When I was reviewing the Niner W.F.O. 9 and the Marzocchi 44 29er fork, I really got to thinking about what would be my ideal 140mm travel 29er suspension fork. This market is really gearing up to appeal to my riding style. I like to blast through rock gardens, hit bigger drops and still be able to pedal the bike to the top of the hill. I really want to be able to bury...

Marzocchi Suspension has the jump on RockShox and Fox. For 2009 (2010 model), Marzocchi released the 44 series suspension fork with the first, mainstream 140mm travel 29er fork on the market. Until this point in time, those with big hoops looking for longer travel only really had the White Brothers to look towards. Now…with Marzocchi entering the ring, big time fork...

Fox Racing Shox has carved out a name for themselves in the mountain biking industry for providing high quality suspension components for riders of all levels. The 36 suspension fork lineup is Fox Racing Shox 36 mm stanchion platform that is available in Float (air spring, fixed travel), Talas (air spring, travel adjust) and Vanilla (coil spring, fixed travel) models....

With all of the new dual suspension mountain bikes on the market, how are you…as the recreational mountain biker…supposed to pick out the best mountain bike for your needs as a rider? It seems like their is a new dual suspension platform for mountain bikes released every week that promises to bring your riding to a completely new level and be the best mountain...

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...