[Quote] garage-dweller – Member
I used to like the way the MX comps and 2003/4 era Z1s worked. A mid weight spring with air top up.
Gave a lot more versatility for a heavy bloke like me.
I love simple coil forks really not feeling love for my first air only forks.[/quote]
^^This^^
The 30mm stanchion, 80-120mm travel MXC weren’t actually a bad compromise for weight/noodlyness/price at the time, you could run them as an air only fork by removing the coils or soften them up with various spring/air/oil combinations, same for the DJ3 I had for quite a while (actually sat somewhere in the garage I think). Had a Z1 dropoff for a while too which was OK, just a shade more travel than I really needed at the time.
I think the rot only set in when they had to start competing with RS/Fox on weight and price to attract the OEM market…
OK own up, who’s been looking at this thread and then browsing old Marz forks on eBay/PB? [holds up hand]…