Hayes new partner, Manitou
The big news at Manitou is the resurrection of the Manitou Racing Development (MRD) program. The program, like
RockShox's Blackbox program, brings race-tested development to the top-end of Manitou's fork platforms from cross-country race to longer travel products. At Sea Otter, Manitou unveiled two new MRD forks, the R7 MRD for cross-country racing and the Minute MRD for longer travel bikes.
The Minute MRD
With MRD, Manitou also introduces a new compression damper called Absolute. The new Absolute damper capitalizes on the advantages of SPV, but relies on a mechanical system that is said to be more robust. It also adds the ability to be adjusted and locked out on the fly. The new Absolute damper marks a slow move from the use of air based SPV systems in Manitou's forks. SPV will continue to be a prevalent technology in its rear shocks.
The R7 MRD comes with a magnesium lower, but Manitou is also offering a R7 with a carbon wrapped lower casting. It's roughly 40 grams heavier than the MRD casting but is claimed to be 10-percent stiffer than the all magnesium version. The Merida team has latched onto the carbon version of the R7 and will be racing it all season. All of the R7s' rely on 30mm stanchions and are available in 80 and 100mm versions.
One style of the GT DHi sub-frame
For the back of the bike, Manitou unveiled an inline version of the Evolver long-travel air shock. The new shock features a dual-can air chamber to maximize the format's air volume. It will be available in all of the standard lengths as the 2007 Evolver. The inline shock will only feature an externally adjustable air spring and rebound adjuster.
http://www.velonews.com/tech/report/articles/12071.0.html
hier nochmal ein link
das hellblau (bei der minute) schaut natürlich bisschen s... aus, aber vielleicht gibts die in anderen Farben auch.
Hat wer schon was gelesen, ob die auch mit canti kommen?