Like an ever-increasing number of other bicycle companies, the Hayes Bicycle Group has embraced so-called ‘plus’ bikes in a big, big way. Yesterday at the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, California, the Manitou division debuted its all-new, purpose-built Magnum plus–sized suspension fork family while the Sun-Ringle sub-brand unveiled the extra-wide Mulefut 50SL rims and Boost-compatible hubs.
- Dedicated 27.5+ and 29+ chassis with specific offsets and crown-to-axle lengths
- Clearance for 3.4in-wide tyres
- Hollow, forged aluminium crown
- 35mm-diameter tapered 7050 aluminium stanchions
- Cast magnesium lower legs with reverse arch and 180mm post-mount brake tabs
- MC2+ cartridge damper with adjustable high and low-speed compression damping, adjustable bottom-out control
- Dorado Air air spring system
- 80/100/120/140mm (27.5in wheel) or 80/100/120mm (29in wheel) incrementally adjustable travel
- Hexlock 110x15mm thru-axle
- US$900 / €905
- Immediate availability
Rather than merely repurpose or modify an existing fork to create a new plus-sized model, Manitou says that the Magnum was purpose-built from the outset with heavier wheels and wider tyres in mind. To that end, both the 27.5+ and 29+ chassis are brand-new and wholly unique to the Manitou range with specific axle offsets (48mm for the 27.5+; 51mm for the 29+) and optimized axle-to-crown lengths that are as much as 7mm shorter than the competition’s repurposed plus forks.
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Manitou says the new Magnum was purpose-built for plus-sized bikes and not just an adaptation of an existing model
The 15mm thru-axle dropouts use the latest ‘Boost’ 110mm-wide hub spacing and there’s enough clearance beneath Manitou’s trademark reverse arch to supposedly clear a 3.4in-wide tyre. As with other Manitou forks, the wheel is secured with the company’s quick-to-operate Hexlock skewer system.
Internally, the Magnum Pro certainly has a whole lot going on.
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