2012 Dorado changes

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Edited Date/Time 8/18/2014 2:47am
a new color option and beefed up stanchion guards...





also a shim kit that you can buy to tune it



more details here: http://www.bikerumor.com/2011/08/09/2012-manitou-dorado-upgrades-tower-…
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Big Bird 8/16/2011 8:52am
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How about a price reduction? I want one, but I can not have it.
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IntenseRdr 8/24/2011 3:33pm
8/24/2011 3:33pm
Big Bird wrote:
How about a price reduction? I want one, but I can not have it.
LOL I hear that! They sure are not cheap and way! Smile
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bturman 8/24/2011 3:40pm
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Big Bird wrote:
How about a price reduction? I want one, but I can not have it.
IntenseRdr wrote:
LOL I hear that! They sure are not cheap and way! Smile
Comparable to every other "top of the line" fork out there
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IntenseRdr 8/25/2011 6:39pm
8/25/2011 6:39pm
Big Bird wrote:
How about a price reduction? I want one, but I can not have it.
IntenseRdr wrote:
LOL I hear that! They sure are not cheap and way! Smile
bturman wrote:
Comparable to every other "top of the line" fork out there
Hahaha. Yeah i know. Got the '12 DH40. Tongue Not really the air fork kinda guy. But im sure the Dorado rides well.
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Big Bird 8/26/2011 8:05pm
8/26/2011 8:05pm
Big Bird wrote:
How about a price reduction? I want one, but I can not have it.
IntenseRdr wrote:
LOL I hear that! They sure are not cheap and way! Smile
bturman wrote:
Comparable to every other "top of the line" fork out there
Comparable? Don't they cost $2700? What other fork besides say, an Avalanche, if they are still in business, compares to that price? I'm not a Fox fan, so I'm not up on their prices, but I don't think that they're asking that much yet. I still very much want one. I've got other examples of the other two generations of Dorado, which I got used. The 7" hucker fork pretty much sucks. It's still harsh after removing as many shims as I dare. But my OG first year version is amazing. I got it used and tuned for hucking by someone who never hucked, except to body case, and detuned it myself. I'm not sure if it's back to stock or not, but with only six inches of travel, it feels as bottomless as my Boxxer World Cup.
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bturman 8/26/2011 8:09pm
8/26/2011 8:09pm
IntenseRdr wrote:
LOL I hear that! They sure are not cheap and way! Smile
bturman wrote:
Comparable to every other "top of the line" fork out there
Big Bird wrote:
Comparable? Don't they cost $2700? What other fork besides say, an Avalanche, if they are still in business, compares to that price? I'm not a Fox...
Comparable? Don't they cost $2700? What other fork besides say, an Avalanche, if they are still in business, compares to that price? I'm not a Fox fan, so I'm not up on their prices, but I don't think that they're asking that much yet. I still very much want one. I've got other examples of the other two generations of Dorado, which I got used. The 7" hucker fork pretty much sucks. It's still harsh after removing as many shims as I dare. But my OG first year version is amazing. I got it used and tuned for hucking by someone who never hucked, except to body case, and detuned it myself. I'm not sure if it's back to stock or not, but with only six inches of travel, it feels as bottomless as my Boxxer World Cup.
Nah. They retail for $1700. Currently available online for $1350.

The old carbon version was more expensive.
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Porter 8/26/2011 10:05pm
8/26/2011 10:05pm
I'm super pumped on my Dorado, feels amazing right out of the box, I use all the travel, but it never bottoms hard. You could never tell by riding it that it's an air fork either, rides like a coil for sure.

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