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Description:The Z.1 freeride series represents the pinnacle in long travel single crown design. The first Z.1, introduced in 1996, started the freeride movement by allowing riders to perform beyond their previous capabilities which were hampered by poorly performing products. The new Z.1 is made for riders who still love the up hill climbs as much as the downhill’s and allaround riding performance is the difference between a good ride and a great one. We feel that the new Z.1 freeride series unleashes performance demanded by today’s cutting edge riders.
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Submitted by
Viper
a Downhiller
from Suzhou, China
Date Reviewed: December 2, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$282.00 | | Strengths: | Good looking...
Very good for its intended application... that's freeride. You can use the fork for XC... but don't comment on its weight since it is not inteded for XC, okay? | | Weaknesses: | None... | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou Sherman Firefly (2omm thru axle), zoke Drop off, Manitou Travis | | Bike Setup: | Voodoo Shango, FSA gravity lite crankset, sram rocket shifter pods, shimano ultegra cassette and rear deraluer, shimano lx front derailuer, sun rims mtx rims, maxxis hookworm tires, thomson elite x4 stem, da bomb seat post and handle bar (31.8 mm), hayes 9 carbon disc brakes (6" rotors), Selle success saddle, crank brothers 50/50xx pedals... | | Bottom Line: | This fork is sick... the guy below who post on a negative review is gay. Why do the hell he purchased this Z1 DO if he's an XC racer? He's using the fork in its wrong application. This fork is not for weight wennies. This is intended for freeriding. Do respect the fork. If you are a freerider, surely, you'll love this fork. If your an XC racer, you're wrong in choosing this baby... your a dumb a@#... so for XC application, choose the marathon series or any zoke series that is intended for XC. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter V
a Weekend Warrior
from Woodbridge Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | any trail im on | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Its very strong especially since 20 mm forks are all the rage (i stick with qr though) It has survived a couple crashes and handled them like a champ. Very good for freeride and uses up just the right amount of travel which is essential when you only have 5 inches. Super efficient on the trails, not too heavy-not too light a terrific al around fork. Not too complicated and the prices nowadays on these forks are pretty low | | Weaknesses: | Its a little flexy but nothing very noticeable. Could use a preload knob instead of air. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Norco VPS buzz (soon to be atomik) vuelta excalibur rims, avid bb7, truvativ hussefelt, sram x-7 | | Bottom Line: | These forks are fantastic. They are confidence inspiring and really handle well for a five inch travel fork. The first 2 or 3 inches is soft (can be changed with preload) and then in the last couple of inches it really stiffens up to soften big hits-which it is fully capable of taking even with a 200 pound rider riding it. I would buy this again but i'd probably upgrade to the drop-off 1 or fr, but this is basically the same only with air preload. Terrific fork for anyone from xc-er to all mountain rider to free-rider. Would also make a sick 4x dirtjump and urban fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Bman
a Weekend Warrior
from Ashford, CT, U.S.
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Case | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$225.00 | | Purchased At: | Performancebike.com | | Strengths: | 20mm thru, 32 mm stanchions, stealthy black, cheap, air preload, compression adjuster, rebound adjuster. | | Weaknesses: | The paint absolutely sucks. It's nice and stealthy black from the crown to the 20mm thruaxle. But, the paint is very bad. The stickers were peeling right out of the box, so I decided to remove them. I don't mind that part, because I hate stickers anyway. I guess I should have used a hairdryer or something, but they came off so easy. The part I minded was the paint coming off with the stickers. | | Similar Products Used: | Rockshox Pilot, Rockshox Tora 302, Marzocchi MZ2, Marzocchi Drop Off 1 (demo'd) | | Bike Setup: | Mountain Cycle Rumble w/this fork, not complete yet... | | Bottom Line: | I will post another review in the future detailing the performance of this fork. For now, it will get 3 chilis. Marzocchi still has a chance to redeem itself in my mind, but this kind of problem I don't expect from a 50$ fork. I don't care if they have to paint magnesium, and it's hard to do; this is unacceptable. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
carlo montecillo
a Downhiller
from laspinas city metro manila
Date Reviewed: November 29, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | batac dh track | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | craigslist.com came with the bullit i got | | Strengths: | plush,bullet proof,fairly light,easy to maintain,can pretty much go anywhere,no too pricy,and c'mon, its a z1 that should say alot,had mine profesionally serviced,and it came back better than ever...man i love it... | | Weaknesses: | could use a bit more travel,say and inch more would be perfect... | | Similar Products Used: | 2003 z1wedge (my brothers),2003 exr pro,2005 drop off comp,drop off triple.... | | Bike Setup: | santa cruz bullit(the works on it) | | Bottom Line: | i love it...its reasonably priced,light,huckable,looks nice....its everything you could want in a 5inch fork... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chester
a
from Moscow Idaho USa
Date Reviewed: January 12, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | my back yard | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | friend who didnt know how awesome it was, great deal (ryan is a succa) | | Strengths: | Basically everything.. its strong as all h e ll, looks freakin awesome, plush very plush but still very stiff..crazy awesome fork | | Weaknesses: | it has a slight rattle, like a clicking noise, prolly the coil moving around | | Similar Products Used: | manitou stance 150mm | | Bike Setup: | Custom urban rig, Specialized P.2, single speed, hydros, burley. | | Bottom Line: | This fork kicks major a ss. i have never been dissatisfied with it, it works awesome for urban, Dirt jumps, freeride, anything you throw down. I love it and i wish to have many more great rides on it. if you have the chance, get one! i got a sick deal and it was basically brand new, but this fork is worth atleast $350-400 new i would think. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Biker
a Weekend Warrior
from Arizona
Date Reviewed: February 10, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$225.00 | | Purchased At: | Local shop | | Strengths: | 130 mm travel, Looks Great, Solid, great price and rides smooth. | | Weaknesses: | None really, I have only been using them for about 3 months. | | Similar Products Used: | Dirt jumper 3, rock shock judy. | | Bottom Line: | if you are looking for a good fork for the price this is the one. If you can find anymore (since it is 2004 model). Great travel, decent weight, and great price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonas Bygdemo
a Weekend Warrior
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Local skate park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | a friends place | | Strengths: | Everything!! Feeling,looks,price,performance etc | | Weaknesses: | None found | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Jett xc (worst fork on planet earth) | | Bike Setup: | Azonic Steelhead, Marzocchi Drop-off 2, Sun Double Track 24", Da Bomb hubs, Deore m525 hydraulic discs and some other sweet stuff | | Bottom Line: | Every bike deserves a Marzocchi Drop-off 2!
It's just great, and it's cheap and you get great performance for the price. What
else can you ask for?
I bought it from a friend so i got a good price on it which made it even better! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris evans
a Cross Country Rider
from berkeley,, ca, usa
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Downieville Butchers-2nd Divide | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$390.00 | | Purchased At: | net | | Strengths: | looks, stiff, plush, ETA, 130mm, Marzocchi durability | | Weaknesses: | $$ | | Similar Products Used: | 2004 Z1 FR ETA QR 130mm
2003 Rock Shock Sid 80mm
2003 MX Comp ETA 105mm
2002 Manitou SX 80mm (coils & oils
1998 Atom Bomb 70mm
1998 Rock Shock Indy S 50mm
| | Bike Setup: | 1998 Steel hardtail, Hope Mono M4 | | Bottom Line: | the Z1s and the the Sids are two "benchmark" single-crown forks that i compare the rest with. They both do well for thier own prupose.
Sid is for the climber, a serious xc racer or rider, who's concerned with climbing hills fast, thus finish fast, overall. We have a 21# al. hardtail with a Sid. My 145# son and I, at 205#, both like the Sid. Sid rocks for it's light weightness and performs well enough for overall xc riding...but when "push comes to shove" and I'm wanting to swing around switchbacks with drops and rock gardens on narrow single tracks on a real mountain trail with cliffs over rushing rapids, such as over the Downieville River or the Pauley Creek, I'd prefer the extra stiffness and control of a Z1.
If you are (or is apsiring to be) racing at the top 30% of Experts or Semi-Pro in XC races or if your are not strong enough that a two or three extra pounds are you bike is going to affect how well you can climb hills then go and enjoy the Sid.
Z1 is still the "all-mountain" or "free-riding" xc fork for those who want more confidance on aggresive & technical descends. rarely do riders get hurt on a climbs, but it's them gnarly descends that can snap your collar bone or your wrist: when the going get tough, the tough gets going with Z1s.
Fox is making great forks and so are the others, but the Z1 has established its yearly eminance as an all around performance fork. Now with an ETA, a Z1 rider can better enjoy the climbs. Compared to dual-crown forks, a Z1 is feathery light weight.
Think of it like this: you're a burly gladiator...sure you may survive with a short sword (Sid) 'cause you're skillful & tough, but with a better fitting long sword (Z1) you'll have more confidence...hence you'll be better prepared for battle.
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Submitted by
arturas
a
from Vilnius, Lithuania
Date Reviewed: January 11, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Strengths: | strong, plush, PROGRESSIVE, | | Weaknesses: | quite hard to adjust it | | Similar Products Used: | crappy Manitou Axel comp, MX, and sh*t | | Bike Setup: | DC Amstaff, DO II, Halo combats, Easton.. | | Bottom Line: | the guy bellow who gave 1 chilli is stupid or what, if he is comparing DO with Sid so he is definately dumbass. this is a light freeride/dj fork. i like it, some people say that SSV is crap at high speeds etc, but i dont go fast downhill so i dont care. for single impact it works really fine, besides there is dual air assist and dual coil springs so when you compress the fork it gets sooooo progressive | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a
from Brandon, MB, Canada
Date Reviewed: December 16, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Plush, Strong, Its a MARZOCCHI | | Weaknesses: | Black stanction coating not as good as the old Gold Anodized coating | | Similar Products Used: | 2001 JR.T, 2001 Super T, 2002 Z1 Wedge, 2003 Dirt Jumper, 2003 Jr.T, 2004 MX Comp | | Bike Setup: | Dedacciai Hardtail, 2004 Drop off 2 | | Bottom Line: | This is a great fork for mild freeriding, street riding, and dirtjumping. XC riders will find it heavy, but thats what the Marathon series are for. 4 flamming turds instead of 5 because the black stanction tube coating is not as durable as the Gold anodized coating on previous Marzocchi forks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam Page
a Cross Country Rider
from SW Missouri
Date Reviewed: December 6, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | your moms | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | friend | | Strengths: | none. completely crap. | | Weaknesses: | everything. I wouldn't buy this thing again. It lasted 2 seconds. It was waaaaaaaaayyyyy too overpriced and heavy as hell. I couldn't rape a damn thing. It was so stiff that I thought I was riding a bmx bike. I hate this fork!!! I hate marzocci for being gay. I hate every good review for this, they are lies. | | Similar Products Used: | rock shox everything | | Bike Setup: | awesome, gary fisher sugar race did have marzocci fork until i bought a sid team. buy the sid race not this marzocci. | | Bottom Line: | this fork and marzocci blow. I hate giant warps, lx drivetrains, and rhyno lite wheels. I do like gary fisher sugar races. mmmmm sugar. u should buy the marzocci fork if your gay. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Downhiller
from Blue Bell
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Go-Ride.com | | Strengths: | The fork looks awesome, stiff as hell, 5" of smooth travel. | | Weaknesses: | The springs make a lot of noise in the stantions but it doesnt really matter because the fork is so awesome. | | Bike Setup: | '04 P2 | | Bottom Line: | These forks are awesome and look pimp. I got a great deal on them and they are bomber strong pick them up if you are into urban/freeride b/c they are really nice. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
arturas
a Downhiller
from vilnius, lithuania
Date Reviewed: September 29, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | urban | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Strengths: | it has 130 mm travel, 32 mm stanchions, its very strong, works well, air preload system works very well, seals work fine | | Weaknesses: | kinda difficult to adjust rebound, no v-br mounts | | Similar Products Used: | MX, Axel, MCU crap.. | | Bike Setup: | SC Amstaff 16" with M DO2 | | Bottom Line: | yeah, many people say that this type of SSV damping feels like s**t at high speed and so one.. dont listen to it! its very good, plush and bottom-preventing damping! i like it very much. furthermore, great damping in strong fork is excelent combination. i like this fork very much! if you have questions on it, mail me | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris klontz
a Cross Country Rider
from sw missouri
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$240.00 | | Purchased At: | jensonusa | | Strengths: | everything. looks great. really strong. | | Weaknesses: | a bit heavy for xc. but who cares. | | Similar Products Used: | duke xc, other rock shox crap | | Bike Setup: | giant warp (i know don't laugh yet) this fork, sun rhyno lites, Lx drivetrain, and some sette stuff from pricepoint.com (been happy with it so far). | | Bottom Line: | what could i say that hasn't been said already. nothing. this is the best fork i've ever ridden. stiff as hell. it's an absolut blast on a five inch travel bike like mine, able to climb some hills(bad rear suspention design), able to rape most hills on the way down(because of the fork). i would buy this fork again in a second if i needed one. i'm afraid this fork will out last me though. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Weekend Warrior
from Scotts Valley, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Enchanted Loop | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | www.jensenusa.com | | Strengths: | 5 inches of travel. Very plush yet sturdy and stiff when pushed hard. Great control around fast hard turns. Beefy and they look awesome on any bike. | | Weaknesses: | Getting a hold of Marzocchi is impossible! Other than that I thought the springs that they fork came with were a little too stiff for me (165lbs) | | Similar Products Used: | Rockshox Duke XC U-turn | | Bike Setup: | Kona Bear, all XT components with XT disc brakes. | | Bottom Line: | These forks rule! After getting the softer springs installed I get 5 inches of plush travel with incredible control. If you get any single crown fork and you free-ride, this is the fork to buy! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MTN DAWG
a
from CA
Date Reviewed: September 2, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | CHESBRO | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | WHEELWORLD | | Strengths: | EVERYTHING | | Weaknesses: | NO ADJUSTIBILTY | | Similar Products Used: | HIGHER END MANITOUS | | Bottom Line: | SHOCK IS GREAT ,RIDING AT 250 TO 220 LBS FOR ABOUT 12 MONTHS,, XC AND ALOT OF JUMPS,, ONLY BOTTOMS OUT WHEN 8 FT
OR MORE JUMPS I NEED TO ADD MORE AIR.. CRASHED ALOT AND ONLY HAS SCRATCHES,, HAVE NOT CHANGED ANYTHING, I WILL KEEP UNTIL IT BREAKS, 4 VALUE CHILIS JUST BECAUSE I CAN NOT
LOCK OUT WHEN I GO UP LONG HILLS BUT A GREAT FORK,, | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alfonso Marin
a Weekend Warrior
from Madrid, Spain
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | la sierra de Madrid | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$265.00 | | Purchased At: | Mountain High Cyclery | | Strengths: | The drop off 2 is a very reliable fork with extraordinary strenght and stiffness for being a single crown fork. Also very light. | | Weaknesses: | Lack of external rebound | | Similar Products Used: | Junior T 2002, Junior T 2003, MXComp ETA | | Bike Setup: | Kona Stab 98 | | Bottom Line: | Great performance for the value. Light and super strong. No complains until now. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nate dogg
a Downhiller
from cheshire
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | jump trail, drummer hill | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$315.00 | | Purchased At: | - | | Strengths: | wicked stiff, feels bottomless. | | Weaknesses: | none that i have found yet | | Similar Products Used: | other zokes, manitou shermin flix...thats it. | | Bike Setup: | 04' Specialized bighit, with the single pivot. Stock, exept for the evil 13 bashguard, and this fork. | | Bottom Line: | great fork for the money. Probably the best riding fork i've ever owned. I ride drops 3-6 feet so far, bigger ones to come. I hope to start racing soon @ killington, but I work on the weekends, when the races are usaually held... gatta get a new job. I hope this fork lives up to its reviews, so far, it has surpassed my expectations. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Charles Huchette
a Downhiller
from Canada
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | northshore | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$340.00 | | Purchased At: | www.bikeroom.com | | Strengths: | lateral stiffness, stiff, price, not too heavy, great handling, look | | Similar Products Used: | all kind of forks, I had a EXR coil, WHAT A CHANGE! | | Bike Setup: | kona stuff 2003 with xt brakes and this fork | | Bottom Line: | Great fork for the price, I've been doing mostly northshore, urban assault and a bit of DJ. I enjoyed the fork in all those disciplines. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
GMS
a Weekend Warrior
from canada
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Strengths: | Very strong....
Lots of Travel
Breaks in Fast
Rides like a dream | | Similar Products Used: | Manitou Six | | Bike Setup: | 03 Haro Escape 8.1 | | Bottom Line: | This fork is unholy
With no air I easily did a 4 foot drop to flat..and im 220 pounds or more
The thing broke in for me in about a week and a half, of constant riding
I think ive bottomed it out from the dust line on the scanchons being really high..but i haven't felt that hard *CLUNK* im used to when this happens...
This is a great fork for FR or even XC | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tad merrell
a
from eugene, Or. USA
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | urban | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | collin's cycle shop | | Strengths: | sturdy, sexy, smooth, awesome!!! | | Weaknesses: | heavy, but not that heavy. | | Similar Products Used: | fox float 100rlc, rock shox jettXC, psyloXC, and kona's rigid. | | Bike Setup: | black surly instigator, race face prodigy DH cranks, deemax front rim/hub, rhyno lite with shimano silent clutch rear, singlespeed, avid V rear, avid mech disk front. | | Bottom Line: | this fork kicks a$$! super plush, great colors, pretty rigid. compared to any other fork i have ridden on this one makes all of the rest look like childsplay. if you can, BUY IT!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Elliot Smith
a Downhiller
from Adelaide, SA, Australia
Date Reviewed: June 21, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Bennetts hill | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$375.00 | | Purchased At: | bicycle express | | Strengths: | Its super strong, no flex, big tyre clearence, stong crown and nice colours! | | Weaknesses: | No external rebound, a little heavy but ill get used to it. | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi MXC | | Bike Setup: | 2002 avanti hotdog, dice hyro brakes, raceface cranks, answer pro taper | | Bottom Line: | I love my forks they are really strong and bulk which is good and i know that they wont snap on me. I am now doing 10-15 foot drops on these and i love em. My old ones were crap but these are totally shmezle. Buy these forks and even leave the dirt jumpers behind.
Drop off 2's are the way to go!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert Bennett
a
from Gettysburg, PA, USA
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | The rougher the better | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$315.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | Super stiff and bomb proof. Black sanctions gives it a great look. Price is great | | Weaknesses: | No external rebound | | Similar Products Used: | Marzocchi MX COMP | | Bike Setup: | 2003 Enduro, XT drivetrain, hayes hydr. disc brakes | | Bottom Line: | You can't find a better fork for the price. It is stiff and seems bottomless. It is a bit heavy, but it has 130mm of travel. This fork climbs well and does not eat up energy. I have been racing with this fork with no problems. The preload is simple and maintance free, as is the entire fork. I would not pay the extra money for the Drop Off I, the only difference the ETA. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott
a Weekend Warrior
from Lakewood, Ohio USA
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$290.00 | | Purchased At: | Airbomb.com | | Strengths: | HUGE improvement over RShox Psylo 03 XC. Stock springs are stiffer than the xtra firm Psylo spring. Little flex for a standard drop out fork. Looks great and air preload helps a lot because I weigh 210lbs. | | Weaknesses: | Fork is kind of heavy but what the heck it is for free riding. No external rebound adjustment. | | Similar Products Used: | 2002 and 2003 Rock Shox Psylo XC. | | Bike Setup: | http://www.pinkbike.com/modules/photo/?op=view&image=187545 | | Bottom Line: | An amazing upgrade from the pyslo! Super stiff and I can now do 5' plus drops without even a care! I like the air preload a lot as it makes huge tuning differences. I can't believe how much value I got for $290!
Get rid of the RShox and get with the Zokes!
Buy it NOW! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Battle Cruiser
a Racer
from Austin, TX, USA
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Capitol City BMX track | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Very strong, very little flex in the crown or tubes, air adjustable pre-load, smooth stick-free action. | | Weaknesses: | Haven't found anything to complain about. | | Similar Products Used: | Rockshox Duke SL100, Rockshox SID | | Bike Setup: | 26" Gack Trail Mod frame, AtomLab Trail Pimp rims, PrimoPro Cassette (single speed), Profile Race Crankset. | | Bottom Line: | Good looking and very rugged design. I like the clean lines without the V-brake mounts. The air adjust pre-load lets you tune the handling to your weight and style. And it never leaks - 4 months later and still the same air pressure. Did I say strong? I'm 6'3 and 240lbs and race BMX Cruiser. I've had bad landings and cased a roller at full speed - it didn't faze this thing. It just plows right on through.
There is very little flex in the tubes and the crown. Hard cornering is very predictible, doesen't twist and dig in like the RockShox. It smooths out the rough surfaces and keeps the tire in contact with the ground. Most suspension forks are mushy and suck up energy, this one feels as efficient as a rigid fork. Easily the best single crown fork for the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jacobo
a
from méxico
Date Reviewed: February 26, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | local dealer | | Strengths: | Incredibly cheap, giga-strong: i'm a 6'3" 215pouns guy and still i have used the 130m of travel 10 times maybe. I've broken 2 frames with this thing in three months and the forks goes on. No leaks, lateral stiffness, very light for what it is, it's a bit hard but you can control the rebound. What else do you need? a lockable? take with you an airpump and that's all. | | Weaknesses: | Now i feel like getting a super monster just to konw how something can be stronger. Tire clearance | | Similar Products Used: | Rock Shox Psylo which i loved till y purchased a Marzocchi, now i own marzocchi also for my xc bike. | | Bike Setup: | Deore LX gold which nicely matches the flat black and gold of the fork | | Bottom Line: | Im expecting for a banshee Morphine frame to arrive, right now i'm using only my xc | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Don Dauphinee
a Weekend Warrior
from Jamestown, Rhode Island, United States
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Killington | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$315.00 | | Purchased At: | MountainBikeStore.com | | Strengths: | very stiff
very sick color combination
over-sized crown is cool
great fork for a good price
Its almost impossible to bottom it out even with no air in it | | Weaknesses: | The fork is disc specific | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Tassajara, Avid Mechanical Disc brakes,Alexirims,Truvatriv crank, Titec seat | | Bottom Line: | Its made by Marzocchi so it has to be an awesome fork.its a freeride fork that is very reliable and works exceptionally. It doesn't hurt that is has 130 mm of travel.this is a fork that should definantly considered for people looking dfor a freeride fork with a budget, and it looks awesome on any bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Downhiller
from Reno, NV
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | anything going down | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$275.00 | | Purchased At: | Alfred E. Bike's online | | Strengths: | Bombproof, very cool look and design, tough as all get out, smooth and serioulsy responsive, adds nice stiffness to front end, easy to adjust, nice amount of travel for a really nice price. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | Specialized P-2, Sun Ditch Witch rims with 2.3 specialized tires, Hayes disc brakes, truvativ crankset. | | Bottom Line: | Sweet fork. You can't find a better single crown fork for the price or performance. This is a sick peice of machinery. I take it dirt jumping and around town for urban riding. It can take anything you can dish out. It's super cheap for a freeride fork too. You can save all that extra money up for the medical bills your going to have after doing crazy drops and gaps with this bad boy. Bottom line, you need this fork. Buy it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Reed
a Downhiller
from littleton co
Date Reviewed: January 22, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | all freeride | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$210.00 | | Purchased At: | Big Kahuna Bikes | | Strengths: | everything best ever looks sweet feels bottomless extreemly stiff adn unbrakeable great for freeride and dj adn anything hardcore dude... its just a marzocchi | | Weaknesses: | none what are you dumb like i said its a MARZOCCHI | | Similar Products Used: | none is as good | | Bike Setup: | on a azonic ds1 | | Bottom Line: | best fork you need thid fork! buy it super plush, stiff like none other, bottomless adn un breakable. buy it kyle! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jughead
a Weekend Warrior
from Bulacan, Philippines
Date Reviewed: December 28, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Sto. Nino, Norzagaray | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$310.00 | | Purchased At: | friendly neighborhood bikeshop | | Strengths: | -stiffness(it's very hard to bottom out even without air pressure!)
-color(stanchions are bad-ass black!!!!)
-the decals are awesome!
-not too pricey considering it's a freeride fork. | | Weaknesses: | none! none! none! none!!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | marzocchi exr pro | | Bike Setup: | Cherryboomb '03 frame, Z1 DO2, XTR front and rear derailleurs, LX cranksets, xt cogsets, avid mechanical brakes, avid SD7 levers, SRAM attack gripshifts, raceface Diabolus stem, Mavic 223 rims | | Bottom Line: | Buy this fork! I highly recommend it to any one who does technical trailriding ang freeriding. It's absouletly amazing! It can take any kind of punishment, especially when doing big drops! If only the ratings has more than 5 flamin' chilis.... I'll give it a 100 flamin' chilis!!!! It's made by the leading fork suspension maker..... MARZOCCHI!!!!! You're the best! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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