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Magura Odur (09) | $360
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Magura Odur Fork

BikeRadar verdict

4 out of 5 stars

"Heavy but stiff, with decent damping and excellent durability"

By Guy Kesteven

A proven high-value performer, Magura's Odur suspension fork continues unchanged for ’09 and that’s fine by us.

Magura’s distinctive low-slung double arch brace design immediately distinguishes the Odur in terms of steering control. It locks down steering for outstanding on-trail accuracy that’ll shame anything this side of a bolt-through fork.

The externally adjustable rebound matched to coil spring guts gives a smooth, consistent and well controlled ride for the money too. Although initially it felt a bit firm, the coil spring proved perfectly balanced for swallowing four-foot pancake landings without drama, while still maintaining small bump traction.

Stainless steel corrosion protectors on the forward sloped safety dropouts, metal adjusters all round and the old-school IS brake mounts also add structural longevity to a good hydraulic reliability reputation. In fact, only the limited 85mm and 100mm travel options restrict the Odur’s obvious all-mountain potential.

While a dynamic lockout (it leaves a bit of supple movement for grip) helps climbing, the coil spring internals mean the Odur is rather heavy for its travel category. Definitely a good option for high-mileage, fit-and-forget use though.

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  • User review of Magura Odur (09)

    i bought this fork for £220 quid from a major high street retailer . Great fork . much lighter than Tora's . weight wise on par with the budget recon fork. I've used it for the past 4 months and it's now butter smooth and almost zero flex. The travel is nice and relatively stiff. I'm 15 stone and the standard springs was just fine .

    The 45deg drop out is a bit difficult to fit your wheel into at first , but then you get used to it. The stainless hard points are just fantastic . For all you guys who run big brakes they can take up to 210mm rotors with out warranty issues. I've never seen my fork twist under braking (unlike a friends Manitous)

    The lockout is just fantastic. One point on that you will hear a slight knocking if you pull up hard while locked out . this IS normal and does not effect the fork at all (i've spoken to magura about it)

    All in all best budget fork I've ever seen and will out perform some mid range forks too . Sorry Marzocchi/SR suntour your just lost your place . Best of all these forks are made in Germany

    in bad Ulrich nothing is out sourced (that's why some durin SL forks were recalled , they were made out of house and they we not happy with the quality) .

    I work in a bike shop so i've seen and used a lot of forks from different companies for over 14 years.

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Specification

Name:
Odur (09)
Built by:
Magura
Price:
$360.00

Features:
Unique double arch design (DAD) Available in 80 or 100mm travel
Weight (g):
2065 g
Available Colours:
Black, Custom, Various
Brake System Compatability:
Cantilever, Disc Brake, V-Brake
Steerer Size:
1 1/8 Inches
Bike Use:
Cross-Country, Touring
Stanchion Diameter:
32 mm
Spring Type:
Coil
Disc Caliper Mount:
I.S
Travel:
100 mm
Year:
2008
Damping Adjustment:
Lockout, Oil Damping
Lockout:
Yes
Adjustable Travel:
No
Dropout Type:
Quick Release
Damping:
Rebound

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