Meh, coupla strokes in the lot and you should be as colorful as Sam Hill!
Marzocchi 2011 - let's hope not
heat sensitive stanchion colors would be dope
like those t-shirts that came out in the 90's, that you could press your palm against and get a wicked heat print!
like those t-shirts that came out in the 90's, that you could press your palm against and get a wicked heat print!
hypercolor! I've mentioned a few times in threads where folks complain about "kits" that a hypercolor kit would be pretty cool
French ?
his is in the works.... we saved a little over three pounds mostly from the new pivot design ...
jebus, 3 lbs??
i didnt know you guys also changed the pivot design too.
ill have to take a close look at yours next time i see you guys.
Obviously.
where on PB did you see that?
Hulk approved Foes.
too much green....not color matching your anno is so 1998. if you're going to be fashionistas, at least make it work.
The finish on that foes is bitchin though.
Those are already my riding gloves.these would have to be your riding gloves:
Unless they have the now standard 'boxxer' mounting for a DM stem colour me uninterested.
there are several stem options not including the stock one. how many options do you need?
i need at least 15 colorgheys
i like your style
I need them to understand that it is a stupid design, and change to one that isn't as Italian "engineered".
Come on! M5 Bolts that thread in from UNDER the top crown? WTF?
That was acceptable when only Rock Shox was on the alternative pattern and it might have looked like everyone was doing their own standard.
Now Manitou, Rock Shox and Fox are all on the "boxxer" standard, it is just stubborness to stick with their own design.
marz is legendary for their stubborness. remember all those years when they crusaded against 1.5 inch steerers for SC forks? Or all those years when they refused to put a 20 mm thru axle instead of open QR dropouts on a 140 or 150 mm travel AM fork since it would 'encourage riders to freeride and break the fork'? How about Marz retardation regarding 20 mm no-tool-needed thru axles? Magura does the smart thing and licenses Maxxle. Marzocchi's arrogant pride wouldn't let them do something like that, so the customer suffered.
From what I've been told, the Boxxer standard will finally be used in 2012. Stock stem works fine for me, even though I'd like my Chromags a touch lower...
When the forks stop exploding and run well out of the box I might care what color they are. '97 to '07 was a great run. For those years I wouldn't buy anything else, but I'm done.
The 2010's are the best year they've made. Better than the '06-'07's.
Yet another here. I've owned 888s from 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. The 2010's are by far the highest quality of all the years. Bushings out the box are perfect, no slop, yet buttery smooth. Performance wise, it's the best of all the years. I've had all my previous year's forks worked in some way, but the 2010 888 RC3 Evo has been fantastic as bone stock. All summer it hasn't seen a minute of maintenance and been nothing short of outstanding. Very very happy.
Seeing a pattern yet? They may not be the most popular fork out there any more, or as FAN-tastic as the other guys, but go feel/ride one first...
But Sam Hill doesn't have one on his bike!
Seeing a pattern yet? They may not be the most popular fork out there any more, or as FAN-tastic as the other guys, but go feel/ride one first...
Hypercolor stanchions would be dope.
It's funny to me that there's so much animosity towards the colored stanchions when a lot of people go gaga over colored pedals, stems, bars, hubs, wheels, etc.
It's encouraging to hear that 2010 has been a good year for marzzochi. If their reliability and "set it and forget it-ness" pans out to be like their older stuff I'll look into getting a used 2010 down the line. My 04 is still treating me pretty good for the time being.
It's funny to me that there's so much animosity towards the colored stanchions when a lot of people go gaga over colored pedals, stems, bars, hubs, wheels, etc.
It's encouraging to hear that 2010 has been a good year for marzzochi. If their reliability and "set it and forget it-ness" pans out to be like their older stuff I'll look into getting a used 2010 down the line. My 04 is still treating me pretty good for the time being.
hey guys, is there any difference between 2010 and 2011 888's? I cant find anything on it...in particular the 888 Evo Ti
cheers
cheers
new decals + new adjusters
the normal 888 rc3 evo has now also tapered stanchions, only difference is now the stanchion coating and the spring material.
While we're on the subject of specs...
I was a Zoke guy for some time but switched to a Boxxer in 08' to save weight and get a better compression curve. I previously had an 05' RC and an 06' RC2X. Both forks had bombproof chassis and were smooth as silk, but were a bit on the heavy side and suffered from that nasty fork dive they were known for. The compression collar helped, but didn't really dial it to where I wanted it. Both forks tended to "wallow" in their travel and have this odd lack of mid-stroke. When adjusted via the compression settings on the fork it was either too harsh during the beginning stroke with decent mid or buttery begining stroke with "drunken sailor" mid stroke. Compared to say an 06-08' Boxxer Team or WC - the 05-06 888's seemed to lack that smooth compression "pop" that the Boxxers had.
I've been keeping an eye on the new stuff since it was posted here toward the end of 09' and have heard nothing but positive feedback from riders, including the CRC team from this past year.
For those that have had experience with the 05-06 888's and are now on the 2010 gear - how are the compression characteristics different between them? Does anyone have an actual weight for a 2010 2011 888 EVO or EVO Ti?
Just curious because I am in the market for a new fork for 2011 to replace my 08' Boxxer "Team Cup"
I was a Zoke guy for some time but switched to a Boxxer in 08' to save weight and get a better compression curve. I previously had an 05' RC and an 06' RC2X. Both forks had bombproof chassis and were smooth as silk, but were a bit on the heavy side and suffered from that nasty fork dive they were known for. The compression collar helped, but didn't really dial it to where I wanted it. Both forks tended to "wallow" in their travel and have this odd lack of mid-stroke. When adjusted via the compression settings on the fork it was either too harsh during the beginning stroke with decent mid or buttery begining stroke with "drunken sailor" mid stroke. Compared to say an 06-08' Boxxer Team or WC - the 05-06 888's seemed to lack that smooth compression "pop" that the Boxxers had.
I've been keeping an eye on the new stuff since it was posted here toward the end of 09' and have heard nothing but positive feedback from riders, including the CRC team from this past year.
For those that have had experience with the 05-06 888's and are now on the 2010 gear - how are the compression characteristics different between them? Does anyone have an actual weight for a 2010 2011 888 EVO or EVO Ti?
Just curious because I am in the market for a new fork for 2011 to replace my 08' Boxxer "Team Cup"
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there is a tuning thread, read it. all the answers you seek should be in there...
2010 Evo Ti w/ Works tune (a bit extra oil)=3028grams
Whoops! LoL - this is what I usually say to the new guys around here... totally forgot about that thread! n0ob error on my part.
Steve - thanks man!