Marzocchi XC 500 - any good?

[Jack Hardcore]

Been looking at these for my Marin Pine Mountain restoration ...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0026344957

Are they good forks? whats the lowdown?

Cheers!

 

[cchris2lou]

nor the best forks ever made , not rigid at all .

but would be nice on your retro bike .

 

[deelam]

Poor old Marzocchis get a lot of flack.

I don't have any experience of the 500s but my xc700s are pretty similar in construction and they work really well. They are a bit "noodly" but they look good and work well.

You can still buy air, oil and dust seals and some other spares from allterraincycles.co.uk - be warned though - they aint cheap!