ebikeguy123 said:
dirkdiggler said:
I just bought a dnm, to replace the fastace after a year of riding. Blown seals. I had an x-fusion rv1 on auction that got snipped for $350. Another fork that might be good is the marzocchi 380. It's made by Fox. They sell for $500 new on eBay.
The marzocchi is a much smother ride than the Fox 40. The Fox 40 is more ridged and will take more abuse and better at higher speeds for lateral force. I have 2 Sur rons. One with FOX Factory 40 29" and Fox DHX2 with light weight 400 coil with Saint M820 brakes. second bike.... marzocchi front with Ohlins for the rear with TRP Quadiem Brakes. Fox looks sexy but i prefer the second bike to ride. ASI 4000 84v. Building 92v Sur Ron with BOSCH 20 kW motor with larger swing arm. Anyone using 21700 yet in a pack?
First question is what do you prefer better the TRP Quadiem Brakes or the Saint M820 brakes? Trying to make a decision on these two brakes.
Yes the Marzocchi 888 is a really smooth fork, I have used one on my other bike and it is still smooth and has never caused me a single issue. If the two new forks I bought suck, I may just as well take my Marzocchi 888 from my other bike and put it on my Sur-Ron.
I agree with the Fox forks not being the greatest. However, there were many reasons why I purchased the Fox 40. First It was discounted nicely, no way I would pay $1600 for it. It is the last 26" Downhill size fork it seems Fox will sell as they discontinued all 26" size dual crown forks.
The other reason is that I want to try out the air spring. Sometimes I like to take huge jumps to flat ground and I bottom out my suspension so easily. What the fox 40 with air spring might allow me to do is pump it up with higher PSI so that it may make these kind of jumps easier. You see the air spring may give me much more adjustability because I'm not going to be swapping coil springs often if ever. I can finally see how different spring rates affect the handling of the bike in different conditions.
The other reason I bought the Fox 40 is supposedly you can buy an avalanche conversion coil kit for the fox 40, this is supposed to be some of the best suspension setup you could buy. So basically if the air spring sucks, I can upgrade the Fox40 to a coil spring, I will have one of the most ridged fork out there and also with a smooth lower maintenance coil spring.
Again, look forward to which brakes you like better.