I've heard that Treks are being spec'd with this new fork from Manitou. Has anyone heard any details?
That last sentence is trouble...So I ordered and received this knob kit and it works. i also ordered the Mastodon sealkit to not pay shipping. I'm prestty sure, now that I bought this knob kit, the one i lost will re-appear...
Since that kit states it is for the Magnum only, I called Hayes. They stated it will work (which it did). Excellent service from Hayes. That's the second time I called them and got help right away.
So I hope this helps someone who is as careless with small parts as I am
Lesson learned, to do fork service over several months and let it all lay on a work bench....
It'll be tight, but you know better than me as you've run 'em on the G2. It's only a couple mm on each side at 10 PSI according to @mikesee "average" measurements. I know 10 PSI is ridiculously high for the 2XL. I don't know how much it shrinks at sub 1 PSI. I just want everyone to have the numbers before they make purchase decisions. If the tire has any runout, it may rub.2XL/120 = 139mm
Overall height for the 2XL on both 100 and 120 was ~31" (788mm) tall.
A kit could make sense for Hayes.Manitou (or another suspension tuning company) could offer a coil conversion kit for the Mastodon, which would be a great aftermarket upgrade for those who desire it.
There really isn't space to lay the bike down on snow trails and the snow is so deep off trail, it's not very practical.
Even if the ingestion rate is near zero, its still going to blow out some atomized oil when you lay it down?
Another aspect of why this is asinine is if you have to add pressure, so be it, it happens, but often you just want to bleed a little and that is needlessly complex (in the cold). Fussing around with pumps and valves with your fingers in the cold is not what you want to be doing. With RS and Fox you can bleed a little from the cap without hooking up a pump, having to fish a pump out of somewhere, tighten it on, etc. The less you can be screwing around with your fingers in the cold, the better. Just not a well thought out system. More traditional air springs would be better. Coil would be best.
But I do have the rebuild kit now, so I'll be changing all the air seals (again).
Please Manitou. Make. An. Actual. Cold. Weather. Fatbike. Fork. (coil).
It's on the list. But I have to satisfy some non manitou owner projects too.Dougal to the white courtesy phone …
My fork started life as a Pro EXT set at 140 mm, one bottom out spacer and two top out spacers. After my modifications a Selva coil fits perfectly with just a slight amount of pressure on the top cap when screwing it down.It would be great to know a few parameters:
- leg length on both of your forks (Model year 2019 to present all Pro and Comp travel configurations use 367mm leg lengths besides the Pro EXT 150mm travel configuration, which uses 377mm., source: Hayes manual)
- spacer configuration at both bottom-out and top-out position
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