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Fat Tires, Big Fork, Low Weight, Huge Performance
Fat bikes are built for adventure, and adventure is about leaving your comfort zone, yet the Manitou Mastodon is made to ensure that adventure is as comfortable and full of reliable performance as possible. Say hello to your new comfort zone. Say hello to the new Mastodon.
THE GOLD STANDARD FOR FAT BIKE SUSPENSION
MASTODON
Guaranteed uniform performance across the most extreme climates and conditions. Guaranteed excellent performance above and beyond anything available, period.
Manitou has, since its inception, dedicated the entirety of its efforts into smoothing out the roughest terrain for the widest variety of applications possible atop a mountain bike. The Mastodon is the embodiment of Manitou’s steadfast dedication to not only creating suspension that improves the riding experience but that expands the applications, areas, and conditions in which that better suspension performance can be put into action. The engineers at Manitou have dedicated a great deal of energy and resources towards innovating and pushing the limits of the Mastodon to make the best even better.
The Mastodon is not a modified or repurposed trail fork compatible with large tire dimensions, but rather it is a fatbike fork made to improve any ride regardless of how low or high the numbers on the thermometer read.
“To create such a dynamic fork required all-environment and all-temperature performance testing that took the R&D staff to some of the most inhospitable testing environments in the world. To earn its place within the Manitou family, the Mastodon passed performance and reliability testing in both real world and lab scenarios at temperatures as low as -40 degrees. The Dorado Air, seals, lubricants, and all other internals are proven for all-weather performance, no matter how extreme on either end of the temperature spectrum.“
Mastodon In The News
Mike Levy, Pinkbike
Mastodon Pro that makes these machines feel more and more normal, even on perfectly clear singletrack. The Mastodon performs like a short-travel Mattoc, which is some serious praise, but it also goes a long way to making a fat bike feel as normal and as fun as possible.”
Bike Rumor
It’s clear that Manitou has done their homework when it comes to fat bikes, which isn’t surprising considering that they’re based in Wisconsin.”
BEST IN CLASS PERFORMANCE, NO MATTER THE CONDITIONS
34mm Trail Chassis
Its beefy 34mm trail chassis steers more precisely than any other product on the market.
MANITOU REVERSE ARCH: STIFFER, LIGHTER
The trusted Manitou Reverse Arch requires less material for maximum torsional stiffness making for a lighter yet better performing structure. The new, updated, casting design uses extended reverse arch ribs to render this top performer even stiffer. Better performing and as reliable as ever while coming in with 106g of weight savings (vs outgoing model) on the Pro version and 120g of savings on the Comp makes for a no-compromise performance package ready for it all.
AMAZING VERSATILITY
Available in PRO and COMP versions, the Mastodon is available out of the box in 120mm and 100mm configurations. All options are internally adjustable by the rider in 10mm increments with COMP being internally adjustable from 80mm to 140mm, and PRO models gaining extra travel now adjustable from 80mm to 160mm. This represents a huge advantage for shops, who can carry one single SKU instead of several. It is also a breath of fresh air for the rider, who no longer must make a purchase decision based on travel, knowing fully well they can adjust the fork to their needs at any given point in time.
DORADO AIR
Like all Pro level suspension, the Mastodon utilizes the Dorado air spring that first debuted in our iconic Dorado model.
VTT6 DAMPER
The Mastodon incorporates the VTT6 damper for a simplified and more intuitive adjustment. The VTT6’s single knob adjusts both high and low speed characteristics. The resulting wide tuning range allows riders to easily find the perfect set up for any terrain.
IVA volume adjustment
IVA volume adjustment allows for fine tuning of the air spring curve that adapts to an extremely wide variety of conditions, riding styles and personal preferences.
Choose Your Perfect Setup
| family | activity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth | XC | Trail | Fatbike | Enduro | Downhill | Dirtjump | |
| Dorado | Dorado Pro, Expert, Comp | ||||||
| Mezzer | Mezzer Pro, Expert, Comp | Mezzer Pro, Expert, Comp | |||||
| MATTOC | Mattoc Pro, Expert, Comp | Mattoc Pro, Expert, Comp | |||||
| R8 | R8 Pro, Expert, Comp | R8 Pro, Expert, Comp | |||||
| JUNIT | JUNIT 34 Pro, Expert, JUNIT 32 Comp | ||||||
| CIRCUS | Circus Pro, Expert, Comp | ||||||
| MASTODON | Mastodon Pro, Comp | ||||||
| MARKHOR | Markhor Pro, Expert, Comp | Markhor Pro, Expert, Comp | |||||
| R7&Machete | R7 & Machete Pro, Expert, Comp | R7 & Machete Pro, Expert, Comp | |||||
| MARA PRO | Mara Pro | Mara Pro | Mara Pro | Mara Pro | Mara Pro | ||
| MARA IL PRO | Mara IL Pro | Mara IL Pro | Mara IL Pro | Mara IL Pro | |||
| MARA PRO IL XC | Mara Pro IL XC | ||||||
| ACE DEUCE REMOTE | Ace Deuce Remote | Ace Deuce Remote | Ace Deuce Remote | Ace Deuce Remote | Ace Deuce Remote | ||
| Jack Dropper Post | Jack Dropper Post | Jack Dropper Post | Jack Dropper Post | Jack Dropper Post | Jack Dropper Post | ||
Mastodon Versions
Mastodon Pro
The Mastodon is not a modified or repurposed trail fork compatible with large tire dimensions, but rather it is a fat bike fork made to improve any ride regardless of how low or high the numbers on the thermometer read. To create such a dynamic fork required all-environment and all-temperature performance testing that took the R&D staff to some of the most inhospitable testing environments in the world. To earn its place within the Manitou family, the Mastodon passed performance and reliability testing in both real world and lab scenarios at temperatures as low as -40 degrees. The Dorado Air, seals, lubricants, and all other internals are proven for all-weather performance, no matter how extreme on either end of the temperature spectrum.
Like all Pro level suspension, the Mastodon utilizes the Dorado air spring that first debuted in our iconic Dorado model. The newest version of the Mastodon incorporates the VTT6 damper for a simplified and more intuitive adjustment. The VTT6’s single knob adjusts both high and low speed characteristics. The resulting wide tuning range allows riders to easily find the perfect set up for any terrain. These technologies, along with IVA volume adjustment allows for fine tuning of the air spring curve that adapts to an extremely wide variety of conditions, riding styles, and personal preferences.
Mastodon Comp
The Mastodon is not a modified or repurposed trail fork compatible with large tire dimensions, but rather it is a fatbike fork made to improve any ride regardless of how low or high the numbers on the thermometer read. To create such a dynamic fork required all-environment and all-temperature performance testing that took the R&D staff to some of the most inhospitable testing environments in the world. To earn its place within the Manitou family, the Mastodon passed performance and reliability testing in both real world and lab scenarios at temperatures as low as -40 degrees. The Dorado Air, seals, lubricants, and all other internals are proven for all-weather performance, no matter how extreme on either end of the temperature spectrum.
The Mastodon is available out of the box in 120mm and 100mm configurations. All options are internally adjustable by the rider in 10mm increments with COMP being internally adjustable from 80mm to 140mm.
