PRESS RELEASE: MarzocchiMarzocchi has released a new Bomber DJ fork today. The fork features 100mm of travel and is designed around the same 36mm chassis as the Z1 but in a 26" wheel configuration.
The fork utilizes a 20mmx110mm axle designed for maximum stiffness and compatibility with existing DJ and DH front hub spacing standards. For those running 15x100mm front spacing, there is a hub conversion kit available ($60 USD). The same GRIP damper found in Marzocchi's Z1 and 58 is also used in the DJ. The GRIP damper is paired with an EVOL air spring to allow precise tuning of sag and end stroke.
The fork is available in gloss red or matte black and sells for $699 USD.
Bomber DJ Features:
• 26" wheel only
• 100mm travel
• 20x110mm non-boost or 15x100mm
• 37mm offset
• 36mm stanchions
• GRIP damper
• 1.5" tapered steerer tube
• 2095g
• MSRP: $699 USD
For more information, visit
marzocchi.com
Also why no measurements on axle to crown? I'm currently running a Manitou Circus 20mm which is great after I lowered it to 80mm, increased the air pressure to max and ordered the HD spring. One click off lock is perfect but that reversed arch kills me.
Loved the old Z1's that Nemesis Project would modify for DJ use and the DJ2 after it was lowered and thicker oil.
Yup. 22s are so fun. DJs definitely have their place, but not where I’m usually seeing them.
This is just inaccurate. There are LOTS of DJ riders who run Circus forks, either the expert or pro model, and praise them highly. You can get the expert for HALF (or less!) the cost of this one, and it is a more than capable fork.
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Say the dj goes on sale for $550 or even $599? So the price difference is more like $100-150. You still even thinking about the manitou?
@SonofBovril : Isn't it the other way around only? A lower crown race to allow people to use a 1 1/8" straight steerer in a headset originally made for a tapered steerer?
As for the stems, obviously different interfaces require more options which, for the manufacturers that do have the capacity, only gives them more options to sell something new. And as the biggest players do have that capacity and eagerness to sell you a replacement for something that could easily have lasted a lifetime, it won't be them who'd be bothered. But we were already running 40mm stems back then, I can imagine going that short or even shorter must have been hard with a steerer that large. It probably wouldn't have been able to pair with the newer (and unconvincing) 35mm handlebar interface we're seeing now.
The 15x100mm front axle is a funny one. Initially my reaction was also, what's the point if you've already got 20x110? But most popular cartridge bearing hubs (so excluding Shimano) could be converted between 20x110 and 9x100 qr. So basically, the added width improved nothing. No larger distance between bearings, no wider flange spacing, nothing. If you can realize the same with a 15x100 interface (with the thinner diameter axle requiring a smaller hole in the fork lower, reducing the loads there) then that actually is the better solution. And if the newer 20x110 boost hubs actually do utilize that width properly then that just is the better solution. So yeah, I'm no fan of changing standards (and actually don't have anything boost here) but the original 20x110 just wasn't what it should have been.
On the plus side, with the reducing fork offsets going as low as 37mm, there is no reason why a modern 27.5" fork couldn't serve as a perfect 26" fork.
That was an unexpected deep dive!
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It’s about time they did this.
It's just an utter shame the Bomber Girls weren't reintroduced. Unless there's maybe a Rededit version of the press release from @MarzocchiMTB ???
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Worked great.
LSC is pretty useful to have for jumps as well. There's a pretty big range of LSC on the trail-oriented grip forks. I feel like I'd miss not having LSC adjustment on a fork that's going to spend it's life getting preloaded into lips.
But yeah some people still do prefer the super high psi and super slow rebound and go combo, but since this is a first new DJ fork(sort of, it's still basically a 36 831) that labeled as a Marzocchi product in quite a while so it's reasonable for them to put something good on the table first, and hopefully they'll make a downgraded cheaper version in the future.
The complaints that I have are in the reliability segment:
- Top-out clicking noise
- Bushing play
Browsing forums, this seems to be a common issue. I've been told by a shop that bushings + service would be a 200€ fix. Debating whether it's worth it...
Golden Eagle Bike Skills Park:
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Upcoming White Salmon Bike Park: (just my model for now, dirt is getting moved soon tho)
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I guess I will just have to buy another Manitou, props to them for being the only decent option for straight steerer frames.
I still ride argyle fork - which is super simple and doing job just fine;
Any low end fork with true axel will make a trick
Money talks.
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Other guys but I don’t ride my DJ that often so spending 700 on a fork for my $850 la bomba (used) isn’t a worth while
Upgrade @Svinyard:
1. Can't do foot jams with 27.5
2. In order to get the axle to crown correct with a 27.5 fork you have to drop travel to 80mm or less, which is not enough
3. Most 27.5 forks use boost spacing whereas most 26" DJ wheelsets are 20mm DH spacing