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I've been playing around with the 66SL on the Pack and have to say this is one versatile fork. Here's pics showing it in 130, 150, and 170mm travel settings. (I apologize for the background and lack of tripod - I may redo it so you can see the changes in geometry better.) The bike rides well in all settings. I thought it would be too raked out at 170mm but it seems fine even with little to no sag resulting from a lot of stiction. It's gonna take a few rides to break in this fork and I'll probably change the oil as well.
It only takes two minutes to change the travel. I'll probably find some setting I like and keep it there. Right now I've got it set to 160mm.
I love the increased stiffness - makes my Z1 feel like a noodle. But I was kinda surprised the steerer tube wasn't beef'd up over your run-of-the-mill XC fork. That and the sticker on the fork which had a disclaimer that it was not to be used for extreme freeride or DH. Huh? Marz markets the fork for just that purpose!
I haven't weighed the bike yet but it feels a lot lighter than I expected (and rides a lot lighter). It's only a few pounds heavier than my 29.5lb Spot. So the Spot may get lightened and used for the races and the Pack for trips to the mtns.
Pic 1: 130mm
Pic 2: 150mm
Pic 3: 170mm
It only takes two minutes to change the travel. I'll probably find some setting I like and keep it there. Right now I've got it set to 160mm.
I love the increased stiffness - makes my Z1 feel like a noodle. But I was kinda surprised the steerer tube wasn't beef'd up over your run-of-the-mill XC fork. That and the sticker on the fork which had a disclaimer that it was not to be used for extreme freeride or DH. Huh? Marz markets the fork for just that purpose!
I haven't weighed the bike yet but it feels a lot lighter than I expected (and rides a lot lighter). It's only a few pounds heavier than my 29.5lb Spot. So the Spot may get lightened and used for the races and the Pack for trips to the mtns.
Pic 1: 130mm
Pic 2: 150mm
Pic 3: 170mm
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