Manitou Circus Expert DJ Fork - 4 Month Review // Commencal Absolut
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2021
- One of the reasons I never bought a Manitou Circus fork was because I didn't know if I could do foot-jams with the reverse arch. It turns out you can! The balance point is different and feels closer to a BMX bike. In this video I do a little riding and give my thoughts on Manitou Circus Expert.
Here is a break down of the Forks I have looked at over the years and their specs
Manitou Circus Expert
Price: 450
Weight 2128g
Stanchion 32mm
Steerer tapered or straight
20mm axle
Leg material Aluminum
Pros: inexpensive, comes in straight or tapered, good customer service
Cons: Not as strong
Manitou Circus Pro
Price: 750 - often on sale for 675
Weight 1905g
Stanchion 34mm 7050 aluminum
Axle 15mm
Pros: Strong, light weight, Mid price, good customer service
Cons: 15mm axle less stiff, reverse arch can be a con but also can be overcome
Pike DJ
Price 850
Weight 1880ish
Stanchion 35mm
Lowers Magnesium
Axle 15mm
Pros: Strong, light weight
Cons: seals tend to blow out, can flex some but stiffer than Fox per other youtube reviews
Marzocchi Bomber DJ
Price: 700
Weight 2095g
Stanchion 36mm
Lowers Magnesium
Axle 20mm
Fox GRIP internals
Pros: I think this is the strongest stiffest of all the forks. Middle range price
Cons: a little heavier
Fox 831
Price 900-1100 dollars
Weight 1900-2000ishg
Stanchion 36mm
Lowers Magnesium
Axle 15mm
Pros: says Fox on the side, light weight, strong
Cons: 15mm axle may be a little less stiff, can be a softer fork than the others per other's reviews.
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40% off on any fork after a crash on a second owner fork is really amazing customer service!
Yes thank you! I was wondering about the foot jam before making a decision
I bought 2 of these forks one black, one white. Love them.
Wow thats a great review
Bugger about the arch, but awesome news on the customer service. Not sure why you need a gyro when you're brakeless... but will check out the other video =)
Interesting. So many years of jamming with a conventional arch. Then a few years ago, I got a fork with a reversed arch. It took some getting used to, but now my jams are more controlled and can be even quicker. Can you jam with a reverse arch? Hell yeah, even better than with a classic arch.
Thanks a lot for this review. I just got my first dj (used) and need to replace the frame. Don't see myself doing foot jams in the near future but of course I'd love too.. Can't splurge money on the fork so I feel like the Expert is a good in between. Do you think me weighing around 210 lbs (95kg) makes this fork a no go? Also, I'm thinking about getting the 120-130mm since I'm planning on doing dirt jumps and maybe even som trail.
You should be fine with the expert. Definitely not a trail bike though. I would stick with 100mm
@@johnseip Thanks for replying! I was definitely not thinking any rough trails. More like flow trails with potential brakebumps or the occasional rock 🤔 I have a YT Jeffsy for trail/enduro riding. I like the idea of footjams sinned they like you say are low consequence. But I've never done them. Is it a bad idea learning foot jams on this fork?
My dj frame is a OctaneOne Zircus that is specified to work with forks between 80-140mm.
heya i have a question regarding the fork. Im noticing a lot of "wobbling" when i press my absolut down in speedy pumptrack corners. It feels horrible. So i noticed the manitous fork system allowes one end of the fork move with the axle freely. My question is are you supposed to tighten the 2 screws wich hold the 6edge end of the axle, so it doesnt move anymore? Or is it supposed to move ? I can press together the fork with my bare hands... Sry for my english
Definitely tighten both the axel AND the 2 bolts! Hope that helps
Dude, good vid. You seem way to happy after just damaging the arch. Lol. I'm pretty sure you can buy the body for these forks separately. Do you recon the circus pro wouldn't have bent. I'm sure you can guess why I'm watching this. I'm really tryna wiegh up the difference in strength vs double the money. Not sure if I willing to commit??!!
Thanks for watching! I am happy about how the fork performed and the customer service. I was disappointed that it bent though. I do NOT think the Circus Pro would have bent. It is possible it was just a bad luck landing/crash too. I think for the money it is a really good fork. MUCH better than anything else in that price range. It is also comparable in weight to the other forks that are more expensive. I will put up in the description of this video a list of the forks I considered and their specs. I decided to get a stronger fork after this one. I like to do a lot of foot jams so I need a fork that is super stiff and handles torsion well. As far as jumping and riding pump track the Circus Expert probably more than enough.
I got one on my ns decade frame, 130 mm version tho, love it.
Hey got a question. What is the distance from the centerlines of the axle to the top of the crown? Not sure whether Manitou's spec of 508 mm ride height for the 130 mm fork is with compression or fully extended. Thanks.
@@AB-80X if u got a manitou circus Expert 130 mm it would fit perfectly i run circus Expert on mine on 130 mm works awesome.
@@AB-80X and do you mean the reach or?
@@AB-80X u can’t go wrong with both ns decade or octane one void/ zircus Frame. It fits 130 mm no problem
@@fran.6496
I’m sure it wil. However my application is a bit different, so I could really use the actual crown height. Thanks
great video! wondering how tall are you and what size you have? would rally love to buy one.
Thanks for watching! I am about 6’3. 189cm. I have size large. I made another video where I talk more about how the bike feels :)
Hei john i have manitou circus air 26 dj non tappered ..but i have a problem with my lock out ABS .no effect when i turn the knob ..What should i do ??
I would call customer support. They have a great team!
About how much air would you recommend for this fork on a dj bike?
I ran max amount but mainly used at skatepark and pump track.
This model got non tapered version?
Yes it does. One of the only dirt jump forks on the market I believe that you can still get with straight steerer.
Haha mate you are shredding
I dont know .. about the "good customer service" ..i see this way different here .. the fork is build for that ..manitou circus are used on CUBE bikes and a lot other brands over here .. and not the cheap ones..
Means that this fork should NOT bend after this time ..and even when u was not the Buyer in the first place..from an European perspective it doesnt matter cause its stil guarantie on this thing .. means Manitou make a not realy nice service hear ..cause u own a product with guarantie on..and the still give a fck and give u not e replacement or repair .. they force u to buy a new one .. 40% discount or not .. they already had my money and the product didnt holt there promise .. i would give a fck.. take the original bill and would force them to reaplce the godamn product that failed after 4months .. i dont know why u so happyy about it .. but i guess the customer services are not great over there .. from an EU perspective ..this comapny scammed u.. or the previous buer in this case. But thanks for makin the Video ..i was lookin for a bike with this fork ..now i will totalyy forget about this idea xD