Chris Phillipo wrote:
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[email protected] says...
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>>Jonathan Bond wrote:
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>>>Compared to this year's? I was going to get a marathon SL, now I'm thinking maybe get a Marathon
>>>100 from last year.... its like $125 less (already discounted on both counts).
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Jon Bond
>>>
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>>I am calling Marzocchi and asking for a refund/replacement on Monday for not one but two 2002
>>Marathons. The negative air chamber fills with oil and causes the fork to pack down. I have sent
>>both forks back to Marzocchi twice to have the problem fixed, and now each fork is exhibiting the
>>same symptoms a third time. Three strikes, they're out.
>>
>>Fox 100 rl.
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> Although I've never experienced this I would say that the positive air chamber leaks and the fork
> drops down, in this position the negative chamber will fill with oil and come out of the valve
> hole, it does that even if it's working properly and you let all the air out of the main chamber.
> I'm not a big fan of any fork that uses air to support both ends for this reason, when things go
> wrong with them they go really wrong.
>
guess I'll go with the new one then. I get really nice treatment because of the sponsorship gig, so
if anything goes wrong, its not a problem
Jon Bond