Just like how confident they were/are about their seal/lubrication design?Fox must be confident in their prototype fork with this inverted design.
Confidence never seems to be the problem with Fox.
Just like how confident they were/are about their seal/lubrication design?Fox must be confident in their prototype fork with this inverted design.
was going to say,cant DL video to get screen grab....looks like that one is a air spring
Single Crown USD fork? Sir you are out of your mind. First - the 36 is a very good chasis. Second - have you ever dried a SC USD fork (dnm, shiver, dorado) ? You could as well use noodles for suspension.One thing is trying out some silver stanchions which does not make it to production. I would be very surprised if they will not make it to market. Then we can only wait for the single crown version![]()
Or I have a sense of humorSingle Crown USD fork? Sir you are out of your mind. First - the 36 is a very good chasis. Second - have you ever dried a SC USD fork (dnm, shiver, dorado) ? You could as well use noodles for suspension.
humor doesn't translate well over the internet. I think its all the forigners.Or I have a sense of humor![]()
Nuh uh, you clearly said.... RANT!Or I have a sense of humor![]()
That is what I get for sitting on the forums dead tired. Is crazy hot in here.Or I have a sense of humor![]()
oh yea. looked cool. was apparently a total turd, but not b/c it was USD.anyone remember the marzocchi RAC?
Damn right. I remember the times way back when we didnt have a hole in the ozon layer...humor doesn't translate well over the internet. I think its all the forigners.
Damn right. I remember the times way back when we didnt have a hole in the ozon layer...
Now we have all these coloured folk around and guess what happened.![]()
I remember drooling over them as a kid. What damping did they use?they were sweet
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i had a Jr. T and Super T and remember them both being real triple clampsThey also made the mr. T and jr. T, which were also faux triple clamps.
the original Mr T with the orange lowers and bolt on arch had screw on upper stanchion tubes...maybe i'm wrong...maybe it was the jr. T.....but I could have sworn you could turn the "triple clamp" fork into a single crown fork.i had a Jr. T and Super T and remember them both being real triple clamps
that might have been the Mr T. i dont remember my Jr. T having screw on stanchions...but then again its been 12 years since i had one. i sold my 5" Z1 Bam for it and it was night and day in terms of stiffness (though both were noodles compared to new forks)the original Mr T with the orange lowers and bolt on arch had screw on upper stanchion tubes...maybe i'm wrong...maybe it was the jr. T.....but I could have sworn you could turn the "triple clamp" fork into a single crown fork.
I had that fork and it was a piece of ****. Had like 1" of bushing overlap. Looked sweet though.I disagree I think the hottest fork was that special Super T with all the CNC work to it. Forget what it was called.
Idk if you owned one, but i did. They had the same 4" of bushing overlap that ALL marzocchi forks did of that era. There were two versions as well, the. Pictured "bolt on" arch, cnced and all, and an earlier "wrap-around", like stratos used on the mx6. My super T was great, far ahead of most anything else in that era. The damping is archaic by todays standards, but the chassi was solid and it was oh-so plush on certain terrain.I had that fork and it was a piece of ****. Had like 1" of bushing overlap. Looked sweet though.
rant rant rant
MX technology with shimmed compression and rebound valves has been around forever, in fact some of the first products like the RS Mag series used these principles, but mountain bike companies were "lazy" IMO, just going with what was "good enough", so at the same time as this Super T you had RS with their ported-damping boxxer and the manitou Xvert-Ti, which wasn't lubricated anyhwere near a well as the other two. Risse, Mr Dirt, Avalanche, Stratos and others were using much better damping systems the entire time.I had the wrap-around one on my Rotec. I spent a lot of time polishing it as the whole thing oxidized grey by the time the stickers had peeled off. You are right, it had the same bushings as my Z.1 and Z.2. Hey, I thought it was the **** at first, and it was good enough for Corado Herin and Bas de Bever, so who am I to complain, but it could have been better. The fork felt great until I tried my friend's Mr. Dirt. I think that fork would still be pretty good today.
The intro of Chainreaction 5, classic.If anybody can tell me what biking video this song was used in, I will give you rep and cake.
Chain Reaction 5
I didn't even read this. All I saw was live for this. Which reminds me...
If anybody can tell me what biking video this song was used in, I will give you rep and cake.
Here is the beast but without the stickers.
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I had a set of those for a while too. Proper love/hate relationship - loved the way they looked and the attention they got, hated that they always seemed tricky to keep sweet (which was weird for a 'zocchi of that era) and agree that they wagged like a spaniel's tailI had that fork and it was a piece of ****. Had like 1" of bushing overlap. Looked sweet though.
Slight dredge, but some of the shimano riders in the past have been on mavic rims. No such thing as a saint rim outside of maybe some old prototypes.i was wondering what rim he is using, i didnt even notice the forks.
I know shimano made XT rims or rebranded some to that, but anyone know about the Saint Rims ?
A lot of shimano riders were on DT rims last year branded as XTR and saint. The Athertons are on Stans No Tubes rims this year, rebranded as shimano. Keep an eye open for some prototypes from Stans under them.Slight dredge, but some of the shimano riders in the past have been on mavic rims. No such thing as a saint rim outside of maybe some old prototypes.
this is always fun to knowA lot of shimano riders were on DT rims last year branded as XTR and saint. The Athertons are on Stans No Tubes rims this year, rebranded as shimano. Keep an eye open for some prototypes from Stans under them.
could've done with something and bit better for Ft.Bill. Ruined his wheel at the SDA, then the same at the World Cup - someone made a pretty poor call trying to run the same thing twiceKeep an eye open for some prototypes from Stans under them.
You can blame the alloy nipples for that. Not sure but it looked like he was on a different rim at wc#2.could've done with something and bit better for Ft.Bill. Ruined his wheel at the SDA, then the same at the World Cup - someone made a pretty poor call trying to run the same thing twice
...so would this imply that Gee is running tubeless on certain occasions?A lot of shimano riders were on DT rims last year branded as XTR and saint. The Athertons are on Stans No Tubes rims this year, rebranded as shimano. Keep an eye open for some prototypes from Stans under them.