Marzocci 888 or Fox 40 front fork?

[Doctorbass]

I am looking for a new fork and i wonder witch is teh best between these two?

Opinion? experience to share?

Also if you have one to offer let me know!

That,s for my 2nd NYX ebike. teh one i build for friends that visit me in Quebec!

Doc

 

[flat tire]

I would probably get the 888 but performance wise you wouldn't notice a difference unless you're an expert rider.

 

[MadRhino]

The Fox 40 is a pro racing fork. It does have very fine tuning controls, stiff and lightweight, low friction like racing forks should be. Yet, it does require much more frequent maintenance and parts are more expansive. It is also much more expansive to buy when in good condition. It can be found new for 1500$ if you shop.

The Bomber 888 is an entry level DH fork, easy and cheap to maintain, but heavier with limited tuning. It can be found very cheap on the used market. It can't be found new.

You see, it is like to compare horses and dogs. Different performance, different maintenance, different prices.

 

[Doctorbass]

The Fox 40 is a pro racing fork. It does have very fine tuning controls, stiff and lightweight like racing forks should be. Yet, it does require much more frequent maintenance and parts are more expansive. It is also much more expansive to buy when in good condition. It can be found new for 1500$ if you shop.

The Bomber 888 is an entry level DH fork, easy and cheap to maintain, but with limited tuning. It can be found very cheap on the used market. It can't be found new.

Thanks alot Madrhino!

And where the DNM usd-8 is compare to these 2 ?

Doc

 

[MadRhino]

I would prefer riding the 888. Yet the DNM has some advantages for specific purposes: inverted forks let you fit fat tires and any diameter. Zelena Vozila does sell a dual disc brake version.

 

[MadRhino]

The 3 forks are very different from each other. They just don't fit the same requirements. You should first define the requirements, then compare similar forks.

Now you have a racing fork, an entry level fork, and an inverted fork that is also entry level. The 3 of them do ride very different. The DNM is not stiff laterally, the 888 is not precise to tune, the Fox is not easy to service. Those are their weakness.

 

[madin88]

I would take a Boxxer Team with charger damper, model 2016 or younger.
you will find it probabaly new for about 700-800USD.
Since 2016 many Rock Shox forks are equipped with SKF low friction seals for better response.

One of my Marzocchi 380CR i have sent to the workshop for repair + skf upgrade. the response characteristic got really improved compared to the stock. This is my favourite fork now.

A Fox 40 i would call way to overpriced, and as long as you don't doing real downhill, the additional compression settings are not really needed.. The ettings from the Marzocchi CR are enough for me. Charger damping system is simple as well.

 

[Doctorbass]

The 3 forks are very different from each other. They just don't fit the same requirements. You should first define the requirements, then compare similar forks.

Now you have a racing fork, an entry level fork, and an inverted fork that is also entry level. The 3 of them do ride very different. The DNM is not stiff laterally, the 888 is not precise to tune, the Fox is not easy to service. Those are their weakness.

MadRhino you seem to know very well these. did you ever worked in a bicycle shop near Montreal?

In fact that's for my second NYX bike. 60% asphalt city driving and 40% offroad/cross country for fun, no competition.

But i want one that is rigid and dont bend when i brake.. .The actual White Brother groove 200 i have on my first NYX is very nice!

I want a fork with large distance between the two tube and inverted would be best so this give more angle for steering.

Doc

 

[MadRhino]

I have no bike shop background, only riding. Lots of mileage, over a very long period. :wink:

I know most of the forks because I did ride them, tuned them, serviced them, even destroyed some of them.
Your requirements are yet to precise. Budget ? Speed ?

Inverted forks are not many. The one I prefer is the DVO Emerald. The best buy for your requirements so far is a Marzocchi Shiver DC that you can find used in good condition pretty easy. You can service and mod this fork cheap and simple. The DNM is not so bad if you want a new fork for cheap but forget about a used one.

Off road they will do fine if you don't speed and corner aggressively on the rough. For this purpose only the DVO is fine.

 

[spiros]

I agree that fox doesn't have any sense for your riding and DNM is rubbish so go on with the marzocchi and you will not be sorry.
I will add like advise that perhaps you will need the firm spring, I am 90kg and I use the firm spring also in my gravity dh bike if it is possible pick a titanium spring, I find a little difference in hard downhill race use of the bike.

 

[spiros]

Another wonderful fork that I use on my second freeride ebike is a rockshox totem with 1.5" steerer tube.
If yours frame takes a 1,5" fork you will be more happy with totem rc2dh it have the some feelings of a double crown fork and let free your steerer area.