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http://www.spinner-usa.com/

 

Just been enlightened in another post... and a google search tells me that these guys build forks for all the major players - rock shox / Manitou etc - is what a couple of articles suggest.

 

What I wanna know is if anyone has actually owned any of there product, what there experience has been, and if there is any SA service for them?

 

I know I'm probably coming in from the dark, but as the light has only now gone on, feel free to further enlighten me..... LOL

 

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I actually met a guy today who rode one of there higher end forks. Rode it round the parking lot. Seemed very plush and stiff, kept on pulling the front wheel up too high though ;-)

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Thats probably coz the rake on the fork fitted on the bike wasnt correct for the geometry of the bike. Had a similiar problem with a bike down here in CPT. That normally happens if you go for a fork with more travel than what the bike was designed for

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ok..... i'm no industry know all, but I've seen plenty of the Taiwan direct product yet only now am I hearing about these guys -what's the deal? Is it manufacturer direct sales like Trigon, or rebranding but at minimal extra cost like Token? The web search turned up articles suggesting they manufacture, or have in the past done, for the big 'names' in suspension, are they now setting out to become a 'name' themselves, or is it just a connoisseur type specialist product that I'm only now catching onto (having somewhat missed the boat)?

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Thats probably coz the rake on the fork fitted on the bike wasnt correct for the geometry of the bike. Had a similiar problem with a bike down here in CPT. That normally happens if you go for a fork with more travel than what the bike was designed for

It was an 80 mm for on a scale frame with a neg 6 degree stem and a flat bar. Nope I reckon that it was the 300 gram weight difference. Too lightLOL

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No they infact still manufacture forks for the major brands as mentioned earlier. They only desided a couple of years back to start their own Brandname aswell. They were previously called Insync Suspention. They never use to have aftermarket shocks like the bigger brands but only OE forks like you see on the entry level Bikes. Mainly the Spinner Grind etc. They were the first company to bring out a full XC race fork weighing in at 1.25KG's. Manitou now also have one. Where does the design come from? Aint it obvious?Wink And again the product doesnt break your bank balance.ClapClap

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So they'd have been at the Taipei trade show with product unbranded for buyers to see etc.....?

 

Very interesting. How long has the product been in the market here, is it fitted as 'Spinner' branded product to anything we'd see here, is the plan to have them sold out of LBS?

 

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They were there at the show yes and no they were there as Spinner. and the idea is to sell them out of LBS yes. This years model works on the same principal as Fox Terralogic but we call it SPUL VALVE damping but 2009 model like on the website has a lockout twist knob with remote lockout option

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There reason for all the questions.... I'm gonna be in the market for a fork in the coming few months and am interested to hear what these guys have. Looking at the website I can see the terminology (LC / RLC ) is the same as another brand, and that it's VERY clear the technology is if not exactly the same, then very very close.....

 

Would be interesting to see what the service, parts and back up is like, and of course price.....

PPWTF2008-07-21 12:38:33

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ok as long as it is not exactly like the terralogic because that fork worked backwards 90percent of the time and thats why they discontinued it

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turtlek has just hit on one of my initial concerns... is this simply old technology repackaged.... like the Chinese cars that are appearing under a new manufacturer name, but are clearly old models from major manufacturers that have had a very slight cosmetic make over after the license to produce has been sold on?

PPWTF2008-07-21 12:42:25

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I guess thats why they moved back to the manual lockout on the 2009 model but i must say that the SPUL Valve system works a treat once you have the air pressure set up correctly. PPWTF look at the site and see what you like and PM me for some prices. Wink

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