[PARA]

Hey,

I got a question about the zocchi 66vf,
are those forks good for street, dj ?
I'm building my first hardtail bike, a Toy 3, and i want ride street, dj with it, and make drops etc.
I heard good things about those forks, only is 150mm travel not to much ?
Some ppl say they are to big, but if you look to a DJ2 (110mm) thats 40mm smaller, they are good for street.
Maby i got it wrong, but 40mm is nothing in my eye's ... so my question is are they to big for street and dj ??

(srry for bad english)

 

[arboc!]

no, its a free ride fork, they are very good forks, but this much for street & dj is too much. firstly the axel to crown is humongous! and second you pedaling would be so inefficent with this fork, because its soft and plush. unlike dj & strret forks which usually dont even have bob, because they are so stiff. look into the dirtjumper series from marzocchi and the sheman jumper or sherman flick from manitou

 

[scurban]

It's no good for street, unless you buy the kit sold by (I can't remember the name) Nemasis?? They make hardtail frames out of sacramento, (pinkbike did a write up on them back in like october) they make a kit to reduce the travel on the 66 to 80 or 100mm. with that kit it'd be good for street. 150mm is way too much.

 

[dexter]

id say pick up a flick or flick +, can crank it down for street and then pop it back up for drops and dh, best of both worlds

 

[offdawalley]

I see what you are saying about 40mm, if you look on a ruler its nothing, but it really rakes out the bike, its so tall, and its more designed around trails so it would be more plush, but not as stiff as a dirt jumper 1 or 2, I would say go with a dj 1 or 2, or a sherman

 

[aznfreerdr08]

ya, 40 mm doesnt seem like much but it is like an inch and a half, and it will probably rake ur bike a lil too muchtry and stay below 120 atleast

 

[Mattoid]

you can lower the travel on the vf model. search on hcor for info about nemesis bikes, they offer the kit/service.

 

[black noise]

Don't do it. My friend has a Chameleon with a z150 and its super raked and plush and bad for jumping compared to my other friend who has a Chameleon with a DJ1.