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At the moment my Marin Rock Ridge is sporting a fine set of Marzocchi MX Comp ETA forks and this is a great fork, l would recommend this product to anyone that really enjoys trails. It soaks up every bump that I throw in front of it and after ridding with it a while you kind of even forget ... Read review
Advantages: Home servicing, adjustable looks Disadvantages: Price
...sporting a fine set of Marzocchi MX Comp ETA forks and this is a great fork, l would recommend this product to anyone that really enjoys trails. It soaks up every bump that I throw in front of it and after ridding with it a while you kind of even forget that they are there.
Also if the way most roads are at the moment it is nice to go over a pot hole and not get stress fractures up your arms when commuting.
And the look the absolute ... ...gold inner legs
The fork it self has got one of the legs that has a spring which I have had to buy firmer (due to weighing 160lbs) a very easy job for anyone who does there own servicing.
And it second leg has a gas cylinder or as they call it the ETA system.
I must admit when I first saw it I thought it was a total gimmick but after ridding and actually using I find that it is fantastic the way you can change the stiffness ... more
I have had a few mountain bikes in the past which I have always enjoyed from cycling cross country through to commuting to even very bad urban ie jumps hops or in my case going very red as I have fallen of again.
At the moment my Marin Rock Ridge is sporting a fine set of Marzocchi MX Comp ETA forks and this is a great fork, l would recommend this product to anyone that really enjoys trails. It soaks up every bump that I throw in front of it and after ridding with it a while you kind of even forget that they are there. Also if the way most roads are at the moment it is nice to go over a pot hole and not get stress fractures up your arms when commuting. And the look the absolute business reminding me of a set of Ohlins with there gold inner legs
The fork it self has got one of the legs that has a spring which I have had to buy firmer (due to weighing 160lbs) a very easy job for anyone who does there own servicing. And it second leg has a gas cylinder or as they call it the ETA system. I must admit when I first saw it I thought it was a total gimmick but after ridding and actually using I find that it is fantastic the way you can change the stiffness of the fork by simply adding or removing a bit of air instead of having to by some new for oil or changing the springs. There is also a dampener on the forks and to be honest I have never used it so couldn't really comment on it.
I have got disk brakes on mine but I have seen some with V brakes. But there are no brackets to fit V's on mine so if you are going to fit V's I would research this and make sure that they are compatible.
Fork Specs
TARGET WEIGHT (without steer tube) Travel 105mm: 1795 g.
Travel 120mm: 1825 g.
DAMPING SYSTEM Dual SSVF Floating Valve Design
ADJUSTABILITY PL/R/ETA External Air Preload w/o Adapter Single External Rebound
Adjuster ETA (Top) SPRING TYPE One side: Air One side: Coil Spring TRAVEL 105mm, 120mm
STANCHIONS (inner legs) Ø 30mm Alloy
STEER TUBE Steel
DISC BRAKE MOUNT INTL STD DROP-OUT TYPE Standard
I use this fork daily comuting to work and cycling through Richmond park twice a day is a pleasure.
The cost of it is not cheap around £300 recommended but you can pick them up for a bout the 250 mark.
If you are after a great easily to maintain good looking fork that wont let you down and is fully adjustable go for it. I wouldn't change mine
