2007 Marzocchi Update

Well marzocchi finally caved in and now has a 1.5″ fork. In addition to that for 2007 they have a “world cup” fork. Read more at nsmb. Some key updates are 1.5″ 66 fork, most all of the marzocchi forks are now post mount, and new air sprung models. Also there are now more single crown downhill/freeride worthy forks. Expect to see these single crown forks on the race circuit replacing dual crowns on certain courses.

“Air sprung 888s were in high demand and I didn’t manage to time my arrival at the paddock well enough to lay claim to one. Reports from other journalists - and team riders trying the forks for the first time - suggest that Marzocchi did it right the first time. That will only be completely clear after a race season or a winter on the Shore but so far so good. The other new 888 - the RC2X World Cup - also eluded my grasp but I have enough experience with the 2005 888 RC2X to conclude it should be a hell of a fork. I had a few concerns about previous base model 888s - the possibility of bottoming out to metal with a clang and a tendency to top out unless the rebound is very slow - but these traits were absent in the top of the line forks. Less weight and less stiction should make an excellent fork even better.”

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