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Magura Wotan (09) | $943.02
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Magura Wotan Fork

BikeRadar verdict

4 out of 5 stars

"Very heavy, but smooth, reliable stiff and sturdy at a decent price"

Fri 6 Mar 2009, 2:00 pm UTCBy Guy Kesteven, Mountain Biking UK

The Magura Wotan is a well proven mountain performer with useful adjustability. The massive double arch chassis features a Maxle screw-through axle licensed from RockShox and direct-fit 200mm disc brake mounts, making it one of the stiffest, sturdiest 160mm forks around. 

The evolved Albert Plus system lets you tame its smooth and linear stroke with variable levels of platform damping, so this fork holds its line and maintains control very well, however mental the trail gets.

It’s heavy by current 160mm standards though, the Flight Control adjustable travel system (it drops to 120mm) needs practice to release on the fly and the remote lever is very fragile, but reliability is excellent otherwise and the price is good.

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Manufacturers description

WOTAN. PUSHING THE LIMITS. Enduro air spring fork featuring an awesome and absolutely unique Double Arch Design (DAD) offering maximum stiffness with thru-axle and Postmount 8" disc mounts i.e. direct mount of the caliper without adaptor in combination with a 203mm/8"rotor. Cool "red sock" design. New 2009: Now with Albert Select+ damping system: Optimized damping through the complete speed range. Designed and manufactured in Germany!

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Specification

Name:
Wotan (09)
Built by:
Magura
Price:
$943.02

Weight (g):
2655 g
Available Colours:
Black, Various
Crown to Axle Length:
545 mm
Stanchion Diameter:
36 mm
Min. Fork Travel:
120mm mm
Max. Fork Travel:
160mm
Damping Adjustment:
Compression Adjust, Rebound
Adjustable Travel:
Yes

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