Submitted by
Ifestion Papadam
a Downhiller
from Thessaloniki, Makedonia, Greece Date Reviewed: June 23, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Valia Galda, National Forest
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$700.00
Strengths:
Very plush, takes a lot of abuse, absorbs all most everything
Weaknesses:
None so far
Similar Products Used:
Marzocchi All Mountain 1 2006 model, Marzocchi Gran Fondo 2006, Marzocchi Mx comp 2005
Bike Setup:
Canyon Big Mountain 1 frame, Marzocchi Roco shock, Supra wheels, Chris King headset, Shimano XT complete set, Hopey steering damper,Scwalbe Big Betty tires.
Bottom Line:
I think this beauty make me a better freerider - downhiller, since now i can come up with big obstacles felling great safety and confidence.
It's a great fork for the price, buy it, you want regret it!!
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Submitted by
Eder Giovani Savio
a Weekend Warrior
from Florianópolis - Brazil Date Reviewed: May 4, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Costa da Lagoa
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
OEM
Strengths:
Strong, stiff, works well.
Weaknesses:
I would say the air valves make the fork very hard, but the solution is very simple: leave them empty.
It is a good fork for free ride, aggressive all mountain (in my old times it was trail) and uncompromised DH. Forget the air valves and leave the coils make their job. It is a very strong fork, works properly and is the more affordable Marzocchi for FR/DH.
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Submitted by
Dylan
a Downhiller
from North Bay Date Reviewed: April 11, 2008
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
North Riders
Strengths:
white,very strong,smoooooth,cheap
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
drop off triple
Bike Setup:
Cannondale Gemini DHX 3.0 juicy 5's single wide rims
Bottom Line:
probably one off the best forks out there especially for the price. these look so sexy on any bike and there pretty light for what they are
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Submitted by
Adam
a Downhiller
from Virginia Date Reviewed: February 15, 2008
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$450.00
Strengths:
Great fork for the amount of money.
Very adjustable and plush.
Weaknesses:
None so far.
Similar Products Used:
Manitou Stance Kingpin
Bike Setup:
2005 Big Hit
Bottom Line:
Fantastic fork. Very comparable to similar more expensive forks. Great for freeriding, and DH.
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Submitted by
Sean Kennedy
a Downhiller
from San Clemente, CA, USA Date Reviewed: November 24, 2007
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At:
Marzocchi Warehouse
Strengths:
easy to adjust
Weaknesses:
rebound knob is kind of crappy
Similar Products Used:
Marzocchi drop off triples, marzocchi 888
Bike Setup:
Specialized Big Hit
Bottom Line:
This is a great fork, it can take abuse, and it is afordable.
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Submitted by
Fadi
a
from Toronto Date Reviewed: October 28, 2007
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Very Plush, Looks Good
Weaknesses:
None So Far, But It Does Seem Like The inner spring is getting weaker every day....It seems more plush everytime i push down on it...maybe i'm just working it in...
Similar Products Used:
Marzocchi Drop Off Triple, White Brothers DH Pro, Some Custom Avalanche Fork...
Bike Setup:
Stock 2007 Norco Atomik
Bottom Line:
This Fork Is Great For Entry-Level DHers And Freeriders... If You Hit everything with style trying to take as little damage as possible, this is the fork for you, but if you just hit everything without caring landing on curb corners and edges of rocks, this probably wont work for you...
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Submitted by
Jack
a
from Canada Date Reviewed: September 3, 2007
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
independent bike store
Strengths:
Smooooooooooooth fork. Soaks up the bumps small and large really well.
Weaknesses:
Rebound knob could use some definitive markers. You just twist and twist and twist until it stops. Hard to fine tune it with guess work.
Single bolts for the QR20 seems kinda flimsy
Similar Products Used:
Marzocchi 888
Bike Setup:
06 Brodie Thumper Marzocchi Metal R rear shock 26" up front, 24" in the back
Bottom Line:
For $400 I can't complain at all. Almost the same performance as a 888 at a fraction of the price
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Submitted by
alan
a
from chico Date Reviewed: February 13, 2007
Favorite Trail:
gardian
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At:
cyclesport
Strengths:
afordable , not to heavy , rebound-compresion , and dual progresive air
Weaknesses:
simgle bolts on axle clamp , would like to see dual bolts
Similar Products Used:
sherman , minute 3 , RS duke XC
Bike Setup:
bighit04 ,swinger3 , haloSaS , X0 , E3 , BB7
Bottom Line:
this fork roks the manual is slim info abought the air , there two air valves on top , and doesnt really explain the set up , i played with different air presures and found that 10 psi in both chambers works for me ( im 190lbs) the rebound and compresion are easy to adjust and are not "on , off" like manip00 there very progressive alowing you to set this bad boy just right :) this is a sick fork for only 550$ and 185 travel is more then enough for even seriouse drops. i wouldnt be suprised to see this fork as fork of the year , BY it you will not be disapointed :) :)
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Submitted by
mills
a Racer
from farminggton ut us Date Reviewed: January 24, 2007
Favorite Trail:
fireswamp
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At:
go-ride.com
Strengths:
very plush easily adjustable compression and rebound
Weaknesses:
none that i have found
Similar Products Used:
888rc,vf
Bike Setup:
super t rcv fork specialized big hit frame manitou 3way swinger
Bottom Line:
these are great forks and i would recommend them to anyone starting to race
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Submitted by
Changy
a Downhiller
from San Jose Costa Rica Date Reviewed: December 31, 2006
Favorite Trail:
whistler
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
Marzocchi Dealer
Strengths:
The Super T is a very strong fork its very rigid. The 185mm of travel are very smooth all the way down. It has a very good sensitivity to small and medium bumps and can absorb pretty well some drops. Incredible adjustability and options for paid price. Goog fork.
Weaknesses:
the only weakness is that from factory is came with a very soft spring and more than once I bottomed it. A few more mm of travel would be nice.
Similar Products Used:
manitou kingpin, rock shox boxxer,
Bike Setup:
Stock Iron Horse Yakuza
Bottom Line:
The fork is very good in the bottom line its very stron and the travel is very smooth but it has too soft springs and some more travel would be nice although I could buy an triple eight but I would need to spend three times as much money to afford 15mm more of travel!
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