[Brazil_boy]

Hi guys, I've got broken my manitou lower crown. As I've serched, I realized that I can't find it anywhere.

I tried to contact manitou, but they didn't answered me, and I tried to send e-mails to some bikeshop but I haven't had luck.
I'm desperate because a friend of mine told me that I'll never find it anymore.

Does anybody know where I can find it, or if you have one that you can sell to me, I'd be really glad.

Thanks, Andre

 

[Spunger]

uhh.......you should be able to get one from Answer. I'd try asking or going to my LBS and see what they can get you. I'm sure it won't be cheap though.

I didn't see any on BTI's site though they didn't have a ton of Answer products. I'm guessing it might be a direct part OR from another supplier. I dunno what to tell you as far as costs go but it's gotta be atleast a $175+ part easy. New lower crown + steer tube is the only way you'll find it.

If you can't find any info Go-ride might be able to help you atleast find out pricing and such.

 

[Brazil_boy]

Thank you Spunger, I've tried to contact Manitou, and my LBS told me that you wouldn't be abble to get one right way, because manitou is not doing dorado stuff anymore. I hope this is bull ****, otherwise I don't know what to do.
if you really could see it at your LBS, I'd be really glad, any help is welcome.

Thank you man ,
Andre.

 

[dhkid]

how did you manage to break your crown man? i am thinking that it was a really big force. so, check the carbon on the fork, make sure there isn't any cracks on it coz hair line cracks is a sign of failure.
adam.

 

[iljicS]

Perhaps you should e-mail Allen at DropnZone.com, I think he can help you out ! But crowns aren't cheap, they're around $170 !

 

[Brazil_boy]

I e-mailed him... I hope he helps me.

About the fork, I've never seen anything broken like that. I'm trying to post the pic. but it's too big... you should see how it is. It's the most strange thing I've ever seen.

 

[DH biker]

Use www.imageshack.us for your picture needs. It won't be too big for there. It's free too.

 

[Brazil_boy]

Here are some pics.


http://img112.echo.cx/my.php?image=andre6uj.jpg



http://img112.echo.cx/my.php?image=andre27bf.jpg


I bet you have never seen anything like this before.

 

[Inclag]

That's not a crown, that's actually the right-side uppers and unfortunately will probably more than $175.

Damn.

 

[sleepinggiant]

Damn. That's definately going to more than $175. I'm not positive on this, but if the uppers can't be sperated from the lowers, you're going to have to replace the entire right leg, and that can't be cheap.

 

[Brazil_boy]

So, the right leg I've got. I friend of mine broke his left leg, so he's going to give me his right one. Actually I just need the lower crown.

 

[iljicS]

That looks nasty !
How can you did this ?!

 

[DH biker]

That looks nasty !
How can you did this ?!

Translation: How did you do that?

 

[Brazil_boy]

Man, I don't know how I did it. I went to a race, then when I got home and saw the fork I almost cried.

 

[iljicS]

Translation: How did you do that?

Here is almost midnight and I have a bad english, what can I say ? Sorry...

 

[dhkid]

yea, i feel your pain. i had a friend who blew his compression and rebound on him dorado a week before a race and he was in peices after that. are you sure you didn't hit a tree or something like that?

 

[DH biker]

Here is almost midnight and I have a bad english, what can I say ? Sorry...

Haha yeah man I'm just making a joke about it... No need for you to be sorry about it.

 

[kicknitLivE]

That fork is done. Buy another and use it for parts.

 

[Brazil_boy]

hey dhkid, I didn't hit anything. I was on my run, then I started hearing strange noises, but I went down the montain, and when I looked at the fork there was nothing.
I thought it was the frame, or something else. after 2 weeks, I went to my garage to see the bike, then I saw that was too much oil on the floor, when I saw the fork, I was in panic. I thought someone hit it with something, but no one ate my house did it. It might have broken at the race... I don't know.

 

[Brazil_boy]

Do you really think it's done? I'm thinking about getting another one, but I don't know what to do...