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Marzocchi XC 700 SL 2007 Forks
Product Description
User Reviews 
Submitted by
twenty6black
a Cross Country Rider
from Thornton Date Reviewed: January 12, 2009 Strengths: Adjustable every which way, looks amazing. Weaknesses: Tuning. The air pressures once set in the bottom (say 100psi) travel up to the top. The top only requires 40psi. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: 3stage Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $450.00 Purchased At: Beyond Bikes Similar Products Used: Fox Float and Talas. Bike Setup: Had these forks on a KONA Kikapu, with the ATA travel adjust set at about 110mm. TST on full open, rebound in the middle. Air pressure on TST side about 30psi. 
Submitted by
dibo
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA, US and A Date Reviewed: December 23, 2008 Strengths: Light, adjustable, responsive. I'm pretty light (140 lbs), so although I've noticed the flex issues others have mentioned, I can't say it's really been a problem for me. I use this fork on an XC-specific bike and really appreciate being able to adjust the ride height and stiffness on the fly. Also, Marzocchi's customer service was excellent, so although I did have a problem with the fork, they did good by me. Weaknesses: The fork does drop ride height on the downhills - maybe a few clicks. I also had the nickel coating on the stanchions start peeling off. Marzocchi was out of stock on these for some time, but fortunately the fork still performed pretty well and I kept riding on it (on Marzocchi's recommendation). Once they had the top assembly back in stock, they proceeded to fix my (almost) 1 year old fork (which certainly shows signs of use) within about 2 weeks under my warranty. Although I'd rather not have to send a component back, it was a pretty painless process and they definitely earned my continued support (I also own a Z1 and a Super T and I have nothing but good things to say about both). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Noble Cyn Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $320.00 Purchased At: Jenson or Pricepiont Similar Products Used: RockShox Psylo and SID Bike Setup: Maverick ML-7, XTR Drivetrain, Avid cable discs, Cane Creek ti wheels, Easton Carbon bars and post 
Submitted by
slowrider
a Weekend Warrior
from Midway City Ca U.S. Date Reviewed: August 4, 2008 Strengths: Light, decent suspension once you use 1/4 the pressure recommended and then burn the manual. Weaknesses: Flexy, ata winds down 4 turns in a 1 mile DH even after being repaired by Marz. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Porc Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $400.00 Purchased At: Jensen Similar Products Used: Fox, Manitou, 130-140 forks. Bike Setup: 5 Spot 27.75 lbs
Submitted by
ljsmith
a Cross Country Rider
from Olney, MD Date Reviewed: July 24, 2008 Strengths: Looks Cool, ATA adjustment, performs well if you can ever figure out how much pressure to run Weaknesses: Useless manual, extrememly difficult to tune, very flexy, noisy Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $300.00 Purchased At: Pricepoint Similar Products Used: Manitou R7 Manitou Skareb RockShox SID
Submitted by
earl
a Cross Country Rider
from philadelphia, PA Date Reviewed: April 29, 2008 Strengths: adjustable, plush, light (but not nearly as light as Marzocchi claims) Weaknesses: very flexy when set at 130 mm. even flexy at 110mm. at 105 or 100 or so, it's stiff. ATA cap fell off on rock garden- i emailed- shall see if i can get a replacement. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: wissahickon Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $350.00 Purchased At: wheelworld Similar Products Used: marzocchi mxc Bike Setup: yeti koko, xt bits, Avid vbrakes 
Submitted by
CraigT
a Weekend Warrior
from Thousand Oaks, CA, USA Date Reviewed: March 7, 2008 Strengths: Relatively light, stiff, adjustable, plush (and it still has quite a bit of breaking in to do). Only been using it a couple of weeks, but so far so good. Really like it. Weaknesses: The manual sucks, as others have noted. Took my time and played with the pressure settings, going below the suggested setttings in the manual. From the reviews here, I was hesitant to purchase this fork, but the price was right and it looked really good on paper. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Trails around Chesboro and Pt Mugu St. Park Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $320.00 Purchased At: Price Point Similar Products Used: I've used a bunch of different forks over the years. I'm kind of limited in the forks I can use on my current bike, though. It's an older frame ('01 Ibis Silk Ti) and the clearance is real tight (top of the fork crown comes in contact with the bottom of the down tube with the bar turned all the way left or right). Most of the newer forks don't fit, but the Marzocchis do. This was also a consideration in deciding to purchase this fork. Bike Setup: Ibis Silk Ti with a combination SRAM X.O and XTR drive train. Mavic Crossmax SL disk wheels (had a rear disk brake mount welded on by Strong Frames), Race Face Next cranks, Egg Beater pedals, Thompson Elite post, Easton EC 70 bar, Margura Marta SLs with a 180mm rotor up front, Ritchy WCS stem, American Classic bottom bracket. Light (but not crazy light) and very functional.
Submitted by
john
a Cross Country Rider
from bend, Oregon, USA Date Reviewed: December 10, 2007 Strengths: Light, stiff, plush, looks great, feels great(when dialed in), tracks really well on tight singletrack. Weaknesses: Air pressure table is incorrect. Easy to rectify though people just be patient. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: McKenzie River Trail Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $450.00 Purchased At: through a friend Similar Products Used: Fox Talas RLC 140, Pace RC41 Fighter, Rock Shox Revelation 454 Dual Air 130. Bike Setup: Intense Spider(XL) White/ with Fox RP23, Chris King, Sram X0 drivetrain, Hope Mono Mini brakes, Thomson front and rear, DT Swiss 5.1 rims with Chris King hubs, Schwalbe Racing Ralph 2.1 tires and the Marzocchi XC700 SL fork.
Submitted by
Lami Bertan Tokuzlu
a Cross Country Rider
from Ankara Date Reviewed: November 1, 2007 Strengths: Looks fancy.. Weaknesses: Extremely stiff. The air pressure table provided by Marzocchi is definetly wrong. It is impossible to adjust. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Cappadochia Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: Manitou SX, Manitou SX TI, Manitou X vert Air, Rockshox Judy XC, Rockshox Duke XC, Marzocchi Atom 80, Cannondale Headshok Ultra DL Bike Setup: Cannondale F800
Submitted by
Mika
a Cross Country Rider
from Porvoo,Finland Date Reviewed: October 28, 2007 Strengths: Light,best looking fork i have seen,travel changing and much adjust posible and the remote works well too Weaknesses: Wery stiff.The air presure table must be wrong! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $574.00 Purchased At: Bike-Discount Germany Similar Products Used: Manitou Splice Lock up 100mm,Rock Shox J1 Bike Setup: Trek Fuel 80 (-06),rear del.XT (-08),Front XTR (-07),shifters XT (-08),XT Crank,Bontrager X-Lite carbon Bar,and Seat post,S-3, 12,5kg
Submitted by
Kevin
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, Ontario Date Reviewed: October 20, 2007 Strengths: Light, lots of travel. ATA and TST5 have worked very well for me. They look pretty nice too! Weaknesses: I think maybe the pressure tables are off. It does feel VERY stiff with the recommended air pressures. Oh well..just tune it to your liking. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Shabomeka Leg Power Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $550.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Fox Float RL Bike Setup: 2004 Stumpjumper. SL 700, float shock, crossmax enduros, xt drivetrain, raceface cockpit, juicy sevens.
Submitted by
ntj
a Racer
from japan Date Reviewed: August 23, 2007 Strengths: Actual suspension motion feels good, rebound damping. Weaknesses: Faulty from new (air migration) Faulty after 4 months away getting serviced (wind down) Rebound knob fell off after 2 hours and was not replaced when serviced (I asked them to). I had to pay shipping for the repairs. Creaky sounds during light compression. Dodgy looking stantion plating. Couldn't be stuffed attitude from Marzocchi - not one email reply from them. Seeing the fork on ebay for less than I paid after not having it for 4 months - I paid extra to wait while it got serviced (badly). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $515.00 Purchased At: universal Similar Products Used: Fox FRLT/Vanilla/Talas, Marz MX comp. Bike Setup: Commencal Meta 4, nice parts (other than the fork)
Submitted by
Archer
a Weekend Warrior
from Prague, Czech Republic Date Reviewed: July 2, 2007 Strengths: Weight, nice design, travel changing Weaknesses: Not reliable ATA cartridge: travel winds down, air leak from PAR chaimber to main air chaimber. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: Rock Shox Recon U-Turn, Fox TALAS RL 2007
Submitted by
xc biker
a Cross Country Rider
from Quito Date Reviewed: April 24, 2007 Strengths: Weight, work, plush Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Submitted by
imino
a Weekend Warrior
from Ireland Date Reviewed: March 10, 2007 Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: RS recon,RS reba Bike Setup: salty,thomson,X9,dt...
Submitted by
Marc
a Cross Country Rider
from Albuquerque, NM Date Reviewed: January 20, 2007 Strengths: Small bump sensitivity. 1/2lb lighter than 07 Fox 32 Float, only 10mm less travel. Marzocchi reliability (hopefully). Weaknesses: Setup can be difficult. Only available in white. Setup. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Faulty Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: Fat Tire Cycles Similar Products Used: On this bike: Maverick DUC, Maverick SC32, 04 Fox Talas, 07 Fox 32 Float (140mm). On other bikes: RS Reba 100, 04 Marzocchi Marathon 120, 06 Marzocchi Marathon SL. Demo'd: Fox 32 TALAS, Pace RC41 Fighter, 07 Magura (can't remember model- 4lb/140ish mm) Bike Setup: Maverick ML7/5, XT/XTR, Crossmax SLs, fat Schwalbe tires
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