[Closed] PSA: Marzocchi top-end forks cheap

Can these be reduced to 120mm?

They also got the 100mm Sl's with 50% off

bargin.

I'm quite pleased I don;t currently have a frame I coudl run at 150mm and that there's no travel adjust on these - it's saved me some money.

damn

anyone wanna buy a well used set of float rlc 130mm, rebound adujster doesnt work? few scartches no stanchion wear 😉

You can't change the spring weights on these can you? Anyone any experience of these forks for bigger fellas (as in 105kg of beer lover?) If you have to add a lot of air to them are they still as plush as a coil fork.

I currently have some old Coil U-turn Lyriks which i'd like to replace.

no travel adjust lets them down. not that much of a bargain.
My sektors were 189 in january....I have added a black box damper and dual position coil for the same price...

assume they're 1 1/8th steerer, since they also list the same fork with Tapered in the title?

for even greater bargains 55 RC3 Ti at Hucknroll in the US (1.5 steerer) for $411 (about 269 pounds) but you need to get them here!

Standard 1 1/8 steerer I think.

And be careful - the 3-year warranty isn't applicable on American purchases...

Oh god. Somebody please buy these so I don't have to.

[i]Somebody please buy these so I don't have to. [/i]

Almost worth buying a frame to fit them to 🙂

Bargain for sure but fortunately now money until the end of the month, hopefully they'll sold out by then.

1.5 steerer for the cheap ones, the 1.125 steerer ones are out of stock. Re Warranty - I think you're right but can find no comment on the US warranty conditions

I bought similar bargain 55rc3ti from wiggle last year and have still to fit them.... Never used or wanted travel adjust or lockout so no issues for me, people that have the new marz love them but they still have the stigma of the failures of a few years ago, hence all the unsold old stock

sorry, the travel adjust I referred to was dropping it to 130 or 120 with internal spacers, not 'on the fly'

I've got three sets of 44 MicroTi's - 2 @120mm and 1 @ 150mm

I think if the Rc3's could be dropped I'd be tempted.

Bugger, purple 55 RC3's are all gone- anyone bought some but now regretting the purchase??

Ahem..15mm axle 🙁

I've already received my 44s after buying them at the weekend. 1 1/8 steerer. Was looking around and for the same price as a sektor I got these. Just need to find anew front wheel as the bulb doesnt have a 15mm conversion.

Bargain price, can't be much if any profit at that price

Anyone got any experience of the 44s? Was hoping to get some of the purple 55s to replace my Pikes in an effort to get a stiffer fork, I guess the 44s are going to be no stiffer than Pikes?

Just ordered the 2011s using today's 10% voucher - made them £314 which seems to be a bit of a bargain. Might even get another 3% with quidco but won't hold my breath seeing as I used the voucher at the same time. Pleased I didn't buy the poverty spec Sektors I'd been contemplating..... Looking forward to getting the 5 year old All Mountains swapped out and giving these a blast! Thanks for the PSA ferrit.

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this but could do with the info for certain before they arrive as I may have a quick turnaround (~2hours between getting home from work, opening the box and going out for the ride)...

I assume to set the air-preload I'll need an adaptor and (ideally) a low pressure shock pump?

Obviously the sensible thing would be to leave the old forks on for one more ride and swap over in a more considered way but I may not be able to help myself if it's sat there tempting me.

higgo - correct.

got mine today, the instruction manual is almost useless. It also lists some service requirements for various fluids and seals to be done by an authorised repairer, also states the warranty is two years and invalid if serviced improperly. I assume not adhering to their guidelines would be classed as improper. Bit miffed really!

ive had my 55 rc3ti forks for a few months now and they blew my 36 rc2s away control wise, and weight wise. it didnt take long to dial them in and i feel so comfortable with them now.
the instructions suplied were much better than the ones that came with my revs. but at the end of the day when you buy forks like these if you lack the know how to use each dial then chances are you wont notice the effects.
all in all, top forks at a top price at the moment, wish my revs and boxxers felt like them

I'm fine with setting the forks up with no guidance, I'm just confused over the warranty and servicing issue. Many people including the OP, have stated 3 year warranty with no service required, but that's not what the instruction booklet states.

If you're worried email the tech guys at Windwave and see what they say?

My 44 Ti's all have a sticker on them saying they have a 3 year warranty. My understanding is that if they *don't* have the sticker then they are OEM equipment and may have a different level of cover?

From the Windwave site;

[i]For MY2008 all aftermarket Marzocchi forks come with a 3 year warranty, these forks will have a '3 year' decal on the back of the leg and an extra serial number and barcode on the back of the crown. All OEM forks are unchanged with a 2 year warranty. [/i]

[edit] from here [url= http://www.windwave.co.uk/documents/techinfo/marzocchiracetunedsuspensionservices.html ]http://www.windwave.co.uk/documents/techinfo/marzocchiracetunedsuspensionservices.html[/url]

I've not looked at the crc site but if it says 3 years then maybe worth contacting crc for clarification?

Excellent, I've got the sticker! I'll email Windwave annoy the servicing intervals. I don't mind westbound them every 50 hours though, still much better than the Foxs they are replacing.

Cheers for the info wwaswas.

D'oh, just read back my previous post, damn you auto-correct!

Excellent, I've got the sticker! I'll email Windwave [i]about[/i] the servicing intervals. I don't mind [i]servicing[/i] them every 50 hours though, still much better than the Foxs they are replacing.

Cheers for the info wwaswas.

Anyone seen any service manuals for them? RS and fox manuals abound, but can't find anything for the new marz. Regular oil changes should keep them going forever (1999 Z3s still going strong!)

mtbr has threads about it but I've not seen a huge amount of 'official' stuff around.

I had some 44 Micro Ti's apart to chaneg the travel and they're pretty simple if you don't try and take the TST cartridge apart.

My 44 Tis just turned up this morning, 3 year warranty sticker on the back. No manual/documentation of any sort in there though, just the fork and a black adaptor thingy. Wee bit of oil on the stanchions after a couple of pumps, assume thats normal?

phew looks like they have sold out of the 150mm

thats saved me some cash

Goat - I got the manual, adaptor and two sheets of stickers in my box with my forks?!

Oil on the stancions went after a few pumps too.

Cheers Diablo. Ive read the manual online and it seems pretty pointless but I want my stickers! Does the adaptor allow the use of a normal shock pump?

Adaptors needed for low volume pump as well, you should have got one of those..

Edit: just read your post and you got one 😀
You can use normal pump but its not very accurate at low pressure

Should there have been a pump supplied with the fork seanodav?

Not sure about that sorry, would thibk you should if they're not oem but not certain on that

You don't get a pump with non-OEM (aftermarket) forks.

there wasnt a pump in my 55RC3 Evos either, bought from the distributor and all boxed up proper. I already have half a dozen rockshox/Bonty fox pumps so no real issue

Anyone seen any service manuals for them?

Cant find a service manual but theres a vid on pinkbike [url= http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Tech-Tuesday-Change-the-Seals-and-Fluid-of-Your-Marzocchi-44-For.html ]http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Tech-Tuesday-Change-the-Seals-and-Fluid-of-Your-Marzocchi-44-For.html[/url]

It looks like a bit of a mission. Oil levels etc are here: http://tinyurl.com/82qqzpp

Thanks evil will take a look

I think I'll be sticking with sendign mine back to Windwave for £60 including seals 🙂

Great video though.

Yep, £60 looking like a bit of a bargain!

Anyone got any experience of these with the heavier rider? I'm 13 stone, some reviews suggest you need a lot of air assist which makes them less gooder.

bigjim
I'm 13.5 stone and run about 5 psi air assist on a 2010 RC3ti. No complaints.