203mm travis VS Super t

[Unitedmoto]

Hey guys, im looking at two forks right now, a 2006 travis triple intrisinc (SP?) or a 2006 super T.

Im going to be using the fork for moderate to heavy freeriding and would like to know which would be a better choice.

thanks.

[ctrailfreak]

I'd go for the Travis over the Super T. I think the newer Super T is the same thing as the older Jr T's. And I think the Super T was only available as a OE fork. Why not go Single crown now? With all the new options out there.

I got a 66, and never looked back at the dual crowns. Less weight, Better steering, and just as stiff as most dual crowns on the market.

[Unitedmoto]

I probably should do singlecrown, but for some strange reason i've opted not too. for the time being DC will serve me until i decide to switch over.

I'll stick with the Travis for now then, i just bought a used one off a fellow on pinkbike.

I'll let you know how everything goes.

[ctrailfreak]

I'm sure you won't be disappointed with your choice! Post some picks when you get it on the bike! My friend bought a Iron Horse and it came w/ the 06 Super T, and sold it as soon as He got the bike. He rode one when he went to Canada and said it didn't even come close to how his older Super T felt.

[Unitedmoto]

I'll unfortunately pass on posting pictures of the bike when its completed.

I really dont feel like being flamed to all holy high hell because i have a dual crown on a hardtail.


If you want a picture though, i can PM you one.

[ctrailfreak]

What frame do you have? I've seen tons of hardtails with dual crowns on them. Some look great, and others, Well.... I've had a Kona Hoss Dee-lux, with my 66 on it, at one time. Sure...not a dual crown ,but it might as well have been at 7" travel.

I still loved the way it rode with it on there!

[Unitedmoto]

I have a banshee morphine thats built to the nines.. Minus a fork currently.

[WODIE]

If you still really want a travis you might want to look for a tpc instead of intrinsic. Hate to burst your bubble but intrinsic isnt that good. Manitou is going to stop making them because the cartridges kept blowing. I had a 180mm travis for a while but the intrinsic cartridge blew on me. I didnt want to hassle with any further trouble so i got a 888 but i've been told that the tpc cartridge works just fine in the travis.

[Patrick]

I'm the guy Ctrail is talking about.
The newer Super T's aren't that great, the Travis is a better fork.
I bought an 06 Ironhorse Yakuza that came with a Super T, and
replaced it with a SC 180mm Travis with the TPC as soon as I could.
I also rented an 07 Yakuza for 4 days of whislter and shore riding.
It came speced with a Super T...it did OK, I could feel it packing up
in the braking bumps, and high speed sections. What did it for me
was after we were in the lift line I was talking with my friend about
how bad the braking bumps were on that last section of trail, and
says what braking bumps? You'll have to be moe specific, I don't
feel those with this fork. He had the SC travis mounted on a Knolly
V-tach.

Before I get flammed about bashing Marz...I love Marz forks.
Especially 66's, I just didn't want to spend 700-900 for a fork.
I picked up the Travis for cheap so it was too good of a deal to pass on.

Unitedmoto..the Travis's with the Intrinsic are known to have problems, but I've
heard that if you get it replaced with TPC they are good to go.

[Unitedmoto]

Yeah i've heard about bigger guys having trouble with blowing cartridges. I guess we'll see how it goes and i'll pick up the TPC when the time comes.

Thanks everyone

[ZHendo]

my travis dc 180mm hasn't blown yet. i've found the intrinsic to work nicely at really high speeds, but for slower stuff it isn't all that great.

[Unitedmoto]

Well we'll see how mine holds up. Im not exactally a hack, but im sure as hell not smooth. Hopefully the fork works out.

[Unitedmoto]

onnne last question regarding this fork.. and all long travel forks in general.


Im new to the whole long travel fork deal, and i have my travis mounted on my bike, its all set up.

Now, when im riding, if i stand over the bars, i can bounce and bottom the fork, i shouldnt be able to do this should i?

Do i need heavier springs?

[gemini2k]

onnne last question regarding this fork.. and all long travel forks in general.


Im new to the whole long travel fork deal, and i have my travis mounted on my bike, its all set up.

Now, when im riding, if i stand over the bars, i can bounce and bottom the fork, i shouldnt be able to do this should i?

Do i need heavier springs?

meh, you should probably come close to bottoming, maybe not a hard bottom though. If you're in between try the next spring rate up, really....trail tests are the best way to determine, and if ure really motivated u can swap mid trail, travis springs take 30 seconds to swap out (keep them in a bag though, cause you neeed to keep them greased


But P.S. travis's rock. I ran a 180mm undersprung for 3 months in santa barbara, and I'm 205 lbs.

[Unitedmoto]

Alright, i've kinda got it acceptable now using all the adjustments (which are confusing!). I guess the only way to find out is to trail test it.

Note to self wear kneepads.... not for crashing but for bashing my knee's off the top tubes :disgust1:


I'll post a picture if everyones not going to bag on me for having a "Hucktail":busted:

[nmn25]

dc forks are ok on morphines...Infact their website for 06 had the morphine w/ a 40, and it looked sick.