Submitted by
Scott Simpson
a Cross Country Rider
from Arlington Heights, Il USA Date Reviewed: September 10, 2002
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$60.00
Purchased At:
through RCR
Strengths:
Better than OEM cartridge
Weaknesses:
Not built to last, need to shim upper shaft under adjustment knob seems an after thought
Similar Products Used:
OEM 5x two were sent from Marzocchi defective.
Bike Setup:
Santa Cruz Tazmon w/98 Z-1 BAM front....Risse rear
Bottom Line:
I have access to a gearhead friend who loves a good project. He is currently fabricating 2 replacement units "based" on RCR's design, but going that EXTRA step and making them bomb proof and TOTALLY maintainable/rebuildable. He's anal and they will make RCR envious !
IF you can't build your own Drop the fluid 2x a season, run 10 weight in the cool weather and 15 in the hot
I ride hard and frequently so its worth the effort to me. If you don't like maintenance, get an AIR shock and let your local wrench do the tune ups
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Submitted by
fred
a Downhiller
from ca Date Reviewed: March 19, 2000
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
improves ride quality
Weaknesses:
blew out 2 times
Bottom Line:
RCR had a good idea but they need to make it last. the ride was way better, until it blew out man my fork felt like a ROCK shox. dont bother with these
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Submitted by
ian jacob
a weekend warrior
from NYC Date Reviewed: January 19, 1999
Bottom Line:
After riding a Z1 for a few weeks, I decided that I loved the travel and plushness but hated the bobbing. So i threw in the RCR cartridge and after getting used to playing with the settings I loved it. It kicks ass!!! All around action drastically improved! I've been riding with the cartridge for almost a year and the only reason I would'nt give it five stars is because quality is a touch sub-par and I've blown the damn thing 3X.. +++++ Greatly Improves Fork Action and Control of the bike ----- Leaky Little @$&%*! Stick with what you got...just change oil viscosity and height according to your weight.Same goes for the springs.
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