Mountain Biking - Stanchion Color

Out of curiosity, does the color of the stanchion make any difference? I've seen black, silver, light Gold, and dark gold colors being used on the stachions.

A red stanchion would be the fastest stanchion. Aside from that, not sure.

Black is black anodizing; silver is either chromed steel (cheap forks) or anodized aluminum; gold, both dark and light, is usually ti-nitride coating (as on Manitous and RSTs...and higher-price twist-drill sets) which is a hard-anodizing that is reputed to help with seal wear and stiction because of its slippery nature.

it seems that fox has a strong preference for gold, while marzocchi has many black ones

It's all a bling thing really. I may be wrong, but Marzocchi's black may be carbon-nitride rather than just black anodizing. Same purported benefits as Ti.

Manitou gold plating sucks.

Manipoo gold plating sucks.

Fixed. ;)

Fixed. ;)

Thanks, but I don't need the help.

I dont think there is any performance or weight related reason. But I could be wrong.

Ricardo

Manitou gold plating sucks.

So does their black coating.

So does their black coating.

Only posers run black coating.

Only posers run black coating.

Only poseurs mispell 'poseur'.

Only poseurs mispell 'poseur'.

I'm a hillbilly, I didn't know.

I'm a hillbilly, I didn't know.

I thought you were from California, Santa Cruz specifically?

I thought you were from California, Santa Cruz specifically?


Uh , yeah the Cali hills

I'm a hillbilly, I didn't know.

:beer: Blue's the best!

Guess I'm a "poseur" cause I run a 888rc that has black stanchions.

A red stanchion would be the fastest stanchion.

+1 Damn right. Blue ones are for wannabe's.

+1 Damn right. Blue ones are for wannabe's.

and old guys

Wtf its just a ****ing color, dont assume that kind of sht.

Wtf its just a ****ing color, dont assume that kind of sht.

Your stanchions are probably blue...:D

Wtf its just a ****ing color, dont assume that kind of sht.

Your user ID is "ILikeRedBikes" and you wrote this? That's funny.

Your user ID is "ILikeRedBikes" and you wrote this? That's funny.

That may even qualify as irony.

That may even qualify as irony.

What i mean is that the colour doesnt necesarily mean that someone is a poser or wannabe (poseur is french keep it there).

Right. Because those comments are serious.

Completely...its how the world works my friend different colors have different traits and some colors make people better or worse than other people just like bikes...if i wear a red shirt today i will tend to walk faster than the people around me unless someone around me is wearing a red shirt also thats when it moves to the pants...

..if i wear a red shirt today i will tend to walk faster than the people around me unless someone around me is wearing a red shirt also thats when it moves to the pants...


now we are heading somewhere......this thread has real potentials.....I am in.

What i mean is that the colour doesnt necesarily mean that someone is a poser or wannabe (poseur is french keep it there).

A poser is someone who poses. Models are posers.

A poseur is a person who pretends to be what he or she is not. Although the word has French origins, this is the correct spelling of the word meaning "wannabe".

"Poseur" seems rather affected - just like the way a poser would spell it.

I'm going to play it safe and go with "pozer" from here on out.

"Poseur" seems rather affected - just like the way a poser would spell it.

I'm going to play it safe and go with "pozer" from here on out.

I like the "z" in it. it add some bite to it. just like the use of "x" in sux.

Also, i like the word with "u" in it. kind of exotic.

so for me..its "pouzer"....

"Poseur" seems rather affected - just like the way a poser would spell it.

I'm going to play it safe and go with "pozer" from here on out.

Pozeur.

Pozeur.

even better.

Pohzeur.

How long can this word get?

I just spell it g.a.s.t.r.o.

I just spell it g.a.s.t.r.o.

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I would love to expandate more on this subject but I'm off to the Night Train 12 hour race. I'm taking my silver with black flame bike. It has a fork with gold stantions so I will be really fast. I will be gastroing for all to see. I may rock the shoes.

Pohzeur.

How long can this word get?

Poughzeur

I would love to expandate more on this subject but I'm off to the Night Train 12 hour race. I'm taking my silver with black flame bike. It has a fork with gold stantions so I will be really fast. I will be gastroing for all to see. I may rock the shoes.

Pictures, please. P-l-e-a-s-e.

Poughzeur

Solid.

I would love to expandate more on this subject but I'm off to the Night Train 12 hour race. I'm taking my silver with black flame bike. It has a fork with gold stantions so I will be really fast. I will be gastroing for all to see. I may rock the shoes.

Don't let me down - good luck tonight.

Ride like your mullet's on fire and your britches are catchin'.

I would love to expandate more on this subject but I'm off to the Night Train 12 hour race. I'm taking my silver with black flame bike. It has a fork with gold stantions so I will be really fast. I will be gastroing for all to see. I may rock the shoes.

Have a good time and bring back pics.