Marzocchi 66 RCV 2008 Forks

4/5 (14 Reviews)
Weight : 2.950 grams


Product Description

  • 180mm Travel
  • RV CV
  • Air PL
  • Coil
  • Aluminum Reinforced Steer Tube
  • 38mm Alloy Stanchions
  • 8" Post Mount or Max Disc 9"
  • New QR Axle


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Reviews 1 - 14 (14 Reviews Total)

User Reviews

Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Harry a Downhiller from Oak Harbor, Washington, USA

Date Reviewed: July 2, 2010

Strengths:    Excellent fork withstood anything i threw at it. i hit anything from 25 foot doubles to an 8 foot roof drop. it sure can handle a beating.

Weaknesses:    N/A

Bottom Line:   
Definately a worthy shock.

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Favorite Trail:   Evolution, Galbraith, Belingham

Duration Product Used:   2 Years

Price Paid:    $99999999.00

Purchased At:   Bicycles Northwest

Similar Products Used:   This was the first fork i have ridden with this much travel so i had nothing to compare it to.

Bike Setup:   2008 Kona Stinky, upgrades: D.O.P.E., RaceFace Atlas FR Handlebars, and 2011 Fox 36 Float 180mm FIT RC2. The rest is basically stock.

Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:5
Submitted by j50005 a Downhiller from Flagstaff, AZ, USA

Date Reviewed: May 10, 2010

Strengths:    Fork has been solid, actually had to decrease the spring weight first time ever in a new fork, progressive feel on bigger drops.

Weaknesses:    Poor small bump compliance

Bottom Line:   
Solid fork, changed the oil when I switched out the spring. Wish it would soak up the chatter better but that's what a 888 is for.

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Duration Product Used:   2 Years

Similar Products Used:   Many - not as buttery as the Totem but I haven't had any problems with the 66

Bike Setup:   Had it on a Gemini, then on a Dirtbag, now on a Uzzi

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by MarzRider a Downhiller from Washington

Date Reviewed: October 10, 2009

Strengths:    Bottomless Travel, Lots of adjustments, strong.

Weaknesses:    Little heavy (what can you expect from a 180mm though), took a while to break in.

Bottom Line:   
I bought these off of a guy who got this with his Demo 7 and He ride these about 5 times. Took a while to break in and get to my softness (138 pounds). These things make my riding so much better and they are so smooth with the bottomless travel. Have not bottomed them out once. Have had no problems with the internals or anything so I am very pleased.

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Favorite Trail:   Whistler

Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Price Paid:    $400.00

Purchased At:   Ebay

Similar Products Used:   Drop off 3, Manitou Travis 180

Bike Setup:   IronHorse 7 Point,66 RCV, Demo pedals, Cane creek Lanusse headset.

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by JeffT a Downhiller from Great Falls, VA, USA

Date Reviewed: October 5, 2009

Strengths:    super plush, rides great, i love the big hit capability

Weaknesses:    a little heavy, my preload knob broke off pretty fast, but i got that fixed pretty quik

Bottom Line:   
great fork. i love riding it, it felt amazing off of a 14ft drop. alot better then my last fork(a sherman) dont buy this fork if you are a cross country rider, it bobs and is a pretty heavy, if you love freeride/downhill and dont want the restrictions of a dual crown fork then this a great fork

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Favorite Trail:   C in Snowshoe

Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Price Paid:    $1352.00

Purchased At:   Mountain Adventure C

Bike Setup:   2008 Kona Stinky

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by tim042p a Downhiller from melbourne, victoria, australia

Date Reviewed: April 11, 2009

Strengths:    Looks amazing, Super strong forks that can take massive hits, adjustments work fantastic, plush easy to tune fork. Took this fork off a 10 foot drop to flat and didnt bottom out but was very smooth landing. The fork is also very reliable, as soon as i got them i tuned them how i like them and have left them for a year and still work perfectly.

Weaknesses:    Not too many adjustments, little heavy but that's what u pay for the extremely good reliability.

Bottom Line:   
Great fork, Takes all the abuse and so reliable,
Just set and forget.

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Favorite Trail:   mt bawbaw

Duration Product Used:   1 Year

Price Paid:    $2000.00

Purchased At:   Farkin (came on the

Similar Products Used:   totem solo air, 888RCV, Boxxers.

Bike Setup:   2008 kona stinky with about $700 worth of upgrades

Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:5
Submitted by alex55 a Downhiller from Des Moines, Iowa

Date Reviewed: August 14, 2008

Strengths:    Very strong. Can take hits. good big hit and big bump performance.


Weaknesses:    bad small bump damping

Bottom Line:   
I got this on my rental bike in winter park. overall it was pretty good. though after a couple days my hands hurt really bad because it doesn't have very good small bump damping. I know its supposed to be a big hit fork but it would be good if it had better small dump damping. From what i could tell, it was very strong. it took all the hits i threw at it without bottoming. It even didn't bottom when the shock did and didn't bottom on a 6 foot drop to flat( by the way, i'm like 210 pounds). Big hit capabilities are great, but small bumps need work.

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Favorite Trail:   Any

Duration Product Used:   Tested or demo'ed only

Similar Products Used:   Marz 888

Bike Setup:   08' Kona Stinky. stock. hayes stroker trails, fox van shock, etc.

Overall Rating:2
Value Rating:2
Submitted by domain_318 a Downhiller from vancouver

Date Reviewed: July 31, 2008

Strengths:    soft looks good

Weaknesses:    WEAK unreliable!

Bottom Line:   
these forks are garbage have had so many god dam problems. i hate marzocchi. decent pair of forks for 1 month then the seals would leak and stop leaking automatically something broke and rattles in the fork. too soft then i broke them going off a 14 foot drop to 50 degree hill then to ladder step up onto another dh run in whistler (OUT OF BOUNDS IN CONSTRUCTION TRAIL) finished the ladder then BOOM forks blew up after i dropped to a 13 foot flat. i was pissed. theres some bad apples in the marzocchi lineup look out. id go rockshox havent had a problem... yet.

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Favorite Trail:   ROCK CITY

Duration Product Used:   3 months

Price Paid:    $350.00

Purchased At:   crankworx

Similar Products Used:   rock shox boxxer,totem,currently using the domains

Bike Setup:   cheetah extraviganza, 8,8 hydro discs. hayes, domain 318's at 160mm

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by blackprophet19 a Downhiller from Spartanburg, SC

Date Reviewed: July 3, 2008

Strengths:    this fork is very adjustable and can take a hit

Weaknesses:    none

Bottom Line:   
the 66 is by far the best fork i have ever tested or owned...ive landed a ten foot drop 2 flat and the fork did its job...this fork takes every thing i can throw at it and then some........try one out 4 ur self

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Favorite Trail:   clemson freeride

Duration Product Used:   3 months

Purchased At:   bike worx

Similar Products Used:   rock shox totem, z1 freeride

Bike Setup:   stock 08 khs lucky 7

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by g_goyena a Weekend Warrior from Philippines

Date Reviewed: June 22, 2008

Strengths:    38mm stanchions, the looks and the price I paid for.

Weaknesses:    a little bit stiff, i think it needs to be broken in first. aside from that none

Bottom Line:   
a reliable fork.

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Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month


Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by ShiroUtsuri a Weekend Warrior from Philippines

Date Reviewed: June 18, 2008

Strengths:    Everything!

Weaknesses:    None so far

Bottom Line:   
Perfect fork for the price.

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Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Price Paid:    $340.00

Purchased At:   Ross Bike Shop

Similar Products Used:   Z150FR, 888RC, RS Revelation


Overall Rating:1
Value Rating:1
Submitted by pano-dude a Downhiller from invermere bc canada

Date Reviewed: June 6, 2008

Strengths:    not much so far

Weaknesses:    fork rode like poo, it was awefull, no matter what I set it to, it bounced around like a pinball. I ran it with full slow rebound and it bounced off rocks and I could not keep the bike on track, rode it full fast rebound and it topped out terribly, ran it in the middle and it still bounced off rocks.....

Bottom Line:   
I will need some time on this fork to try and tune it.... definately something wrong with the way it rode today. I really prefer my sherman, and it is far from a great fork.

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Favorite Trail:   dirty monkey

Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Similar Products Used:   I have ridden shivers, boxxers, 888's fox 40's, fox 36's, sherman's

Bike Setup:   2008 kona park edition stinky

Overall Rating:2
Value Rating:2
Submitted by Paul a Downhiller from NH

Date Reviewed: June 4, 2008

Strengths:    Feels and performs like a dual crown fork.

Weaknesses:    Well I did hit a drop kinda hard on the front fork so I don't know if my problems are from that or not.
Anyways the rt from lower seal was not in straight causing oil on the stancions. The qr axle is coming loose after a couple of full on DH runs. I think I fixed this by removing some of the grease from the ratchet mechanism. Last thing is I can see and feel flex at the top dust seal and the stancion tube. I assume that the play must be coming from the bushing but I don't have any oil leaking.
I will be taking it back to my lbs to check it out.


Bottom Line:   
Performance is great but the jury is still out on the play in the fork.

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Duration Product Used:   3 months

Bike Setup:   08 Giant Glory 1.

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by billy billy a Downhiller from calgary,alberta,canada

Date Reviewed: May 25, 2008

Strengths:    good solid fork

Weaknesses:    none

Bottom Line:   
sexxxy

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Favorite Trail:   bankers hall

Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Price Paid:    $2300.00

Purchased At:   bow cycle

Similar Products Used:   -

Bike Setup:   kona 2008 stinky

Overall Rating:4
Value Rating:5
Submitted by pat harrington a Downhiller from glastonbury

Date Reviewed: January 14, 2008

Strengths:    solid fork. no problems with it

Weaknesses:    none

Bottom Line:   
good solid fork

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Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month


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