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snagged from mtbr!
snagged from mtbr!
2009 Manitou Dorado
- Thread starter TrumbullHucker
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Thats sick, I like the look.
If I race only Id give it a shot, any word on huck/fr reliability on the new ones.
If I race only Id give it a shot, any word on huck/fr reliability on the new ones.
09? thats like a year and a half
It's a joke right? That looks exactly like an old MRD that has been repainted. SPV? No one would still use that.
yea, i'm pretty sure that's not an 09. when manitou is producing the travis with ti springs and intrinsic damping that they have poured so much cash into, they're not going to produce an inverted fork with SPV. not to mention, if manitou were to have a test rider for the fork, wouldn't they be using kovarik or one of their reputable racers to really test it? manitou doesn't have any yeti riders, and i doubt they'd toss a proto to an otherwise unknown racer instead of to a world cup competitor.
sick. i won't be buying one
Zhendo, super awesome teamwork disproving what could of gone on as a majestic joke. High five!
i almost want to agree. it looks the same as the last SPV dorado. just gold labels. but it could be back, because HB suspension now owns manitou.
could have sworen they were getting away from standard spv and calling it something else.
plus, that fork would have big prototype stickers on it
Well the fact that it says MRD on it kinda says it all. Not to mention it just says SPV. No +.
I looked at it and thought:
"One of two things...Hayes doesn't have any new graphics (I mean, DOES have a Revox), or it's a nice joke."
The 06 crowns were anodized, but then again, so were all the other metal parts...looks like someone just went nuts with the custom on a fork not worth it.
"One of two things...Hayes doesn't have any new graphics (I mean, DOES have a Revox), or it's a nice joke."
The 06 crowns were anodized, but then again, so were all the other metal parts...looks like someone just went nuts with the custom on a fork not worth it.
Their 08 stuff is out, at least OEM, and it's nothing new. It honestly wouldn't shock me if Hayes did something stupid like reintroduce the Dorito.
the only thing that seems new is the fact it has a sunline stem and not the mrd stem they usually come with. The top crown looks a little different from the usuall dorado one. Although i generally agree on the hoax thing. It seems like some sad person has gone to an awfull lot of trouble to make us believe it
tire's on backwards.
i like, but dont think its true...maby they just got so pissed off at manitou repairing forks they made a new one for fun!!!!lol
The guy probably just wanted the color of the fork to match his 303. I.e. not blue or red.
I wonder if this one will need to be rebuilt after every race like the old one
i wonder if it will feel as god damn amazing as the old ones did too??
Your mom goes to college.
"hai guys, im an idiot and spend too much on my bike"
I beleive it... Look at the bike, it's very custom. I doubt someone would put so much time into a old worn fork, when they could very well buy a new Travis for the same price.
It's all e-speculation, so I will be happy when 09 comes around.
It's all e-speculation, so I will be happy when 09 comes around.
Also, the fork is gold, the frame is yellow. It doesn't match, it actually clashes a bit.
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I love how they included a shot of the seal/stanchion area as if to say, "Look, this one doesn't leak oil!"
Personally, I ain't buying it though. It looks exactly the same as the old one, and aren't those Grimeca brakes? On a bike belonging to someone who supposedly has connections with Hayes? Nah...
Personally, I ain't buying it though. It looks exactly the same as the old one, and aren't those Grimeca brakes? On a bike belonging to someone who supposedly has connections with Hayes? Nah...
Nah the only idiots are the ones reviving another product that should have been left in the past. The only good thing about the dorado was the TPC+ damper and that wasn't something specific to it.
Beyond that it was a relatively heavy chassis that had bucketloads of flex compared to pretty well all conventional forks, and even most of its inverted cousins thanks to the piddly 30/32mm stanchions. Inverts are just a hard design to win with in MTB where weight and stiffness are critical factors.
If they aren't going to offer it in TPC+ (IMO that's the only damper they ever needed) then it's going to be yet another lousy damper in a lousy chassis. At least the travis addressed some of the inherent invert issues just by design, maybe they need to focus on fixing its flaws rather than trying to target a dying fanboy market... but I suppose they have to live up to their reputation somehow!
Beyond that it was a relatively heavy chassis that had bucketloads of flex compared to pretty well all conventional forks, and even most of its inverted cousins thanks to the piddly 30/32mm stanchions. Inverts are just a hard design to win with in MTB where weight and stiffness are critical factors.
If they aren't going to offer it in TPC+ (IMO that's the only damper they ever needed) then it's going to be yet another lousy damper in a lousy chassis. At least the travis addressed some of the inherent invert issues just by design, maybe they need to focus on fixing its flaws rather than trying to target a dying fanboy market... but I suppose they have to live up to their reputation somehow!
totally agree with you but maybe they had many many parts just lying around and they chose to hype it and sell say a few hundred instead of just throwing the parts out?Nah the only idiots are the ones reviving another product that should have been left in the past. The only good thing about the dorado was the TPC+ damper and that wasn't something specific to it.
Beyond that it was a relatively heavy chassis that had bucketloads of flex compared to pretty well all conventional forks, and even most of its inverted cousins thanks to the piddly 30/32mm stanchions. Inverts are just a hard design to win with in MTB where weight and stiffness are critical factors.
If they aren't going to offer it in TPC+ (IMO that's the only damper they ever needed) then it's going to be yet another lousy damper in a lousy chassis. At least the travis addressed some of the inherent invert issues just by design, maybe they need to focus on fixing its flaws rather than trying to target a dying fanboy market... but I suppose they have to live up to their reputation somehow!
new administration - new broom ?
So appearantly this bike with these forks is in the Hayes tent up @ Crankworx for what it's worth........
the lowers definitely look beefier than the old dorito's, I just hope the damping isn't spv, that crap is terrible.
for some reason im still not buying it
Pinkbike and sicklines are both reporting that they're saying it's 36mm, airspring, and the decals are just to screw with people.
That bike is in the HAYES booth?
The logo on those brakes look like they say 'GUSTAV'???
I have not seen a new hayes brake in a long time, but look like maguras to me. In a hayes booth, that would be weird.
The logo on those brakes look like they say 'GUSTAV'???
I have not seen a new hayes brake in a long time, but look like maguras to me. In a hayes booth, that would be weird.
Yeah. Really wierd since Hayes owns Manitou now.
Almost as wierd as Sram debuting the new RS and Avid stuff.
2nd pic is definately the Hayes trailer, anyone have any idea whose bike it is??