Manitou says it has worked hard to improve everything from small bump compliance and damping consistency to better-designed indents in the adjuster dials.Īs with the Pro, this version of the TPC+ damper offers high- and low-speed compression and rebound damping adjustment. This doesn’t get quite the same level of sophistication as the fully sealed unit, but retains features such as the HBO circuit. The Expert version of the fork gets a similar damper to the TPC+ but “in a half cartridge format”, according to Manitou. In terms of adjustment, the Pro’s TPC+ damper features dials to alter rebound, as well as high- and low-speed compression damping. This fancy new cartridge uses a spring-backed IFP (independent floating piston) in a bid to properly minimise the lag between the fork transitioning from the compression to rebound phase. There’s also an independent Hydraulic Bottom Out (HBO) circuit which further ramps up damping in the final 30mm of travel. Deeper in the travel, the second TPC+ circuit is engaged, which increases the level of damping on offer, boosting support and helping the fork to resist bottoming out heavily. This means that the damping is lighter when the fork is riding higher in its travel and over smaller bumps. According to Manitou, the TPC+ damper is both velocity and position sensitive. The Pro model of the fork features the TPC+ (Twin Piston Cartridge) sealed damper unit. ManitouĮach of the three new Dorado forks come with different dampers. Both models are also e-MTB certified.Įach spec level comes with its own damper. When comparing the new Pro model fork to the out-going model, Manitou claims a 22 per cent boost in torsional stiffness, while the fore and aft stiffness jumps up by a claimed 27 per cent.Īccording to Manitou, the Expert and Comp (which uses aluminium upper tubes) is 20 per cent stiffer both fore and aft, and torsionally. In a bid to boost that all-important stiffness, Manitou has beefed up the lower legs to 37mm – an increase of just 1mm on the previous version of the fork.Īccording to Manitou, it tested a number of different lower leg diameters (all the way up to 41mm) and found 37mm stanchions offered the best balance of stiffness and friction (bigger diameter legs can increase seal friction) while keeping the weight competitive. The Pro model, just like its predecessor, still uses broad carbon upper tubes, while the two cheaper versions are built using tapered aluminium tubes. Manitou is offering the Dorado in three different models: the Pro, Expert and Comp.
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