Marzocchiusa
Los Angeles, California, United States
Male / 63
Member Since: Jun 22, 2011
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Bike I ride: Anything with Two Wheels
Favorite Trails: Ride don't Slide
About Me: Established in 1949, Marzocchi started making MTB suspension in 1989. Marzocchi USA was established in 1990 by Bryson Martin with Marzocchi Canada soon to follow.
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Marzocchiusa commented under mikelevy's blog ( Feb 15, 2012 at 9:42 )
quotes We had to hide all the super cool stuff from the PB guys!
Marzocchiusa commented under mikelevy's blog ( Feb 15, 2012 at 9:40 )
quotes Marzocchi was one of the first to make a lightweight fully open bath moto inspired USD fork for mountain bikes but we certainly didn't invent it. Marzocchi was making motorcycles and moto suspension since 1949 and making an USD mountain bike fork was inspired by our passion from moto experience.
Marzocchiusa commented under mikelevy's blog ( Feb 15, 2012 at 9:38 )
quotes Marzocchi was one of the first companies to make a 40mm sized stanchion tube with our Monster T. With an open bath system, 40mm is a bit overkill for mountain bikes.
Marzocchiusa commented under mikelevy's blog ( Feb 15, 2012 at 9:36 )
quotes Actually Rob Rissenger first introduced an upside down single crown MTB fork in the 80's, its really not about being the first or copying one another. We've never claimed to make the first USD MTB fork.
Marzocchiusa commented under RichardCunningham's blog ( Feb 15, 2012 at 9:28 )
quotes Seriously?
Marzocchiusa commented under RichardCunningham's blog ( Feb 15, 2012 at 9:26 )
quotes We are working on it and thanks for the support.
Marzocchiusa commented under RichardCunningham's blog ( Feb 15, 2012 at 9:25 )
quotes Marzocchi is not switching to sealed cartridges and a completely sealed cartridge has many drawbacks to an open bath system. The RC3 dampers are a complete open bath system where oil continually cycles through the cartridge. Our new CR and LR dampers are described as a "Dynamic Bleed" system where oil is contained in a cartridge is allowed to circulate, this system removes the possibility of ever "blowing" a cartridge and losing the damping function.
Marzocchiusa commented under mikelevy's blog ( Feb 13, 2012 at 10:21 )
quotes Depending on the final design, USD forks can offer a lower unsprung weight allowing the wheel to react faster to bump forces. The main difference is in the overall design of the structure USD Vs RSD.
Marzocchiusa commented under mikelevy's blog ( Feb 13, 2012 at 10:17 )
quotes The new Shiver won't cost a ton, we are in one of the worst economic conditions since the "Great Depression" and bringing out an expensive fork won't do the sport any justice. Due to the high cost the carbon nano tubes are for testing and possible race application only.
Marzocchiusa commented under mikelevy's blog ( Feb 13, 2012 at 10:15 )
quotes We first saw nano-coated carbon fiber tubes a few years ago on some Moto GP Race bikes. The technology has been around for years but now the cost is coming in line with possible production application.
Marzocchiusa commented under mikelevy's blog ( Feb 13, 2012 at 10:12 )
quotes Actually the moto industry follows some of the ideas that the MTB world has proven such as the Showa USD moto fork on the Kawasaki 250, it has a single sided spring, external spring preload, single sided damper, just like most of the current MTB designs. Back in the day, all the people that started making MTB suspension were all ex moto people who fell in love with bikes (myself included).
Marzocchiusa commented under mikelevy's blog ( Feb 13, 2012 at 10:07 )
quotes Bringing the Shiver back is something we wanted to do a long time ago. USD designs offer a different feel than RSD designs and it some applications better suited for mountain biking than motocross. We just wanted to make sure its perfect in every sense before we pull the trigger on it.
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cougar797 wrote
Dec 19, 2011 at 8:51
Do you know anything about the rumor that Marzocchi MTB is being sold?

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cholthauss wrote
Aug 2, 2011 at 22:02
can you put the new adj knobs off the 888's on the older 09 model 888?

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Samtheman1 wrote
Jul 8, 2011 at 11:17
i have to say buying the 44 micro ti was a good decision cause that thing rocks and now im not bouncing around like my old marzocchi that had only preload that didn't really work, and all the adjustments are amazing, thanks for an amazing fork

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irishbiker10 wrote
Jun 28, 2011 at 11:02
ok thank you

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irishbiker10 wrote
Jun 28, 2011 at 10:05
well im not on the heavier side so i dont think i should add more oil but when it comes in the box is it already filled with oil or do you have to put the oil in yourself?

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irishbiker10 wrote
Jun 26, 2011 at 8:47
hi, im planning on getting the 2011 888 rcv fork and i want to ask 2 questions:

is the fork any good
and when it comes is it ready to put on the bike or do you have to put new oil in ect. ?

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done12341234 wrote
Jun 23, 2011 at 15:22
Hey, just come to say that my 09 888 are awesome! I dont see any problems at all! I second obee1 below me, you guys are handling the rage from the thread awesomely! Well done Smile

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obee1 wrote
Jun 22, 2011 at 19:29
i think your professional and patient responses to the product thread replies are deserving of pat on the back. my experience with the products- my family has owned more forks then i could count- has been good over the numerous years, and i have always been very happy with the service. the guys who have been at whistler crankworx have helped me more then once over the years, and were always very approachable.
cheers, keep up the good work.


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