The general rule is photo and video submissions to /r/mtb should be of people riding mountain bikes. Photos should be of people riding mountain bikes. If you need help choosing a bike, please be sure to tag your post with the WhichBike flair, and include some basic information, like your price range and the type of riding you'll be doing. If you think your post was removed by mistake, use the message the moderators link in the sidebar and include a link to your post. On the other hand, be generous with upvotes. Do not downvote opinions just because you disagree with them. Remember to vote based on quality, not opinion, and keep your submission titles factual and opinion-free. Please follow proper reddiquette, and if you haven't already, take a moment to read our wiki page and learn a bit about the site's history. All in all, a very tunable fork, that won’t overwhelm less tech-savvy riders.We are a cycling community enthusiastic about mountain biking and all things related. ![]() By the second ride I was very happy with this fork, and really came to appreciate the compression dial to fine-tune the ride. Once the QR15 and tapered steerer options are in place, this fork will be a contender with anything else on the market, not that it can’t compete now on the strength of its suspension performance alone. Stutter bumps, big hits and small stuff were all handily dispatched, no packing down, no compression spikes, well-matched with the plush rear suspension I paired it with. Wide open, the fork would dive a bit under braking, but a click of the damper reined this in. I did most of my riding with the fork one click in from full open, but on smoother rides where I was dialing in more platform on my rear shock, I was easily able to match those settings on the fly with a few more clicks of damping. On the trail, I found the fork to be quite linear, but still able to handle big hits without bottoming harshly. I wasn’t so stoked on loosening five bolts in two different sizes to get the axle out, but again, there will be a hex version of the QR15 system in 2011. I didn’t have any complaints about stiffness it was on par with every other 120mm 29er fork I’ve ridden, at least ones without a tapered steerer, an option Manitou will be offering in 2011. The 20mm axle has the signature Manitou hex interface to prevent the fork legs from twisting around the axle, with the intention to increase stiffness. The red knob on top controls low speed compression from wide open to locked-out, with seven settings in between. No detents, but it was easy to dial in the setting I wanted (20° or so from full fast). The rebound clicker is on the bottom, controlling low speed rebound with a 180° twist. At 150lbs., I was fine with the stock medium spring.ĭamping is provided by the Absolute+ system, which is externally controlled via the knobs on the top and bottom of the left leg. For best performance, the coil spring should be swapped, depending on rider weight. ![]() The coil spring handles initial travel for a supple feel, then the air spring kicks in to provide some progression from mid to full travel. ![]() The spring system is a hybrid air/coil spring called MARS (Manitou Air Response System). The Tower Pro was formerly known as the Minute, but Manitou is bringing all their 29er trail forks under the Tower name, including the fork formerly known as Drake.
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