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Call_me_Clyde

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Anyone had any experience with this shock?

Specs:105mm of travel. Open Bath SSV damping, dual coil springs, MAG Mono-lite casting one piece arch & sliders. External Preload, 30mm alloy stanchions

I can't find it on the Marzocchi web site, and it has no reviews on mtbr. I'm looking for a good quality, basic, dual coil fork with ~100mm travel, and given Marzocchi's reputation, I think this might be the right fit for my needs.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Clyde
 
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exr info

Call_me_Clyde said:
Anyone had any experience with this shock?

Specs:105mm of travel. Open Bath SSV damping, dual coil springs, MAG Mono-lite casting one piece arch & sliders. External Preload, 30mm alloy stanchions

I can't find it on the Marzocchi web site, and it has no reviews on mtbr. I'm looking for a good quality, basic, dual coil fork with ~100mm travel, and given Marzocchi's reputation, I think this might be the right fit for my needs.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Clyde
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I have a 2003 EXR, which by your description is the same thing(it is 100mm but i'm sure its the same thing with shorter topout springs). It was known as the Z5 in previous years and has the same damping system as the Z5 coil model. It works as well as any marzocchi and is a good quality basic fork. The coils might be a bit weak if, as your name implies, you are a clyde. that being said i'm around 200lbs(beer dependant) and the stock springs work fine. there is external preload but any damping changes must be made by changing the oil weight(stock marzocchi is 7.5 for reference). This fork is a good choice and seems to hold up well but watch out for the EXR COMP model. I'm not sure if they still make it but it has no springs, no damping system and no oil bath. they basically stuffed some rubber MCU(multi celled urethane???) into the fork and rely on the inherent slow rebound of the rubber to spring and damp the fork. not good. just a heads up.
 
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note the 2003 and 2004 EXR Comps are completely different forks internally. The 2004 is coil-spring on side with adjustable preload, and air-spring the other side, both sides have open bath SSV damping (not adjustable).
 
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The EXR Comp & EXR Pro are both made in Taiwan, while all of their other forks are made in Italy. The website only shows their italian made stuff. If you get the chance, take a look in a shop at the different crowns. The Comp is dookie, the EXR Pro is pretty nice -- not quite as stiff as the Italian stuff, but it's a good deal anyway. I had the 80mm fork & loved it, but since have picked up an MXcomp w/eta.

Last note: Universal Cycles has some great deals right now on a few 2004 MX Comps -- the eta version is available for $199 -- really nice feature.
Good luck.
Josh
 
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I also have a Pro on my SS and have no regrets or complaints about it. I'm over 200lbs with gear and the stock springs work fine.

There're 2 models of the Pro. One is coil sprung only called EXR Pro Coil and one coil/air sprung callled the EXR Pro Air both with 105mm of travel, both can be found at the Zocchi web site under OEM.

Here's the link for the OEM forks section: http://www.marzocchi.com/Template/listSpaForks.asp?IDFolder=113&IDAnno=2456&OEM=1&LN=UK&Sito=mtb

Does anyine knows where I can get the service manual? All I can find is the user manual and oil level guide, I would like to service the fork myself and need that info.
 
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Many thanks

Call_me_Clyde said:
Anyone had any experience with this shock?

Specs:105mm of travel. Open Bath SSV damping, dual coil springs, MAG Mono-lite casting one piece arch & sliders. External Preload, 30mm alloy stanchions

I can't find it on the Marzocchi web site, and it has no reviews on mtbr. I'm looking for a good quality, basic, dual coil fork with ~100mm travel, and given Marzocchi's reputation, I think this might be the right fit for my needs.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Clyde
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Thanks for all the input. The shock is definitely the dual coil version. Brand new in the box, it's going to cost me $160.00, which is exactly where I want to be. At that price, I don't think anything else touches it. I pick it up on the 15th, and hope to be riding with it Thanksgiving weekend.

Funny... I thought OEM products weren't supposed to be sold aftermarket.

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=18307&subcategory_ID=5231

Clyde
 
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I've got one of each.Air and coil.They're pretty easy to find used where I live.Lots of kids buying bikes spec'd with them and after one ride they find out that they aren't a huckers fork so they sell them cheap.Both of the ones I got didn't have even a scratch on them.I put them on my wife's and daughters XC bikes and they've been really happy with them.Like I said,they're not for going big,that's why we've got freeride bikes,but they're great for XC and some light jumping and the occasional huck.The air fork is the easiest of the two to set up for weight but the coil fork seems to be a bit plusher to me.By the way,I go about 215 and I can get the air fork to work really well for me.
By the way,you didn't tell us what your intended use for the fork is,or what kind of bike that you intend to put it on.Let us know and we can better tell you if it will suit your needs.
Dave
 
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Inteneded use

By the way said:
Thanks for the reply Dave. My intended use is light XC riding. It will be an upgrade to the RST T4 on my '04 Giant Warp. Now to muddy the watters a bit. I'm waffling between the coil and air. My instincts tell me to go with the coil, but I'm hearing some logical arguments for the air. The specific argument as it goes is this: as a Clyde (circa 250), the air shock has the ability to adjust the psi to my needs as compared to the possibility of having to buy new, heavier springs if the stock springs won't handle my weight. Again, keep in mind, I'm doing this on a budget, so what I'm putting on, stays on.

Clyde
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I'd say go with the air.As I said,my wife uses the air fork and I've been able to set it up to work well with my weight.I also use an airshock on my Cannondale and I love it.Leakdown has never been a problem on either of these forks.I only need to add a wee bit of air every few months or so.A good shock pump doesn't cost too much either.Good luck with whatever you use.
Dave
 
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Follow up

I bought the EXR Pro Coil yesterday and will add the air assist preloads. Total layout was $170.00, so I think I did pretty well for what my needs and budget are.

Thanks for all the feedback, especially those who have experience with the product.

Clyde
 
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Vetteman said:
Let us know what you think of it after you've ridden it for a while.
Dave
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Well, I've had the fork on for over a week now, and have just taken it on it's second technical ride. I'm extremely happy with it so far. I do have a question though. I seem to recall reading reviews on this fork, and several people mentioned putting an air assist preload on the fork. (I've searched high and low for the review and I can' find it). Well, I went to the LBS and had the preolad special ordered, and I think they sent the wrong parts. My understanding is that I should be able to pump a few psi of air in through this preload adaptor, and get a more refined feel to the fork. The adaptors I received have nothing to them. They look like standard replacement caps for the internal preload adjusters that came with the fork.

Does anyone have this preload adaptor on their fork, and if so, do you have a pic?

I've written Marzocchi looking for similar assistance. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Clyde
 
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The pieces that you should have will replace the top caps that came on the fork. I believe it is a 22mm socket to remove the stock caps and the new ones thread back into the same place. It's also easier to do one leg at a time, so the fork won't cycle while you are working on it.
 
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gratefulbiker said:
The pieces that you should have will replace the top caps that came on the fork. I believe it is a 22mm socket to remove the stock caps and the new ones thread back into the same place. It's also easier to do one leg at a time, so the fork won't cycle while you are working on it.
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Thanks for the reply, gratefulbiker.

The items I have are definitely replacement caps, which is pretty much what I expected. The caps have a well to them, and at the bottom of the well, two threaded holes. The holes appear to be of a diameter that the old preload screws would fit in, but there is nothing else to these caps. Simply put, they have no mechanism inside them to allow the air to be pumped in.

I hope this description makes sense.

Clyde
 
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Sounds like they sold you the same thing you already have. The air caps are all one piece; basically the same as the stock ones, except for an air valve where the 4mm preload screws are. I think you also have to use some sort of adaptor for the valves as they are recessed into the caps. Hope some of this helps.
 
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