I ride ALL mountain with a K2 flyin monkey hardtail and 04 MX COMP ETA. It's probably the most versatile fork you can ever buy. Especially considering the price!
Severely bumpy and just plain knarly XC trails turn into smooth gravel road when running with a low pressure. PLush is an understatment. I weigh 185# and set the fork at 35-40 psi for bumpy trail riding. This fork does great on stutter bumps too, as long as the air pressure is right I've never had this fork get behind in the washboard sections at 40 mph.
When I ride DH or Freeride or jump all I have to do is pump up to 55-60 psi and the fork becomes stiffer than you could ever imagine.
Even though Marzocchi claims this to be their XC fork, I think is actually stronger than most other forks madee for DH and Freeride.
I've done 30 ft horizontal gap jumps with it and have had no probs. As long as you land smooth and don't crash too hard this fork will do anything that any other 120mm fork can do.
It really is MArzocchi's most versatile fork for all mountain riding.
Get one of the 2004 MX comp ETA forks from Jenson for dirt cheap while they last. I paid $300 for mine. I think it's now down to $260.
This fork would be sold by Fox or RockShox for $500 considering the quality you get. No other fork comapny gives you performance and durability for the price. Heck no other fork comapny even comes close to the reliability of Marzocchi.
Severely bumpy and just plain knarly XC trails turn into smooth gravel road when running with a low pressure. PLush is an understatment. I weigh 185# and set the fork at 35-40 psi for bumpy trail riding. This fork does great on stutter bumps too, as long as the air pressure is right I've never had this fork get behind in the washboard sections at 40 mph.
When I ride DH or Freeride or jump all I have to do is pump up to 55-60 psi and the fork becomes stiffer than you could ever imagine.
Even though Marzocchi claims this to be their XC fork, I think is actually stronger than most other forks madee for DH and Freeride.
I've done 30 ft horizontal gap jumps with it and have had no probs. As long as you land smooth and don't crash too hard this fork will do anything that any other 120mm fork can do.
It really is MArzocchi's most versatile fork for all mountain riding.
Get one of the 2004 MX comp ETA forks from Jenson for dirt cheap while they last. I paid $300 for mine. I think it's now down to $260.
This fork would be sold by Fox or RockShox for $500 considering the quality you get. No other fork comapny gives you performance and durability for the price. Heck no other fork comapny even comes close to the reliability of Marzocchi.
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