I've heard that Treks are being spec'd with this new fork from Manitou. Has anyone heard any details?
If you 2 jabronies have each other blocked.....how are you replying to each other?Keep me blocked and I'll keep you blocked and we'll all be a happy family again.
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Heh. Holding pattern on comment except to say: when you feel like you've done everything right, and it keeps loosening - it's pretty understandable that someone would crank down on the starnut bolt (in desperation, etc) and see it move/pullout some. As I said, symptom not cause - and super interesting.It happens because they press the steerer into the crown to a set pressure, not until it bottom out in the crown. This is done to avoid pressing in too far and causing other issue. That is straight from Hayes/Manitou.
I'll break out just two: that the new equipment is in spec & this application is similar to others you know well. I personally feel that the Mastodon is in spec - the ID/OD conform to normal expectations so unless the steerers were not fully pressed - the fork mfging doesn't seem to be the cause.
My bike is a 2016 Farley 5, I had to use a Crane Creek + 6mm race and now my Mastodon fork clears my frame by just under 1/4 inch. Prior to adding the CC race it was just scraping the frame with the fork lockout (knob) all the way open. I'm running a STD 120 fork and in my opinion the bike feels perfect now with just enough slackness and the tire out in front vs. the rigid geometry. The fork completely changes the ride characteristics. I had no idea what I was missing.Hi, I have the Trek Farley 9.6 (2018 model) and the frame size is 17.5''. I updated my rigid carbon fork to the Mastodon Pro Ext 120mm version. The Mastodon comes with the shorter knobs, and I had no issues in frame clearance. Oh my gosh, what a change form slow trail riding to most fun ride ever!
That seems whacked as ****, the MC2 has the ABS+ knob and the ABS+ has the MC2 knob? Maybe the tapewall version with the cartridge damper is 200g heavier, but that seems suspect too. And they don't even get HBO.