Marzocchi Z1 BAM ('99) Front Shock

4.63/5 (8 Reviews)


Product Description

Z1 BAM ('99)


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Reviews 1 - 8 (8 Reviews Total)

User Reviews

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Huy Ta a Weekend Warrior from northamptonshire

Date Reviewed: April 27, 2006

Strengths:    good travel

Weaknesses:    colour

Bottom Line:   
Nutin

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Favorite Trail:   Just gandering around

Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Similar Products Used:   mx comp III

Bike Setup:   standard 24seven slacker but with Marzocchi Z1 Bam forks

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Matty Cranfield a Downhiller from Paignton, Devon, England

Date Reviewed: May 28, 2002

Strengths:    Takes most hits and bangs, its saved me a couple of times, they give me all the travel i need and they are solid

Weaknesses:    non i find these forks top of the range

Bottom Line:   
Great forks worth it. 5 inches of travel does me fine. never bottomed out and great price. these forks should be brought by bsx riders and jumpers.

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Favorite Trail:   Decoy

Duration Product Used:   1 Year

Price Paid:    $300.00

Purchased At:   a mate

Similar Products Used:   bomber Z2 and bomber Jr T's 2002

Bike Setup:   Planet X frame, bomber Z1 bam, HS33's, Halo combats, FSA cranks and headset, tioga 2.3's, planet x bars, shimano groupset arc series seat and chain device.

Overall Rating:3
Value Rating:4
Submitted by Mark a Downhiller from Colorado

Date Reviewed: April 16, 2001

Strengths:    this is the plushest single crown fork there is......smooth as butter

Weaknesses:    Weak......im afraid to ride mine now after seeing my buddy snap his right in half off of a 8 foot transition. Just waiting now to upgrade to the monster......stick with marzocchi

Bottom Line:   
No more single crowned forks please

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Favorite Trail:   south canyon

Duration Product Used:   6 months

Price Paid:    $400.00

Purchased At:   aspen velo

Similar Products Used:   rock shox(sucks)boxxer, manitou x-vert, mister t
go with the monster


Bike Setup:   bullit, hayes, husselfuelt cranks/tensioner, soon to be monster t

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Rafael Vianna a Weekend Warrior from Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Date Reviewed: February 22, 2001

Strengths:    awesome adjustibility, very smooth fork and at a great price!!!

Weaknesses:    too flexy!!

Bottom Line:   
The perfect fork for freeride!!!!very smooth and work very well!!! the single crown, with 5" makes this fork the lightest with 5"!!!

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Favorite Trail:   Chinese View

Duration Product Used:   1 Year

Price Paid:    $400.00

Purchased At:   my friend

Similar Products Used:   Z1 QR20, Z1 Alloy, Mr T, Jr T.

Bike Setup:   Specialized FSR Extreme, Z1 Bam 99, Avid 25 Brakes, XT and LX Components

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Si Charlton a Downhiller from Shotley Bridge

Date Reviewed: October 27, 2000

Strengths:    The buttery smooooth 4.3inch of travel

Bottom Line:   
This is a damn amazing fork

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Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Price Paid:    $416.00

Purchased At:   Ron Spencer Cycles

Bike Setup:   Barracuda slalom frame, sun mamouths, xt, alex, sram, Z1 BAM

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Cameron from B.C Canada

Date Reviewed: August 18, 2000

Strengths:    really smooth travel, great adjustibility, not tooo expensive

Weaknesses:    not much, has some flex for it.

Bottom Line:   
This is a great fork for the money for freeride and stuff like that, the adjustibility is awesome but there is some flex to it so it may not be the best for hard core downhill but still a really nice fork.

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Duration Product Used:   1 Year

Price Paid:    $475.00

Purchased At:   Street To Peak Bike Shop

Similar Products Used:   nothing this nice except a boxxer

Bike Setup:   99Kona Kula

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Dave from Torrance

Date Reviewed: June 1, 2000

Strengths:    Great fork with plush travel. You can now get a retro compression kit that will lock out during climbs.

Weaknesses:    Too heavy for climbing, not stiff enough for downhilling.

Bottom Line:   
I would consider this fork a freeride fork. Works well for an all around use. Bobs too much for climbs and too flexy for just downhilling. Good all around fork. Not for everyone. Most people will have to switch out the springs right away.

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Favorite Trail:   One w/ no climbing

Duration Product Used:   1 Year

Similar Products Used:   RockShox Judy 100, Judy SL, Manitou X-Vert

Bike Setup:   FSR w/ 6" of travel, Hayes brakes, RaceFace/XTR parts

Overall Rating:4
Submitted by Stinky a weekend warrior from Canada

Date Reviewed: January 17, 1999

Bottom Line:   

This fork is a blast to ride. It's 5 inches of travel are super plush, and it's lighter than one of those big daul crown forks. Do not buy this fork for pure downhilling, or pure cross country. It's too flexy for DH and too heavy for XC, but absolutely perfect for super gnarly B.C. singletrack.

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