[Closed] Are 2015 manitou minutes or marvels forks any good?

Dirt mag did a visit and review in the Manitou factory in Taiwan, they said it was awesome.
The sterile environment and quality control really impressed them, I nearly bought some Mattocs recently but went for X-Fusion instead....no preference but couldn't say no to the deal!

http://www.manitoumtb.com/products/forks/marvel/
Got the 2014 Marvel Pro 29r, after market are 100/120 I think. Like it, the 15mm bolt is a but special (1/4 turn lock rather than screw in) the compression adjust is nice and service is straight forward.

My Tower Pros aren't that recent and perform well. I haven't done anything other than squirt fork juice on them. The adjustable compression is great compared to locked/unlocked on my Rockshox, I just bung a couple more clicks on if I'm loaded up for bikepacking, etc.

Thanks everyone, sounds like manitou could be a good choice as the thought of spending money on a new CSU with rockshox reliability flaws isn't appealing, despite the reba being a great fork when it works.

Interesting thread, I was looking at 120mm rebas on a German site which also has Manitoba on sale. I wondered also if they were worthwhile.

I'm having the same problem with my 2013 Rebas and was also thinking of offloading them and buying something more reliable. Which sites are good for Manitou stuff?

Manitou forks seem to have good reports these days, although the reverse arch thing makes them look a little spindly.

And whoever decided upon naming their racing fork "R7" really needs a course on British slang...

For the marvel, I reckon it looks fine, certainly not spindly and fairly reassuring at the front end.

I have Tower Pro's on my 29'er and very impressed with them. great damping, rock solid steering. Got them crazy cheap off CRC in a sale, came in about £50 cheaper than getting the CSU replaced (again) on my Fox 32

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I've got Tower Pros as well. Bought them at the beginning of the year but only just built up the bike, so only ridden them a few times. I think they're great, really impressed.

Initially a bit too linear in compression, I added 5ml of oil (release pressure, unscrew cap, add oil, replace cap, pump up - simples!) to increase the ramp, and it made a marked improvement in reducing brake dive. Spot on now...

Gave me the confidence to go Manitou (which was a new brand to me before) again to replace my aging RP23 shock with a Mcleod, which has also been great...

Had to peek in this thread because I honestly thought Manitou were dead and buried.

Can't help on the marvels or minutes but Mattocs are awesome forks.

Marvel Pro's came on the 29r in 100mm only, great fork running well after an abusive 8 months, one service. Compression is great, damping is too. 1/4 turn 15mm is good and probably the best available once you get used to it.

ive got some tower comps on my 29er

easy to reduce from 100-120mm, very helpful tech guys at manitou USA, though as mine were OEM had to source some spacers myself but was very simple (have loads if anyone wants some!)

they compare very well to my pikes for stiffness and plushness, but out of their depth on fast rocky descents, so im contemplating rejigging the shim stacks for which manitou have a lot of info
http://forums.mtbr.com/shocks-suspension/how-guide-reshim-your-abs-hsc-shim-stack-687754-9.html

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Just spied my 2 replies near each other 2 months apart...

Amazing that Manitou who've made shite forks for years-on-end survive, yet Marzocchi who have made some great forks are to close their doors.*

(*I know they had a dodgy spell)

2014 120mm 29er Marvel Pro here, Very pleased. servicing is really easy and the axle is fine once you are used to it.

the-muffin-man - Member

Amazing that Manitou who've made shite forks for years-on-end survive, yet Marzocchi who have made some great forks are to close their doors.*

(*I know they had a dodgy spell)

Manitou got bought by Hayes brakes. They also own Answer Products, SunRingle, and Wheelsmith, too.