None at None in Calgary, Alberta, Canada - photo by laurie1

"Marzocchi has learned that after a forceful landing, the suspension system can become completely compressed and 'bottom out.' The piston rod may collapse under the load of the landing. The collapsed piston rod prevents the suspension system from extending and returning to its original configuration. The fork spring will remain compressed inside the fork leg."

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Album: Randomness
Category: Broken Bikes/Parts
Date Posted: Jun 20, 2009 at 19:11
Jun 20, 2009
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Trail: None
Riders: None

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43 Comments

charlou61 (Jun 20, 2009 at 20:02)

i dare you to unscrew a top cap.

bong69uk (Jun 20, 2009 at 20:47)

lol,that would be a sore one on the teeth! PINGGGGG!!!! lol

norcalassassin (Jun 20, 2009 at 21:36)

there is really no need for everybody to get pissy over this, at least the sent out the recall and they are replacing the fork

fantaman (Aug 21, 2009 at 7:20)

glad i don't ride a marzocchi 2008 any more,biggest waste of money i did on a marzocchi 888

zndr (Aug 21, 2009 at 12:23)

glad i bought your fork for E50 and replaced an O-ring and rode Morzine all week without a problem. So no waste of my money!

fantaman (Aug 21, 2009 at 14:59)

great to hear that the fork worked well for you,50 euro was a great deal for you

devinciriderjordan (Jun 20, 2009 at 19:13)

hate when that happens

odin333 (Jun 20, 2009 at 19:15)

didn't that happen to a kid on the first Kelso race? thats marzocchi for you. don't see that happening to RS or even Manitou.

alcapwny (Jun 20, 2009 at 19:23)

Because there haven'y been any problems with the new Boxxers, Right?

lights (Jun 20, 2009 at 19:32)

Well at least not so much as to being this catastrophic.

tacobell123 (Jun 20, 2009 at 19:36)

my lbs has a photo of this

alcapwny (Jun 20, 2009 at 19:50)

...........

lights (Jun 20, 2009 at 20:12)

I'm guessing they don't deal 'zoc and this photo is to remind them why.

dirtchucker (Jun 20, 2009 at 20:35)

so you lowered your fork eh?

chasefreeride37 (Jun 20, 2009 at 21:21)

Al Capone, no matter how much crap you talk about Rock Shox, it wont make Marzocchi any less shittier. Accept that.

alcapwny (Jun 20, 2009 at 21:24)

I'm not saying that marzo doesn't have QC issues, but holy shit, people seem to go crazy over the new boxxers, but RS shipped a lot of them with no oil. Really RS? Also, I heard something along the lines of an adjustment rod snapping off on a few.

chasefreeride37 (Jun 20, 2009 at 21:29)

I think youre just upset that you have a marzo on your stinky. Marzo, Kona, and its SS? Id be upset to (:

lights (Jun 20, 2009 at 21:33)

You heard something,
Well I would like to see something,
Yeah people go crazy over them, for a reason, why don't people go crazy for 'zoc ?
There's a reason for that.
Also I have had some buds warranty their forks but they we're returned with a note " We do not warranty this fork because your dirt jumped with it and it cracked, we know that you dirt jumpers are hard on bikes and that is why we refuse to process this fork through warranty" and not too long ago the same dude now a weigth weenie bought a 426 revelation and the company clearly knew that he dirt jumped the fork and the fork is meeant for XC but the company went through and replaced his entire fork.

Is fork oil really that expensive although it is an error they must have compensated.

alcapwny (Jun 20, 2009 at 21:34)

Yep. Because I have absolutely no control of what I run. You hit the nail on the head. I could nave gotten an SX trail or an Endure, or 7point, or BigShit, but I didn't like them. I like what I run. SS is actually great. You should honestly try it sometime. It makes you a lot stronger. Eventually I'm going to have 2 drivetrain setups. One SS, one geared.

chasefreeride37 (Jun 20, 2009 at 21:36)

I run SS on my street bike, where it belongs. If youre really worried about getting stronger, you should really look elsewhere instead of running SS on a freeride bike... Its called the gym.

lights (Jun 20, 2009 at 21:36)

Touche chasefreeride37, Times two, Good job ! I wish recklessness was here.

alcapwny (Jun 20, 2009 at 21:43)

I don't like gyms. You have to focus on pretty much one thing at a time. It gets boring IMO. As I said, my setup works for me. Yours works for you. And to CCK, Marzo must have been on crack when they received the warranty claims. They warrantied my friends fork that he DJed on. As for the oil, it's not really about the oil. How could they ship the fork with no oil, and to small of an O-ring (Which caused the oil loss). You're paying top dollar, so it should be better. Same with the new Marzo. 09's are supposed to be fixed though.

lights (Jun 20, 2009 at 21:52)

CCK, clever what made you realize ?
Well them being on crack does not substitute for they're horrible warranty and products.
You pay top dollar for not so good products, if your paying so much for so little wouldn't you expect better than this or maybe those shit bushings marzocchi has ?
The forks that had no oil and smaller o-rings than required we're replaced at no charge.

chasefreeride37 (Jun 20, 2009 at 21:53)

You dont like gyms because you have to focus on one thing at a time? Please dont try to explain something that you obviously know nothing about. Thats a horrible excuse.

alcapwny (Jun 20, 2009 at 21:55)

I have worked out many times. I don't like it for the reasons I stated. Think what you like. CCK:

Seriously, you are making me loose IQ points. Please, shut up before I become brain dead.

odin333 (Aug 12, 2009 at 18:05)

an o-ring and oil takes all of maybe 30 minutes at most to do. its not the biggest deal in the world. you can still ride the fork and its super easy to fix; anyone who owns a fork that high end should know anyway how to do it. RS realized what happened and they fixed the problem. all the new Boxxers should not have the problem anymore. as far as an entire rebound failing thats another story. you can't fix it, you have to send it back to Marzocchi and hope that they will warranty it. The 888 is already a brick to begin with that doesn't perform that well.

alcapwny (Aug 15, 2009 at 6:37)

Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has them, and they all stink. Let's just agree to disagree and leave it at that.

a1bike4me (Jul 12, 2010 at 23:24)

888's for a migit haha

ben3 (Jun 21, 2009 at 0:36)

marzos new bombproof short travel dj fork

lurk-in-the-fog (Jun 21, 2009 at 5:03)

and thats a result of building a fork in taiwan with carellesness

bonfire (Jun 28, 2009 at 18:04)

hahahahahahaha. You are retarded.

lukedh (Jun 21, 2009 at 6:14)

iv'e never had that problem! mine are amazing

johnysss (Jun 21, 2009 at 18:17)

and a friends of mine works perfect..

giantjunkeys (Jun 24, 2009 at 20:29)

good dirt jump / street fork now lol jk

hardtailfreerider93 (Jun 29, 2009 at 21:27)

40mm travel lol

ajax-ripper (Sep 19, 2009 at 19:02)

are the replacing the 66's aswell?

devinciriderjordan (Jun 20, 2009 at 19:19)

yea it did..he was on a glory wasnt he?

odin333 (Jun 20, 2009 at 19:24)

think so. thought he was on the franks red hot team. hint hint: use the 'reply' button.

taskmgr (Jun 20, 2009 at 20:17)

this was months ago!! ffs! They had a recall too.

laurie1 (Jun 20, 2009 at 20:18)

Sure was. This picture was for a forum thread.

notthatslow (Jun 21, 2009 at 6:20)

i guess that's what you get for buying suntour...

spskark7 (Jul 4, 2009 at 6:07)

buy a rock shox

Hombre3000 (Jun 20, 2009 at 19:17)

Yay for Marzo!