, the production version will be normal looking mag lowers.

[.243racer]

normal??

[arnott]

is there only one sort of stance fork, or is it like the shemans and have single crowns and different versions like firefly and flick

[CHEWY]

that is a seriously pimped out demo 9

Its got hayes brakes... :roll: :)

The arch on the boxxers looks whack as..

[floody]

I wanna know where to buy the camo race suit :D

[.243racer]

i don;t think its a race suit....

thats kyle strait btw

[Instinctual]

manitou fork s have always sat higher due to the reverse arch can you clarify what you mean here? what does the reverse arch have to do with how high it sits? excuse my ignorance

[Wattsy]

yer, just so u dont get problems with bike frames the have a quicker and steeper slope, but id never go back on my shermans

[DEVLIN]

that is a seriously pimped out demo 9

Its got hayes brakes... :roll: :)


LOL! Oh, the irony!

[mtb_man]

I wanna know where to buy the camo race suit :D

Looks like he picked up some sponsorship from Uncle Sam's Surplus store.

That gear would be cool for stealth riding and scaring walkers... :)

[lotec]

oops didnt notice that :oops:

[RaID]

is there only one sort of stance fork, or is it like the shemans and have single crowns and different versions like firefly and flick

theres a 6" single crown stance coming out aswell, QR and 1.125 steerer

i thought according to manitou you couldnt make a 6inch SC freeride fork without using 1.5 :twisted:

in the end it doesnt matter aslong as its affortable, which the stance line is meant to be

[shorty]

That 4 Way Air Springer Swinger is nothing new...it's in manitous current line up!! So what's the deal? Does it have new features or does it weigh less?

http://www.answerproducts.com/items.asp?deptid=12&itemid=37

[arnott]

isnt marzocchi making a 7 inch single crown with 1. 125 steerer

[.243racer]

manitou fork s have always sat higher due to the reverse arch can you clarify what you mean here? what does the reverse arch have to do with how high it sits? excuse my ignorance

the reverse arch allows for less room for compression of the fork or else the arch will hit the down tube .... so a longe stantion/fork length is needed... hence shermans alwasy sit higher than any other fork

[Cheazy]

that stance fork looks the goods but that fox fork looks like it was made in like......1995 ?

[riderigid]

is there only one sort of stance fork, or is it like the shemans and have single crowns and different versions like firefly and flick

theres a 6" single crown stance coming out aswell, QR and 1.125 steerer

i thought according to manitou you couldnt make a 6inch SC freeride fork without using 1.5 :twisted:

in the end it doesnt matter aslong as its affortable, which the stance line is meant to be

umm, is 1.125 the same as 1 1/8?
i am confused :?

[Jordy]

is there only one sort of stance fork, or is it like the shemans and have single crowns and different versions like firefly and flick

theres a 6" single crown stance coming out aswell, QR and 1.125 steerer

i thought according to manitou you couldnt make a 6inch SC freeride fork without using 1.5 :twisted:

in the end it doesnt matter aslong as its affortable, which the stance line is meant to be

umm, is 1.125 the same as 1 1/8?
i am confused :?

yes its the same

[Tim]

the Shermans do have long stantion length showing but it is because the lowers are very short . There not any bigger than any other fork they just look like it. Mine are the same length as Marzzochi's with the same amount of travel.

Tim