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Submitted by
Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from westchester
Date Reviewed: 3/27/2008 8:42:00 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $399 |
| Purchased At: | pricepoint |
| Strengths: | Inexpensive, stiff, plush. |
| Weaknesses: | Heavy |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fox 36, Manitou Sherman Firefly, Marzocchi Junior T |
| Bike Setup: | Banshee Morphine, Easton Havoc Wheels, Nevegal 2.3's, Hayes HFX9s with eight inch rotors, Raceface Evolve ISIS DH cranks, Easton Vice stem, FSA Pig Pro headset, Easton EA70 OS bars, Oury lock on grips, XT shifters, XT rear derailleur, SRAM x-gen front derailleur. |
| Bottom Line: | Stiff beefy fork for a very reasonable price. Rides nice. Weighs significantly less than Junior T (which raked the front of bike out too much anyway, made it steer crappy)but it is pretty heavy for a single crown. Feels nice on my bike, getting a good early season workout pushing a 6+ pound fork around. Feel lucky I'm on a hardtail when going uphill. I suppose a lockout or compression adjustment would be nice, but I figured the lack of bells and whistles was the reason why it was so affordable. |
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Submitted by
Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Bella Vista, Arkansas
Date Reviewed: 3/21/2008 8:10:25 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Any |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $375 |
| Purchased At: | online |
| Strengths: | Beefy, Easy to work on, 20mm Axle |
| Weaknesses: | Rebound keeps failing |
| Similar Products Tried: | Rock Shock Pyslo, Zocchi 66 |
| Bike Setup: | Cannondale Gemini, X9, Gustav Brakes, Weirwolf Tires |
| Bottom Line: | I am a big guy 250LB 6’2” that rides everyday. I would not call my riding Cross Country but rather All Mountain or Extreme Cross Country. I ride everyday even in the snow and rain. The fork worked great for 1 month then the Rebound locked up, I am on my second Rebound cartridge and we will see what happens next. I do not do road gaps, big drops or anything like that. I am disappointed in the shock but have been happy with the service because I am not afraid to do the work myself with new parts. The Zocchi guys have sent new parts and tried to help but SUNTOUR is making the internals which if I had known before the purchase I would have never have purchased this model. Suntour makes cheap Wal-Mart crap that goes on a $200 bike! Zocchi better watch themselves before they lose their reputation for quality products. |
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Submitted by
Emery vonPrisk
a Downhiller
from Tempe,Az USA
Date Reviewed: 10/27/2007 5:39:01 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | National,Phoenix ,Az |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $300 |
| Purchased At: | Local bike shop |
| Strengths: | Stiff,stiff,stiff compared to other single crown forks i have run.Love the 20mm quick release.Lets see how long the safety clip lasts though.Price,Quality and they work smooth as butter which i have come to expect from their forks. |
| Weaknesses: | For a company to make such a quality product you would think they would teach their assembly staff how to measure oil levels when assembling their forks.It's becme a ritual in my group to check oil levels on their products.They have yet to be correct.My oil level was at 35mm instead of 60mm in the right leg as recommended by their techs.No wonder i wasn't getting full travel.Marzocchi,Hint,Hint!!! |
| Similar Products Tried: | Fox vanilla,Marzocchi AM1,Manitou Blacks |
| Bike Setup: | Astrix Stryke with a Pushed 5.0,Marzocchi 55R Azonic Owtlaws,Maxxis Minnions 2.5s |
| Bottom Line: | You cant beat this fork for price ,quality and Marzocchi smoothness. |
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