[da'HOOV]

About when did 1" steerers go out of fashion? The reason I ask is that I picked up a 2001 Marz. Bomber fork today with a 1" threadless steertube (and that's why i picked it up :thumbsup: ). Was that about the end of the line for them?

I know the fork isn't VRC but 1" steertubes are

 

[MendonCycleSmith]

I have a 2001 Marz Superfly that I got for my S Works Ultimate, just cause it had 1" as an option. Tough to find at that point, and I want to say it went the way of the Dodo shortly thereafter....

 

[Boy named SSue]

They made the MX Comp in 1" for a while, well past 2001.

 

[byknuts]

pretty sure no mass market frames still had 1" around 2000, but zocchi knew there'd be owners of frames a couple years older with 1" headtubes so they made sure to have their bolt-on crowns available with 1" steerers for i think 3 or 4 years past it being necessary.
(smart guys!)

once they moved to cryofit steerers I'm pretty sure the 1"ers were completely dropped.
can't remember any OEM's needing 1" steerers, even in '98?? (but I might be wrong)
neat thing is the leg diameter stayed the same all the way up to the 5" Z1 BAMs so you COULD frankenbike a 5" bontrager for example...

 

[Boy named SSue]

pretty sure no mass market frames still had 1" around 2000, but zocchi knew there'd be owners of frames a couple years older with 1" headtubes so they made sure to have their bolt-on crowns available with 1" steerers for i think 3 or 4 years past it being necessary.
(smart guys!)

once they moved to cryofit steerers I'm pretty sure the 1"ers were completely dropped.
can't remember any OEM's needing 1" steerers, even in '98?? (but I might be wrong)
neat thing is the leg diameter stayed the same all the way up to the 5" Z1 BAMs so you COULD frankenbike a 5" bontrager for example...

Bontrager stuck to 1" up to '97. Ritchey up to '98 IIRC.

Marzocchi would also re-press 1" steerers into crowns that originally were sold with 1&1/8" steerers. They would only do it once for any crown.

The MX comp was available in 1" up to 2005. Possibly longer. I just googled it and the 2005 comes up.

 

[bushpig]

Is that your basement MCS? If so, I hate you.

 

[cobba]

Marzocchi still makes one fork model with the 1" steering tube: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=47611

 

[DeeEight]

Ritchey might have gone till 1999 I think. Rockshox made a version of the SID just for Ritchey.

 

[laffeaux]

Yeah, Ritchey was the last one - I'm pretty sure that they carried it into 2000 w/ the special SID forks.

Marzocchi originally stopped making 1" forks in 1999 or so. They reintroduced them in 2001 and sold them by special order on the Bomber (X-Fly and Atom Race) and Marathon forks until at least 2004. Then the MX fork was available for a while.

 

[da'HOOV]

It appears to be a 2001 Marzocchi Z4 Air 100 (or 100 Sport), but all the research I've seen only lists a 1 1/8" steertube. The crown is non-removable and doesn't appear to have been shimmed for the 1" tube. It is blue with a cast Magnesium arch.

Sorry to waste VRC "bandwidth" but I'm just happy to have found it. Thanx for your patience.

edit: I just re-read Boy named SSue's post and maybe it had been sent in and re-pressed...thanx for that info

 

[mattytruth]

I just ordered a White Bros. Magic 80 for the Yo Eddy. it's 1" threadless & uses v brake mounts. I believe they also offer 1" threaded. Marzocchi also makes a 1" threadless.

 

[MendonCycleSmith]

Is that your basement MCS? If so, I hate you.

Basement, no. It is the man cave where I spend my working hours. :thumbsup:

 

[ssulljm]

OS is BS

Yeah, Ritchey was the last one - I'm pretty sure that they carried it into 2000 w/ the special SID forks.

At the 89 trade show in the LA area, we Ritchey staffers of the booth were expected to wear a button that read:
OS is BS.....

Good Times....

 

[yo-Nate-y]

I just ordered a White Bros. Magic 80 for the Yo Eddy. it's 1" threadless & uses v brake mounts. I believe they also offer 1" threaded. Marzocchi also makes a 1" threadless.

I'd be interested to hear how this works out.

 

[cobba]

Then the MX fork was available for a while.

It still is, several shops in the UK sell it.

The 2010 MX Pro Lo with 1" steering tube and the 2009 MX Pro ETA with 1" steering tube.

 

[Fillet-brazed]

Yeah, Ritchey was the last one - I'm pretty sure that they carried it into 2000 w/ the special SID forks.

At the 89 trade show in the LA area, we Ritchey staffers of the booth were expected to wear a button that read:
OS is BS.....

Good Times....

haha. I remember that! Pretty sure I came home with a few decals or pins, too. That year was Anaheim or Long Beach.

 

[mattytruth]

I'd be interested to hear how this works out.

I'll be sure to let you know, it should be here any day now.

 

[laffeaux]

It appears to be a 2001 Marzocchi Z4 Air 100 (or 100 Sport), but all the research I've seen only lists a 1 1/8" steertube. The crown is non-removable and doesn't appear to have been shimmed for the 1" tube. It is blue with a cast Magnesium arch.

Sorry to waste VRC "bandwidth" but I'm just happy to have found it. Thanx for your patience.

edit: I just re-read Boy named SSue's post and maybe it had been sent in and re-pressed...thanx for that info

It was likely not re-pressed, it was ordered that way. I had a 2001 z.2 Atom Race with a 1" steerer. To bet it I went to my LBS and said, "can you special order me a fork?" Marzocchi pressed in a 1" steerer and sent it to the LBS.

Their web site at the time and a note saying that said that all 80mm forks could be ordered that way. Most of the forks where longer, so there was a limited selection.