Originally Posted by
jimc101
The fork is a Marzocchi XC500, from the early '90; thinking 1993-95; they were outclassed by Rock Shox and Manitou at the time, they were discontinued when the Bombers came out in 95/96ish, and unless you like un-servicable flexy forks, would disgard them.
for the parts on the frame, the chainrings look a little sharp, and there is only half a rear mech, from the look of what you have, it's a money pit, not much to be salvaged, maybe the crank arms, and the brakes, not much else.
I doubt Manitou's elastomer offerings outclassed the XC500. I had a friend who were very unlucky with the reliabilty and durabilty of his XC500. My later XC700s and DH3 proofed to be satisfactory, but I didn't make a real lot miles with them. My favourite fork in the mid 90s was the RondWP Hydro Pro. Never had the chance to try a Pace.