“I believe Manitou tested them all and claim the Mezzer was slightly stiffer than the Lyrik in testing and quite a bit stiffer than the 36. Make of that what you will.”
Google just found me this:
“Manitou Mezzer
The Manitou Mezzer is here! lets get into some details!
37mm Chassis that is the stiffest single crown fork on the market.
Torsionally, the Mezzer is 30% stiffer than a Fox 36, 16% stiffer than a Ohlins RFX36, 1% stiffer than a Lyrik
Fore-aft, the Mezzer is 7% stiffer than a 36, 20% stiffer than a RFX, and 4% stiffer than a Lyrik”