![Forks dilemma :]
Giant Reign ZERO 2008 with
Marzocchi Z1 Light & Z1 SL versus Fox TALAS 36 RC2.](https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb3622281/p4pb3622281.jpg)
Forks dilemma :]
Giant Reign ZERO 2008 with
Marzocchi Z1 Light & Z1 SL versus Fox TALAS 36 RC2.
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- Jun 23, 2009 at 15:36Jun 23, 2009
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If the Z1 Light would be stiffer it become the best fork ever 
I've never ridden 36 TALAS but theoretically could replace my Light because of travel adjust & stiffness. Does it work good as Light?
I've never ridden 36 TALAS but theoretically could replace my Light because of travel adjust & stiffness. Does it work good as Light?- 1 0
Fox's damping system feels different to Marzocchi.
As you know I loved the Z1 Light. I have not ridden the 36 hard and long enough to write a proper review but there is nothing on that forks that would bother me - adjustments works fine, stiffness is better than Z1, the 20mm QR rocks, it will use the whole travel when you land hard (but will not bottom-out), the feel is very buttery and it really sticks to the ground, it is also lighter at around 2.3kg so overall a great tool.
As you know I loved the Z1 Light. I have not ridden the 36 hard and long enough to write a proper review but there is nothing on that forks that would bother me - adjustments works fine, stiffness is better than Z1, the 20mm QR rocks, it will use the whole travel when you land hard (but will not bottom-out), the feel is very buttery and it really sticks to the ground, it is also lighter at around 2.3kg so overall a great tool.
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TESTED! I used the forks during three weekends in Polish Beskidy Mountains and I must say it does the job very well. I like climbing so I found the travel adjustment feature very useful - better and easier to engage than Marzocchi's ETA. This RC2 model offers huge range of customization and I played with the compression adjust a lot to find the perfect behave for different type of riding. The forks have bedded in and feel glued to any surface at any speed + added rigidity and QR 20mm - all this make it a certain winner over my previous Z1 forks and a vary happy owner at the same time :] Highly recommended!
After removing OEM Fox TALAS 32 RL and before eventually sticking to the TALAS 36 my REIGN had two Marzocchi trials.
- I did not like the Fox 32 as I thought the bike deserves chunkier forks with 20mm axle.
- First to try was my used Z1 Light (still one of the best forks ever in my opinion) - easy to adjust and with a fantastic RC2 damping system but it lacks the QR axle.
- Then there was a Z1 SL (even lighter than Light
- Finally the 36 arrived – still don't like it in grey (what a boring colour!!) but so simply to use and noticeably stiffer over outdated Z1’s. If TALAS 36 was made in white I would be first in the queue to get it