Manitou has been in the suspension game since the early 1990's. Gone
are the days of their rubber elastomer springs. Throughout the late
1990s and early 2000's Manitou had a strong showing in the downhill
segment. The used TPC in both their XVERT fork which was a Carbon Fibre
standard triple clamp fork and then in their venture into the inverted
market with the original Dorado around 2001-2003 with 30mm stantions and
generation 2 came out from 2004-2006 with 32mm stantions. That fork
worked well then manitou decided they needed the use the SPV vavling
they were licensing from Turner and along came the MRD Dorado X-Works.
It turns out downhill was not the appropriate venue for SPV. Its price
was high for the time and people were expecting everything from it. That
was in 2004 and 9 years ago. But some people seem to never forget
things.Their new fork is using TPC + but now has a Dual Air chamber.
Today they are using a Dual Chamber Air design inside their new
Dorado. In 2010 Manitou announced the Dorado Pro after extensive testing
of the carbon fibre MRD version. This was good because that CF Dorado
was approaching the $3,000 mark so very few people had them. The new
design is somewhat light at 6.5 LBS and as plush as a fork can get. Out
of the box it feels very supple and it feels better than most forks do
after their required break in periods!
Manitou Dorado Review
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