A new fork...40,888,Travis...
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i rode my travis triple ti all season almost every weeekend without a single problem, it felt amazing right out of the box to boot. You can pick them up super cheap online right now.
If I had the choice, I would go for a 888.
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40 for race unless your heavier, than the 888. For any FR or hucking mixed in or drops than no question the 888.
my 888 has been nice since i got it, havnt had to change anything. i also havnt bottomed it, like i kinda landed completely on the nose off a 10 footer and it was crazy smooth. my friends 40 was nice but now it kinda needs an oil change but he doesnt think so and it feels kinda bad. i've heard you can also dent the stanchions on a 40 pretty easily cuz of their thickness, any truth to this?
HUH! Think theres a reason!
The Travis Intrinsic cartridges started blowing up on bigger people, so Manitou will replace your cart with a TPC+ until they fix Intrinsic.
Brand new TPC+ 34mm 8 inch fork for 510$ brand new is not a bad deal...
Brand new TPC+ 34mm 8 inch fork for 510$ brand new is not a bad deal...
no boxxer porque
I have four travis, all at different manufactured date including a pre-prod and an 07 proto. They work. I know some peeps blew some cartridges bec they failed to recognize they were running a softer spring rate than they should and overloads the CID cartridge. Of course when that kinda sh*t happens, the product gets sh*tfaced for being the one at fault. If you are heavier than 180lbs, DO NOT RUN stock spring, go up tp stiff spring and back out the compression. But whatever.... go buy White bros or something.
What about a Boxxer Team/World Cup? Lightest DH race fork out there (from the big 4). I love my 
Boxxer
Boxxer 
you know, i think that if i had a ton of money to spend, the fork i'd buy would be a 888 world cup. imo, they look the best and marzocchi has been the best value for me. if you don't want to spend over $1000 though, the manitou travis triple would be great. i have been riding my 180mm intrinsic for 9 months now. out of the box, it performs well, but has to break in significantly. the only real issue is the stiction, but it is gone after like 20-25 hours of riding. i made the stiction minimal for the first 20 hours that mine took to bed in by wrapping a rag soaked in tri flow around the stanchions. my racing friend said something about how stanchions are pourous and you can wrap a rag soaked in lube around 'em. believe me, it works. the intrinsic has performed very well for me so far, but i'm like 145 lbs, so the exploding of cartridges might just be for larger riders. the fork has very few adjustments, just compression and rebound, but that is really all you need with the intrinsic dampning. my last marzocchi had all the adjustments imaginable, but on the travis, the intrinsic dampning takes of everything. the most noticeable thing on this fork is how well it corners. it's amazing.
Get the 888. I have the 40RC and after about a year and half of riding I blew the rebound cartridge and have replaced the seals twice. I don't race but ride Whistler and the other Shore trails alot. I'm pretty light ~145lbs, although not the smoothest rider. Several of my riding buddies have 888's and go way faster/bigger than I do and have had zero issues with their forks.
Ohh snap. Two seal changes in 1.5years of riding? Especially in the Pac NW that is nothing to complain about bro.
I love my travis, im about 175lbs and its the perfect plushness for my liking. Its about 30240586498 times better than other manitou(shermans) ive owned in the past
Err yeah, I think you missed the bit about the blown damper cartridge...
Where do you live?
Out of any DH fork on the market, the Boxxer Team is probably the easiest to work on if you have issues.
I've been rracing my 06 travis triple since april with no issues what-so-ever. I weigh 180lbs and used the stock springs as well. This is definitly the best feeling fork and the most reliable that I have ever ridden. Manitou sorted there stuff out when they made this fork for sure.
i just got a 66sl yesterday and so far its awezome, i've ridden it around my street and bounced on it a lot and run over some curbs with it, reliabilty is perfect so far.
A: Read Udi's post.
B: That is two more than any 888 that I know of. It is not much, but if you were paying a shop to do the work, that is probabaly close to $200.
I vote 888.
The 40 has a great feel... I liked them better than the 888 when new. The problem is they break down and stop feeling so good. If you race in the US this isn't too much of a problem as you can get them rebuilt on a regular basis at the Norbas.
I wouldn't even consider the Travis. I'm not gong to go into details but a fork is an investment I wouldn't want to have anything to do with chance.
Get a 888 and you'll have a fork that will funciton great for years without problems.
The 40 has a great feel... I liked them better than the 888 when new. The problem is they break down and stop feeling so good. If you race in the US this isn't too much of a problem as you can get them rebuilt on a regular basis at the Norbas.
I wouldn't even consider the Travis. I'm not gong to go into details but a fork is an investment I wouldn't want to have anything to do with chance.
Get a 888 and you'll have a fork that will funciton great for years without problems.
No, it's a toy just like a frame or an XBOX, they depreciate. A house with a mortgage is an investment and you take 'chance' that it appreciate so you get equity. Last I check, these investment forks do not appreciate neither do cars stay running smooth without maintenance.
I live is Israel... The Travis cost me less, I only worry about the reliability of the fork, it should run a year+ without problems, thats what i want. I dont race and I'm not a trouble maker...
Why not boxxers?
I'm pretty sure that you can get boxxer wc under 1k. Well, not much over 1k atleast.
I have that fork and its great.
Air spring is very useful, becouse you can tune your fork depends your weight, track, weather and position of planets...
Every adjust what we have that fork really works with every kliks.
And more than that, it is the lightest fork on the earth.
Team shouldn't be bad at all, but it hasn't air spring, so you have to change springs if you want it softer etc.. Yeah, and its about 300g hevyer.
I'm pretty sure that you can get boxxer wc under 1k. Well, not much over 1k atleast.
I have that fork and its great.
Air spring is very useful, becouse you can tune your fork depends your weight, track, weather and position of planets...
Every adjust what we have that fork really works with every kliks.
And more than that, it is the lightest fork on the earth.
Team shouldn't be bad at all, but it hasn't air spring, so you have to change springs if you want it softer etc.. Yeah, and its about 300g hevyer.
good, because Kidwoo here is.
Pommi, do you have any pictures of riding from your local trails in Israel?
sorry off topic.
Ok guys, im really starting to think about the Travis as a leading fork.
Ozzer, Here's a gallery from the Israel's DH Championship:
http://www.pbase.com/idanpeled/israels_dh_competition_in_manara_mount&page=1
And here's a gallery from another competition:
http://lior.dayan.org.il/lior/birya/index.htm (just peek a picture and you see the pictures...)
Ozzer, Here's a gallery from the Israel's DH Championship:
http://www.pbase.com/idanpeled/israels_dh_competition_in_manara_mount&page=1
And here's a gallery from another competition:
http://lior.dayan.org.il/lior/birya/index.htm (just peek a picture and you see the pictures...)
man thats so cool to see those pics, the course and crowd looks killer!
my girlfriends family is from lebanon and i drool over looking at the mountains there.
Its funny that most people ive seen that have travis's are happy with them yet all the people that downplay them dont own one... It is a killer fork for the price.
my girlfriends family is from lebanon and i drool over looking at the mountains there.
Its funny that most people ive seen that have travis's are happy with them yet all the people that downplay them dont own one... It is a killer fork for the price.
dude, lebanon is like 20 minutes from the course of the championship, it is right on the bored between us and lebanon... We cant ride in lebanon lol, but the north of israel has couple of good mountains. It's funny, here, only the north, little in the middle and south of the country has mountains (I mean extreme north and extreme south)... We are still growing with the DH tracks.
I've been on a Travis Ti since Jan. of this year and its been a great fork. I have had some cartridge issues, but I am notorious for breaking stuff. However, the chassis has been SOLID. I haven't had a single seal, bushing, lowers, lubrication, stanchion issue. So once they start getting the 07 cartridges out the door, I'm going to upgrade my 06 and keep rocking.
Doug, the 07 CID is basically a TPC+ with an air backed bottom out resistance = 07 Intrinsic. The new stanchion finish (which is the old satin finish) is a welcome comeback and so is the ala-Minute lower Travis integrated graphics.
Thanks for the pics Pommi.. always cool to see fresh new places.
Thanks for the pics Pommi.. always cool to see fresh new places.
888RC2X nuff said!
Itll be under the 1k mark and have all the 888 reliability.
Itll be under the 1k mark and have all the 888 reliability.
Hey Ozz, are the 07 Travis' going to have a lower a/c height? I know Manitou is kind of in limbo right now...
My 07 fork choices are either Boxxer Team or Travis. My Dorado is just too low...
My 07 fork choices are either Boxxer Team or Travis. My Dorado is just too low...
You can adjust the stanchion up and down and with a use of a flat crown too... nuff said^x2
Not too familiar with the availability of parts where you are but the 888's are widely recognized as being the most reliable and require the least maintenance. They are also pretty easy to service yourself.
me threeWhat about a Boxxer Team/World Cup? Lightest DH race fork out there (from the big 4). I love my
Aight guys, I went for some shops here, and I have a new problem.
What would you take from these forks?
1. Manitou Travis Ti 2006 (Here, the Manitou service suck, they dont know how to take care of the fork)
2. Boxxer Team 2007
3. Marzocchi 888R 2004
These are my options. please help me! Thanks.
What would you take from these forks?
1. Manitou Travis Ti 2006 (Here, the Manitou service suck, they dont know how to take care of the fork)
2. Boxxer Team 2007
3. Marzocchi 888R 2004
These are my options. please help me! Thanks.