Strengths: Girls dig it!!! Mom feels safer to see me riding such nice forks. Wild animals run away when they see me. Can be used to break into closed houses and castles.
Weaknesses: My girlfriend feels a bit jealous of my forks. Too much hassle with people who want to buy it.
Bottom Line:
You guys should start writing emails to the italians begging them to get back to producing them.
Similar Products Used: Boxxer (destroyed it completely), Hi-5(warrior!), VT-150
Bike Setup: Chumba Wumba Zulu DH
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Alasdair Tannock
a Downhiller
from Aberdeen
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2007
Strengths: Massivly strong and plush couldnt believe what a difference it made to my bike, theyve saved my ass on many occasions, and they look F****ng awsome
Weaknesses: mayby a wee bit heavy but ive got the 2001 model and its only 8 pounds and boxers are 7, u get used to it prety quick and its worth it, they dont make them any more :(
Bottom Line:
Just get a set, they are the best forks ive ever ridden, i was worried about the weight at first but like i said u get used to it and they look so manly, im gona have mine forever
Strengths: The fork is terribly solid. Its huge stantion scream, "try and break me!!!" You most probably won't though The adjustable compression and rebound setting are easy to use and precise. Very plush! Looks Great and makes people look twice at your bike.
Weaknesses: Weight is said to be a drag but if you want to ride hard you have to get something beffy and solid. So your fork has to get heavy if you want it to be solid.If its heavy it usually means there's lots of metal...lots of metal means its solid.But don't let the weight fool you its still a great fork
Bottom Line:
Its great. Get one, its so worth it. Really! If your looking for a plush feel on tough riding, big gaps, drops and other downhill or freeride stuff get it!!!!!!!!. If your a cross country rider that wants lots of travel get a single crown fork. less weight to carry. Oh, but mine has been rebuilt by marzocchi this year so you might want to get yours checked/done first for maximum ride, quality, fun....
Similar Products Used: Boxxer comp titanium 2003(demo'ed)
Bike Setup: monster T 2002, fox vanilla 2006, norco atomik 2004, double track wheels and all the basic DH parts
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Corey Holmes
a Downhiller
from American Fork, Utah, USA
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2006
Strengths: Just an amazing fork overall. Great rebound and suspension. Turns any bike into feeling like a beefy dirtbike, just awsome.
Weaknesses: None that I have found
Bottom Line:
Buy this fork. Its amazing and you can get them for a reall good deal. If you dont wana buy a new one cause moneys tight then try pinkbike.com and you could find a used one for like $300 - $400. Its definetly worth it. I would suggest this fork only to downhiller and hard core freeriders. Heavy fork but wow is it beefy!!!:)
Similar Products Used: 03 Jr. T, 04 Super T, but outta those i still prefer my 02 monster t.
Bike Setup: Iron Horse Yakuza Aniki All Stock except for 02 Monster T and alex 20mm front wheel.
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Superman Dan
a Downhiller
from Calgary
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2006
Strengths: stiffer than a brick, VERY plush, if you have it set up right. very simple to work on.
Weaknesses: heavy(10 lbs), no compression adjust(i have it set as stiff as it goes, and still it bottoms on a 4 foot drop), seals are more expensive than any other marzocchi fork, and they aren't so stiff when you have the crowns at more than the minimum height. when they start to leak, it's like old faithful erupting.
Bottom Line:
if you don't care about weight, and you want a good fork for cheap, go for one of these babies. you won't be disappointed. definitely not a race fork, but i do anyways.
Purchased At: Came with my bike(traded for my 4cross bike)
Similar Products Used: super t, junior t, drop-off triple, pike team, psylo sl, sherman firefly
Bike Setup: 02 norco shore, monsters(but not for long), 26/24 mag30's, hayes mags, raceface north shores, xt/lx shifters/derailleurs, and fizik plateau.
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Eder Savio
a Downhiller
from Florianópolis - Brazil
Date Reviewed: February 12, 2006
Strengths: Stiffness, trust, indestructible, no maintence.
Weaknesses: I closed my eyes and deeperly thought but I don't see nothing.
Bottom Line:
The old Monster is the perfect fork for free-ride, agressive all-mountain and DH for fun. Do not have hope, about many and many years nobody will make nothing better than the old monster.
Similar Products Used: Stratos S7, Monster 03, JrT, Boxxer.
Bike Setup: Remec DH WC 8" rear travel.
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Sang
a Downhiller
from Australia
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2006
Strengths: This fork is unbreakable i ride mostly street so for airing stairs and walls etc this thing is so sweet just soaks up everything, tripples on a hardtail, it looks da bomb!
Weaknesses: its marzocchi...
Bottom Line:
no point pissfarting about with anything else, simple to maintain a shade heavy but is offset by incredible stiffness plushness and supreme reliability if in doubt... buy it!
Similar Products Used: boxxer, rst alfalfa, hi 5's, shermans
Bike Setup: Craftworks slalom pro demolition cranks hayes 8' f&r XTR rear sun rihnolites (for dirt) and dice two four for street
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Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from K-Town,TN
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2004
Strengths: STRONG--TURNING RADIOUS IS GREAT--PLUSH W/ THE RIGHT SPRINGS FOR YOUR WEIGHT!...
Weaknesses: THERE ARE NONE....
Bottom Line:
JUST AN AWESOME FORK THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO RE-BUILD OFTEN...STEERS WITH IMPECCABLE PRECISION..TRAVEL IS AWESOME..LOOKS GREAT POLISHED---SOLID & AWESOME--I LOVE IT..I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER FORK FOR A NON-FACTORY SPONSORED DH RACER OR FREERIDER HUCKER...THERE ARE LIGHTER FORKS-"BUT" I WOULDN'T DO THAT! DON'T EVER STOP MAKING THE MONSTER-T!!!!LONG LIVE THE MONSTER-T.
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lary troutman
a Downhiller
from west texas
Date Reviewed: February 18, 2004
Strengths: this thing freakin rules it will run over anything jump of of anything and when ur done laugh in your face like that it? it is a beast never bottoms and is plush as hell for the first 3 inches and then gets stiff and smooth it is the sweetest thing
Weaknesses: there are such thing as weeknesses on any marzochi fork and especially on a monster t
Bottom Line:
the bottme f-in line is this fork rocks the earth i went out and jumped every drop i could everywhere from20 foot drops to 35 foot gaps and this fork is awesome its weighs a litle bit buit who cares im a serious freerider and dh-er and this fork is the best ive ever used evan better that dorado thats a nice fork but nothing compared to the monster nothing could touch this fork except for the super monster but that was 2 much money so i coulnt get it haha
Similar Products Used: manitou shermin slider(its pretty sweet but nothing compares to the monster)
Bike Setup: cannondale gemni with race face crnk and stem and bars deemax rims and every other indesructable parts
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Garson
a Downhiller
from west mass
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2003
Strengths: strong, stiff, plush, holds a line, 180 degree steering is a HUGE plus if you like to ride northshore type stuff or any other super technical trails, absoloutely zero maintainence, replacement arches available for those who run big tires
Weaknesses: A bit heavy for some tastes, a bit much if you're going to mount it to a disposable race frame, stock springs are pretty soft for the majority of riders who are going to use the fork
Bottom Line:
It's a damn good fork if you don't want to replace your fork annualy. I know guys who still run their 99 monsters and have never even replaced the seals, and their forks are still going strong. The combination of pretty heavy weight, stiffness and plushness make the fork hold lines amazingly well. So much, in fact, that after riding this fork, I couldn't even ride my friend's boxxer because the flex was too distracting. I still run the stock springs, but I'm only 160lbs, and I'm smoother than most, which I learned from a season of racing sport DH on a hardtail. So basically, the fork rides amazingly well, doesn't ride as heavy as its weight would imply, is super stiff, requires no maintainence, and isn't rediculously expensive. What's no to love? I can't see replacing it any time soon.
Similar Products Used: Boxxer, dorado, shiver, new version monster t (just too much fork for me) old white bros, avalanche DHS8 and MTN8 (the only of the forks I mentioned that ride as well as, if not marginally better than the 02 monster)
Bike Setup: Marin Team DH soon to be replaced, northshores, evil guide, Mag 30s, michelin comp 24.1 2.5 tires, etc.
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A
a Downhiller
from Socal
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2003
Strengths: This fork is better than the one on my yz! Hardcore! Unless your a member of the clumps this fork is your God! Once dialed in to your style the sky is your playground! I use them to break open boulders for cross training!
Weaknesses: Factory springs too soft.Setup for whimps that hate slamming through rocks! I'm 180lb and installed heavy springs for better ride! Marz should label them "FOR REAL MEN ONLY"! and give HD springs away!
Bottom Line:
RIDE THEM OR EAT THE DUST OF THE HOGG THAT SQUATS PAST YOU ON THEM!
Similar Products Used: Shiverless, upside down hunk of junk, Hydraulic press!
Bike Setup: dhi
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harry potter
a Weekend Warrior
from afganistan
Date Reviewed: December 7, 2002
Strengths: they didnt bend when i inserted them up a sheeps arse, however they did turn a funny colour and now they dont smell very nice. the oil inside them tastes really nice with eggs and toast and apparently if you jizz in them, they can make you fly, i havent tried that yet.
Weaknesses: none really, except no one seems to stock a knife to go with this fork. and mine still smell funny from the sheep! oh, and once mine abused me in my sleep but thats not really a weakness!!
Bottom Line:
the line accross my bottom is none of your buisness, however i strongly recomend these forks to anyone who can cut meat without a knife. also forthe sort of person wh jumps off their house for a living!
Similar Products Used: two way dildo, parafin pisser, spoon's, crack cocain and lsd
Bike Setup: pink with two weels handle bars, a seat post with no seat, flat tyres and monster T's, and a straw basket with a small boy in it, his rabbit died and now he spends his time eaing bricks and singing songs.
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luke
a Racer
from sh*T uk(well ok)
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2002
Strengths: well the produts has millons of strenghts i can only namea few 1)will never snap unless droped out of a plane 2)no flex i did a 16 foot and did not bottom it ou only usaed up about 5 and a half of its travil 3)very nice progressive when reachin 2 to 3 inches down 4)when i took it off a 16 foot drop it laughed at mee and tought that it was a curb 5)no sevicing needed only checked up every year
Weaknesses: lets air in some times but can be easly let out by a valve at the top of the fork some people say weight i dont care i hardly feel the weight and just think what that weight is doing for your pecks and arms the girls will want to toss your monsters off and you as well
Bottom Line:
the forks are the best freeride forks you could want and also great at dh. the soke up any thing which dares to get in the way i once too a small tree down(no joke) looking for the other path and rolled over many rabbits mating my next challange is a 25 foot road gap i am doin this weekend get thease if you want to be god
Similar Products Used: shivers,boxxers,mx6,supert,xvert carbon,super8,and lots more
Bike Setup: RM7dh,monsters,north shore xs,atomic trail pimps,goltec hubs,intense 2.7 and 3.0,deablos,and lots more expensive stuff and the dude below the guy from the bronx who rides central park you got a hot bike