cce":caupuq3s said:I'm a massive weight weenie, and I'd take a bomber z2 over a Manitou 3/4 any day, on the basis that it's a much better suspension fork.
Really anything prior to a Bomber has questionable-at-best benefits over a rigid fork
SEANSTEPHENS":277oyqv7 said:pretty much any early bomber would look terrible on a purple zaskar, plus the bomber fork is pretty heavy and weighs more than 4ibs whereas a manitou fork for example weighs 2.7ibs and being not a fan of adding un necessary weight, id choose a manitou fork over a bomber any day. you could find a pair of manitou forks with purple anodising to match your frame nicely like mine did
heres a purple one i found online http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2013/0 ... 09_670.jpg
Smithjss70":ufxty7ae said:SEANSTEPHENS":ufxty7ae said:pretty much any early bomber would look terrible on a purple zaskar, plus the bomber fork is pretty heavy and weighs more than 4ibs whereas a manitou fork for example weighs 2.7ibs and being not a fan of adding un necessary weight, id choose a manitou fork over a bomber any day. you could find a pair of manitou forks with purple anodising to match your frame nicely like mine did
heres a purple one i found online http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2013/0 ... 09_670.jpg
I disagree 100%. They look absolutely fitting on a Zaskar so you surely haven't seen some of the different color options they offered. They produced several silver forks with different color graphics, not to mention it's a much better fork and period correct. The Manitou fork that you speak of with purple graphics is a Manitou II and predates this frame. I have both Manitous and Marzocchi forks on multiple bikes and regardless of weight, front suspension functionality is not something I wish to compromise on. Your Zaskar looks like it's getting setup more for commuting to work or a paper route perhaps... so more road than dirt based on your tire selection. With that, I'm sure the Manitou will suite your needs just fine. I would go ahead and splurge for some brakes, gears and saddle however, even though they definitely are going to add weight.
SEANSTEPHENS":1i7gk24k said:Smithjss70":1i7gk24k said:SEANSTEPHENS":1i7gk24k said:pretty much any early bomber would look terrible on a purple zaskar, plus the bomber fork is pretty heavy and weighs more than 4ibs whereas a manitou fork for example weighs 2.7ibs and being not a fan of adding un necessary weight, id choose a manitou fork over a bomber any day. you could find a pair of manitou forks with purple anodising to match your frame nicely like mine did
heres a purple one i found online http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2013/0 ... 09_670.jpg
I disagree 100%. They look absolutely fitting on a Zaskar so you surely haven't seen some of the different color options they offered. They produced several silver forks with different color graphics, not to mention it's a much better fork and period correct. The Manitou fork that you speak of with purple graphics is a Manitou II and predates this frame. I have both Manitous and Marzocchi forks on multiple bikes and regardless of weight, front suspension functionality is not something I wish to compromise on. Your Zaskar looks like it's getting setup more for commuting to work or a paper route perhaps... so more road than dirt based on your tire selection. With that, I'm sure the Manitou will suite your needs just fine. I would go ahead and splurge for some brakes, gears and saddle however, even though they definitely are going to add weight.
A late 90s fork on a '94 frame which is intended for canti's is period correct..... Really?
What's with the critical sounding response? Everyone's friendly here
Sean
SEANSTEPHENS":a1gd06zq said:cce":a1gd06zq said:I'm a massive weight weenie, and I'd take a bomber z2 over a Manitou 3/4 any day, on the basis that it's a much better suspension fork.
Really anything prior to a Bomber has questionable-at-best benefits over a rigid fork
I've bought so many old bombers with busted seals and bushings, i guess its a case of agreeing to disagree
cce":a1gd06zq said:what I and all my mates did was to buy a nice bike, and then a year or two later when we were feeling rich, buy a suspension fork for it....
SEANSTEPHENS":1ym7uo1v said:Smithjss70":1ym7uo1v said:SEANSTEPHENS":1ym7uo1v said:pretty much any early bomber would look terrible on a purple zaskar, plus the bomber fork is pretty heavy and weighs more than 4ibs whereas a manitou fork for example weighs 2.7ibs and being not a fan of adding un necessary weight, id choose a manitou fork over a bomber any day. you could find a pair of manitou forks with purple anodising to match your frame nicely like mine did
heres a purple one i found online http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2013/0 ... 09_670.jpg
I disagree 100%. They look absolutely fitting on a Zaskar so you surely haven't seen some of the different color options they offered. They produced several silver forks with different color graphics, not to mention it's a much better fork and period correct. The Manitou fork that you speak of with purple graphics is a Manitou II and predates this frame. I have both Manitous and Marzocchi forks on multiple bikes and regardless of weight, front suspension functionality is not something I wish to compromise on. Your Zaskar looks like it's getting setup more for commuting to work or a paper route perhaps... so more road than dirt based on your tire selection. With that, I'm sure the Manitou will suite your needs just fine. I would go ahead and splurge for some brakes, gears and saddle however, even though they definitely are going to add weight.
A late 90s fork on a '94 frame which is intended for canti's is period correct..... Really?
What's with the critical sounding response? Everyone's friendly here
Sean