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Submitted by
Jeremy C
from Seneca, SC, USA
Date Reviewed: 5/4/2008 4:26:50 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Issaqueena |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $300 |
| Strengths: | Solid fork. Good amount of travel. I ride mostly XC with the occasional jump thrown in and it's held up really well. Seems to stay at a certain PSI for a very long time with little maintenance. |
| Weaknesses: | The rebound adjustment seems to be a bit loose. No solid clicking, makes me think it could slip easily. I haven't noticed this, so maybe it's not a problem. One of the Schraeder valves started leaking right after pumping it up. Only happened once. I don't have the ETA adjust on mine (did on the last fork). I didn't use it that much, but it's a great feature if you know you're in for a long climb (not really a weakness as I bought it that way). |
| Similar Products Tried: | Rock Shox Pilot C, Marzocchi Bomber w/ ETA (120 mm) |
| Bike Setup: | Former KHS XC 304. After breaking the frame and almost everything else, I'm using a FR 1500 frame Rhinolite rims, and this fork |
| Bottom Line: | I'm a heavier rider (like 275lb) and probably middle of the road as far as how aggressive I ride. All in all I'm very happy with how this forks held up. I listed a couple minor complaints, but no big ones. Marzocchi seems to make a great product for the money. This is my second fork by them. |
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Submitted by
Benny
a Cross Country Rider
from Frisco, CO, USA
Date Reviewed: 12/26/2007 12:26:49 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $240 |
| Purchased At: | ebay |
| Strengths: | reliable, maintenance free, easy to adjust, plush eta allows for really fast travel adjustment |
| Weaknesses: | eta down position cripples slowly back up could be stiffer torsionally |
| Similar Products Tried: | rock shox psylo (play in bushings after 2 months) fox rl ( light but constant oil leak at the upper leg) |
| Bottom Line: | Best fork for the money and the most reliable compared to rock shox or fox. Plush with not too many adjustments to mess up. No play in the bushings and super tight seals. eta down position cripples slowly back up so you have to yank on the handlebars from time to time to push it back down. I still like the eta a lot because it allows to really rapidly adjust the travel at the top of a hill without having to stop and turn a knob for 30 seconds. Sometimes feel like the fork can be twisted laterally in rock gardens or narrow deep troughs. But all in all the reliability and plushness make it a really oustanding product. |
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Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Bucharest, RO
Date Reviewed: 4/23/2007 12:06:20 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $613 |
| Purchased At: | AS Sport |
| Strengths: | Very strong fork, lots of travel, looks great |
| Weaknesses: | The right plastic bolt came right off after a few bumps |
| Similar Products Tried: | RST, Mozo |
| Bike Setup: | Hussar xc frame, Hayes HMX |
| Bottom Line: | Very good fork, very confortable. Although this is not a fork for cross country, i have always wanted a good fork with lots of travel that i can adjust. By adjusting the air pressure inside i made it pretty soft so that when i am on the bike the fork compresses and becomes more like an xc fork, but by doing so you increase the negative travel which is great. A little bit noisy when the entire lenght of the suspention is used but you don't hear that when u're coming downhill fast. For uphill you can lock the fork at about 120mm and by doing so the climb is much easier. The fork does not become stiff, you still have suspension, although Marzocchi warns not to use the fork compressed downhill. There seems to be e problem but i can't be shure yet. I think the fork doesn't stay in the lockdown position. It does stay compresed at the beginning but it seems it looses compression. I am not shure yet because i don't use it too much compressed. I'll be back with an update, maybe after a first revision. |
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