140-150mm forks

[drcarlos]

Unless you are going enduro/freeride or are a big bloke the Pikes are overkill as were the 66. The Revelations are a great trail fork and the Equivalent Zocchi is the XC600. I've got a 2009 XC600 TST2 (my Kona) and a 2010 Revelation RLT (my sons Voodoo), I prefer the XC600 as it's easier to set up with a Solo air spring as opposed to the Dual air on the RS. Both bikes only get occasional use as we mostly ride XC on 29er HT's (again both different forks) but both perform well when we hit the trails, I don't think you'll be disappointed with the Revelations.
As for servicing, the Moco damper is serviceable at home with the correct oil and seal kit (which are very reasonable), if you can spanner don't be intimidated watch a few videos and have a crack (I did my old recon sl when it blew the damper and it was perfect after the service).

 

[DJT21]

It's hard to beat old open bath Marzocchi (upto about 2007) for fit and forget reliability. Those 2005 66s are very heavy and very long, probably about the same length as a modern 180mm fork. Something with about 100mm of travel would be more suitable, the old Z1s were quite nice and not too heavy, all the better if you can find the z1 Dual that had the 20mm axle.

 

[dyna-ti]

Unless you are going enduro/freeride or are a big bloke the Pikes are overkill as were the 66. The Revelations are a great trail fork and the Equivalent Zocchi is the XC600. I've got a 2009 XC600 TST2 (my Kona) and a 2010 Revelation RLT (my sons Voodoo), I prefer the XC600 as it's easier to set up with a Solo air spring as opposed to the Dual air on the RS. Both bikes only get occasional use as we mostly ride XC on 29er HT's (again both different forks) but both perform well when we hit the trails, I don't think you'll be disappointed with the Revelations.
As for servicing, the Moco damper is serviceable at home with the correct oil and seal kit (which are very reasonable), if you can spanner don't be intimidated watch a few videos and have a crack (I did my old recon sl when it blew the damper and it was perfect after the service).

TBH it was down to inexperience of modern forks. I've ended up with a frame cos it was gigantic(Stiffee XL) which demanded the big fork. I prefer to buy as higher quality with the best long term reviews, which is why those were the rough choice. My own research pretty much counter out the other two due to weight, but this is my everything bike, so might end up with a rack on the rear too, and i didnt fancy lugging a 6lb fork to the shops every day, as well as taking off road detours.
Fork arrived and if cosmetics are a reflection of its condition I've won a watch and one small mark on a lower leg and thats all. insides at dropouts still factory paint shiny, pretty much as is the rest of it.

The weight is the same as a manitou r7 ive been using. Its a 120 and the revelation beefier, but i was surprised at the weight, it certainly hasnt weighted out the bike any, and overall im pretty happy about that. Maybe put off the idea of that service now but as you say its something i should address at least to get the lay of the land internally. Although that said exploded diagrams always look horribly complicated.
I've still to find the actual manual for it, though i see on their site theve tuning tips. Currently I've no idea what all the knobs do

 

[Matthews]

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Dead easy to service , at least drop lowers and tegil with fresh oil 0/30 fullysynth works really well , sit bike upside down fir 5 mins before each ride to keep onternal bushins well lubed , run dualairs on 2010 Soul at 140 n no issues

 

[dyna-ti]

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Cheers to all for the replies. Certainly will help

Dead easy to service , at least drop lowers and tegil with fresh oil 0/30 fullysynth works really well , sit bike upside down fir 5 mins before each ride to keep onternal bushins well lubed , run dualairs on 2010 Soul at 140 n no issues

I've not serviced modern forks but i've more tools than god so might as well put them to use.

Some of the service vids on fox have them just undoing the footnuts and sliding off the lowers leaving the internals complete. Invert, allow to drain and replenish. Is that the score with these or do you need go in from the top ? :?

 

[drcarlos]

Re: Re:

Cheers to all for the replies. Certainly will help

Dead easy to service , at least drop lowers and tegil with fresh oil 0/30 fullysynth works really well , sit bike upside down fir 5 mins before each ride to keep onternal bushins well lubed , run dualairs on 2010 Soul at 140 n no issues

I've not serviced modern forks but i've more tools than god so might as well put them to use.

Some of the service vids on fox have them just undoing the footnuts and sliding off the lowers leaving the internals complete. Invert, allow to drain and replenish. Is that the score with these or do you need go in from the top ? :?

You will remove the air chamber top cap and motion control damper unit from the top of the legs too with a 24mm socket or spanner too I think.