Mystery and Unidentified Parts

[joglo]

Hey chaps and chapettes.
Just joined, as I thought I'd start hanging with anorak level experts rather than frustrate myself with endless resultless internet searches.
Looking to buy some forks, but the seller is not very helpful. Seems a Marzocchi MXC, but not confident. Asked for scrutinising photos, all I got was this.

Here is the listing. I think that bike looks lovely.
Thanks in advance, guys.
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26” Mtb Forks Marzocchi Retro | eBay

Marzocchi forks 1995. Was fitted to my gt zasker in good used condition.

www.ebay.co.uk

hi, to me this is a 1996 model year DH3, red anodized and with those dials / knobs at the front of the legs.


Just the decals from the one at ebay seem to be not original any longer.
The stamp of the photo you've got from the seller shows the manufacturing date. I can't read the month, but somewhen 1995 seems to be right for a season 1996 fork.

This link is typically pretty helpful for searching for old suspension forks:

Marzocchi DH3 – Retro Forks Bike

There is another great source of information with regards old Marzocchi forks

Dr-Zocchi - HQ Seal Kits

This site & shop has focussed on NEW High Quality Seal-Kits for the Marzocchi MTB Front Fork Suspensions from 1989 - 2018. For all the early XC-Series Forks from the 90's like XC600, the Bombers starting in 1997 with the legendary Z1, Z2 and all other Seal Kits sizes up to 2018. In detail for...

dr-zocchi.projectweb.de

@Dr-Zocchi is also member here and typically tries to help Marzocchi owners with knowledge and replacement parts.

 

[FluffyChicken]

Yeah, date stamp is 95 so make them a 1996 model.
Then grab the catalog, just type 1996 in and it is a few lines down.
And see which matches and you get....

Public Marzocchi Documentation Repository - PMDR

This Public Repository contains Documents about most Marzocchi Forks from about 1989 – 2018. In Q3/2021 FOX/Marzocchi droped all support for Marzocchi Forks up to 2018 without a single note. That suckz! Show lessAll have been collected from the ...

public-repository.org

There are plenty of other DH3 thing to read there.

 

[bikeworkshop]

ah remember the days when 80mm travel was DH.

 

[Tootyred]

80mm .....luxury...when i were lad......you don't know your born....we did downhill in our pants alone, with scaffold poles for forks....but we were grateful.

 

[bikeworkshop]

80mm .....luxury...when i were lad......you don't know your born....we did downhill in our pants alone, with scaffold poles for forks....but we were grateful.

Scaffold poles for forks?

You were lucky.
We used ta dream of scaffold pole forks.

We had to use cantilever brakes and farmer john tyres.

And in them days the prize was a cup of cold tea

 

[KernzyP]

Wow, thanks, you guys rock.

 

[stevet1]

80mm .....luxury...when i were lad......you don't know your born....we did downhill in our pants alone, with scaffold poles for forks....but we were grateful.

I remember there was someone who made some DH triple crowns using curtain poles, did quite well on them iirc.

 

[mistermonkeywrench]

Hi all!
Just wondering if I'm right in guessing that this would be for a bmx/other (forks with no brake studs) type of bike?
It came attached to a front lever and I can't see any other explanation, but also I can't seem to find any information on it anywhere either. Thanks for any help.

 

[KermitGKona88]

Hi all!
Just wondering if I'm right in guessing that this would be for a bmx/other (forks with no brake studs) type of bike?
It came attached to a front lever and I can't see any other explanation, but also I can't seem to find any information on it anywhere either. Thanks for any help.
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I think, only think mind, it might be the road bike version...

 

[mistermonkeywrench]

I think, only think mind, it might be the road bike version...

Thank you...very likely. It was a regular flat bar lever...but that doesn't mean owt.
It is bloody heavy though...probably equal to the rest of a light road bike.