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Fork’s and the Answer Manitou Sport:Reviewed by someone who does not
know what they are doing, and someone who’s mother never told him to
avoid pain.
I was always in a quandry about the advent of bold-on suspension
components for Mountain bikes. When I got my bike over 5 years ago,
suspension components were a novelty for trade shows and the
mountain-biking elite. An average mountain bike also weighed about 30
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In this day and age, good bikes at the sub-$1000 level come with front
suspension components and weigh in at average of 26 pounds. This
remarkable change in such a short time alludes to a great future for
mountain biking. Soon we will see bikes which weigh less than 25 pounds
and have full front and rear suspension components. While you can get
these bikes now, you still will need to pay over $1000 for them.
I just upgraded my old beast with a front suspension fork made by Answer products – The Manitou Sport. This is Answer Products “middle-of-the-line” fork, but you will find that it is more capable than most of us mountain bashers.
Forks break down into two basic types: the fluid-based and the
elastometer-based. There are a few that straddle both of these
categories. The Manitou Sport is an elastometer-based fork. Best Quality nak oil seals Exquisite WorkmanshipThe
difference in the two designs is very important for a number of reasons.
First and most important is the amount of maintenance you intend to do.
Consider that a fluid-based fork is similar in design to the front fork
on a motorcycle. A stanchion tube runs over a rod which is immersed in
hydrolic fluid. The whole thing slides in and out of the external tube
sometimes called a “slider.” The center rod – sometimes called a
“damping rod” – has small holes or “valving” in it. Best Quality nak oil seals Exquisite Workmanship.Based on the size
and placement of these holes, the fluid gets pushed through at a certain
rate. This is what causes the fork to run smoothly both under load and
without load. With a fluid-based fork you have critical parts of the
fork that cannot fail. Most important is the top seal. This seal is
responsible for allowing the stanchion tube to slide up and down, but it
also keep the fluid in the fork, and the dirt out. If this seal goes,
you can get a fluid leak and other horrible things. Next in importance
is the fluid itself. It has to be checked and changed to insure that the
levels in the two fork tubes are even.Best Quality nak oil seals Exquisite Workmanship.
In an elastometer-based fork, things are a bit simpler. The elastometers
are just rubber-bumpers with varying degrees of of density. Based on
the placement and “stiff-ness” of the material used, you get a stiff
ride or a squishy one. The stanchion tube in this case is usually
resting on top of a stack of these elastometers and, as the bike hits
bumps, the elastometers take up the shock. Since no fluid is pushed, the
damping rod is not necessary and the fork is also easier to dismantle
and adjust. On the other hand, this does not mean that an
elastometer-based fork is better.Best Quality nak oil seals Exquisite Workmanship.
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