Any chance you weighed it? I'm looking for a lighter spring for my 10.5x3.5 Vivid. Impossible to find a Ti 3.5 spring, particularly for the Vivid. Damn steel 400lb steel coil weighs over 800g.
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/First-Look-Manitou-Mattoc-Fork-Eurobike-2013.html
I question the 15mm too. But I've heard all 15mm axles aren't created equal and Manitou have done a good job with the 15mm hexlock qr.
Manitou QR15 HexLock Thru-Axle on Vimeo
I have it on a Transition Bandit 26. I test rode a demo and found the bike awesome, but really held back by the Fox 32. It just seemed harsh and flexy. I bought the Bandit as a frame only and put on a Minute 140 (after having previously used a minute on another trail bike) and was astounded at...
The 140mm travel Minute is a pretty nice fork for AM duty. I've been riding one for a year or so. It was much better than the Fox 32 Float I tried before I bought it.
I found this thread via google and thought I'd leave a comment as I'm in the same predicament at the OP. I was lucky enough to be in Whistler yesterday and could try on all the top end helmets just by walking from shop to shop. I have been using the TLD D2 for years, my last 2 helmets in fact...
I had the bead tearing issues with previous Maxxis UST Minions (using with Mavic 823 rims), but just bought a new set after a couple of years and have no issues. The bead area seems thicker, they are also about 100g heavier than they used to be.
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