Mountain Biking - z1 fr vs. sherman firefly

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LilRootRx7
02-08-04, 05:54 PM
hey im looking to buy a new fork and cant decide between the marzocchi z1 fr eta or the new manitou sherman firefly. anyone got any advice or info?

Dannihilator
02-08-04, 06:10 PM
Z1 Freeride.
dirtbikedude
02-08-04, 06:17 PM
I'll second that motion. Z1

a2psyklnut
02-08-04, 06:54 PM
My buddy's been riding the Sherman for about 6 months now and really likes his. My preference is my Z1. Over the years, I've had forks from both companies, and have had better luck with Marzocchi, but would much rather have a Manitou over a Rock Shox.

L8R
Jim311
02-08-04, 07:46 PM
Klein sent me a picture of some kid with the skewer from his Z1 stuck through his face!


:eek:
a2psyklnut
02-08-04, 07:48 PM
You can't be posting stuff like that without showing us the pic! Shame on You!

L8R
bigchina
02-08-04, 08:46 PM
nasty.. gotta see that
Jim311
02-08-04, 11:00 PM
It was on pinkbike, I'll look for it.
Jim311
02-08-04, 11:01 PM
Picture kinda sucks, but the caption esplains it.


http://www.pinkbike.com/modules/photo/?op=view&image=153206
bigchina
02-08-04, 11:23 PM
thats the pic?? wow, thats disappointing. hold on...is it the one that looks like he's holding the wheel up to his face? i might be lookin at the wrong thing
Maelstrom
02-09-04, 09:56 AM
A lot of people think that photo is fake.

For the sake of the fork I would grab the Z1...however my next fork will be the firefly. I really want to put on to work and the adjustable travel (which can now be used for aggresive riding) would suit my ht much better than the z1. Hopefully the damping is up the par because my Z1 is wicked :)
Jim311
02-09-04, 08:32 PM
Yeah, I wasn't really convinced by the photo myself. But you never know with those pinkbike chumps. They naysay anything they can find and are notorious for second guessing and overexaggerating.