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- 140mm to 180mm Adj. Travel
- RC3
- ATA - Air Travel Adjust
- Air Spring
- Aluminum Reinforced Steer Tube
- 38mm Nickel Coated Alloy Stanchions
- 8" Post Mount
- New QR Axle
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Submitted by
nicholas
a Downhiller
from japan
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | fast,folwy,jumpy and bumpy | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$975.00 | | Purchased At: | adernilne bikes | | Strengths: | very great feel, just like a coil 66 but better because you can adjust the air as soft or as hard as you desire. the bulk of these are wonderfuly stronger than the older 66. this is my third 66. and it seems great.
| | Weaknesses: | the ata is one of the best systems out now because of the dual air.the bottom and the top air combined make for a great feel. however the ata doesnt hold air under the stress turning the knob. this is so bad,bad,bad. | | Similar Products Used: | 66 08 rc3 no problems but no adjustiable travel. | | Bike Setup: | transition bottle rocket. | | Bottom Line: | i originaly bought this fork for its travel adjust. before this i was using a 66 rc2x 180 07 model. so for my bottle rocket it was great for everything big and fast and all around,but i realy wanted to adjust the travel to better suit the area. for example 180 for drops bigger jumps and dh ridding. but for tighter trails and jumpier trails i wanted to lower the front end to 160 even 150-140,to give the bike a better feel for the partictular place.for this meaning this for is the best match for my bike, however even after having it fixed one time it still leaked air from the ata top 40mm travel shaft. marz can ealily fix this problem by upping the seals in the shaft from one seal which is standard the two or even three.
so i did just that. its not easy nor is it right by their standards, but its possible. i added one extra seal to healp stop the air form comming out. so far everthig is great and i can adjust the travel with ease, i did however lose 5mm of travel, the legnth of the extra seal but for my bike its very good. the fork is great, strong and the damping is spot on when set up for you style and weight.
however for marz allowing these problems and not fixing them is totaly untollerable. 07 ata was just as bad and everyone thought that it was fixed for 08. im glad that i have the place and know how to fix my own sus. i know this is not feasible for everyone nor should it be. for this price you should be reciving a almost flawless fork. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jsoates
a Weekend Warrior
from Crawford Bay B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Lockhart Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1600.00 | | Purchased At: | Sacred Ride in Nelso | | Strengths: | Very smooth and progressive when working right. Stiff fork for a single crown. | | Weaknesses: | ATA knob turns down on rough trails. The air pressure leaks out of the top chamber and fills the stantion tube with pressure causing a very harsh ride. This only occurs when you use the wind down on a climb. If you wire the ATA knob so it won't move and set the air pressures correctly for your weight this fork works excellent on downhills. High speed compression damping a bit on the harsh side. The decals on the fork legs are about as ugly as they get and whoever decided on painting them white never owned a mountain bike that was used for off road (very hard to clean) | | Similar Products Used: | None that compare with this fork. | | Bike Setup: | Knolly Delirium T with all Shimano XT parts. | | Bottom Line: | This fork is a disappointment considering how much money they charge for it. I bought a new Marzocchi 888RC in 2005 and it was a much better product. Marzocchi needs to test their products before putting them out on the public because they seem to have some serious Quality control issues. I was going to purchase the Rock Shox Totem instead and now I'm wondering if I made the right decision. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steveo1
a Downhiller
from Samoens, haute savoie, france
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | northern alps | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike shop - samoens | | Strengths: | looks great, neat q/r axle | | Weaknesses: | no where near specified travel, slack bushes and seals, compression dials fall off, useless user manuals, ata wind down, collapsing cartridges | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox domain | | Bike Setup: | marin quake - which is great! | | Bottom Line: | These forks are terrible. Straight out of the box the left leg seals were incredibly slack and they never achieved anything like the 180mm travel stated, possibly 130mm max. compression dials seem to have a habit of falling off and setting them up according to the manual results in a pretty much solid fork. After several emails to Marzocchi they said that 'after much testing' they've realised you should run no air in the non ata side cartridge (why is it there exactly?) the forks have now collapsed no matter how much air's pumped in, and are useless after just a handful of rides. Might I suggest to Marzocchi they try 'much testing' before they release the forks.
Useless | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kain2000
a Downhiller
from Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Good Riddance | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Onlinecycle | | Strengths: | WAS super plush, USED TO ramp up well on the big hits, IS STILL very light. | | Weaknesses: | Wind down | | Bike Setup: | Specialized big hit | | Bottom Line: | After owning my fork a few months my travel has gone from 7 inches right down to 5.5 inches. Also as I was turning the ATA knob my top schraeder valve snapped. So far I am not impressed. Currently I am waiting on a reply from Marzocchi regarding whether they will fix these problems under warranty. If they do I will not have a problem and may continue to buy from the big M. I wouldn't advise this model though. Unless you really want the adjusting travel go for the 66 RC3, You'll be much happier in the end. Maybe even a totem or a travis would be swell.
P.S. My compression knob fell off when i was riding and could never find it. That Blew! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
anestesista
a Weekend Warrior
from Italy and Greece
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | everything | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | web | | Strengths: | Have not find it yet... | | Weaknesses: | does not do what marzocchi describes... | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi 66 RC2X | | Bike Setup: | MDE CRAB | | Bottom Line: | 1: it has not 180mm of travel but 170mm!!!
2: after 10 minutes of riding downhill the fork loose nearly 15mm of travel becouse the ATA side gets pressed down, so I must stop my ride and turn the ATA knob in anti-clockwise direction for getting all the 170mm of travel!!!
3: there was a very litle movement on the bushings of the fork that I have never meet in all the ather forks that I have tried since I ride bikes!!!
4: after only 10 times of riding my bike, the knob of the low part of the left scabbard, the RC3 side that regulates compression was disconected from the fork and now I cannot regulate the compression of the fork!!!!And it is not covered from guarancee!!!
5: the axle of the fork remains extremely exposed at knocks, so I have broke his arm and now I have to use a pair of grabs for removing it!!!!
ATTENSION!!! if you buy this fork, you will need a lot of luck for having fun with it..... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
davet
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Stiff, plush, excellant damping, good axle system. | | Weaknesses: | price, stantions scuff easily | | Similar Products Used: | Totem 2-step | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Norco Six | | Bottom Line: | I traded the failed Totem 2-step for this fork and haven't looked back. It does everything better than the Totem and the travel adjust actually works!!
It takes a basic understanding of how the damping systems work to get it set up properly, so if you don't know what you're doing take it to a shop for some help. Like any high end fork, if you don't get it set up right with will feel like crap.
This fork feels almost as plush as my 888WC, the travel adjust works perfect. It's really a great fork. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
PostCanyon
a Downhiller
from HR, OR, USA
Date Reviewed: June 5, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Post Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | Transition | | Strengths: | ATA on a 7" fork. QR skewer. | | Weaknesses: | Seals on one side were defective from the factory... Current wait time to have this fixed by Marzocchi is 3 weeks plus shipping.
| | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | 2008 Tranisition Dirtbag | | Bottom Line: | Based on all of the reviews and rants of poor QC on 2008 products from Marzocchi I was wary of getting this fork...and I should have gone with my gut and the Totem. They have so many QC problems that their service center is overloaded and they are making no special efforts at dealing with the problem. How do you say "recall" in Italian?? Unacceptable quality and service for a $1000 fork.
Once I get to actually ride the fork a few times I will hopefully have a more positive review to post. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nicholas poetker
a Downhiller
from japan
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | fast flowy steep with drops and jumps | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1099.00 | | Purchased At: | jenson | | Strengths: | great adjustments, strength , and good over all feel. when set up right it feel just like a coil rather than an air fork. i love to jump and do drops so just adding some oil the reboud side can ensure a goood progessive feel. and will not bottom. | | Weaknesses: | i have had this for for less than a month and the ata when turned leeks the air from the top into the inner tubes creating a verry stiff and harsh feeling. i have to mail it back to get it fixed. this totaly sucks because im in japan so its going to take a long time | | Similar Products Used: | 66 rc2x,888 08 ata,all mtn sl ata 07 | | Bike Setup: | transtion bottle rocket. | | Bottom Line: | i love this fork and all of the adjustments. but iam so sad that its leeking air. for this price there shouldnt be Any problems. i just hope the repair turn around is fast and effective. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Holger
a Weekend Warrior
from Germany
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1720.00 | | Strengths: | adjustable travel, good QR System, stiffness, look | | Weaknesses: | seal on left hand side came out of the bottom tube on the first day with longer DHs, all the oil and air was gone, oil went onto
brake during ride, fork was used approx. 5 days.
not very plush compared to other forks tried when used with enough air pressure, with less pressure fork sinks much while braking, giving less control. nickle coated stanctions
scratch easily. compression adjuster knob fell off in car.
bushings have play from the beginning, making a lot of noise
with just a little dirt on.
| | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Totem 2Step Air, Fox 36 Float R | | Bike Setup: | VP FREE, Fox DHX Air 5.0, Avid Code, Mavic DeeMax, Race Face Diabolus bar and stem, Shannon Hardcore seatpost, SRAM X9, Holzfeller crankset, Maxxis Minion DH F 2.5 UST tires, 5050xx pedals
| | Bottom Line: | performance would have been acceptable if fork was more reliable, if you want to have more of both, better go for a Rock Shox Totem. Mine has worked great until the 2Step problem
came up, so take a solo air or better coil model.
Sorry, with the seal broken I can not recommend the product to
anyone, this should not happen with a new product, especially
in this price region! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
darren carter
a Weekend Warrior
from uk
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1400.00 | | Purchased At: | halfords | | Strengths: | Great adjustability, tuff as hell, nice and plush when broke in | | Weaknesses: | ATA dial catches frame | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 07 kona stinky with full diabolus kit, 66 ata, e 13 drs and mavic ex 729 rims on hope hubs | | Bottom Line: | A great tuff adjustable freeride fork and definately worth buying, maybe marzocchi could bring out a flatter ata dial | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jordan M
a Weekend Warrior
from North shore
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | pink starfish | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Strengths: | Amazingly strong with over 6 AJUSTMENTS!! looks very sexy, and that ata travel ajust works amazingly well. | | Weaknesses: | people are complaining about how the QR axel stays at an awkward position, all you have to do it put a little muscle into it and it goes to the direction it should be. other than that there is no weakness! | | Similar Products Used: | fox 36, totem, fox 40, jr. t, sherman breakout +(never buy a sherman breakout) | | Bike Setup: | 2008 baby blue transition bottle rocket, marzocchi roco tst-r, avid code 5, race face cranks, sram x.9, white transition revolution wheels w/ red hubs, 5050xx gold pedals, protaper os bars, king headset, tbc red stem and a e.13 srs chain guide. | | Bottom Line: | GREAT FORK! it wont let you down. from climbing to freeriding its the best all round fork i have ever had. you should definitly buy this fork it is great! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a
from Austin, Texas, US
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Emma Long | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$720.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Super plush, a lot of adjustability, travel adjustment, quick release axel, light for what it is, looks darn good! | | Weaknesses: | Every time I change the travel I end up pulling the knob off. Not a big deal though. | | Similar Products Used: | 36 TALAS, 66VF, All Mountain 1SL ATA. I just realized that I’ve owned 19 different forks since 1995. wow | | Bike Setup: | Intense 6.6, juicy 7s, XT all about, Maverick speedball R. | | Bottom Line: | I’ve had many forks over the years and none have impressed me more than this one. The ride quality is just unbelievable. I was worried that this was going to be a bit overkill on my all mountain bike but the ride quality offsets the weight gain. I ride extremely rocky terrain and this fork keeps me glued to the ground. Its amazing how much faster this fork will allow you to go into turns without washing out or getting bounced off line in the loose stuff. If you ride hard, push yourself and your bike and care more about ride quality than a little additional weight then you really cant go wrong with the 66 ATA. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
amber
a Downhiller
from Canada
Date Reviewed: March 24, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Strengths: | One of the best forks I hav EVER RIDDEN. The adjustibilaty really made a difference and offered a large variety of tuning for a top performance for all mountain all the way to extreme downhill. Very good progressiveness along with great bottom out control. I've taken this fork on some of the roughest downhill trails in whistler and the northshore and never bottomed. | | Weaknesses: | nothing at all ! ! ! | | Similar Products Used: | 36 Fox Float RC2, Rockshox totem solo air and the marzocchi 888's | | Bike Setup: | norco six 1 08 avid brakes sram x-9 drivetrain and gravity light components. | | Bottom Line: | If your the type of person who wantsa fork that can handle the roghest terrain with ease then this should defintly be the top fork on your list. It's expensive but you could not buy a better fork so I'd say it has a great value. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chinh
a Downhiller
from taiwan
Date Reviewed: March 23, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | anything flowy and fast | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shop | | Strengths: | everything!!! GREAT FORK AND JUST AS RELIABLE AS ANY OF THE FOX 36 LINE. ATA works very well. Never bottomed it EVER!!! plush progresive travel and can be used for many types of riding with the 40mm of infinite travel adjust. I had a 55 ATA before but the 66 ATA is just so much better. Best thing about this fork is it's totally reliable and will not bottom out. You can throw anything at it and it will take it like candy. Adjustability defintly makes a difference. | | Weaknesses: | nothing so far | | Similar Products Used: | fox 36 RC2 line | | Bike Setup: | transition bottlerocket 66 ATA, Marzocchi roco TST R coil with Titanium spring | | Bottom Line: | Best fork you will ever get way better than any of the rockshox totem line and maybe even a little better than any of the fox 36 RC2 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Downhiller
from Sydney, Australia
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | came with bike | | Strengths: | Super smooth, adjustable, looks great, handles great, quick release axle, feels bottomless, ata travel adjust, stiff | | Weaknesses: | The owners manual is a joke. Doesnt tell you anything about the shock or how to tune it. Made some noises when it was new but they have gone so not a problem anymore. | | Similar Products Used: | fox 36, boxxer team, totem | | Bike Setup: | Stock 2008 norco six 1 | | Bottom Line: | The owners manual is crap. It does take a bit to tune this fork but once you get it right its great. I havnt had any problems with the wind down, it does wind down about a quarter of a turn but it doesnt loose any travel so thats not a problem. I use this fork for freeride, downhill and all-mountain and I think its perfect. It will be on my bike for a while to come. Plus its looks sick with its 38mm shiny silver stanchions. Highly recomend it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marc Nikles
a Weekend Warrior
from Basel, Switzerland
Date Reviewed: February 12, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Blauen Ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Mountain High Cyclery | | Strengths: | Its very plush and versatile. It feels better than my Totem Coil. ATA is very convenient for climbing. QR is a big plus. Stiff. nice decals and great looks. Nice functioning of the knobs. | | Weaknesses: | After 1 ride the ATA was done and had to be fixed. The manual doesn't deserve its name and is a disaster. For a first time ATA user to find the valve was a big mistery. Setting up is relatively easy. Needs compression not to loose lots of travel. QR stays in unconvenient position. ATA not as fast a the Talas System however workable. | | Similar Products Used: | Totem Coil | | Bike Setup: | Bullit 08 FR Kit X9 | | Bottom Line: | The fork once is fixed and set up is a real winner and is very much to be recommended. It's way better than any Fox ever tested (even though I still own 2 of them). Super plush, stiff and I am considering buying a 55 as well. Manual and quality at first is a real disaster - Italians can do better | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Miran
a Weekend Warrior
from Slovenia
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Kolovc | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Freestyle | | Strengths: | Like a coil feel, very plush and plenty stiff, very good feel with ATA system engaged (still plush), good damping adjustability - turning the knobs realy makes a diference you would expect, infinite possibility at progressive curve adjustments (PAR) | | Weaknesses: | Only 175mm of sliders exposed, Marzocchi claims 180mm full travel?! ATA wind-down issue from 07 SL1 ATA isn't fixed!!! That really pisses me off!!! They (Marzocchi) had plenty of time to work on this issue! QR lock stops in very unsuitable position - pointing down when wheel is tighten up It is not possible to turn it that it would point up. I think that Marzocchi should significantly increase quality control and add some more out of box usability to their (special flagship like 66 ATA) forks. | | Similar Products Used: | Marozcchi Z1, Marzocchi Z150, Tested Fox 36 VAN RC | | Bike Setup: | 2007 Giant Reign X0, stock except fork & brake rotors | | Bottom Line: | The performance of the fork is really exceptional once serviced and adjusted properly. Feels like a coil ... I hope that ATA wind-down will be fixed under warranty. If you want a top performance air freeride fork and you are a little of hobby mechanic with good nerves (Marzocchi tech support) this is no doubt a fork for you! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jc
a Weekend Warrior
from deland fl usa
Date Reviewed: December 11, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | shop | | Strengths: | looks cool, it does not bottom out, and it fits a 203mm rotor with no adapter. | | Weaknesses: | wheels always loose. lots of play in the bushings. took 2 weeks to set up. has almost 1" of sag under the bikes weight. | | Similar Products Used: | todem & fox talas | | Bike Setup: | transition dirtbag | | Bottom Line: | if you want to work on your bike all the time then its a perfect buy. if you like the feeling of a loose headset then its the one for you. if not then buy something else | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
frank van Herwijnen
a Downhiller
from Utrecht ,netherlands
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | winterberg ,les bez | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | cellblock board and bike | | Strengths: | plush plush plush,ata .140 for trail 180 for downhill/northshore | | Weaknesses: | damned user manuals ,how hard can it be?must be an italian thing.The ata knob hits the frame in certain positions.make sure its in the right direction when crashing hahahah. | | Similar Products Used: | fox float 36 (bad small bump)888 to heavy for northshore but buttery. | | Bike Setup: | intense uzzi vpx ,lightweight set up for trail.with a downhill wheelset for the roughstuff. | | Bottom Line: | I'm a 90 kg downhiller that rides up the mountain if I have to.I wanted a fork to do it all .Basically ride trail with nice jumps thrown in to the mix but also want to get up the hill without braking my back.I had a 36 and 888 but had to swap forks
Feels verry plush and ata works like a charm.no wind-down as 07 model .good working axel system.
Can anyone tell me if the 3de air valve is under the ata knob before I demolish the ata?And what does it do? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Harrison
a
from Seattle
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Strengths: | Incredibly plush (feels like a coil!), very adjustable, fairly light, and very stiff. It was very easy to set up and tracks like nothing else I've ridden and can take anything I have been able to throw at it. And unlike some forks, with the travel reduced the fork can still be ridden comfortably without the fork topping out hard and destroying itself. | | Weaknesses: | The travel adjust is less convenient than the Talas, but is not by any means irritating or difficult to use. Maybe isn't as much of an all mountain fork as I had hoped, but it hasn't slowed me down at all yet either. | | Similar Products Used: | 07 Fox 36 Talas RC2, 07 Totem Coil, 07 Lyrik Coil | | Bike Setup: | Nomad | | Bottom Line: | I've taken it on several rides now and have not been able to bottom it out! It is so much more plush and progressive that my old Fox, and even though it's slightly heavier, it feels less dense on the front of the bike, so it's easier to throw around. It's as plush as the coil forks I've ridden, yet it's so light. It's amazing.
When I was setting it up originally I wondered what the air chamber inside the upper left stanchion did, so I called Marz tech support. They told me that it was a preload adjustment leftover from the coil models and to leave it at ambient air pressure. In other words zero. I have experimented with it, and it really is just a preload adjustment, and acts like it should. I weight around 160lbs and run 115 in the top right and 140 in the right lower with 8 clicks compression from full open. The fork automatically balances high and low speed compression. With the Fox I had difficulty adjusting it between being plush and having awesome small bump compliance, and bottom out resistance on big hits. The Totem had the small bump compliance, and had good bottom out resistance as well, but it wasn't as plush, as light, or as progressive. It just didn't feel as good, and it wasn't as stiff so it didn't track as well in steep off camber sections or over sharp hits, or both.
Bottom line is that this is the best fork I've ridden, even out of the box before it's broken in. I would recommend it to anyone who doesn't mind a little more weight on the way up for a massive performance gain on the way down. It really is incredible. I'll post again with durability results later on. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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