After having gone through a Jr. T and a Dirt Jumper, I've ended up with a
Marzocchi Z2 X-Fly on my XC bike because they don't make forks as
light/cheap as these anymore. Plus, 5-year-old forks are around $500
cheaper than a new Marathon
Everything works nicely, plus I get to polish up the shiny bits for some
superduper-bling!
Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote:
> After having gone through a Jr. T and a Dirt Jumper, I've ended up
> with a Marzocchi Z2 X-Fly on my XC bike because they don't make forks
> as light/cheap as these anymore. Plus, 5-year-old forks are around
> $500 cheaper than a new Marathon
>
> Everything works nicely, plus I get to polish up the shiny bits for
> some superduper-bling!
After re-reading that, I made it seem like I had the Jr. T and the DJ on the
XC bike before the X-Fly. They weren't...
Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote:
> After having gone through a Jr. T and a Dirt Jumper, I've ended up
> with a Marzocchi Z2 X-Fly on my XC bike because they don't make forks
> as light/cheap as these anymore. Plus, 5-year-old forks are around
> $500 cheaper than a new Marathon
>
> Everything works nicely, plus I get to polish up the shiny bits for
> some superduper-bling!
After re-reading that, I made it seem like I had the Jr. T and the DJ on the
XC bike before the X-Fly. They weren't...
Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote:
> Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote:
> > After having gone through a Jr. T and a Dirt Jumper, I've ended up
> > with a Marzocchi Z2 X-Fly on my XC bike because they don't make forks
> > as light/cheap as these anymore. Plus, 5-year-old forks are around
> > $500 cheaper than a new Marathon
> >
> > Everything works nicely, plus I get to polish up the shiny bits for
> > some superduper-bling!
>
> After re-reading that, I made it seem like I had the Jr. T and the DJ on the
> XC bike before the X-Fly. They weren't...
>
> --
> Phil, Squid-in-Training
My old Z1s are going on the new XC frame because i cant afford any new
ones at the moment Plus you cant beat the plush buttery coil-oil
feel.
"Phil, Squid-in-Training" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote:
>> After having gone through a Jr. T and a Dirt Jumper, I've ended up
>> with a Marzocchi Z2 X-Fly on my XC bike because they don't make forks
>> as light/cheap as these anymore. Plus, 5-year-old forks are around
>> $500 cheaper than a new Marathon
>>
>> Everything works nicely, plus I get to polish up the shiny bits for
>> some superduper-bling!
>
> After re-reading that, I made it seem like I had the Jr. T and the DJ on
> the
> XC bike before the X-Fly. They weren't...
>
> --
> Phil, Squid-in-Training
>
>
>
Glad you cleared that up. I was getting worried about the "right" coast
there for a second.
"Phil, Squid-in-Training" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote:
>> After having gone through a Jr. T and a Dirt Jumper, I've ended up
>> with a Marzocchi Z2 X-Fly on my XC bike because they don't make forks
>> as light/cheap as these anymore. Plus, 5-year-old forks are around
>> $500 cheaper than a new Marathon
>>
>> Everything works nicely, plus I get to polish up the shiny bits for
>> some superduper-bling!
>
> After re-reading that, I made it seem like I had the Jr. T and the DJ on
> the
> XC bike before the X-Fly. They weren't...
>
> --
> Phil, Squid-in-Training
>
>
>
Glad you cleared that up. I was getting worried about the "right" coast
there for a second.
"Phil, Squid-in-Training" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:kie9f.6771$mV4.4424@dukeread02...
> Phil, Squid-in-Training wrote:
>> After having gone through a Jr. T and a Dirt Jumper, I've ended up
>> with a Marzocchi Z2 X-Fly on my XC bike because they don't make forks
>> as light/cheap as these anymore. Plus, 5-year-old forks are around
>> $500 cheaper than a new Marathon
>>
>> Everything works nicely, plus I get to polish up the shiny bits for
>> some superduper-bling!
>
> After re-reading that, I made it seem like I had the Jr. T and the DJ on
> the
> XC bike before the X-Fly. They weren't...
>
> --
> Phil, Squid-in-Training
>
>
>
Glad you cleared that up. I was getting worried about the "right" coast
there for a second.
