Marzocchi 08 66 RC3 problem

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Marzocchi 08 66 RC3 problem
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flag transitionrider66
Posted: Aug 23, 2009 at 19:12 Quote
Got my forks back from warrenty and then went to whistler they put resin(spelling)in the crowns but the noise was still there. Im sending them back though, they said they are going to try some bonding thing this time. I dont get why they dont just replace my crown and sterrer tube asembly GRRRMadder
flag jbeezee
Posted: Aug 23, 2009 at 19:52 Quote
http://www.tenneco.com/News/Archive/367/ They just don't make em' like they used to. I'm sticking to other suspension manufacturers until Marzocchi gets their act together.
flag nail2529
Posted: Aug 26, 2009 at 10:22 Quote
just reading up about the new 2010 55 an 66 range and thought i would shear with every one


http://www.bikemagic.com/news/article/mps/uan/7168

http://ibikeride.com/marzocchi-55-rc3-ti-and-66-rc3-ti-the-all-mountain-and-freeride-forks.html

i can find two thing wrong with these all ready price and whight for example


Rock Shox Totem Solo Air...: 2009 2676 g (5.9 lbs) £839.99
Rock Shox Totem Solo Air...: 2010 £809.99

Rock Shox Totem Coil.......: 2009 2857 g (6.3 lbs) £700.00
Rock Shox Totem Coil.......: 2010 £764.99

Rock Shox Boxxer World Cup.: 2009 2766g (6.1l lbs) £834.32
Rock Shox Boxxer World Cup.: 2010 2694g (6.57 lbs) £1149.99

Marzocchi’s 66 RC3.........: 2009 ( 7 lbs) £559.00
Marzocchi’s 66 ATA.........: 2009 (6.25 lbs) £615.00
Marzocchi’s 66 RC3 Ti......: 2010 2760g (6.1 lbs) £999.95

can you see where im going here its the same with fox forks as well in most cases it cheaper better and lighter

it may just be me but i dont think i will be buying a Marzocchi after my 2008 66 finaly dies


p.s. most price and wight's found on chain reactions
flag thrice
Posted: Aug 26, 2009 at 10:43 Quote
nail2529 wrote:
just reading up about the new 2010 55 an 66 range and thought i would shear with every one

i can find two thing wrong with these all ready price and whight for example


Rock Shox Totem Solo Air...: 2009 2676 g (5.9 lbs) £839.99
Rock Shox Totem Solo Air...: 2010 £809.99

Rock Shox Totem Coil.......: 2009 2857 g (6.3 lbs) £700.00
Rock Shox Totem Coil.......: 2010 £764.99

Rock Shox Boxxer World Cup.: 2009 2766g (6.1l lbs) £834.32
Rock Shox Boxxer World Cup.: 2010 2694g (6.57 lbs) £1149.99

Marzocchi’s 66 RC3.........: 2009 ( 7 lbs) £559.00
Marzocchi’s 66 ATA.........: 2009 (6.25 lbs) £615.00
Marzocchi’s 66 RC3 Ti......: 2010 2760g (6.1 lbs) £999.95

can you see where im going here its the same with fox forks as well in most cases it cheaper better and lighter

it may just be me but i dont think i will be buying a Marzocchi after my 2008 66 finaly dies


p.s. most price and wight's found on chain reactions

I dont see where you are going.

66 ATA compares to Totem Solo Air. The totem is lighter, but more expensive.

66 RC3 compares to Totem Coil. The totem again is lighter, but more expensive.

Can you clarify your point?
flag nail2529
Posted: Aug 26, 2009 at 12:10 Quote
thrice wrote:
nail2529 wrote:
just reading up about the new 2010 55 an 66 range and thought i would shear with every one

i can find two thing wrong with these all ready price and whight for example


Rock Shox Totem Solo Air...: 2009 2676 g (5.9 lbs) £839.99
Rock Shox Totem Solo Air...: 2010 £809.99

Rock Shox Totem Coil.......: 2009 2857 g (6.3 lbs) £700.00
Rock Shox Totem Coil.......: 2010 £764.99

Rock Shox Boxxer World Cup.: 2009 2766g (6.1l lbs) £834.32
Rock Shox Boxxer World Cup.: 2010 2694g (6.57 lbs) £1149.99

Marzocchi’s 66 RC3.........: 2009 ( 7 lbs) £559.00
Marzocchi’s 66 ATA.........: 2009 (6.25 lbs) £615.00
Marzocchi’s 66 RC3 Ti......: 2010 2760g (6.1 lbs) £999.95

can you see where im going here its the same with fox forks as well in most cases it cheaper better and lighter

it may just be me but i dont think i will be buying a Marzocchi after my 2008 66 finaly dies


p.s. most price and wight's found on chain reactions

I dont see where you are going.

66 ATA compares to Totem Solo Air. The totem is lighter, but more expensive.

66 RC3 compares to Totem Coil. The totem again is lighter, but more expensive.

Can you clarify your point?


sorry im just read what i have put i have found it is very miss leading. i was on about the 2010 expected range prices and then compered to the preverse years wights on all the forks for example the new 66 ti is like same wight as a top of the range tripale clamp fork (ok so it is solo air ) and allmost the same price i cant understand y there still so heavy and with haveing a ti sping in them

like the 66 ti is only 90 grams lighter than a 2009 Totem Coil and it 300 pound more same with the Rock Shox Boxxer Team Forks 2010 thay are only 2980g (6.57 lbs)220 grams more and only £899.99 for a tripple clamp

one of there main selling point for the new 2010 66 is it being light (ok getting rid of 0.9lbs is good) but from what i can see there are a lot lighter forks out there (that dont have ti springs in yet) that will do the job just as well and even in some cases a lot better for the same price or close


its prob me just being bitchy as i am very f**ked off with Marzocchi at the mo but i hope this clears it up a bit
flag thrice
Posted: Aug 26, 2009 at 13:41 Quote
nail2529 wrote:
thrice wrote:
nail2529 wrote:
just reading up about the new 2010 55 an 66 range and thought i would shear with every one

i can find two thing wrong with these all ready price and whight for example...

p.s. most price and wight's found on chain reactions

I dont see where you are going.

66 ATA compares to Totem Solo Air. The totem is lighter, but more expensive.

66 RC3 compares to Totem Coil. The totem again is lighter, but more expensive.

Can you clarify your point?


sorry im just read what i have put i have found it is very miss leading. i was on about the 2010 expected range prices and then compered to the preverse years wights on all the forks for example the new 66 ti is like same wight as a top of the range tripale clamp fork (ok so it is solo air ) and allmost the same price i cant understand y there still so heavy and with haveing a ti sping in them

like the 66 ti is only 90 grams lighter than a 2009 Totem Coil and it 300 pound more same with the Rock Shox Boxxer Team Forks 2010 thay are only 2980g (6.57 lbs)220 grams more and only £899.99 for a tripple clamp

one of there main selling point for the new 2010 66 is it being light (ok getting rid of 0.9lbs is good) but from what i can see there are a lot lighter forks out there (that dont have ti springs in yet) that will do the job just as well and even in some cases a lot better for the same price or close


its prob me just being bitchy as i am very f**ked off with Marzocchi at the mo but i hope this clears it up a bit

That made more sense. I see what you are saying now. I wouldn´t mind if their reliability was as good as it was in 2007. I haven´t bought a new fork since I prefer Marzocchi but their stuff has been terrible according to reviews and the forums. I was kind of hoping their 2010 stuff was better. And yeah, they had always been a bit more heavy than other brands, but more dependable. I hope they live up to that again sometime soon.
flag norcorampage07
Posted: Aug 27, 2009 at 9:46 Quote
i just got my fork back from warranty and i got new lowers and new steertube and was only gone for just over 2 weeks
flag transitionrider66
Posted: Aug 27, 2009 at 10:29 Quote
is it cracking still or no?
norcorampage07 wrote:
i just got my fork back from warranty and i got new lowers and new steertube and was only gone for just over 2 weeks
flag norcorampage07
Posted: Aug 27, 2009 at 21:48 Quote
transitionrider66 wrote:
is it cracking still or no?
norcorampage07 wrote:
i just got my fork back from warranty and i got new lowers and new steertube and was only gone for just over 2 weeks
i havent ridden it yet because i broke my wrist but i cant hear anything just by lifting the front end up and dropping it so its better then before
flag robecamp
Posted: Oct 31, 2009 at 1:45 Quote
my 2008 marzocchi 66 rcv blew up on a mini jump and my mate does that jump on a 07 giant rincon and i have a 08 commencal furious

go figure???
flag twinbiker11
Posted: Nov 15, 2009 at 14:57 Quote
norcorampage07 wrote:
transitionrider66 wrote:
is it cracking still or no?
norcorampage07 wrote:
i just got my fork back from warranty and i got new lowers and new steertube and was only gone for just over 2 weeks
i havent ridden it yet because i broke my wrist but i cant hear anything just by lifting the front end up and dropping it so its better then before

do you still hqvethe creaking noise?
flag norcorampage07
Posted: Nov 15, 2009 at 15:11 Quote
twinbiker11 wrote:
norcorampage07 wrote:
transitionrider66 wrote:
is it cracking still or no?
i havent ridden it yet because i broke my wrist but i cant hear anything just by lifting the front end up and dropping it so its better then before

do you still hqvethe creaking noise?
no the fork is like new no sounds or creaking
flag schiz
Posted: Nov 15, 2009 at 17:53 Quote
now when you warentee your fork for creaking, marzocchi is installing the nickel plated stanctions... i think they are doing this because when you plate something, you are adding a small layer of material onto the stanction (making a tighter fit)... the whole reason your forks creak is because of the fit between the bushings and the stanctionand stanction to crown...

after my second warentee, marzocchi gave me 2010 nickel stanctions and 2010 internals like bushings, springs, dust seals and oil... no problems with it thus far and i have tried very hard to make these forks creak... even with doing endos there have been absolutely no sounds

as far as i know... its the only rc3 with nickel stanctions in london... (which is sic!!!)
flag freeride707
Posted: Nov 15, 2009 at 18:21 Quote
hhmmmm nickel stancions would be nice maybe ill send mine in sooner than later mine are creaking but not bad is more of a brokenparts floating around inside the fork sound
how do you go about sending the forks back for warranty work? just send em in or is there paperwork to be done?
flag schiz
Posted: Nov 16, 2009 at 7:59 Quote
freeride707 wrote:
hhmmmm nickel stancions would be nice maybe ill send mine in sooner than later mine are creaking but not bad is more of a brokenparts floating around inside the fork sound
how do you go about sending the forks back for warranty work? just send em in or is there paperwork to be done?

box the fork up, put marzocchi's address on it and thats it... i didn't include any paperwork with my fork... if they need paperwork i said that i would fax it to them

 


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