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Marzocchi Z1 FR I ETA 2005 Front Shocks
Product Description
User Reviews
Submitted by
Tom Richardson
a Downhiller
from England Date Reviewed: December 20, 2007 Strengths: Damn strong, never bottom out off big drops. Weaknesses: ETA isnt working properly (mainly due to a crash) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Lordswood Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $297.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: Rock shox, magura. Bike Setup: azonic, big hit 
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Rick
a Weekend Warrior
from North Vancouver Date Reviewed: June 30, 2007 Strengths: Stiff, light, adjustable rebound, ETA, air preload Weaknesses: No compression adjustment Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $239.00 Purchased At: NOS @ Internet Bike Store Similar Products Used: Too many to name... Bike Setup: Santa Cruz Heckler with Chris King, Hope, Raceface, XTR etc.
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Oliver Lynch
a Weekend Warrior
from England, Bristol Date Reviewed: March 29, 2007 Strengths: Well, Awsome all rounder, seem to go well with my kona coiler 04 as same length of travel. They have wicked adjustments and seem awsome plush and very stiff with 20mm axel. Weaknesses: None. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: stillwoods, Bristol Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $200.00 Purchased At: Off a friend 2nd hand. Similar Products Used: 04 Marzocchi drop off(130mm), Manitou splice super(130mm), Bike Setup: Marzocchi Z1 FR I ETA fork, kona coiler 04 frame, sun 4x mtx orange wheels, Truvativ cranks, sram gearing, easton handlebar, nokian tyres(2.3), hayes9 brakes.
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Tomas
from Gothenburg, Sweden Date Reviewed: January 1, 2007 Strengths: Handles everything along the trail with ease, price, stiff Weaknesses: Incorrect oil level from factory (too much) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: bike-discount.de Similar Products Used: Rock Shox, Manitou (never again!), Fox Bike Setup: Nicolai Helius FR
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David Applegate
a Weekend Warrior
from Norwich, Norfolk, England Date Reviewed: October 25, 2006 Strengths: -These forks will take on anything and still be gagging for more -Very plush travel -Very good all rounder -ETA is great for riding too and from your local trails fast -Works great on long-travel hardtail rigs due to the low weight compared to other forks Weaknesses: -Fair amount of brake dive when using something such as a mono M4, but even this is nothing really. Only noticeble when riding on hardpac or road (but its not exactly what you should be doing with them anyway(althoguh these are damn funny on a hardpac bmx/4x track)). - Soft springs (only applies to heavier riders really) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: LBS - Second hand Similar Products Used: 04 DJ2s (130mm), Stance, MZ Race Bike Setup: 04 GT (HT)Ruckus 2.0, Z1 FR1, halo tornado wheels with Choir boy lite tyres, Saint Cranks, Mono mini brakes (F:180mm, R:160mm), Sram X7 gearing, KMC 9X chain, Holzfella stem, Intense grips
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Sam
a Downhiller
from Danville, CA Date Reviewed: September 17, 2006 Strengths: * Best performing fork I've every used. The fork's "feel" was perfect from day one, and still feels as great more than a year later. * The ETA is outstanding! I pedal up a lot, and the ability to lower the fork for the climbs lets me stay in the saddle and spin. It seems like an unfair advantage over my friends, but then again, they can buy one themselves. * The fork is good at so many things - it's great as an All Mountain fork, a FR fork, a DH fork. * The weight is good for what it is! Weaknesses: Expensive I guess - but you get what you pay for. This was WORTH every penny! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Downiville, Tahoe, Moab... Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $700.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Marzocchi MX Pro & 66, Rock Shock Boxxer, Fox Talas Bike Setup: Fork review - who cares
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keen
a Downhiller
from Bay Area Date Reviewed: January 12, 2006 Strengths: Excellent Dampning. I weigh 195lbs. ran it with zero air pressure and it has been an excellent fork for my Bullit trail bike. Weaknesses: Has some plastic spring spacers inside that look quite suspect to failure. Some may find w/o spring options (air only) they are limited. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Northstar Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: 02'Z1 FR Bike Setup: 01' Bullit ,05' Z1 FR, 729's, 5th element.
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Derek
a Weekend Warrior
from Indiana Date Reviewed: December 16, 2005 Strengths: The damping is the best out there! But then again, I haven't tried the RC2X...nevertheless, the fork is simple and very, very effective. It's a great freeride fork that can double as a trail fork too as long as you don't care about being first to the top of the mountain. I like the adjustable oil levels, ease of oil changes, etc. The thru axle is great too! Rebound and ETA are all you need- just get on and ride it! I don't use any air preload... Weaknesses: Air preload is questionable. It works, but I'd like to see a mechanical version like FOX. But that's just me... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The trail less ridden Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $400.00 Purchased At: downshiftcycles.com Similar Products Used: Psylo,FOX vanilla, Sherman, 04 Z1 (kicks just as much @ss! as the 05) Bike Setup: 04 Bullit set up for moderate freeride adventures and extreme trail conditions
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Jeff Kelly
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada Date Reviewed: December 10, 2005 Strengths: tunability, stiffness Weaknesses: weight, although it's comparable to a Fox 36, and isn't intended as an XC fork. Lack of travel adjust feature like found on the AM series. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: Manitous, old Rock Shox Bike Setup: '05 Turner 6-pack
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Ben
from Sydney, Aus Date Reviewed: November 15, 2005 Strengths: GREAT FORK !!! Super smooth and plush. They are really strong forks and the ETA works great. Weaknesses: None as of yet Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Oxxie Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $300.00 Similar Products Used: flicks Bike Setup: haro escape frame, sram x0, hussefelt, e13, maxxis HR, these forks
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Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from Waterloo, Ontario Date Reviewed: November 14, 2005 Strengths: Smooth, stiff, looks cool, marzocchi quality/durability Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: DownShiftCycles.com Similar Products Used: 2002 Marz Z4, 2001 Marz Z5 Bike Setup: Rocky Mountain Switch
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Ping
a Weekend Warrior
from Hong Kong Date Reviewed: October 30, 2005 Strengths: Stiff, Reliable and great performance once tuned. You get the FULL 150mm of travel. Super smooth with great damping and ETA for the climbs. Good value and cheaper than the Fox36 or Sherman alternative. Weaknesses: Takes some time to break in, no external compression adjustment, so you need to get intravenous to tune it. Not the lightest fork either at around 5.6lb .. Also only available with the 'firm' spring .. so maybe not the best choice for lighter riders... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: Sherman Firefly 20mm. Bike Setup: Ellsworth Moment, Crossmax XL's, SRAM X9 etc etc..
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clark
from vancouver Date Reviewed: October 26, 2005 Strengths: plush, stiff, eta is great Weaknesses: dives a little too much Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: firefly, fox 36, pike Bike Setup: heckler 
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The collecta
a Weekend Warrior
from Boulder, CO Date Reviewed: October 23, 2005 Strengths: Thru-axle, 32mm stanchions, light for a marz, its all black Weaknesses: POOR QUALITY!! Ive gone through an 02 Z1qr20, and an 03qr20, and I am not impressed withe the quality control and cheap parts internally. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Platinum Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $420.00 Purchased At: Downshiftcycles Similar Products Used: '03Z1, 02Z1, dorado sc, flick, all the fox forks. Bike Setup: Foes Fxr, ti curnutt, this crappy fork, sram drive, xtr brakes.
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Jim Nasium
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney, Aus Date Reviewed: October 23, 2005 Strengths: so so so so plush. Easily adjustable, can handle most things you throw at them. and yes, they feel incredibly plush Weaknesses: hmmm... NONE Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: oxford falls Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: these are single crown 888's Bike Setup: VERY custom 2004 haro escape 8.2, these forks, x0, hayes, e13
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