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
How helpful would this review be to a person making a buying decision? Rating guidelines
very helpful by (44%):
helpful by (56%):
