Submitted by
jim817
a Weekend Warrior
from Colorado Springs, Co USA Date Reviewed: March 19, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Palmer Point
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At:
JensonUSA
Strengths:
Light
Weaknesses:
Cheap. Obviously not made in Italy anymore
Similar Products Used:
Rock Shox
Bike Setup:
Jamis Dakar XLT3.0
Bottom Line:
This fork has completely failed me after only two intermiediate rides. It is poorly put together and the controls are cheap. I adusted the fork to my body weight per the instructions from Marzocchi prior to riding for the first time. This fork was not the deal that I was expecting. The Jury is still out as to how JensonUSA will handle this situation, but I definitly do not recommend purchasing this fork.
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Submitted by
kaftal
a Cross Country Rider
from Petach Tikwa, Israel Date Reviewed: March 19, 2009
Favorite Trail:
AM
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
Focus
Strengths:
Nice looks, adjustable travel, remote lock
Weaknesses:
No option to set the locking breakthrough.
Either completely locked or open.
Reliability
Similar Products Used:
RST 140MM
Bike Setup:
Focus Thunder, AM
Bottom Line:
Got it OEM with my Focus Thunder AM bike.
Used it for about 800 K"m then the travell was 40 - 20 MM when setting was 140.
Sent it back to the dealer for fixing.
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Submitted by
Antonio.Ptits
a Weekend Warrior
from Ukraine, Kharkiv Date Reviewed: March 18, 2009
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
No so bed for such price, nice look and it work
Weaknesses:
I get it with a bike, forks itself not so bed, but really slippery. I cannot say anything about burn in period, but after 20-30 km of really heavy trail it start work better. No any other defect. One thinks which are really looks like a very cheap solution – rebound knob made from plastic, foxed not so reliable as it should be (also other knobs, which are visible immediately made from nice and strong look anodized aluminum)
Bike Setup:
XT/SLX
Bottom Line:
Can be used as a budget solution
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Submitted by
SD
a Weekend Warrior
from VALENCIA Date Reviewed: March 11, 2009
Favorite Trail:
ASD1
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$112.00
Purchased At:
122334
Strengths:
SD
Weaknesses:
SD
Similar Products Used:
ASD
Bike Setup:
SADA
Bottom Line:
ASD
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Submitted by
helexia23
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin, TX, US Date Reviewed: February 23, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Anywhere
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
Came with bike
Strengths:
Great rigid fork.
Weaknesses:
-It didn't work.
-Marzocchi "fixed" it.
-It doesn't work.
Bike Setup:
Full XT/XTR
Bottom Line:
The fork had problems from the start. It would only get 30-60mm of travel, and then it got stuck locked out.
I sent it in to Marzocchi for service (shipping to them at my expense) and with a total turnaround time of 3 weeks I got it back.
A couple months later the exact same thing happened. Now the fork gets about 20mm of travel and/or gets stuck locked out.
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Submitted by
meehow8
a Cross Country Rider
from louisville, ky Date Reviewed: October 20, 2008
Favorite Trail:
no mountains here
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At:
online
Strengths:
inexpensive, travel adjust, rebound adjust
Weaknesses:
flexy, too much stiction
Similar Products Used:
2008 rs recon 351 u-turn, marz, manitou
Bike Setup:
mountain cycle zen w/ 5th air, x9, slx double crank and ft der, elixir r 185/160, thomsons, mavic 321s
Bottom Line:
Bought this fork because it had all the features for cheap. I've been a Marz fan for years, but those were coil sprung. This thing isn't that smooth. Wish I would have spent a little more for a 2nd rockshox air. The adjustments do what they're supposed to, but not that great. The travel adjust ramps up a lot if set to lower travel- it only feels good at full travel. The rebound works, but the stiction is really bad. If this wasn't so noticable, I would complain about the flex more. I'm hoping it gets better with use. I took it off of my hardtail to see if I can break it in. I will rebuild with diffrent oil over the winter and keep squirting oil and triflow on the seals while it breaks in. Hopefully it'll smooth out. Not a horrible fork, just not as stiff and smooth as I would like. Will put it to some good use though.
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Submitted by
magers
a Cross Country Rider
from saratoga, ny Date Reviewed: August 29, 2008
Favorite Trail:
smba
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At:
Greenfish
Strengths:
relatively simple with a quick setup, good travel adjustment.
Weaknesses:
stiction during break in period.
Similar Products Used:
Marz 07 XC700.
Bike Setup:
Specialized M2 hardtail, with XT components Avid 5 brakes.
Bottom Line:
For a relatively inexpensive XC fork, it can gobble up quite a bit of terrain when opened up to 140mm. The stiction is definately present and I'm hoping it fades as the fork breaks in. The TST2 locks out the travel very quickly and easily. Overall I'm satisfied with the purchase.
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Submitted by
evil-clown
a Cross Country Rider
from denver, co, usa Date Reviewed: August 19, 2008
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
jenson
Strengths:
Hmmm... can't think of anything
Weaknesses:
flexy, stiction, breaks easily
Similar Products Used:
Marzocchi Marathon L, Rock Shox, Manitou
Bike Setup:
Ellsworth Truth w/o Shimano
Bottom Line:
Pretty disappointed. I have ridden Marzocchi's for the past 6 years and loved them. I thought I couldn't go wrong. I was wrong. This fork is pretty darn flexy and, due to lots of stiction, very harsh on the small stuff. These things I could probably live with for a season or two, but last week I lost 90%ish of my travel. Now, when the ATA is opened up all the way the stanctions are run all the way out, but I get about 50~60mm of travel. When it is dialed down I get about 10mm of travel. That sucks!
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Submitted by
Simon Redfields
a Downhiller
from Indiana,U.S.A Date Reviewed: October 17, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Red Rock
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$210.00
Purchased At:
super johnsons cycles
Strengths:
Has a great rebound and fantastic preloads
Weaknesses:
cos be a little bit more suttle when going down some harder things but hey its a xc fork so dont expect the performance of a downhill type fork.
Bike Setup:
Giant Stp
Bottom Line:
A great fork for those who want to ride some intermediate or advanced xc trails and a well valued piece of biking equipment 10/10
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