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Submitted by
tazzer
a Weekend Warrior
from penrith
Date Reviewed: December 23, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | glentress | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | second hand | | Strengths: | exelent beginner downhill fork,
plush travel | | Weaknesses: | no rebound adjusment
small travel
disc mounts are very weak, ripped it off under medium braking after a weekend of fortwilliam downhil track | | Similar Products Used: | n/a | | Bike Setup: | 4X, BEGINNER downhill | | Bottom Line: | dont reli on the disc mounts | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joE
a Weekend Warrior
from Nottingham , England
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Back On Track cycles, 2nd Hand | | Strengths: | Fully bolted
Every part is available individually
3" tyre Clearance with BETD and Blackspire aftermarket braces
Looks the bollocks
much stiffer than SC bombers
Easy to service
lots of aftermarket bits and bobs avaliable.
| | Weaknesses: | ermmmm? | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi Z1 BAM, Z3, Z4, Z5, RS Judy Race,XLC , Manitou X-vert DC. | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stuff, jr.ts, hope c2s, al sorts of bit | | Bottom Line: | THE BOMB.
5/5 for sure.
Be sure to an update, as i dont have time for a detailed review ATM. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mr MinkeyBob
a Weekend Warrior
from Launceston, Tas, Aus
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | You know, that one... | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Second hand | | Strengths: | Suishes real good, what more can I say? Looks cool in red. | | Weaknesses: | Weighs a bit but the only thing I have to compare is a judy and a headshok so I guess it's pretty good =P | | Similar Products Used: | 99 Fatty SL, 2000 Judy XC | | Bike Setup: | 99 FSR Extreme, 99 Jr T, xt-lx mix, Hayes 6" Disc front, raceline rear. | | Bottom Line: | Looks good, feals great, inspiring to ride. Gives me some confidence to ride the stuff that was too scary on the dale (tendancy to snap in half)
I have no idea what the fork cost because it came on the bike second hand. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joel cote landry
a Weekend Warrior
from granby qubec canada
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | noen | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | momo | | Strengths: | well it never botom s out and its cery stiff for the price , i can be puted on any bike , from the not good bike to the balfa bb7 , and looks so cool on an hard tail
| | Weaknesses: | a litle flexy but still , colors chips like nothing | | Similar Products Used: | well boxxer , shiver , mrt , mrt dirt , jrt 2002 , ... | | Bike Setup: | kona roast hayes truvativ , welgo dh , pro taper , and of course mardezoshiasse jrt | | Bottom Line: | well buy one and you can tell it for yuour self THAT THIS FORK IS AN DROP FORK | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tommy scrancher
a Downhiller
from Bruton somerset england
Date Reviewed: March 7, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | pear tree hill | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | yeovil cycle centre | | Strengths: | strong crown strong stantions no wobbles plenty of travel quite light, deffinately forks for a semi serious downhiller on a budget. | | Weaknesses: | crappy colour well mine are, you could prob overlook this for the performance and price. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock shox boxxers and judy tripple clamps | | Bike Setup: | downhill/xc | | Bottom Line: | BUY ME NOW IM CHEAP AND I WORK LIKE THE DOGS BOLLOCKS!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mtb
a Weekend Warrior
from MA
Date Reviewed: November 27, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | whats left of the bow ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$370.00 | | Purchased At: | cambria | | Strengths: | Strong fork. I know i don't weigh much but it has never bottomed out on me. Not even of a 12 footer. Plush travel, strength, adjustability, and decent turning radius for a tripple crown. | | Weaknesses: | Price, look around and you can get a good deal.
A little heavy but what do you expect from a tripple crown.
Tends to rebound slow when ridden in winter conditions (just like most other forks). | | Similar Products Used: | Boxxer, mr T, Manitou | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale super v 1000, XT drive train, B52 stem, gazzolodi tires, sun double wides. | | Bottom Line: | This is one of the best freeride forks for those who do not go big like bender and those who still like to give climbing a shot. Everyone complained about the tire clearance, I have a 2.7" gazzy jr. on it and it fits fine. Stanchions do not flex and it never bottoms out. Change springs and oil to suit your weight and you will be fine. I love this fork and would buy another one if I had another bike to put it on. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill, a Freerider not a
a Downhiller
from the Sierras of Sunny California
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | 007 & Crystal Cave | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | bought used from mtbr.com used marketplace | | Strengths: | Travel.
Looks.
The fact that they are Marzocchis | | Weaknesses: | Weight.
Not enough tire clearence.
| | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox.
RST.(suck) | | Bike Setup: | Freeride. | | Bottom Line: | It took me awhile to get these forks, but the wait was worth it, now I can do anything I want, and not have to worry about bottoming out my sh1tty forks. Marzocchis rule!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam
a Downhiller
from South Wales, UK
Date Reviewed: December 7, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$225.00 | | Purchased At: | Second Hand | | Strengths: | Very plush, not too heavy, good seals. | | Weaknesses: | Not enough tyre clearance. | | Similar Products Used: | Rockshox Judy SL, Marzocchi Z3, | | Bike Setup: | Cheeta DH, Race Face cranks, Shimano Disks, Double Wide rims on XT hubs, IRC Kujo's, Azonic bar + stem. | | Bottom Line: | Excellent forks (especially at the price I paid!). Very plush and I've only managed to bottom them out once, and that was off a seven foot drop! Probably suited more towards DH, as they are a little too heavy for any other area of riding. Also they are a bit too soft for duel racing. You'll find that all your acceleration is lost from the bobbing (this could be changed by using stiffer springs / heavier oil). Other than faultless! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bad Bill
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: October 30, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | log shut, Big Bear mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$475.00 | | Purchased At: | small bike shop | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | Not plush enough for real riding, downhills, drops or anything narly. | | Similar Products Used: | RST(junk) | | Bike Setup: | Cannadale V700 with cane creak rims, kujo dh 2.35 tires, xtr brakes (trash), azonic shorti dh steam, no name dh handlebars, | | Bottom Line: | This shock must be made for sissy riders, I broke the crown on it like it was butter, oil was leaking from the fork all the time, couldn't take big hits. For a freeride fork this dog cra_b. My 40mm headshock had more guts than this thing did. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zork inc. Freeride Mania
a Weekend Warrior
from The hauge, Holland
Date Reviewed: August 27, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Every trail that kicks ass! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Van Herwerden | | Strengths: | This fork is realy sweet and Agressiv. You can tune your own style easaly. Stif and very trustable. | | Weaknesses: | Weaknesses?¿?¿?
I can't think of one!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Rock shok Judy Xc96, Indy SL, Judy XLC97, Rst moso 5In., Marzocchi Bomber Z296, WhiteBrother XC. | | Bike Setup: | Every year a other setting. To keep it interresting!!
but usealy tha Freestyle...
Enough suspension and gear that is strong enough to keep tha party pumpin!! | | Bottom Line: | Tha Marzocchi Jr T 99, is a fork where tha possebilities are endles!!
I used tha fork for everything...
From Xc to deull..
The only problem for me is taht i life in tha wrong side of tha plannet.
In Holland you don't have tha Mountains and tha trails that you can find in tha US and Australia.
But where working on it.....!!
we are busy to build are own Deull-trail.
So we can kick some ass...
I suggest to all tha freeridders on tha plannet....
Keep your own style don't fake it!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike hughes
a Downhiller
from uk
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | coed yr brenin | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | plush medium travel and triple clmap. | | Weaknesses: | weight | | Similar Products Used: | judy race judy xlc. monster t. | | Bike Setup: | mongoose nx 7.1 99' all lx tioga mavic d521 cd's etc. etc. | | Bottom Line: | good value freeride light dh fork, go for boxers or mr t if you are moe dh arientated. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex Malone
a Downhiller
from Sydney
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Ourimbah | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Juniors are very plush and nice to ride with if you like a 5inch and a bit travel forks. | | Weaknesses: | they flex easily, dont have much adjustment without changing the amount of oil in the forks, bottom out of drops easy, cannot fit huge tires into the forks because of the brace | | Similar Products Used: | manitou x verts | | Bike Setup: | trek vrx 400, junior t's, blackspire chain device,hayes,azonic shorty, free agent pedals, gazzolodis | | Bottom Line: | a very nice fork to start with for either downhilling or freeriding | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
darrell fortune
a Downhiller
from morganton
Date Reviewed: June 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | brown mtn rec area | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | plush | | Weaknesses: | not burly enough | | Similar Products Used: | judy xl | | Bike Setup: | schwinn 4-banger with real hubs mavic 233's hellbent bar xt,lx drivetrain | | Bottom Line: | I must have got a lemon, I have had this fork for 3 months and already I have had it rebuilt twice, bent the brace, and now after a race the drop outs are bent, and the the sanctions are bent a 1/4 of an inch to the left. If you are a freerider who likes to rip it don't buy this fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter Lindquist
a Downhiller
from Oakland Ca
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Big Trees | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Super plush, can't be touched by anything | | Weaknesses: | It's a Bomber, Bomber riders know no weaknesses! | | Similar Products Used: | Z1, Rock Shox Boxer(sucks), Mr.T | | Bike Setup: | Heckler With magura discs | | Bottom Line: | If you want to get serious...buy this fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Downhiller
from Downhill Racer from NJ
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Plattekill NY | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Smooooth, Sweet, Plush and will put up with the punishment you put it threw. Low mantaince, just change the oil and they will take care of you. | | Weaknesses: | Humm... Im still trying to find one | | Similar Products Used: | Judy XL, Manitou x-vert, Hanabrink DH | | Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR Mountainspeed 6"stratos linkage, XTR DH cranks, Sweet Jr T, Hayes, Intense tires | | Bottom Line: | I raced with them all last season and had no problems with them what so ever. Im a very agressive rider, and what i did to them im suprised there not dust by now.
There a great DH/Freeride fork and all around agressive rider, there great for beginner/ sport DH racing, there not the best for expert/ pro DH racing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Downhiller
from NY
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Stiff, plush, strong | | Weaknesses: | Lower turning radius than some DC forks, like the MX6. | | Similar Products Used: | Z1 Bam, Noleen Chubby, X Vert R, UD150, Boxxer | | Bike Setup: | Titus Quasimoto, Hope 04s, BULB/Rhyno Lites, RaceFace | | Bottom Line: | This fork has a great feel, is pretty stiff, and has low maintenance. The only problem Ive had so far is that my dropouts are bent a little. None the less this fork will still take a beating and keep on going strong. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
axiom
a Weekend Warrior
from halifax, nova scotia,CANADA
Date Reviewed: March 9, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | heckler | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Bomber need I say more | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | xvertR | | Bike Setup: | Norco VPS-1 2000 (sooooo sweat) | | Bottom Line: | This fork rocks stiff and smooth as babies ass | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Downhiller
from nj
Date Reviewed: December 28, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
stiff!!!, travel, plush, dual crown!, its a marzocchi | | Weaknesses: |
umm...the rebound is a bitch to get too | | Similar Products Used: |
z1, mr t, super t, dh 118, ud 150 | | Bike Setup: |
'cruz bullit 6 in rear | | Bottom Line: | this fork beats out all other forks out there in its travel range, its plush and extremely stiff..something you need for a good downhiller or freerider, 'zokes makes the best forks hands down, so go out and buy a marzocchi....ohh yeah and the guy underneath my review..if you bent your tubes then you suck at riding and shouldnt of run it over w/ your car | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Edward Kaplun
a Downhiller
from Santiago, Chile
Date Reviewed: October 27, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Travel | | Weaknesses: |
Stfenss, I fell last weekend and I twisted the legs, I'm buying a Boxxer | | Similar Products Used: |
Moto 120 | | Bike Setup: |
Cannondale super v 700 freeride | | Bottom Line: | i thought it was stiffer, nice travel but I only fell once and twisted the right tube. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cohiba (the Kamikaze Dude)
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: September 5, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Bromont, Que. Canada | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Very stiff and very plush fork. No other fork out there can beat Marzocchi's plushness.
Maintenance requirements are low - you only have to rebuild it once or twice a year depending on your riding style.
Marzocchi says it has 5 inches of travel, but it feels like a whole lot more. This fork was a bargain compared to some of the other dual crown forks out there. | | Weaknesses: |
The weight of the fork, but the performance gain far outweighs the weight gain.
Can be a bit too plush at times, but if you buy a bomber, you buy it for the plushness and performance. | | Similar Products Used: |
Rock Shox Judy DH 97'
Manitou 4 | | Bike Setup: |
GT STS-1000 DS frame, w/ Rock Shox Super Deluxe rear shock. | | Bottom Line: | As I've only had the fork for about 3 weeks, I don't know the performance in the long run, but I'll keep you updated. The Jr. T. is a fork which delivers top performance for the hardcore freeride biker, or for amateur/enthusiast DH use. And the value for money is great. Why pay up to $200 more for the Mr. T. when you can get almost the same performance with the Jr. T.? Overall, one great fork. Go buy one! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Doug Heiser
a Weekend Warrior
from Rancho Santa Margarita
Date Reviewed: July 25, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Rock It | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
PLUSH!!! And they make it in a Long model for longer head tube lenghts | | Weaknesses: |
Haven't found any yet | | Similar Products Used: |
X-Vert R
Judy XL | | Bike Setup: |
Santa Cruz Bullit | | Bottom Line: | So far I love this fork. For the type of riding I'm doing it's perfect.
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Submitted by
Dan Shaw
a Cross-Country Rider
from Oshawa
Date Reviewed: April 25, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
three ROCKS | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
very plush no flex ,excellent quality | | Weaknesses: |
lots of weight up front | | Similar Products Used: |
rock shock tripple,mozo pro | | Bike Setup: |
Jamis el diablo | | Bottom Line: | Excellent tripple, 5 inches of quality plush no flex travel | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Free Rider
a Weekend Warrior
from CNN
Date Reviewed: April 14, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Stiff, plush, reliable. | | Weaknesses: |
weigh 5.5lbs | | Similar Products Used: |
Manitou Xvert R
Bomber Z1 5 | | Bottom Line: | Excellent fork. Much better than the Xvert R. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan Shaw
a Cross-Country Rider
from Oshawa Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: March 31, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
three ROCKS | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
PLUSH : PLUSH: PLUSH:, lots of head angle adjustment ,very little flexing | | Weaknesses: |
Limited turning radius,5.5lbs up front is noticeable | | Similar Products Used: |
Rock shit xl tripple | | Bike Setup: |
Jamis el diablo | | Bottom Line: | Lots of fun to ride.Boomer smooth | | Overall Rating: |
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