Ok, so i have been using these forks on my custom DMR sidekick for about half a year now and have decided to write a review because i am very impressed with the performance.
These Dirt Jumper forks are heavy, there is no doubt about that. But there is so much reason for them to be heavy and it is no great sacrafise. The DJ (DirtJumper) is one of the first true Dirtjumping forks designed to actually take some real abuse. The stantions are steel, no more lightweight flimsy alluminum, this creates stronger stantions so that less Marzocchi DJ forks get them broken. The steerertube remains steel like it always has been but the steerer tube is reinforced for roughly the bottom 3-4 inches with a thick steel insert, this makes for less, or no Marzocchi DJ forks having the steerertube snap, which as you may know, can be deadly. If you have broken alot of forks then the DJ may be a solution, giving you more durablity, the cost is going to be in the weight department, and the money that you have to pay out for them is soon seen back with the longlife of the forks.
The only adjustment on the DJ3 is the air preload which allows for a wide range of preload adjustment. Also the air preload will allow for a increasing spring rate which will make it harder to bottom out the fork, while still getting the proper sag set-up. Personally i ride with little or no air in the fork when im riding street, and fill it up a little harder when i take to the jumps.
Other than preloader there is no adjustments on the fork. There are methods of playing with the oil thickness and oil levels which can change the feel of the fork big time! And does the same if not more than the external that you find on other forks.
If you are on a budget the DJ3 is the strongest low price fork avalible. You could also look for a 2003 Marzocchi DJ fork which will be significantly lighter (roughly 2.5 lbs.) because of alloy stantions, and a non-reinforced steerertube, but as I have said in the review, be prepared for a loss of strength and if your a rough rider, a snapped or damaged fork!
Since the DJ forks are dirtjump forks, they don't work that well out of the box as a trail fork. First recomendation is to flush out the stock oil, and replace it with lighter oil. This will speed up the rebound damping and in turn gets rid of the knocking sound the fork produces.
Im not going to go into detail on the looks of this fork, it simply looks menacing and amazing on a smaller frame.
Bottom line the DJ3 is a sweet fork for riding dirt jumps, as the name states but taking it on trials can be less exciting, i would reccoment the fork to a budget dirt jumper.
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