Marzocchi 888 RC3 Evo WC

For 2010 Marzocchi has taken the 888 back to the drawing board and in doing so have managed to save over 600g in weight.

The bushings have been slotted for better lubrication and are paired to the stanchions and lower legs to ensure tighter tolerances and smother running.

Higher quality Titanium with less coils is used for the main spring saving roughly half the weight over the 2008 spring. Titanium is also used for all the fixing bolts.

Marzocchi removed almost 300 grams by machining and butting the stanchion tubes alone, with nickel plating to keep the tubes strong and durable.

The key to the 888’s performance is the new open bath RC3 Evo cartridge. The Evo cartridge has a serviceable and interchangeable compression shim stack enabling the user to fine tune the ride or use the same settings as Marzocchi’s pro riders.

Weighing in at only 2990g for an open bath, coil sprung fork the 888 RC3 Evo WC is claimed to be “race bike light and free ride tough”.

SSP £1399.95

Expected delivery Sept 09

Ben Haworth

Orange Switch 6er. Stif Squatcher. Schwalbe Magic Mary Purple Addix front. Maxxis DHR II 3C MaxxTerra rear. Coil fan. Ebikes are not evil. I have been a writer for nigh on 20 years, a photographer for 25 years and a mountain biker for 30 years. I have written countless magazine and website features and route guides for the UK mountain bike press, most notably for the esteemed and highly regarded Singletrackworld. Although I am a Lancastrian, I freely admit that West Yorkshire is my favourite place to ride. Rarely a week goes by without me riding and exploring the South Pennines.

Comments (6)

RickosRickos July 6, 2009 at 11:54 am

Looking forward to seeing what their trail forks will be offering.

sofatestersofatester July 6, 2009 at 12:00 pm

“SSP £1399.95”

Bargain!

OllyOlly July 6, 2009 at 12:40 pm

if argos (the catalogue shop) did all that to thier “launch” forks that seem to come on the 50 quid bikes, they could also make a weight saving of the same figure, but the forks would still be criminal.

have zocchi sorted out thier QC problems? until they have, theyve lost a fan.

dirtbiker100dirtbiker100 July 6, 2009 at 12:59 pm

Sofatester – Same price as Fox 40’s, Boxxer World Cup’s are only £100 less

sofatestersofatester July 6, 2009 at 1:08 pm

They must all be bargains as well then! 😉

genesisgenesis July 6, 2009 at 6:19 pm

Could be worse, have you seen the cost of the new breed of Manitou Dorado’s?