age manitou comp fork

[obi-wan-mtb]

can anyone identify the age of this fork:

It is stated as a Manitou Comp fork from 1995...?

I can get my hands on this one but don't know if it is a good decision...

thanks!

 

[SLIM]

came out same time as manitou 4 sport , so yes 95

 

[obi-wan-mtb]

came out same time as manitou 4 sport , so yes 95

thanks!

is it considered as real retro?
i believe the blue manitou 4 is much more popular?

 

[development_cycle]

I have one of these, and it is a nice fork. Of course it is retro. This is a debate that many of us have had before, and it is virtually impossible to put an age on it.

With manitou however, I would say that any fork sharing that particular crown and steerer, and with that lovely machining instantly classes as retro.

Go for it. Oh, and if it doesn't go through, I will be selling mine at some point too

 

[retrobikeguy]

Nice fork,

had one a while back - much nicer looking than a manitou 4in IMO, :idea: brake arch is CNC'd unlike the 4's.

 

[speedplay]

wasnt the sport basically the mani 3 but a different colour?

I seem to remember it came out the same time as the 4 but looked nearly identical to the old 3 :?

 

[SLIM]

mani sport was the same internally as the 1 or 2

the comp was a completely different design internally

1 and 2 had the elastomers below the stantion , 4 x 1 1/2 and 2 x 3/4 inch

3 and 4 inside the stantion , 12 x 1 inch

the comp had 2 x 6 1/2 inch long elastomers , with discs around the elastomer , rather than in between

 

[Geoff]

While we're on the subject, anyone able to tell me what the first Magnum was? It looks almost identical to that just with black and silver lowers...