Originally Posted by
big john
Does that fork still have the elastomers? I had an old Manitou years ago and I put springs and a damper kit in it. Don't know if any of that stuff is still available.
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the elastomers ‘melted’ and then hardened in the bottom of the fork legs
… have another similar fork that is same condition … might look into a spring / damper conversion if I can find one - but probably going to replace the fork with the original OEM rigid fork
our old Mag 21 and Judy forks do appear to be in much better condition than that Manitou fork … relatively speaking (?)
the Manitou 2 fork on the Schwinn Paramount in the picture is the first suspension fork I had - traded a set of studded off road motorcycle tires (Trelleborg)