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Marzocchi MX Comp Air 2004 Front Shocks
Product DescriptionThe MX series blazes up the trails by delivering lightweight & durable performance in a wide range of trail conditions. The MX series fits the name because these forks are geared for maximum trail versatility delivering predictable steering control and superb damping quality under any conditions. This fork is perfect for those who desire aggressive XC style damping while retaining a feather weight feel.
User Reviews 
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nfizzle
a Weekend Warrior
from Georgia Date Reviewed: February 24, 2009 Strengths: Stiff, pretty plush, Cheap, Looks Awesome, takes a beating Weaknesses: pain in the rear to replace seals, and bushings at home. (BUT IT CAN BE DONE!)little heavy, no on the trail adjusting. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: Oconee Outfitters Similar Products Used: Stock Fork, Rockshox, Manitou Bike Setup: Giant Boulder with everything upgraded but the seat post.
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Reed Gann
a Cross Country Rider
from Logan Utah, USA Date Reviewed: August 2, 2006 Strengths: Stiff, looks, weight, cost.. Weaknesses: Serviceability, on the fly adjustment non-existant Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Richard's Hollow Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $150.00 Purchased At: eBay Similar Products Used: Crap spinner, RoxShox, Manitou, Bike Setup: Trek 4300 frame, Deore lx everything, Ritchey stem and pedals, Fire XC pro rubber, Sun Rinolite disc wheels, tektro mechs. specialized bg seat.
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James
a Weekend Warrior
from Australia/Canada Date Reviewed: June 8, 2006 Strengths: matches by black frame! cheap, tuff, easy to manage Weaknesses: a little heavy Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Whistler CA/Castlemaine AUS Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $200.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: RockShox, Fox etc Bike Setup: Jamis Dakar XC pro, sram XO running gear, xt/Mavic XM231 wheelset, Raceface Deus XC cranks/stem, Avid BB7 dic brakes, Fox Float RP3.
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Will
a Weekend Warrior
from Bath Date Reviewed: February 15, 2006 Strengths: For the price it is strong enough to cope with a fair amount of abuse, the air cartridges, after a period of bedding in, provide a smooth, buttery compression (easily adjustable if you've got the pump). Full air setup means that it is very lightweight and perfect for XC although, if at a high enough compression, can also be used for moderate jumping and dropping. Weaknesses: Do not run this thing on a low PSI for dropping, if you do there is a great chance that it will bottom out harshly and throw you off (believe me i know from bitter experience). Air cartridges are prone to leaking after a time and need replacing. Rebound adjustment uses a fiddly internal allen key system but unless your an adjustomaniac its no big deal. After a few years proggressive riding you will probably want something stronger and with longer travel, especially for the big stuff. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $180.00 Purchased At: RGL Cycles (no longer exists) Similar Products Used: Rock Shox Judy XC, Psylo and Marzocchi EXR Pro Bike Setup: GT Aggressor, mavic and hope wheels, DMR single speed, Hone Cranks, SDG saddle, Tioga tyres, GT bar and stem, cane creek headset
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Martin
a Cross Country Rider
from Adelaide Date Reviewed: February 12, 2006 Strengths: Tough, solid, almost maintenance free, no air leaks. Weaknesses: No external controls (damping, etc) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $250.00 Purchased At: Standish Similar Products Used: Rock Shox Judy SL 2002, Manitou Black, RST 381 Bike Setup: Raceline Expert 2002
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Thad
a Weekend Warrior
from Princeton, NJ Date Reviewed: October 14, 2005 Strengths: Smooth, strong, and no hassle. Weaknesses: None yet. However the weakness might be I have only riden one other shock. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $225.00 Purchased At: Performance Similar Products Used: Rock Shox Judy XC - served its purpose. Bike Setup: GT Avalanche 1.0
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Eric
from Iowa City Date Reviewed: May 11, 2005 Strengths: Fairly cheap, attractive, tough as nails Weaknesses: Noisy Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Sugar Bottom Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $269.00 Purchased At: Price Point Similar Products Used: Manitou Axle Comp, RST crap Bike Setup: Loaded Trek 4300
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Tony
a Cross Country Rider
from Scotland Date Reviewed: April 8, 2005 Strengths: Strong Build, Can absorb the small bumps as well as the boulders, makes your ride feel so good! Cheap for 120mm travel. Weaknesses: Requires a shock pump (sold seperatley) for any adjustments. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $300.00 Purchased At: ChainReactionCycles.com Similar Products Used: SunTour, Rock Shox
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Tim Youde
a Weekend Warrior
from UK Date Reviewed: January 23, 2005 Strengths: Price. Weight. Great Value. Low maintenance. Weaknesses: Internal rebound annoying if you require to change your PSI with the trail style. Took a few months to wear in. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The Wall Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $270.00 Purchased At: www.bikedock.co.uk Similar Products Used: N/A Bike Setup: Orange Sub5. XT Everything. MX 105's
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wesley jones
a Weekend Warrior
from lakeside CA Date Reviewed: December 25, 2004 Strengths: (this fork came with the bike that i bought) durable,light,on the fly adjustability Weaknesses: when rebounds it makes a loud clank sound like it is over-extended than it should be whenever i go off jumps Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anywhere Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $450.00 Purchased At: zumwalts college cyclery Similar Products Used: first mountain bike Bike Setup: stock except new tires
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Chris
a Racer
from Mt.Tam Area Date Reviewed: December 13, 2004 Strengths: very durable, really really smooth, I love it Weaknesses: sort of heavy Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $260.00 Purchased At: local bike shop Similar Products Used: Old Rock Shox JUDY XC Bike Setup: Cross Max wheels, Breezer Jet Stream Frame, Sram XO components, Tru Vativ crank
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Atle Markeng
a Cross Country Rider
from Oslo, Norway Date Reviewed: September 24, 2004 Strengths: Low price, strong build, excellent shock absorbtion. Weaknesses: None so far. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $300.00 Purchased At: Raske Sykler, Oslo Similar Products Used: RS Judy XC, RS Pilot, Manitou Axel, SR Suntour, RST Bike Setup: SCOTT Expert Racing. Replaced the original RS Judy XC with Marzocchi MX Comp Air
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Garrygnu
a Cross Country Rider
from Marikina City Date Reviewed: August 25, 2004 Strengths: Plush, Sweeeet ride, Superb Damping Weaknesses: None so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $170.00 Purchased At: Local Bike sho[p Similar Products Used: RST Gamma EL Bike Setup: GT Zaskar LE hardtail, mix of shimano Deore, XT and Lx components
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Ben Eberhard
a Cross Country Rider
from Windsor,Ontario,Canada Date Reviewed: August 20, 2004 Strengths: great for mountain trails,but handles nicley on flat trails. light and afordible with great duriblitly.inflate/deflate for trail difculty. great for biginer or intermedit X-country riders Weaknesses: not strong on dificult X-country trails. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $320.00 Purchased At: tri sports Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: rocky mountain hard tail fram,xtr shomono deraler with shomono disk system
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Clive Norton
a Cross Country Rider
from Yorkshire, UK Date Reviewed: June 19, 2004 Strengths: I have the 105mm travel MX comps. Solid build quality (no plastic in sight, all metal except the very substantial rubber seals). Yet light. About 1.8kg. Very progressive compression, from tiny input moving a tiny bit, to seemingly impossible to bottom out without deflating them. Easy to adjust - deflate to 30psi per side for the trail and up to 65psi for the road. Weaknesses: Fork seals are very substantial and take a few rides to get rid of the stiction present from new. This is probably more reassuring than a weakness. V-brakes are fitted onto an extension pin rather than straight into the lowers. This seems to cause parallel link V-brakes (e.g. XTR) to resonate, but works fine with fixed pad designs (Deore). I bought two MX Comps the same day (two bike family) and one is definitely stiffer than the other. It must have more oil in it, reducing the air volume. If it doesn't rain tomorrow, I'll probably pour some oil out. The tamper-proof warning sticker looks out of place and is going to take me a while to pick off one day when I've nothing better to do. Do they really think that just as I get to a pot-hole that I'm going to stop, get off, and read the sticker on the inside of the fork leg? Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mary Towneley Loop (75km) Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $324.00 Purchased At: Halfords Similar Products Used: Just upgraded from RockShox Pilot C. Absolutely no comparison. If you're trying to decide which to buy, buy the Marzocchi, even if it means you can't afford to buy brakes. Use your feet to stop until you can afford to buy brakes later on. Or get one brake and one wheel. Anything to get the Marzocchis and not the Rock Shox Bike Setup: Aluminium hardtail with full deore groupset (inc. hubs) except one V-brake is upgraded to XTR. Maxxis High Roller XC tyres or Panaracer 1.25" slicks depending what I'm doing. Now then, when I fitted the forks, I obviously put the one pair of XTR V-brakes on the front. Bad move. They vibrate pretty badly. I tried toeing them in, out, round-a-bout, different pads, but no luck. Had to put the XTRs on the rear and move the Deores from the rear to the front. Everything works perfectly that way around, so no great loss
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