Mountain Biking - NEW FORK NEW FORK yaaayayayayayay!

Got my new fork yesterday. Its all good in the hood now. Has anyone had any experience with marzocchi forks like this one? Theres about 3 air intakes and a rebound adjuster, and like a + and a - on the lockout adjuster. does anyone know the best combination for psi in each of these intakes. 2 on the left, 1 on the right.
This bike used to be a blue and silver trek 4300 last year btw. Its changed a lot :p
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Nice, looks really good on that bike. How's the handling?

havnt had a chance to test it out :p snow everywhere. when i sit on it, it feels a lot better. the frame geometry wasnt made for my old fork. plus i got a ton of travel now! teh hawtness

Whoa, too many issues to list with that bike.

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Whoa, too many issues to list with that bike.

I find the bike rather charming, in a way. I do hope it's an elaborate joke, though, put on by someone with a bunch of spare parts.

issues

For starters.. that seat looks like a lethal weapon the way its mounted. Plus.. too much red imo.

That looks really raked out.

I hope your tall

Sheep in wolf's clothing.

looks like Too much fork to me....i would be skeeerd to death of flat landing a larger drop,it looks like that fork and headtube would pop right off the frame.

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frame too big
fork too tall
stem too long
seat too low
seatpost too backwards

Ummh, is the bike too big or too small? The seat slammed all the way forward tells me the frame is too big, but your have like a 110-120mm stem on there which would tell me the frame is a little small.

Real long arms, real short legs?

Don't mean to be a party pooper, but I am pretty sure that you are running too much travel in the front for that frame.

I like the red, however.

uhhhhm. i keep my seat back like that because its more like a bmx bike for me then. if i keep it tilted level then i just slid forward and it knocks around my goodies. the seat itself is not raised because i cant stand landing a jump and hitting my ass on the seat. frames not to big? how can you tell the size comparison to me. im not even next to it. i took the fork to the lbs for them to install and they said that height and stuff would be best for the geometry of it as far as the headtube and handle bars. this bike was originally a trek 4300 so obviously everythings not gonna work out like the stem and such but its a work in progress. im 16 and i make my only money selling things on ebay. one thing a time. thanks for the criticism though, it informs me. thank you

Once again, I hate to rain on your parade, but...

I'm pretty sure I work for the company you bought that frame from and I'm telling you, you probably should return that fork and get one with less travel. There is a good chance the frame will fail.

My duty is done.

What a horrendous bike.

That's...............red.................really red.

i got it from jenson usa. and if it fails then i learned a lesson. i dont have the money to return it, or the patience now. i took these photos for insurance too. so. well. lol i guess thats that. thanks for the comments everyone

Whoa, too many issues to list with that bike.


What a horrendous bike.

Kindly shut up and let the OP enjoy his bike.

I'm pretty sure we have some other more appropriate forks in stock that you could exchange that one for. Trust me, you do not want the head tube to snap off while you are riding.

Duty dually done.

I think the seat makes the pic look weird... I think that's just a 5 inch travel fork, which may be ok on there for a while.. I'd just ride it.

Real long arms, real short legs?

OKay, that wouldn't explain why he has his seat slammed forward. One would (generally) slam a seat forward like that to make a large bike w/ a long top tube, feel smaller. But the the long stem contradicts it...

uhhhhm. i keep my seat back like that because its more like a bmx bike for me then. if i keep it tilted level then i just slid forward and it knocks around my goodies. the seat itself is not raised because i cant stand landing a jump and hitting my ass on the seat. frames not to big? how can you tell the size comparison to me. im not even next to it. i took the fork to the lbs for them to install and they said that height and stuff would be best for the geometry of it as far as the headtube and handle bars. this bike was originally a trek 4300 so obviously everythings not gonna work out like the stem and such but its a work in progress. im 16 and i make my only money selling things on ebay. one thing a time. thanks for the criticism though, it informs me. thank you

Did you miss gastro's comment that your seatpost is backwards?

And you can generally get spare/take-off stems cheap from your LBS...get something shorter, install your seatpost properly and slide your seat back a bit...especially if you like to ride it like a "bmx bike".

too much red imo.
It's a good Polish bike. :D

thanks for noticing that the seatpost was backword. fine details. and my lbs doesnt give anything out for free, and id feel pretty stupid asking for a free stem. ill get a new one with time.

thanks for noticing that the seatpost was backword. fine details. and my lbs doesnt give anything out for free, and id feel pretty stupid asking for a free stem. ill get a new one with time.

I didn't say anything about free...I said cheap. Go ask them if they have any spare 50mm-ish stems. I can usually get leftovers from my LBS for around $10. Sometimes I'll get a few different sizes initially to figure out what works best on the bike...my LBS is great, they'll give me all the sizes I want to try then I give back the ones I don't want and pay for the one I want to keep.

My eye's hurt.

But... I thought he said he was comfortable with the way he rides the bike? Why should he change it if he likes it? Not everyone is the same - people have different preferences.

thats... so pretty *drools* hey ill trade you my pike for that =P

... the frame geometry wasnt made for my old fork. plus i got a ton of travel now! teh hawtness

No problem with tons of red. Don't listen to the MTB fashion queens.

It does appear however that the geometry was designed for this fork . I'd be concerned that the slackness of that head tube (combined with rear wheel compression) has dire implications for the super dirt jumping that I suspect you bought that fork for. That slackness is fine for a downhill bike where the fork is well aligned to soak up punishment coming at you. But coming down off a jump ... I think your head tube is in real jeopardy of snapping.

He likes the bike, it looks cool, like the red and black,
Is it powder coat, paint, or Annodized?
doesnt even look like a trek anymore LOL

im pretty sure the frame isnt annodized or powder coat as if you take a dull knife to it, it will scratch the paint of very easily. thats the only problem ive had with the frame, is that if i rub up against a sharp rock, it scratches some of the paint off. doesnt bother me that much though

He likes the bike, it looks cool, like the red and black,
Is it powder coat, paint, or Annodized?
doesnt even look like a trek anymore LOL

That's because it's not a Trek anymore.

^^true,

hey man, just comping. the guys bike


You should look into a red anodize or something, red anno looks sweet (but expensive) lol.

It does appear however that the geometry was not designed for this fork .

fixed

Why does a trek bike say Jamis on it?

cuz it has a new frame.

Wow...........just wow.........

looking at the pics. the only thing thats still stock is.
the seat itself
rims, spokes, hubs
break/ shifter levers
chain
1 fork spacer.

everything else is new.
i can almost remake the 4300 :p

break
Yes, it very well may.

Yeah... you laugh at me. How do you base what you call the bike if you're changing frames? I thought, generally, you call the bike a "Trek" 'cause it has a "Trek" frame. Maybe that is ridiculous.

"that looks like a flying tampon" - anonymous viewer next to me

(LOL)

so you kept one of those really uncomfortable bontranger seats??? and you put a used chain on it


Yeah... you laugh at me. How do you base what you call the bike if you're changing frames? I thought, generally, you call the bike a "Trek" 'cause it has a "Trek" frame. Maybe that is ridiculous.
If you put enough bontranger junk on any bike it becomes a Trek.

i thought i had legalize and dirt pedaler on my ignore list. wtf?

i took the fork to the lbs for them to install and they said that height and stuff would be best for the geometry of it as far as the headtube and handle bars.


my lbs doesnt give anything out for free, and id feel pretty stupid asking for a free stem. .



May be time for a new LBS I think.....

i thought i had legalize and dirt pedaler on my ignore list. wtf?

you just broke the golden rule of ignore lists.

crap I have foo rat times 3 on my ignore list.. the pleasures of a new name

Why does a Trek say Jamis on i?


cuz it has a new frame.

This hatchet is the most durable tool I've ever owned. I must have had it for 30 years! Of course, I've replaced the head twice and the handle three times, but what a long-lasting hatchet!

;)

Actually, I think the bike is cool-looking. I wouldn't want mine to look like that, but you obviously do, and I say more power to you.

That head tube breaking thing sounds scary though.

Enjoy it, but be safe.

:)

The color scheme is great! Of course I have a green bike, red grips, redwall tire on the front normal on the back, and a white fork... a pretty bike would be fun, but I don't usually pay attention to the colors of my bike as I'm riding.