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02-25-09, 04:00 PM
Okay...the rumors seem to be true about new/cheap Marzocchi stuff so far.
My new R cartridge has intermittent damping. When I climb a long smooth hill, I have to cycle the fork for about 20-30sec before it damps. Otherwise it's a pogo stick. (up AND down) No compression either.
I called Marz again and they said they'd gladly send me a new R cartridge. I took the bait for a while, but then went for another ride. I called them back and asked if I could do a fork credit / trade up to a 4x or DJ1 (though I didn't want to go all the way back down to 4") The guy said that he was running the R cartridge for a while and it started acting up, so he had the tech's drill it out to simulate an open bath which worked for a while...but it all when to crap eventually. He put in a 2009 TST cartridge on his. I said "But the TST's have such a bad rap...I don't know if I want to do that." He told me that the 2009 is a completely different cartridge b/c of all the crap they had to deal with for the 2008 model. He said the TST runs $130 but he'd give me factory cost at $65, so I decided to do that. I will say that if I can get this damping issue straightened out...this fork is still heaven. When it damps...it RAWKS. It's sooo smooth and perfect...except when it's not perfect :lol:
I'm disappointed, but we'll give the TST a try. If it doesn't work out...I'm looking toward a different domain.
I know sometimes they tell you what they think you want to hear, but the dude seemed fairly genuine about his sour opinion toward the 2008 R cartridge and TST. He's actually running the same cartridge that he'll be sending me.
I'm optimistic still.
Why me? I should have just pissed my wife off and spent the $450 on the 2007 Z1 Bomber. Her happiness means the world to me though.:love:
My new R cartridge has intermittent damping. When I climb a long smooth hill, I have to cycle the fork for about 20-30sec before it damps. Otherwise it's a pogo stick. (up AND down) No compression either.
I called Marz again and they said they'd gladly send me a new R cartridge. I took the bait for a while, but then went for another ride. I called them back and asked if I could do a fork credit / trade up to a 4x or DJ1 (though I didn't want to go all the way back down to 4") The guy said that he was running the R cartridge for a while and it started acting up, so he had the tech's drill it out to simulate an open bath which worked for a while...but it all when to crap eventually. He put in a 2009 TST cartridge on his. I said "But the TST's have such a bad rap...I don't know if I want to do that." He told me that the 2009 is a completely different cartridge b/c of all the crap they had to deal with for the 2008 model. He said the TST runs $130 but he'd give me factory cost at $65, so I decided to do that. I will say that if I can get this damping issue straightened out...this fork is still heaven. When it damps...it RAWKS. It's sooo smooth and perfect...except when it's not perfect :lol:
I'm disappointed, but we'll give the TST a try. If it doesn't work out...I'm looking toward a different domain.
I know sometimes they tell you what they think you want to hear, but the dude seemed fairly genuine about his sour opinion toward the 2008 R cartridge and TST. He's actually running the same cartridge that he'll be sending me.
I'm optimistic still.
Why me? I should have just pissed my wife off and spent the $450 on the 2007 Z1 Bomber. Her happiness means the world to me though.:love: