Update:
I have since sent my '05 Breakout Plus back to Manitou for warranty service, and it came back in much better condition than when it left. It does not have the sticky feeling anymore, and it feels like a completely different fork. Whatever they did to it, it worked.
I have since sent my '05 Breakout Plus back to Manitou for warranty service, and it came back in much better condition than when it left. It does not have the sticky feeling anymore, and it feels like a completely different fork. Whatever they did to it, it worked.