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Ryan Cousineau
Guest
What gives with Marzocchi's aftermarket and OEM forks?
Now, I understand that the OEM forks are largely (exclusively?) made in Taiwan, but there are also
some odd spec differences.
The DJ II OEM seems slightly better than the DJ II aftermarket: the OEM specs the QR20 axle,
otherwise they're seemingly identical.
But now look at the 888R, where the OEM fork is 170mm travel versus 200mm travel on the aftermarket.
Holy hardtails, where'd the extra inch go?
Oddly enough, the same thing seems to happen in reverse on some forks: the Dirt Jumper III lists
130mm on the OEM, and 110mm of travel on the aftermarket, but both can be adjusted with a travel kit
to the other length.
So, is there a story here? Is this just a colossal rip-off of people buying Marzocchi-equipped new
bikes? Do other makers pull similar stunts? Are the Taiwanese-made forks inscrutable, and not to
be trusted?
Trying to scrut an answer....
Do your own comparisons. OEM:
http://marzocchi.com/template/listSPAForks.asp?IDFolder=113&LN=UK&Sito=mt b&OEM=1
Aftermarket: http://www.marzocchi.com/template/listSPAForks.asp?IDFolder=113&LN=UK&IDA nno=2456#
Brand M actually makes more OEM fork models than aftermarket, including some interesting OEM-
only bits like 29" Marathon and MX Comp forks. Plus, they have two shocks (the TXC line) that
are OEM-only.
Share & Enjoy,
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Ryan Cousineau, [email protected] http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club
Now, I understand that the OEM forks are largely (exclusively?) made in Taiwan, but there are also
some odd spec differences.
The DJ II OEM seems slightly better than the DJ II aftermarket: the OEM specs the QR20 axle,
otherwise they're seemingly identical.
But now look at the 888R, where the OEM fork is 170mm travel versus 200mm travel on the aftermarket.
Holy hardtails, where'd the extra inch go?
Oddly enough, the same thing seems to happen in reverse on some forks: the Dirt Jumper III lists
130mm on the OEM, and 110mm of travel on the aftermarket, but both can be adjusted with a travel kit
to the other length.
So, is there a story here? Is this just a colossal rip-off of people buying Marzocchi-equipped new
bikes? Do other makers pull similar stunts? Are the Taiwanese-made forks inscrutable, and not to
be trusted?
Trying to scrut an answer....
Do your own comparisons. OEM:
http://marzocchi.com/template/listSPAForks.asp?IDFolder=113&LN=UK&Sito=mt b&OEM=1
Aftermarket: http://www.marzocchi.com/template/listSPAForks.asp?IDFolder=113&LN=UK&IDA nno=2456#
Brand M actually makes more OEM fork models than aftermarket, including some interesting OEM-
only bits like 29" Marathon and MX Comp forks. Plus, they have two shocks (the TXC line) that
are OEM-only.
Share & Enjoy,
--
Ryan Cousineau, [email protected] http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club