I cracked my fork

Squid-in-Training said:

(Never Marzocchi, never!!!)

Why?

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Matt

Fear of a flat planet

Phil said:

(Never Marzocchi, never!!!)

Funnny, a Marzocchi is the only fork I've NOT been able to break.

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Matthew Paterson said:

Squid-in-Training said:

(Never Marzocchi, never!!!)

Why?

Because he wants to find out if a helmet really can save your life!
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Slacker

Quoted message said:

Because he wants to find out if a helmet really can save your life!

I like living on the edge 😉

Real answer: I can't really afford it, I don't need to put that much money into a fork anyways.
Sure, it'd be nice, but I have enough confidence in RockSux and Manipoo (um, other than my
current fork).

Flamesuit.... ON!

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

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Phil said:

(Never Marzocchi, never!!!)

Funnny, a Marzocchi is the only fork I've NOT been able to break.

There ya' go. A better recommendation is not to be had round here. 🙂

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Phil said:

(Never Marzocchi, never!!!)

Funnny, a Marzocchi is the only fork I've NOT been able to break.

I was never able to break my Rock Shox FSX, well I cracked the arch the first day but that's
removable and the steerer creaked around in the crown but that's nothing JB weld won't fix, oh and
no headset race in existence would fit the tube so I couldn't really install it properly. But no sir
I never broke in half.

Gear, you can't break it if you can't ride it.
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Last June, I noticed a problem with my forks being mad flexy (brakes rubbing in turns!):
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There didn't seem to be a hubbub about it, so I kept riding.

I read this 4 days ago (mtbr.com reviews of the fork): snipurl.com3koeOpen ↗

I checked my bike later that night and didn't notice anything, but I probably just missed it.
Today, after some serious tire/fork rubbing, I looked it over carefully and found this crack:

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Looks like even 140lb me can dish out enough for this fork. Maybe I can pay a little more for a
Manitou Minute upgrade! (Never Marzocchi, never!!!)

Westie, I noticed you had the same problem with this fork... ever get that Bomber?

I've been pretty happy with my Marzocchi forks, and I'm a clyde running their lighter models. No
matter what you do, I feel for ya. Sucks to bust expensive gear.
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Jonesy

"Phil, Squid-in-Training" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Because he wants to find out if a helmet really can save your life!

I like living on the edge 😉

Real answer: I can't really afford it, I don't need to put that much money into a fork anyways.
Sure, it'd be nice, but I have enough confidence in RockSux and Manipoo (um, other than my
current fork).

Flamesuit.... ON!

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training

The only real expensive company on the market right now is fox. As long as you stay away from the
super high end models (like the marathon series), they're not much more expensive than comprable
manitard or rockshucks forks. There are always KILLER closeouts on last year's models too...

Jon Bond

Get the Marzocchi. I picked up a 2001 Z3 last year for cheap from the LBS because they wanted to get
rid of it. I could have don't better online but they put it on and I left in an hour. I paid about
$199. My old Manitou started to creak and I dumped it. The Marzocchi did creak last Winter and I
sent out to them and they fixed it. The 2000 and 2001 cryofits have some creaking issues but they
assured me that they have never had one break. I also read online that they all creak. The fork is
really awe inspiring. Super plush.

Fox is really nice but still up there in price. GP "Phil, Squid-in-Training"
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Because he wants to find out if a helmet really can save your life!

I like living on the edge 😉

Real answer: I can't really afford it, I don't need to put that much money into a fork anyways.
Sure, it'd be nice, but I have enough confidence in RockSux and Manipoo (um, other than my
current fork).

Flamesuit.... ON!

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

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Get the Marzocchi. I picked up a 2001 Z3 last year for cheap from the LBS because they wanted to
get rid of it. I could have don't better online

but

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they put it on and I left in an hour. I paid about $199. My old Manitou

Innnnnnteresting... Will check that out.

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

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"Phil, Squid-in-Training" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Because he wants to find out if a helmet really can save your life!

I like living on the edge 😉

Real answer: I can't really afford it, I don't need to put that much

money

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into a fork anyways. Sure, it'd be nice, but I have enough confidence

in

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RockSux and Manipoo (um, other than my current fork).

Flamesuit.... ON!

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

The only real expensive company on the market right now is fox. As long as you stay away from the
super high end models (like the marathon series), they're not much more expensive than comprable
manitard or rockshucks

forks.

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There are always KILLER closeouts on last year's models too...

Are you speaking as an employee (meaning employee discounts) or as a consumer (like me?)

When you mention closeouts, do you mean closeouts through the LBS (as in the stock they have left
over) or closeouts through distributors like QBP, or closeouts through Marz themselves?

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

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"Jon Bond" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:O5Wdncn3iNWMNW2iRVn-
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"Phil, Squid-in-Training" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Because he wants to find out if a helmet really can save your life!

I like living on the edge 😉

Real answer: I can't really afford it, I don't need to put that much

money

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into a fork anyways. Sure, it'd be nice, but I have enough confidence

in

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RockSux and Manipoo (um, other than my current fork).

Flamesuit.... ON!

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

The only real expensive company on the market right now is fox. As long

as

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

you stay away from the super high end models (like the marathon series), they're not much more
expensive than comprable manitard or rockshucks

forks.

Quoted message said:

There are always KILLER closeouts on last year's models too...

Are you speaking as an employee (meaning employee discounts) or as a consumer (like me?)

Consumer - check places like www.pricepoint.com, www.cambriabikes.com, and so on.

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When you mention closeouts, do you mean closeouts through the LBS (as in

the

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stock they have left over) or closeouts through distributors like QBP, or closeouts through Marz
themselves?

Through online sites, mostly. They order large stocks, so they always have leftovers. And pricepoint
often buys out closeout stock from distributors and then resells them to public for super cheap.

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

Jon Bond

"Phil, Squid-in-Training" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Are you speaking as an employee (meaning employee discounts) or as a consumer (like me?)

When you mention closeouts, do you mean closeouts through the LBS (as in the stock they have left
over) or closeouts through distributors like QBP, or closeouts through Marz themselves?

If you surf the on-line parts places, you'll see some way fantastic prices on '02 and '03 forks. But
I have had good luck (fingers crossed) with eBay. My two Marz forks *together* cost less than $200,
and all I've done is a little maintenance (which you have to do anyway.) Even if I have to reseal,
rebush and reoil both forks tomorrow, I'm still way ahead.

There are some serious deals, but you do have to be careful and get all kinds of good pictures, and
ask all the right questions. Caveat emptor, baby. 🙂
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Jonesy

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When you mention closeouts, do you mean closeouts through the LBS...??

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...I have had good luck (fingers crossed) with eBay. My two Marz forks *together* cost less
than $200,

I've purchased 3 Manitou forks on Ebay in the past few years - including a like-new black Mars Super
w/ lockout - for under $200 together. The Mars Super was only $90! I bought a 1 year old Marzocchi
MXR in like-new condition for $110, when the cheapest online prices were more like $239. Never had a
problem with any of the forks, but I like the Manitous better than the Zoke.

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There are some serious deals, but you do have to be careful and get all kinds of good pictures,
and ask all the right questions. Caveat emptor, baby. 🙂

You got it. Ask lots of questions, deal with reputable people (high positive feedback). I've never
had a bum deal on Ebay after 116 trades.

Rocketman

Phil said:

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"Phil, Squid-in-Training" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Because he wants to find out if a helmet really can save your life!

I like living on the edge 😉

Real answer: I can't really afford it, I don't need to put that much money into a fork anyways.
Sure, it'd be nice, but I have enough confidence in RockSux and Manipoo (um, other than my
current fork).

Flamesuit.... ON!

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Phil, Squid-in-Training

The only real expensive company on the market right now is fox. As long as you stay away from the
super high end models (like the marathon series), they're not much more expensive than comprable
manitard or rockshucks forks. There are always KILLER closeouts on last year's models too...

Are you speaking as an employee (meaning employee discounts) or as a consumer (like me?)

When you mention closeouts, do you mean closeouts through the LBS (as in the stock they have left
over) or closeouts through distributors like QBP, or closeouts through Marz themselves?

When I wanted to replace the Manitou that came with my bike I did an internet search and found that
Supergo was having a close out on Marz Marathon '03 for a decent price.

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They are $339 now, I paid $369 8 weeks ago.
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...I have had good luck (fingers crossed) with eBay. My two Marz forks *together* cost less
than $200,

I've purchased 3 Manitou forks on Ebay in the past few years - including a like-new black Mars
Super w/ lockout - for under $200 together. The Mars Super was only $90! I bought a 1 year old
Marzocchi MXR in like-new condition for $110, when the cheapest online prices were more like $239.
Never had a problem with any of the forks, but I like the Manitous better than the Zoke.

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There are some serious deals, but you do have to be careful and get all kinds of good pictures,
and ask all the right questions. Caveat emptor, baby. 🙂

You got it. Ask lots of questions, deal with reputable people (high positive feedback). I've never
had a bum deal on Ebay after 116 trades.

Rocketman

I think Manitou has some decent forks but the Mars isn't one of them. You don't find it to be
impossible to find the middle ground between bottoming out nightmare and so stiff you are wondering
where they hid the lockout lever? I just hate single chamber air forks in general I guess.
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