Yeah me . It is the lowest end fork Marzocchi makes. But it still marzocchi tough. I am 6'5 and 250 and have no real issues. I do aggro xc to light freeriding (4 ft to flats as of yet). If you are worried about breakage I wouldn't be.

For 1000 american (1500 cdn) you can really get any bike you want in a ht class. Since I haven't really ridden a lot of xc bikes I can't give a solid recommendation. I never feel safe or solid on that geometry