Manitou Reba RL 9mm QR Forks Reviews

Review score: 9.0/10 – Updated May, 2024

Latest Price: £209.99 – Save 55% (RRP: £470)

Take a look now to discover what makes Manitou Reba RL 9mm QR Forks worthy of a review score of 9.0 out of 10.

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• Features
• Quality
• Price
• Reviews
• Brand – RockShox
• Videos
• Summary
• Alternatives

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View reviews at Chain Reaction Cycles

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Manitou Reba RL 9mm QR Forks features

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 Reba RL 9mm QR Forks.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Manitou Reba RL 9mm QR 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 RockShox 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.

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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 Reba RL 9mm QR Forks

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Manitou Reba RL 9mm QR 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 Reba RL 9mm QR Forks was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £209.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.3 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 £209.99.

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 101 cost more than Manitou Reba RL 9mm QR Forks and 65 were cheaper.

Cost of RockShox products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 45 products from RockShox, of which 37 were in the Forks category.

For now though we’re looking at RockShox branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £415.80 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest RockShox product we found was £14.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £1685.00.

Of the 45 from RockShox, 27 were more expensive than Manitou Reba RL 9mm QR Forks and 17 were cheaper.

How much are RockShox Forks?

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

The average price of the 37 products that match this search was £447.00, with the cheapest coming in at £20.00 and highest price was £1685.00. With the average being £447.00, Manitou Reba RL 9mm QR Forks comes in below average.

22 products that meet this search were more expensive than Manitou Reba RL 9mm QR Forks and 14 were cheaper.

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Manitou Reba RL 9mm QR 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 Reba RL 9mm QR Forks reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Manitou Reba RL 9mm QR Forks, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.4 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 Reba RL 9mm QR Forks or another similar product, like RockShox Recon Silver TK Forks reviews or Primal Boundary Henley Jersey 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.

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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 RockShox, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Manitou Reba RL 9mm QR Forks

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Manitou Reba RL 9mm QR Forks reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Manitou Reba RL 9mm QR 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 9.0/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 27181095203
• Product ID 2: 796072UK
• Brand: RockShox
• Model number: 85201363
• RRP: £470
• EAN: 5056389394112
• Description: RockShox Reba RL 9mm QR ForksEngineered for fast and fun MTB adventures, these forks give you exceptional front-end suspension performance wherever your ride takes you. They feature a hard-wearing aluminium upper tube construction with magnesium lower tubes, which makes them more than capable of handling all the intensity that comes with shredding the trails. RockShox has also kitted out these forks with a Solo Air spring, so you can enjoy a smoother ride across the mountain terrain.Features: Upper Tube Material: Aluminium Lower Tube Material: Magnesium Crown Material: Forged hollow 6061 T6 Aluminium Use: MTB Travel: 100mm Adjustable Travel: No Axle Type: 9mm QR axle Steerer Tube Size: 1 1/8-1.5″ tapered Steerer Length: Tapered 1 1/8″ Air Spring: Solo Air Lockout: Motion Control Damper: Motion Control Rebound: Yes, external rebound Compression: Low-speed compression adjust Wheel Size: 27.5″ Part Numbers: 85201917, 85201363 Axle Included: No Brake Compatibility: Disc Weight: 1622g (approx)Technologies: Solo Air: Solo Air is like a Buddhist monk. Its enlightened design lets you add air to your forks through a single Schrader valve, filling both the positive and negative air spring chambers simultaneously. So they’re always in perfect equilibrium, like Yin and Yang. Giving you a plush, predictable ride you can set up in seconds, with the lightest weight air spring on the market.
• Full Category: Frames & Forks > Forks
• Savings percentage from RRP: 55%
• Size: 100mm Travel
• Unisex
• 260.01
• Adult

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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 Reba RL 9mm QR Forks included,
Mavic Cosmic Ultimate SL Road Shoes reviews, SRAM Rival 1 Hydraulic Disc Brake reviews, or we really liked the look of OMM Ultra Flexi Flask 235ml Bite Valve reviews as another alternative.