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  • Marzocchi – oh, that's good..
  • kayla1
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    Are the older 32mm Bombers as stiff as newer (fatter) stuff?

    kimbers
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    kayla1 – Member
    Are the older 32mm Bombers as stiff as newer (fatter) stuff?

    pretty close with a 20mm axle

    mindmap3
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    Yeah, they’re not too bad. They were certainly stiffer than the equivalent Fox Vanilla fork at 130mm of travel.

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    matt_outandabout
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    I’d happily see the weigh of forks go up a bit for the return or coil and sensible amounts of oil in the lowers – they feel better and are way more reliable.

    I have just looked – the AM1 SL’s are 150g more than a Pike RCT3

    dantsw13
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    My 2010 55RV weigh 2.7kg for a 160 fork!

    gonzy
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    i’ve owned probably about 10 pairs of marzocchi forks over the years…every single pair performed faultlessly.
    favourite ones were:
    2002 Z1 wedges, 2001 junior t, 2004 z1 drop off 2 ETA, 2007 z1 sport rv and the 2005 66rc
    i stopped buying them after that as i couldnt afford to pay for any upgrades and there were too manay instances being reported of the taiwanese made marzocchi forks not being very good or reliable.
    last pair of marzocchi forks i bought were the 55cr…which i still have on the old bike…again still running perfectly
    was a sad day when marzocchi closed for business but its nice to see that their new owners Fox are still allowing them to trade with a new 2017 lineup

    matt_outandabout
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    2.7kg

    1kg? Is that not just a big dump, pre-ride?

    dantsw13
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    Yep! I’m happy to accept the weight for the performance. Mine are the basic coil version, quite uncontrolled climbing, but for my “Alps and other holidays” bike just perfect in the lumpy stuff!

    I’ve just lost 16kg myself, so fully aware how a little bike weight here & there makes f-all difference in the scheme of things.

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