im running rc3 ti evo’s (55’s) and they are simply the best forks ive ever used……simple, fairly light, ultra plush and ridiculously responsive.

i got a pair of 55CR’s a few months ago….setting them up was pretty straight forward and i’ve still left them in the 170mm setting.
out on the trail they track well and the suspension action is as expected of marzocchi…very plush and the damping control is very good…i’ve only ridden them a handfull of times covering about 60 miles so they are still bedding in but out of the box they seemed to be plush and stiction free, so hopefully this will get even better
these are if i can remember the 8th or 9th pair of marzocchi forks i’ve owned and i can say that i am yet to be disappointed by them.
of course compared to other forks they are a bit heavier but then the performance makes up for that fact
my previous forks were a pair of 05 66RC’s which were absolutely bomb proof and never got serviced given the abuse they got and still performed as if they were brand new…its a bit early to say the same about these but given they come with marzocchi’s 3 year no service guarantee, i’d expect similar reliability…but only time will tell

My 2nd/3rd hand 2012s have been faultless until the weekend when a dust seal popped off letting loads of mud get onto the proper oil seals. I took them apart and they were spotless inside. I took the opportunity to put heavier oil in the damper to slow them down a bit as I’m a Powerful-Extreme-Trails rider.

Strip down is pretty easy, pry off compression cap and rebound dial, unscrew air cap & damper cap, bottom nuts off, pull stuff out, let oil drain all over your socks.

Do this to change oil in damper-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bDP6X4nmp9c

Put damper & air side back in, put legs on a bit then 20ml in bottom of each leg. Tighten it up and put bits back on. I’ve put 30ml of oil into the air side to get them to ramp up more, took the air valve out and used a syringe, seems easiest way.

edit, some suspension type grease under the dust seals smooths them out abit aswell.

I have the 2014 CRs on order. (have had since early september) apparently the internals are a bit better, and they have atapered steerer. not sure if the difference will be worth being sans bike for 2 months but i have a singlespeed to hack about on.

2014s come out on the 15th November according to the people who have my money!

also, apparently zocchi told people at the 2013 trade shows “we are very proud of these but 2014s are going to be loads better” so no one bought any! hence why not in stock! (so i heard)

The theory looks excellent, hoping for MX comp levels of reliability.

Does anyone know if the 2014 CR forks are available to buy at the 150mm setting?