Pay no attention to this fool. I have all the confidence in the world in
Manitou. They have been making kick ass suspension forks for a long time.
They aren't all of a sudden going to put a POS fork on the market..TRUST ME
on this-

1) This fork is selling at that pricepoint because most all forks go on sale
at season end to make room for next years' model.

2) I have read many positive reviews(mtbreview.com) on this fork and very,
very few unfavorable ones.... and those (poor reviews)usually regard the
plastic knob on the top of the fork leg. Or are posted by some 200 plus
pound hucker who needs a true DH fork...so there ya have it


I really just want to sell my SID...hehe



"Chris" wrote in message
thlink.net...

"B a r r y B u r k e J r ." Keep it in the kyou
wrote
in message ...

It was selling for that price for a reason.

#1.) The Black has turned out to be such a wonderful fork that a
certain bike manufacturer is sending out Marzocchi Z1-FR's, for free,
to replace the Blacks that were installed by the factory.

#2.) I personally witnessed the line of less than happy Black owners
waiting for rebuilds at the Manitou tech truck, at last year's Pedros
fest.

I hear things now and again about massive Black failures, but never
anything
specific. Is this limited to the Sport/Comp models, or are all of the
Blacks susceptible? Is there a link with a lot of detail you could
provide?

I love my Black Elite ('02, 80/100) and if I need to pull it apart now to
make it last I want to know.

Chris