[Lefty]

http://www.sram.com/about/news_article.asp?article_id=159

Well i heard about this fork today at my lbs, and it really looks nice, and that they didn;t spare a dime to make it something special.

“The Athena represents an Olympic gold medal tradition,” added product manager Jeremiah Boobar. RockShox suspension has won gold medals in both the 1996 and 2000 Olympics.


SRAM will also provide athletes gold-finished X.0 Twist Shifters, PG-990 cassettes and PC-990 HollowPin chains. SRAM’s drivetrain product manager Ron Ritzler added, “these shifters, chains, and cassettes are a reward to those riders chosen to represent their respective countries, as well as our components, on the world’s greatest competitive stage.”

They even put SID letters on it, in Greek style.

 

[Serial Midget]

Sweet - I'd sell my soul for just about anything in gold-tone.

 

[Lefty]

Sweet - I'd sell my soul for just about anything in gold-tone.

lol i am with ya.. everything for the bling factor.

Howell it think it should be good mix of parts. So don;t over do it with those Bling bling gold coloured parts.

 

[davod]

kinda like the old SIDney ay?

 

[SkaredShtles]

I didn't see a single thing about it being a poor-performing noodle-fork......

-S.S.-

 

[genpowell71]

OOOHHHHHHH!!! New stuff...

 

[Lefty]

Marzocchi also did a very nice job, building there Olympic fork.

Only the colour has my dislike. But then it;s girls only.


http://www.marzocchi.com/System/8373/DSCF0003_1.JPG

http://www.marzocchi.com/System/8372/DSCF0002_1.JPG

http://www.marzocchi.com/System/8375/DSCF0005_1.JPG

http://www.marzocchi.com/System/8376/DSCF0006_1.JPG

which i just got in a mail from Zocchi

During the Olympic games in Athens, Marzocchi is going to present the new Marathon Olympic fork. This fork will equip the bikes of two Rocky Mountain riders, Alison Sydor and Marie Hélène Premont and the Lapierre bike of Jean-Christophe Peraud's.

The fork will be produced in limited edition.
LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE (about 200). You can preorder it now! Hurry up.

€ 790,00 – VAT excluded
(international shipping rate included) Order now!

* 80mm travel
* dual hydraulic compression & rebound damping system
* open bath lubrication
* external positive & negative air preload
* 5-position tst system for compression & lock-up
* external rebound
* adjuster [bottom]
* new doppio air system
* mg monolite one piece arch & sliders
* ø30mm alloy tapered tubes
* alloy xc steer tube
* standard drop-out
* reduced oil volume
* intl std disk/vbrake mount
* lighter weight xc racing fork
_________________
mmmmmmmmmmmmm the sweet nectar of bikeporn.

 

[JRB]

I wondered what the funky decals were on the forks. Now I know.

 

[JRB]

* new doppio air system

How long is this going to be new? It was new in 02.

 

[rockracing]

I like the pink and weigh only 57kg, can I ride one....?

 

[Lefty]

I like the pink and weigh only 57kg, can I ride one....?

Ofcourse, if you are fast enough to preorder one at the marzochhi site .


You have to do the free registration to enter the site, where you can order them.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Marzocchi also did a very nice job, building there Olympic fork.

Only the colour has my dislike. But then it;s girls only.

I dunno - I kinda think it would go well with my pink handlebar basket on my bike...............

-S.S.-

 

[Lefty]

I dunno - I kinda think it would go well with my pink handlebar basket on my bike...............

-S.S.-

MUuhahahaa this must be your bike then..