Sherman DJ came in today...

[Msisle Dad]

and its soo plush!
very stiff, adjustable, low as a riceboy's civic!
it weighs exactly 5 lbs, 4 oz with axle
i hope to have pics up soon

morgan

[downy]

I can't find the sherman dj on manitou's site. Is it an OEM or special order item or are u just referring to the firefly (which I have and is awesome for dirt jumping if set at 4 inches)?

[remi]

The Sherman DJ is a 2004.5product, you can easily find info by doing a little search.

It is a sherman, set from the factory at 3", available only thru-axle in either onepoint five or 1 1/8 ...

Even more plush and sex factor than your sherman ;)

[downy]

Originally posted by remi
The Sherman DJ is a 2004.5product, you can easily find info by doing a little search.

It is a sherman, set from the factory at 3", available only thru-axle in either onepoint five or 1 1/8 ...

Even more plush and sex factor than your sherman ;)


But for dj you don't want really stiff suspension if any at all. Why so plush:confused: ??? (I would crash way too much with the headangle of a 3 inch fork on my bike);)

[remi]

Because Manitou figured ther might be a market (amongst ectreme hardcore hardtailers) for a lowered version of the Sherman ... for geometry and strength thing ....

I could see that kind of beast on my specialist ;)
would be a nice change coming from the Judy ...

[Msisle Dad]

the sherman is special order only, ive got one of a small few so far but theyre only special order.
you would want a really stiff fork for dirtjumping because it soaks up big impacts for the times we arent so smooth, dirtjumping isnt a steady succession of small hits, it is just single, big hits.

im working on pics, gotta borrow my boss's digi cam

Morgan

[downy]

I was just thinking that you should put one on the specialist. How much travel does that judy have? If I were you, I would get the firefly cuz of the versatility (especially if your judy has 4 inches of travel). C'mon, you know you want the firefly instead. Just look at it :D . Actually, that jumper sounds like a cool idea.

[remi]

Do I smell a

"Who sh!t, the DJ would have been so much better for my bike (ie. it's got a 24" wheels geometry in mind and all), and who, I'd love to sell the Firefly and get the Dj :D"

... OK, I'll trade my Judy Race for your firefly ;)

Now back to Shakespeare

[urban_rider]

I'd take that deal!! A nice broken in judy for a p.o.s. Sherman. You would be outta your mind not to jump on that deal:D :D

[Bonk]

Originally posted by Msisle Dad
and its soo plush!
very stiff, adjustable, low as a riceboy's civic!
it weighs exactly 5 lbs, 4 oz with axle
i hope to have pics up soon

morgan

What is the crown to axel height?

[Msisle Dad]

no clue... short maybe?
where do you measure from? is it center of axle to top of crown?

Morgan

[Bonk]

Originally posted by Msisle Dad
no clue... short maybe?
where do you measure from? is it center of axle to top of crown?

Morgan

Correct.

[Msisle Dad]

its around 430mm

Morgan

[fonseca]

I would have guessed at least 450mm based on the other Shermans.

It's now listed on Manitou's site.

http://www.answerproducts.com/items.asp?deptid=1&itemid=120

[unusualpunk]

hey morgan, is that you new DMR frame?

[Msisle Dad]

dude, what are you talking about?

Morgan

[unusualpunk]

Originally posted by Msisle Dad
dude, what are you talking about?

Morgan

i was wondering if that was your red sidekick you have been talking about? i wasn't paying attention to the headtube. anyways, nice lookin fork.

[urban_rider]

Originally posted by unusualpunk
i was wondering if that was your red sidekick you have been talking about? i wasn't paying attention to the headtube. anyways, nice lookin fork.

That's david's park bike you're talking about (hence it was posted by him and it says brooklyn on it).

[Msisle Dad]

there you go, still got 2 weeks left on the dmr.

Morgan

and my dj is like 4 inches shorter than that beast

[downy]

Originally posted by Msisle Dad
and my dj is like 4 inches shorter than that beast

Well it's not that much longer at all cuz I ride it in the 3.9 inch mode all the time and it's substantially shorter than in the pic.

[Msisle Dad]

exaggeration my friend, but yeah my friend has a firefly and his is still 1.5 to 2 inches taller when his is cranked down all the way

Morgan

[phillyvanilly]

yeah I heard those forks are sweet but they wont work for weak, small, slow riders, so you may want to look into somthing else morgan, like a SID sl. Those are really good for dirt jumping, almost as good as the marzocchi X-fly:(

[Msisle Dad]

HAHAHAHAHAHA
what phil, you dont remember my sid 100?
its laying in my basement.....

...in two pieces

Morgan

[phillyvanilly]

man I forgot about that, at least you were light when you were riding that. I jumped on the X-fly weighing like 170 pounds, that was just foolish.