Kangaroo

[yagamuffin]

Does anybody know anything about Kangaroo?

I'm having a sort out and rediscovered these forks I bought, I think on eBay, a few years ago.
The only information I have found is this catalogue, from I guess around the mid-nineties.

I've not opened them up but they seem reasonable quality. Removable crown/swap-able steerer, adjustable, grease ports, reasonable weight.

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[MT62]

I don't know much...
these ones are made in Prague, around the middle of the 90s. Then the company focused more on DH (see the 150mm travel Tatanka in the catalog). Mrázek (afaik brothers), guys behind the company, used to be the local pioneers of DH, also making frames with specific design both for XC and DH - Prodigy, Red Soil, Easy Rider. They basically stpped producing forks around 00, if I remember correctly. Hopefully someone local sees this thread and adds more about them.
From the reference I've heard, these forks should be easy to service and fine quality. Being from the era of 63-70mm travel, they almost disappeared. Got one 63mm myself on a bike that doesn't see much use, can't refer to the serviceability as mine works really smooth even nowadays.

 

[yagamuffin]

I don't know much...
these ones are made in Prague, around the middle of the 90s. Then the company focused more on DH (see the 150mm travel Tatanka in the catalog). Mrázek (afaik brothers), guys behind the company, used to be the local pioneers of DH, also making frames with specific design both for XC and DH - Prodigy, Red Soil, Easy Rider. They basically stpped producing forks around 00, if I remember correctly. Hopefully someone local sees this thread and adds more about them.
From the reference I've heard, these forks should be easy to service and fine quality. Being from the era of 63-70mm travel, they almost disappeared. Got one 63mm myself on a bike that doesn't see much use, can't refer to the serviceability as mine works really smooth even nowadays.

Well you know more than me! Thanks for that
Mine are in good shape too, just need to find a steerer if I'm going to use them!!

 

[cbb]

yep, this is old-good dual-slalom and XC fork as well, Czech-made by Mr. Novotny in mid of 90s. Many local dual-slalom and XC riders were sponsored and riding this fork. It was good alternative to Rock Shox Judy or Manitou forks, but not as good as RS. My brother-in-law rode Kangaroo dual-crown fork on a DH bike called "Red Soil" (find some pictures on Internet)

If you need service manual for this fork, I can make a scan of it, however, text is in Czech (service manual taken from a bike magazine, again from mid of 90s). Anyway, there are couple of pictures with internals and how to service process that may help.

 

[yagamuffin]

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That would be awesome if you could do the scan. Thank you.