Manitou Circus Expert Forks Review

Manitou Circus Expert Forks Reviews

Review score: 8.5/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £332.99 – Save 10% (RRP: £369.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Manitou Circus Expert Forks worthy of a review score of 8.5 out of 10.

Manitou Circus Expert Forks Review


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Manitou Circus Expert Forks features

Manitou Circus Expert Forks specs

Manitou Circus Expert Forks
Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Forks found with this Spec: 6387

Spec 2

Size: 130mm, 100mm

Other Forks found with this Spec: 2

Spec 3

Wheel Size: 26″

Other Forks found with this Spec: 82

Spec 4

Option: 20mm

Other Forks found with this Spec: 1

Spec 5

Steerer Diameter: 1.1/8″ – 1.5″ Tapered

Other Forks found with this Spec: 109

Spec 6

Fork Travel: 130mm, 100mm

Other Forks found with this Spec: 1

Feature 1

Compression Damping adjustment: Full lockout: Absolute+ w/Jump Stack; Rebound Damping: Adjustable TPC; Spring: ACT Air; Bottom Out: Dual Bottom-Outs (1/leg).

Other Forks found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

Adjustments: Air, Compression to Lockout, Rebound; Leg Diameter: 32mm; Leg Material: AL-7050 Straight Wall; Crown Material: Forged I-Beam; Crown to Axle: 478mm; Dropout: 20mm TA. Offset: 41.27mm.

Other Forks found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Brake Mount: Post Mount Disc

Other Forks found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Hub Spacing: 100mm

Other Forks found with this feature: 4

Feature 5

Damping: TPC/Absolute+

Other Forks found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

Dropout: 20mm Thru Axle

Other Forks found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

Weight: 1946g

Other Forks found with this feature: 1

Feature 8

Material: AL-7050 Straight Wall

Other Forks found with this feature: 1

Feature 9

Model: Circus Expert

Other Forks found with this feature: 1

Feature 10

Spring Type: ACT Air

Other Forks found with this feature: 1

Feature 11

Steered Tube Diameter: Tapered

Other Forks found with this feature: 1

Feature 12

Wheel Size: 26″

Other Forks found with this feature: 4

Price

£332.99

Number of Reviews

23

Review Score

4.4 / 5

Average score in category: 4.3/5

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Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Forks. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Manitou Circus Expert Forks.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Manitou Circus Expert Forks is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Forks. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Forks. Brands like Manitou are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Forks category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Forks.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Manitou Circus Expert Forks

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Manitou Circus Expert Forks.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Manitou Circus Expert Forks was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £332.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.1 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Forks

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Forks.

We found 168 in the Forks category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £481.31, making it below average at £332.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Forks. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £1899.00, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £2.16.

With 168 products available we worked out that 86 cost more than Manitou Circus Expert Forks and 81 were cheaper.

Cost of Manitou products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 43 products from Manitou, of which 35 were in the Forks category.

For now though we’re looking at Manitou branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £125.34 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Manitou product we found was £2.49 and the highest price we could find from them was £737.99.

Of the 43 from Manitou, 5 were more expensive than Manitou Circus Expert Forks and 37 were cheaper.

How much are Manitou Forks?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Manitou products that are listed in the Forks category.

The average price of the 35 products that match this search was £136.27, with the cheapest coming in at £4.99 and highest price was £737.99. With the average being £136.27, Manitou Circus Expert Forks comes in above average.

5 products that meet this search were more expensive than Manitou Circus Expert Forks and 29 were cheaper.


Manitou Circus Expert Forks Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Manitou Circus Expert Forks reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Manitou Circus Expert Forks, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.7 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Forks category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Manitou Circus Expert Forks or another similar product, like Quarq Shockwiz Direct Mount reviews or Quarq Shockwiz Mount and Cover reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Forks.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Forks. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Manitou, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of Manitou Circus Expert Forks

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Manitou Circus Expert Forks reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Manitou Circus Expert Forks. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.5/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25010850717
  • Product ID 2: 576570UK
  • Brand: Manitou
  • Model number: 191-29495-A708
  • RRP: £369.99
  • EAN: 844171064696
  • Description: Manitou Circus Expert Forks – 20mmDesigned for Dirt Jumping enthusiasts, these Manitou’s Marvel Comp Forks are strong, durable, and performance-ready. Featuring absolute+ compression damping that is specifically tuned with a more linear spring rate for Cross-Country riding, these MTB offer all day comfort for epic days on the trails. With 100mm travel, these MTB forks also include a rubber bumper in the event that travel bottoms out.Features: Compression Damping adjustment: Full lockout: Absolute+ w/Jump Stack; Rebound Damping: Adjustable TPC; Spring: ACT Air; Bottom Out: Dual Bottom-Outs (1/leg). Adjustments: Air, Compression to Lockout, Rebound; Leg Diameter: 32mm; Leg Material: AL-7050 Straight Wall; Crown Material: Forged I-Beam; Crown to Axle: 478mm; Dropout: 20mm TA. Offset: 41.27mm. Brake Mount: Post Mount Disc Hub Spacing: 100mm Damping: TPC/Absolute+ Dropout: 20mm Thru Axle Weight: 1946g Material: AL-7050 Straight Wall Model: Circus Expert Spring Type: ACT Air Steered Tube Diameter: Tapered Wheel Size: 26″Buy Manitou Frames & Forks from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Frames & Forks > Forks
  • Savings percentage from RRP: 10%
  • Size: 130mm
  • Unisex
  • 37
  • Adult

Other options for Forks

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Forks. 168 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Manitou Circus Expert Forks included,
RockShox 30 Silver TK Coil Forks reviews, RockShox Recon Silver TK Solo Air Forks reviews, or we really liked the look of RockShox SID World Cup Solo Air Forks reviews as another alternative.

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