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Manitou Minute Super 140 20mm TA Fork In For Review
The Manitou Minute Super 140 with the 20mm thru axle is Manitou’s light weight 140mm travel mountain bike suspension fork. With a claimed weight at 1,660 grams (around 3.65 lbs.), the Minute Super 140 is 239 grams lighter (0.52 lbs.) than the comparable Fox Talas 140 RLC 15mm QR TA. That is significant weight savings in the 140mm travel fork market.
More from Manitou on the Minute Super 140
Ripped from ManitouMTB.com
A great fork communicates everything that’s happening between your tire and the trail, without jarring loose any expensive dental work. In the past, though, you had to accept a weight penalty in order to gain rock-solid steering. The Minute is here to change all that with its ultra-stiff 32mm stanchions, air springs, and available Hex Lock thru-axle. Forget about noodly XC forks and heavy trail forks. It’s time for a Minute.
Weight: Wt. lbs. 3.54 (100), 3.61 (120), 3.65 (140) / Wt. Grams 1610 (100), 1640 (120), 1660 (140) Travel: 100mm, 120mm, 140mm Damping: Absolute Platform Damper Adjustments: Rebound, Air, Platform Lubrication: Semi-Bath Spring: Mars Air Casting: One piece Reverse Arch (RA) Magnesium Stanchions: 32mm Gold Al Steerer: 1 1/8th Butted Aluminum Crown: Aluminum Axle: Std or Hex A2C: 478/498/515 Color: White Bosses: Only Wheel Size: 26 Disc Mounts: Post Disc Size: 210 Max Seals: Evil Genius Compatible Rear Shock Models: Swinger Air X3, Swinger Air X4 MSRP: $569 (std axle), $629 (Hex Axle)
Initial Thoughts by 198 on the Manitou Minute
The 140mm travel fork market has become the most competitive in the industry due to the rapid rise of the 5.5″ trail bike. Every manufacturer from Fox Racing Shox to RockShox to Manitou has multiple options in this lineup, and as thru axles continue to grow in popularity, we are going to see even more options for TA equipped trail forks.
The Manitou Minute Super 140 is one of the lightest 140mm forks on the market (I believe the DT Swiss lineup is the only one that has it beat.) Finding the compromise between stiffness and weight is one that manufacturers have to choose very carefully, so it will be interesting to see how this lightweight option performs on the trail.
Manitou has been around since the beginning of mountain bike suspension fork production. With the recent buyout by Hayes, we should start to see a revival of the Manitou brand. The introduction of their new Dorado DH fork brought brand recognition right back to Manitou’s doorstep and hopefully we can continue to see further advancements across their lineup. In the meantime, I am going to bolt this clean, white fork up and see what it can do under some abuse…
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- Manitou Minute Super 140 Suspension Fork
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- Manitou Minute Super 140 Suspension Fork
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- Manitou Minute Air Pressure Recommendation
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- Manitou Minute Super Crown
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- Manitou Minute Logo
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- Manitou Minute 20mm TA
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- Manitou Minute Super 140 Side View
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- Manitou Minute Absolute Platform
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9:24 am
check the oil levels before you ride it. Both of mine came low from the factory. Also, check to make sure it has the newest Absolute damper. There should be 7 settings in the new one and only 5 in the old.
10:54 am
Great fork!
3:48 pm
I’m really impressed with the Manitou range and all the work they’re putting into their forks.
Hayes have done great work bringing Manitou back to the top of their game, I look forward to seeing what you have to say after putting in some miles on them!
11:30 am
I would definitely consider this fork if it was available with IT or another form or travel adjust.
Also its not really fair to compare this fork to the TALAS, the Float would be a better match-up.