Mattoc Pro on The Radavist’s Latest Dream Build

In Significant Company - Mattoc Pro

There are product reviews, and then there are compliments that arrive without needing to say very much at all. The latest Significant Other build featured by The Radavist, created for MADE and assembled with an enviable selection of seriously premium components, carries a Manitou Mattoc Pro up front. For us, seeing the Mattoc chosen for a build where virtually every component has been selected à la carte is a particularly meaningful endorsement. Even better, this isn’t the author’s first experience with the Mattoc Pro. Having ridden the fork across several different platforms, the Mattoc has become something of a recurring choice. In a world where bike journalists have access to an extraordinary range of equipment, seeing a component earn its way from one bike to the next might be one of the best compliments it can receive.

Boutique Bike. Serious Suspension.

Significant Other’s creation is exactly the sort of bike that makes MADE special. It is individual, beautifully considered and assembled without the constraints of a conventional complete-bike specification. That makes every component choice matter. Among an assortment of boutique, high-end parts, the Mattoc Pro looks very much at home. But its appeal goes far beyond aesthetics. The Mattoc Pro combines a remarkably lightweight chassis with the stiffness and precision required for aggressive trail riding. Its highly adjustable air spring and sophisticated damping provide an enormous tuning window, while Manitou’s Reverse Arch architecture contributes to the fork’s distinctive combination of stiffness, low weight and precise tracking. Then there is one of the Mattoc’s greatest strengths: versatility. Travel can be internally adjusted from 110 mm to 150 mm in 10 mm increments, giving riders and builders unusual freedom to tailor the same premium suspension platform to dramatically different bikes and intentions. That adaptability makes the Mattoc particularly appropriate for the custom-bike world, where the objective isn’t to accept someone else’s definition of the perfect bike, but to create your own.

When Choice Means Something

We spend plenty of time talking about what makes Manitou suspension different. Sometimes, however, it is more interesting to see who chooses it when virtually every option is available. A builder creating something special. An editor assembling a dream specification. A fork that has already proven itself on previous bikes and earns another invitation. Significant Other. MADE. The Radavist. Mattoc Pro. That’s pretty good company to keep. Head over to The Radavist for the complete feature, the story behind the Significant Other build and, as always, some spectacular photography of a bike where every detail deserves a closer look.

The Radavist - John's Significant Other + Mattoc Pro

Build Spec:

Frame: Significant Other Ded Reckin XL
Fork: Manitou Mattoc Pro
Shock: Cane Creek Coil IL 650 lb Linear Coil
Hubs: White Industries Desert Sage
Rims: Astral Serpentine
Headset: White Industries
Collar: White Industries
Cranks: White Industries Ti
Bottom bracket: White Industries
Derailleur: Madrone Jab
Cassette: Garbaruk
Chain: SRAM Eagle 12
Pedals: Radavist engraved Wolf Tooth CTRL
Stem: Ogle Ti
Bars: Doom Ti Lucky Riser
Brakes: Trickstuff Piccola HD
Shifter: Eagle GX
Dropper Lever: Wolf Tooth
Grips: Ergon GDH Team
Rotors: Hope Centerlock
CL Ring: Ogle
Tires: Schwalbe Radial Romy Soft 2.5″
Valves: Wolf Tooth
Dropper: PNW Loam Gen 2 225 mm
Saddle: Ergon Enduro Ti