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Submitted by
Kapusta
a Weekend Warrior
from Virginia
Date Reviewed: October 6, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$270.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | Felt better than the Mag 21 it replaced. At least for a while.
Got a decent deal on it. | | Weaknesses: | WAY overpriced.
Did not last.
Air valves were terrible. | | Similar Products Used: | Mag 21, 2000 x-vert super, 2003 Z1 FR, 2004 TALAS (owned) Have tried countles others. | | Bike Setup: | Mid 90's GT hardtail, then a 2000 Superlight. | | Bottom Line: | This review, like one I saw below, it rather after-the-fact. I used this fork for 1 year back in 2000. I was cleaning out some bike stuff tonight and saw this fork sitting there and realized it is the ONLY fork I have ever owned that is not doing some sort of duty on a bike somewhere. My x-vert is on my hardtail, my Z1 is still being abused on a friends bike, and even the old Mag 21 was still chugging along last I heard a couple of years back.
Back when I bought this fork I thought I was getting the cat's meow for only $270. Light, stiff, plush. I now realize that this fork was a piece of garbage when it came out in '99 and that is why I have never wanted it on any of my bikes since I stopped using it 4 years ago. Plush? It only got 50mm of stiction and travel. Stiff? The fork was so weak torsionally that the brakes were useless without a brake booster. After 1 year of use the play in the bushings was very noticable to the point of it being a little sketchy to ride. Light? Sort of, but it was 3.5lbs, not the 3lbs advertised. It leaked air. Getting air in and out was a nightmare, because not only were the valves impossible to access with certain v-brakes, but they were always stuck.
I know it is not fair to compair a fork from '99 to a current model, but I find I still have good things to say about my 2000 x-vert that I still ride occasionally. The Mag 21 may be sort of a joke at this point, but after 6 years of use it still held all of it's air, and the bushings were still solid. I never had one problem with it.
I guess it is sort of irrelavent to go on about a fork that hasn't been made for 5 years and I have not ridden for 4 years, but just in case you are reading this and considering buying a used one, I would say run away. I am a big Marz. fan, but making this fork was one miserable blunder. And when I think that this fork cost over $600 new....I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
My value rating is based on the $270 I paid. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bay
a Weekend Warrior
from Bothell
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$299.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | Light weight and strong steering input. XC setup for fast steering. Easy to wheelie over stumps. At less than 3 lbs. Thats nice. | | Weaknesses: | Leak in the air seal after sitting over winters. Need to disassembly and put fork honey on the seals. Change oil and set oil level before pumpup. Pump up is a pain due to placement of airvalve next to brake. | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shoc SID, Judy XL, Z1 Bomber | | Bike Setup: | 1998 Kona King Kikapu large frame w/Fox 5RC airshock, Kooka Crank 3 color anodized, White Hubs, TI Stick, DT Revo, Red Al Nip, Mavic 517, Monkey Lite Rise, Race Lite post, Onyx, FSA Extreme Head, SDG TI, LX front, XT Rear, LX Brakes, XT Shifter/Brake Lever, Specialized Kevlar Tire, Specialized Ti Clip-on Ped all under 24 lbs. | | Bottom Line: | The bike and frame will be retired this year to cruising duties. After 6+ years of abuse the bike frame it's tired and needs to go to bike heaven on the beaches. It's been a sweet ride at Saint Edwards park and Tape Worm. At 24 lbs it is going to be a sweet cruiser. I found some flame treaded tires with big white walls that are 26" x 2.125". I got a new set of Mavic Crossroc UST wheels. The fork is going to "M" for rebuild. Then it's beach time and Bert Gillman trail time for the Kona with my 4 and 2 year old daughters.
After 6 years of abuse it's been good. Oh, forgot to tell you guys, I weighed 200-210 lbs during the 6 years. My friend Bob and I would go into the jumps and get 4-5 ft of air. We did the woop-t-do and flew out on the other side. The bike and fork has fallen off the 5-6 ft platform at St Eddy (by the way, "Who took that thing down?"). So, when I say it developed an air leak after 6 years and sitting over winter. Well, that's pretty good. Just like my SID, the superfly needs TLC. Disassembly after dirty wet rides with regular oil changes and fork honey on the seals kept mine working 6 years. I think it needs more than an oil change this time. So to "M" it goes for rebuild than to bicycle heaven. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andrew levick
a Racer
from concord
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | mr. toads wild ride | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$280.00 | | Purchased At: | online, cant remember | | Strengths: | Light weight. air sprung. low maintnence. stiff. color, i love the flashyness of them, matches well with ly king kikapu | | Weaknesses: | no disc break bosses, but then agiv v breaks are lighter, and they stop you about the same. lack of adjustabilty. | | Similar Products Used: | psylo xc, judy, z2 bam, x-vert(pos), sid(pos) | | Bike Setup: | 1998 kona king kikapu with the works, xtr monkey lites, bomber forks, fox air vanilla rc rear shock. nokian gazzalodie mud 2.3 rear tire, kinda 1.95 front tire. xt hubs. x517 front rim, rhino lite rear rim. | | Bottom Line: | this is the best xc fork i have ever put in my rig, its just a shame that i need to sell the bike, but then again a new bike will be nice. there is little to know flex and or torqu twist. this fork is very stable in any area of riding, singlettrack, freeride, climbing, or downhill this fork will do it all. i had the broblem of getting only half of the travle listed, so i got tem rebuild and not i get full travle, its nice to know that i get a whopping 63mm, whats that, 3 inches? i would suggest this fork to any looking to get one, new or used. i love em and i rate it 5 flaming rodies | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nedman
a Cross Country Rider
from Williams Bay, WI
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Rock Lake- Camba | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | It's light | | Weaknesses: | Leaky seals, HORRIBLE customer service at Marzocchi, short travel, and ugly | | Similar Products Used: | Amp F2, Manitou SX, Manitou Mars, Trek/Showa | | Bike Setup: | GT Avalanche w/XT derailleurs, G/S Plasma shifters, LP bars and barends, Moxey post, Cane Creek headset | | Bottom Line: | I am reviewing this fork a little late; haven't used it for well over 2 years. Thought I'd submit this review so that someone doesn't make the mistake of buying one used. This is about the worst fork I ever put on one of my bikes. I only used it for 3 months when the left seal began to leak. Soon after it wouldn't hold air at all. I tried to contact Marzocchi with no success. Probably should have took it to my LBS, but I really don't trust them(only one shop within 20 miles)to do anything except very low end repairs. I had my old reliable Manitou laying around, and put that back on rather than wait and lose valuable riding time. If Marzocchi could have given me any sort of answer or service after repeated attempts perhaps I wouldn't have been so unhappy with the product. I know that these guys make a lot of good forks now, but I'll never buy one. For now I'm happy with my Manitou Mars- never a leak, and takes a beating. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob Blanchard
a Cross Country Rider
from Snowmass Village CO
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Raggeds Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Once adjusted properly it gives a great ride. | | Weaknesses: | When new it leaks air a bit. Once I rebuilt the shock it held air much better and only lost a few pounds in one fork leg over the course of the entire winter. (While in storage). | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou Ti spring, Rock shock | | Bike Setup: | Specialized FSR, Marzochi Superfly, Chris King Head set, Mavic 517 XTR, Avid Arch rival 50's front and rear (great brakes) SRAM 9.0 SL | | Bottom Line: | This is a great shock especially for the price I paid. Once rebuilt it holds air very well. It is lite weight and provides a very nice ride. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex Elton
a Cross Country Rider
from Bristol
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Afan Argoed | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$275.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | Cheap (at the time) low maintainance (at least i never did) | | Weaknesses: | Lack of travel (i only ever gor about 50 - 53 mm) colour, the yellow aint so nice - all in all a bit ugly, no disc mounts, not the lightest XC top line fork - having to remove brakes for air! | | Similar Products Used: | SID, Pace | | Bike Setup: | Litespeed tellico, XTR, CrossMax | | Bottom Line: | Had these for over two years now, i've never maintained them, which has caught up with me now! once the air was in and set up it has stayed there, and done over 1000 miles, only once did it loose air, after 6 months of use, i refilled it and its stayed up ever since!! last week they started flexing, then this weekend they got a bit worse and felt very dead, but still didn't feel loke they had lost air (well may be a bit) they are flexing v.badly, i have a feeling that it is the bushings???? the bottom line is...... i've had the 99 forks for a good two years only put air in twice (once to set up) never maintained them, and they have only let me down now (luckily at the end on an epic ride!!!)i've noticed in the reviews that noone has mentioned special tools etc, and if they are really nesessarary, where you get them, and how much they cost, same with seals and bushings, if anyone has any ideas as to what could be up with my forks, methods for fixing it'd be appreciated.!!! all in all pretty pleased with thier life on my bike, bit sad to bin them really... 4 for value (very cheap in UK at the moment) and 4 for overall, cos they have lasted 2 years, but lack travel and light weight.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
shaun
a Cross Country Rider
from moss beach, cali
Date Reviewed: February 15, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | dirt ones | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | on-line | | Strengths: | steering precision, rigidity, adjustability, overall performance, great customer service. they fixed it twice when it was way out of warrenty. | | Weaknesses: | two trips back to marszocchi, one for seals, one for a cracked fork leg. 55mm travel instead of the advertised 60. | | Similar Products Used: | z2 atom bomb 80, various judy's, psycho or whatever the new rock shox is. (to boingy for my 210lbs) | | Bike Setup: | santa cruz bontrager racelight with all sorts of cool sh#t. | | Bottom Line: | when my 99 was new the stiction was bothersome, when marzocchi fixed it they put 00 or 01 seals in and the stiction was gone. it stated to leak again so back it went. they replaced the fork legs and now i have a great x country fork. bontragers are shortish in the top tube, and i have a long torso, so my 150 mm stem puts alot of wieght foreward on the bike, which is fine because the bike climbs wonderfully and is quick. the short 55mm travel suits the bike when i am braking or hitting a rut. if i had 80mm it would pitch me. so it worked out. GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE from the guys at marzocchi. a great fork for this clydsdale's x county bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
AirKnight
a Weekend Warrior
from Buffalo, NY
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$260.00 | | Purchased At: | SuperGo | | Strengths: | - It was pretty cheap when I bought it from SuperGo's closeout.
- Very durable
- Virtually no maintenance (I've never have to service the fork)
- Adjustability of air fork | | Weaknesses: | - Weight is not as claimed, it weighted at 3lbs 4.4oz at the USPS scale
- Travel is a pitty! They claim 60mm, but you will get 55mm if you're lucky. I've set the fork as suggested by Marzocchi, but I frequently bottom out the fork going downhill in races.
- Location of the air valve. It's hard to get the pump adapter to it especially with my Magura HS-33. They fixed this on other 2000 models though.
- No disc brake tab. | | Similar Products Used: | Rockshox Judy C. | | Bike Setup: | a Fisher with XT/LX components and XTR RR Rear Derailleur | | Bottom Line: | The Superfly is not made anymore anyway. But if I can make this choice again, I probably wouldn't buy the Superfly. The only mechanical problem I had was the blown seal, but that was within 2 weeks of owning this fork! It took Marzocchi almost 2 months to get it fixed and ship it back to me. But it's been working well ever since. The reason I wouldn't buy it again would be because of the lack of travel, no disc brake tab, and the weight isn't as light as claimed. This fork is OK if you just want some XC riding with minimal downhills. Once you start going downhill, the fork will bottom out quickly because it can only travel to about 55mm maximum (even though they claim to have 60mm). | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
paul
a Cross Country Rider
from fort lauderdale
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | markham park | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$225.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | the plushness over the small stuff and takes the big hits well | | Weaknesses: | none aside from the color is ruff | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox judy, man ti | | Bike Setup: | rocky mountain f/s, race face cranks ti b/b, king h/s, mav whls, xtr everything else | | Bottom Line: | i have never had a problem with the seals and i only put air in it abaout every 2-3 months, i do only weigh 150 lbs
but come on do you guys over inflate the let the air out,
i admit putting air in it sucks but thats not to often
like always user error that make all the harsh complaints
maintain it and enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marty
a Cross Country Rider
from Cleveland, OH
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | buckeye | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | Great Handling, great looks, great name. wonderful rebound. | | Weaknesses: | I blew the seals bunny-hopping in my driveway drunk. Ok, there I admit it.... | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shoc Indy XC, rigid | | Bike Setup: | 99 Ibis Alibi, Magura brakes, king headset, race face/xtr drivetrain. | | Bottom Line: | I wieghed 190 lbs and was bunny-hopping in my driveway at 3am drunk as a skunk. blew my seals, both. So I hit Speedgoat.com and they sent me better 3rd party upgrades for like 30 bucks. As for performance I love the superfly, it has saved my lame butt many times from slight errors at 35 mph over tree roots. Its great I like it better than the new ones due it it's CNC'd latice break brace, I dig that kinda stuff. as for the seals, whatever, replace em' move on, its a great shock. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Supadupa Fly
a Cross Country Rider
from Mililani, Hawaii
Date Reviewed: April 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Mililani (private property) | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$299.00 | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | Very stiff.
Looks...to die for. (black/polished)
Works for me.
| | Weaknesses: | Must release front brake to put in air.
No disc brake mount. (not necessary for me)
Not as supple/smooth as coil shocks.
Limited travel.
| | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi xc-51 still have it.
Manitou 2. junk
Manitou Mach 5 sx.
answer fs
C-dale head shock | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn Homegrown. XT/XTR Mix. Kore, Azonics, WTB, Answer, Mavic, Cane Creek, Marzocchi. | | Bottom Line: | Good for my type of riding. Sure I could use more travel, but currently I don't feel I need it. I see the improvements made on the 00' model, but hey this forks rocks for me. Plus I got a really good deal on it. Drawbacks like having to release front brake in order to pump air is such a minor detail. Sheez, it only takes a second. I've read earlier reviews about the seals breaking... sorry guys. I've been riding mine for over two years now and they are just fine. Five chili's for value and Four for overall rating just because they changed the name for 2000. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luis Ml. Gonzalez
a Cross Country Rider
from Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep.
Date Reviewed: December 26, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$360.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Good performance when it's working | | Weaknesses: | Not even close to 70mm
The seals sucks. Lots of problems with air
You have to dismount some V-brakes like the shimano XT to fill with air. | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi Z3 01' LT 100mm. Rock Shox Mag 21 | | Bike Setup: | Giant XCR 2000, XT components 2000, TRuvativ Crankset | | Bottom Line: | I have to say that at first it was working great, great performance and plush, although very short travel. But the it started having problems with the seals, bought the hole set for US$52 and then it happen again a month later so I bought another suspension.
I wouldn't recomend it for anyone to buy it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
heatstroke
a Weekend Warrior
from Sarawak
Date Reviewed: December 20, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Bikepro Centre KL | | Strengths: | weight
laterally stiff
never needed to be serviced in over 1 year.
Maintained sufficient pressure for about 15 XC rides between pumping. | | Weaknesses: | travel is minimal
Daft engineers designed the valve location. | | Similar Products Used: | XC 700
Indy SL
delta TL
| | Bike Setup: | Litespeed Obed, XT - XTR mix, dt & 517 rims
| | Bottom Line: | I really liked the fork, had it for over year. It was a whole lot lighter and stiffer than my earlier forks. Travel was limited to around 55mm but it handled most of the medium size bumps with no problems. It didn't soak up the jittery bumps though and wasn't enough for the big hits. I am 190 lbs and run the fork at 35 psi.
I never had any maintenance problems, mainly cause I put boots on the things which kept all the dirt away from the seals.
(I upgraded to a z1 X-fly - which is a whole lot better ) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rylan
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tiger Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$320.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Its nice and plush when it works good, its also fairly low maintaince. | | Weaknesses: | The seals suck on it and its a little heave | | Similar Products Used: | Judy XC | | Bottom Line: | This is an awesome fork for the dough plus it also comes stocked with the admirable pimp factor Marzocchi has. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Noelle
a Cross Country Rider
from Memphis, TN, USA
Date Reviewed: October 20, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Wolf River Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Price Point | | Strengths: | Very plush when it does work, esp for lighter female riders like myself, easy to adjust (you don't really have to remove the brakes to adjust air pressure, you should have been supplied with a fork valve shock pump adapter thingy with the fork). sturdy, strong, and very stiff too. | | Weaknesses: | Goofy yellow color. The superfly's seals were designed in hell!!!!! The seals blew during my first race (when i needed them most of course). only took 4 months to bust the seals and I only weigh 125 lbs. | | Similar Products Used: | Rockshox, RST, Marzocchi flylight | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Komodo Racing Series- XT,Avid,Bontrager,Cane Creek, Mavik | | Bottom Line: | The seals downright stink. Why pay for one of the "big three" in suspension forks only to have to fix the seals after 3 months???? If you don't like to refrain form riding simply cuz your fork is in the shop, get a SID or a Mars instead. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
alex
a
from mtn home ar
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | cambria | | Strengths: | color scheme, no boots | | Weaknesses: | poor engineered. See my previous posts | | Similar Products Used: | RS | | Bike Setup: | Trek OCLV 9.9 Pro full xtr | | Bottom Line: | UPDATE: I have recieved and sent this shock back for the third time and its still not fixed. Warranty management- Mark Jordan or Mike will not respond to my concerns. They have spent a chunk of change on shipping and handling parts and labor and im w/o a shock. This should have initialy been applied towards my replacement- simple economics. This is by far the worst customer service i have ever encountered. This will be my last update. I cant really see it gettting any worse other than them losing my shock. I am appreciative for all the work Sean, in warranty, has done for the shock. I have nothing positive to say about the warranty's management. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Geek The Biker Freek
a Weekend Warrior
from NashVegas Tn.
Date Reviewed: October 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tsali | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$279.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | 6 month update. After having the orignal seals(which failed after 2 months)replaced the shock works fantastically.It holds pressure and rides like a dream. NO ALEX I'M NOT A MARZOCCHI MOLE; I'M A DEADHEAD! Seems like the 2000 seals seem to work better.HEED THIS ADVISE... if your seals fail get your local bike shop to order new seals and you or they install them.It cost me about $60.00 total and my downtime was only 8 days;and I did'nt have to deal with Marzocchi's fabled "Customer Service Dept.". | | Weaknesses: | 99 model seals seem to have a questionable failure rate? | | Bike Setup: | According to the setup rate for my weight(215) I should be running 40 to 50 lbs. of pressure.When you pump the spring up that high it rides like and old hard tail Harley,giving you no small bump relief.I'm running 33lbs.and love the ride and I don't bottom out either. | | Bottom Line: | Since I fixed the seal problem the shock has worked as advertised. If I was going to buy a new XC fork today I would still buy this fork. It's light and plush as you want.Don't be a dumbie, if you buy a 99 fork order 2000 seals at the same time and change them before you install the fork.That way you can be out riding Tsali,not sitting home crying about it, for 2 months.Alex. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
alex
a Racer
from mtn home ar
Date Reviewed: September 29, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$330.00 | | Purchased At: | Cambria | | Strengths: | Looks good, no ugly boots. Color shceme. Engineered while drunk, apparently. | | Weaknesses: | Defective seals, a bit heavy, as opposed to the competition's. Have to take brakes off to air. 99' model. | | Similar Products Used: | Rockshox rockshox and rockshox | | Bike Setup: | Trek Pro 9.9 full XTR bontrager valiant ceramics frogs | | Bottom Line: | Marzocchi is junk. After two months of riding, including two races, my right seal failed during a trip to Tsali. Sent back to Cambria who in turn sent back to Marzok. Awaiting to hear from Marzok after over 4wks of down time, still no answer. Marzok has a very poor customer service dept. I got a feeling the above two posters are moles for Marzok. Why on earth would you give a shock five chilis when it failed and failed after such a short time???
I weight 147lbs. Its Rockshox all the way from here out. I'll post again to see how Marzok/Cambria decides to handle this. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Geek the biker freak
a Weekend Warrior
from NashVegas Tn.
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tsali | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$279.00 | | Purchased At: | on line discounter | | Strengths: | A great fork at a great price,if the seals don't fail. Rides great, not much maintaince, easy to adjust, as plush as you want it to be and lighter than most forks. | | Weaknesses: | The seals failed after 2 months.They started leaking after my second ride.When they failed(both at the same time)the shock collapsed.I maintained them as per the sketchy info in the manual? To save on downtime after reading Matt's problems below,I took my bike to my local bike tech and had him order and install new seals, a $60.00 job.The turnaround took less than a week.The seals seem to be holding pressure.I've heard of other people experenceing seal problems with new '99 Superfly forks. | | Similar Products Used: | Quatro-21 | | Bike Setup: | Aluminun KONA hardtail frame.8 speed XTR-XT group. KONA's climb like mountain goats and downhill like barbarian's. | | Bottom Line: | The seal failure thing maybe related to the new models introduced in 1999 not having all the bugs out. I really like the fork and the way it rides and handles.I thought it was the best deal for the money/weight relationship. All of the magazine reviews were very positive and their were no mentions of problems. If I was looking for a XC fork today I WOULD STILL buy this fork. PS: My old Quatro-21 went thru 2 recalls that I know of. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Cross Country Rider
from New York
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | love 'em all | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | stiffness
plush feel for air
ease of service | | Weaknesses: | a bit heavy, but come on you want it to work, right?? | | Similar Products Used: | Judy XC, Z2 BAM, Answer SX-R | | Bike Setup: | Voodoo Bizango, Superfly, XTR & King | | Bottom Line: | Unfortunately I have to disagree with Matt below. I am sorry you have had such a bad servcie experience because mine was so easy. I blew the right main seal after 10 months of use from 90 degrees to a couple of zero degree february rides this year. I was not exactly the poster boy for fastidious maintenance. Called marzocchi told them my dilemna, they sent a set of '00 X-Fly seals, had them within two days (sent Priority Mail)no questions asked. disassembly of the stock seals was a nightmare, installation a dream. four rides later, fork feels way better than new. Matt, did you call marzocchi directly?? They were great to me, try again. This is a great product worth another shot. Again unlike Matt, I am giving the product and mark in tech support 5 flamers !! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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