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Submitted by
Paul Lamb
a Weekend Warrior
from Knoxville, TN, USA
Date Reviewed: January 11, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Smokies | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Tennessee Valley Bikes | | Strengths: | Ironic the differences in opinions- seems like no one knows what is good or not- no offense. Would help if cyclist noted level of rider that they are, i.e. Novice, Intermediate, Expert/Pro. I'm an intermediate MX motorcycle racer and find the fork pretty good so far- Not the most plush, but have ridden worse! Packing not a problem as long as you are going fast enough to hit the tops of bumps and such. Reliability to be determined. Reviewers should use spell check. It's hard to take a dumb ass illiterate serious. | | Weaknesses: | See above. | | Similar Products Used: | Various high end Rock Shox, mainly double crowned (although heavier they have less flex) through the years. More plush and adjustability so stuck with what I knew. I realize my short comings, as is the 1st Marzocchi I have used, which limits my opinion. | | Bike Setup: | Stock Cinder Cone. | | Bottom Line: | Good high end novice or beginner intermediate rider. Pro's/experts may want more from a fork (duh-huh, these are forks fellas, not shocks....) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Jones
a Cross Country Rider
from Shrewsbury UK
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Llandegla Forest | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Pauls Cycles UK | | Strengths: | Kona say this is a cross country bike, so if you like hard front sus then you may not find a problem. | | Weaknesses: | But the 'next to no suspension' quality is what I'd have expected around 15-20 years ago. | | Similar Products Used: | RST Mozo Pro | | Bike Setup: | Kona Kikapu Deluxe (as new) | | Bottom Line: | As a cross country rider these forks remind me of the time I used to ride a rigid bike off road. I find that poor when they come fitted to a bike costing around £1000. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian T
a Cross Country Rider
from Norwich
Date Reviewed: November 4, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Bluff Point | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Mystic Cycle | | Strengths: | Its a Marzocchi! | | Weaknesses: | Basic Looks.Nothing Fancy | | Similar Products Used: | Rock shox. | | Bike Setup: | Kikapu Deluxe | | Bottom Line: | Use it How its ment to be used and it will last a long time.Im 240 and have not had any problems up to this point. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Felix Blake
a Cross Country Rider
from Cambridge
Date Reviewed: October 28, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | The Beast-Thetford | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Pauls Cycles | | Strengths: | This Fork is awesome for what it is designed to do XC there seems to be alot of people using it for downhill and dirt jump
but its a xc fork so its not designed to take those kind of presures!!! | | Weaknesses: | No Lockoff and it dose bottom out over large bumbs/jumps | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou Blacks | | Bike Setup: | Kona Kikapu Deluxe.. Fox Float RLC rear | | Bottom Line: | DESIGNED FOR XC!!:@ | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rick
a
from Mission Viejo
Date Reviewed: August 30, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Better than no suspension.. | | Weaknesses: | No reboud (so when you jump something, the forks POP back out to full extension making a loud BINK). Preload adjustments don't seem to do anything. I guess they are just for looks or something. | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi Bomber (dj3's), Judys | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stinky | | Bottom Line: | These forks are a joke. However they are much better than having no front suspension at all. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Yama-luke
a Cross Country Rider
from Waltons Mountain
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Zip... And thats being generous. | | Weaknesses: | No progression, bottoms out, preload doesn't work, to many to list... | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi 888 | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Hard rock pro disk | | Bottom Line: | This "shock" belongs on a Wal-Mart bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sheldon Robertson
a Weekend Warrior
from Kitchener Ontario
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Trussler dirtjumps | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | cycle-solution stand at toronto bike show | | Strengths: | i find that they are awesome for someone 120 pounds nice and smooth/soft witch i enjoy for dirt jumping. | | Weaknesses: | Don't look beefy at all small stanchions crown | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | o6 norco rival | | Bottom Line: | work good look bad cheap | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sebastien Rose
a Cross Country Rider
from London, London, England
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Epic Epping Forest | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1400.00 | | Purchased At: | Evans with Kona 2006 | | Strengths: | They soak up small bumps. | | Weaknesses: | They stack up easily on multiple hits due to poor rebound.
There is no rebound adjustment. Only comes with preload therefore setup is hit and miss. Poor tracking, too heavy for true XC use; they are mostly steel. | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou Axel, Marzocchi MX Comp | | Bike Setup: | Kona 2006 - Stock | | Bottom Line: | These are not available in most good bike stores because they are rubbish and probably not worth more than £50.
Very basic forks that are heavy and have very limited application. Above all, cheap entry level suspension forks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a Downhiller
from Gloucester,MA,USA
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | attitash | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Came with bike | | Strengths: | not much | | Weaknesses: | when pull up makes loud cling sound, bottoms out very easly, | | Similar Products Used: | mz2 | | Bike Setup: | ironhorse warrior | | Bottom Line: | dont bother, | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Collin
a Weekend Warrior
from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 18, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Kildonan | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Bike Setup: | 2006 brodie brat | | Bottom Line: | I've had this fork for almost two years now, I'm a dirt jumper. it has caused me no trouble whatsoever. no bends, cracks or anything else. i believe this is a good fork for whatever you do.....within reason:P | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Smart Rider
a Cross Country Rider
from California
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Granite Bay Loop | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Very good for the intended use | | Weaknesses: | None that I can find | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi MX Comp 2003 | | Bike Setup: | Hard tail XC | | Bottom Line: | I have had no troubles with this fork. But I do not jump stairs or big drop-offs. If I did I would get a different fork since this fork is not intended for those uses.
I read the product information from Marzocchi I found the following:
http://www.marzocchi.com/template/detailSPAForksMTB.asp?IDFolder=113&IDOggetto=28112&LN=UK
Intended use: Cross Country/Marathon
Cross Country/Marathon
Riding along hilly trails where some bumps and smaller obstacles, such as rocks, roots, or depressions, may be encountered. Trekking/Cross- Country riding does not include jumps or ”drops” (riding off rocks, fallen trees or ledges) from any height. These forks must be used with tires specifically designed for trekking/ cross country riding, and disk, rim or linear pull brakes. You should only attach generators and racks, if any, to the designated mounting points provided on the forks.
This is a good product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Lloyd
a Cross Country Rider
from New Milton hampshire england
Date Reviewed: February 13, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | wilverly forest | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | evans cycles | | Strengths: | good at cross country
easy to adjust
good shock absorbsion over drops etc.
| | Weaknesses: | bad for jumps as the shocks are fairly soft | | Bike Setup: | kona blast 06 | | Bottom Line: | good for xc but DONT jump on them much or you'll wreck them
get them if you dont like doing jumps | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Avery Lyons
a Weekend Warrior
from Blaine, Washinton, usa
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | bellingham dirt jump park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Fairhaven Bike and MOuntain Sports | | Strengths: | very good for trails very plush and smooth over big bumps | | Weaknesses: | well it just didnt cut it for dirt jumping and the have a very skweeky stanchions that just piss me off. | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi mz2 | | Bike Setup: | 2006 specialized hardrock comp disk | | Bottom Line: | not that great unless its for a commuter | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a
from California
Date Reviewed: July 27, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Light weight. | | Weaknesses: | Fork got all bent-up when I tried to do jumps on it(crown cracked, one side of drop out ended up higher than the other). | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Specialized Hardrock comp. | | Bottom Line: | Fork works fine for cross-country. It almost snapped off on the jumps so I welded together a new crown out of steel. Now it locks out when it gets dusty so I'm going to get a better one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
xaqori
a
from usa
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | ibexbikes.com | | Strengths: | very good at first, great for doin' bunnyhops | | Weaknesses: | get weak after a while | | Similar Products Used: | axel platinum air 100 | | Bike Setup: | ibex ignition 2 | | Bottom Line: | good at first, but once ya' get one, start thinkin' about another. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
fat steven
a Racer
from cali
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | the track | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | came on me bike | | Strengths: | zip | | Weaknesses: | everything | | Bike Setup: | specialized hardrock disk pro wit hayes el calminio disks | | Bottom Line: | the forks suck the big one | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
will
a Weekend Warrior
from UK
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | Flexy, spiking, very fast rebound, rubbish on everything remotely rough | | Similar Products Used: | other marzocchi, J3 | | Bike Setup: | Specialised Hard rock pro | | Bottom Line: | save your self the hassle of this fork and leave it in the shop. complet waste of time | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Smith
a Weekend Warrior
from lancaster PA
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | every wher | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Came on bike | | Strengths: | good adjustability, plush | | Weaknesses: | Not a very strong crown, i broke the crown jumping stairs(bent and cracked outward) | | Similar Products Used: | rst gilla plus | | Bike Setup: | 06 specialized hardrock comp | | Bottom Line: | This is a good fork for cross country, but not so much for jumping or urban riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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