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Marzocchi Dirt Jam Comp

Average Rating 2.67/5
# of Reviews 12
MSRP $
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Description:
  • Travel: 100mm or 120mm
  • Steer Tube: Reinforced Steel
  • Spring Type: Coil/MCU
  • External Preload Adjuster
  • Drop-Out Type: Standard





Submitted by daniel a from australia
Date Reviewed: January 19, 2008
Duration Product Used:2 Years
Purchased At:super cycles
Strengths:reasonably strong
Weaknesses:bottoms out easily, leaks oil, never hard enough
Bike Setup:06 p2, chrome mtx's, vandero race front hub, bb7, 08 red trailblades
Bottom Line:i guess these forks would be alright for light xc but any jumping forget it, bottoms out when you leave the jump and bottoms out when u land the jump
Value Rating:2Overall Rating:1

Submitted by larry a Downhiller from flakes
Date Reviewed: December 23, 2007
Favorite Trail:anything at diablo
Duration Product Used:6 months
Purchased At:came on my bike
Strengths:strong, looks good
Weaknesses:not very adjustable, heavy
Similar Products Used:mz comp, drop offs, 888vf
Bike Setup:06 iron horse kumicho- built up, not bought stock
05 khs dj200-custom
Bottom Line:ok off a fork, great for beginners, i sort of with i never sold mine...
Value Rating:3Overall Rating:3

Submitted by amir pali a Weekend Warrior from melbourne,victoria,australia
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2007
Favorite Trail:local dirtjumps
Duration Product Used:6 months
Strengths:looks alright, pretty light, nice and easy to control.
Weaknesses:goes stiff in cold and bottoms out alot in hot weather.
Similar Products Used:rock shoz pike, dirt jumper3, dirt jam pro, rst space, marzocchi drop off triples,2,4..
Bike Setup:2006 black stp 2 frame, NS quark stem, NS mutha hucka handles, rhyno lite rims, odi lok on grips, NS pancake platform pedals, hayes mx-1 brakes, singe speed.
Bottom Line:all round pretty good fork.. not to bad for stuffin round at local ditjumps or skateparks or around your local area..not good for dh/freeride.
Value Rating:3Overall Rating:4

Submitted by Brian Baker a Weekend Warrior from Charleston, SC
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2007
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Purchased At:came on bike
Strengths:Decent travel for what it is. Smooth travel.
Weaknesses:Not adjustable enough for my weight, bobs to much and bottoms easy. Im 6'1" 240 lbs.
Bike Setup:Dirt Jumper, urban assault. Small frame.
Bottom Line:Take it with the bike, but only if you weigh less than 200 lbs would I consider buying one and only if the price was right.
Value Rating:2Overall Rating:2

Submitted by Jacob Wheadon a Weekend Warrior from Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2007
Favorite Trail:none
Duration Product Used:1 Year
Purchased At:bike shop
Strengths:its a nice size, easy to maintain, doesnt look too bad
Weaknesses:its heavy and cant control how soft or stiff it is...it just depends on the weather. in cold weather it doesnt move and in hot weather it bottoms out
Similar Products Used:dirt jumper 2,3. sherman flick plus. z150fr. drop off 3. dj urban. shiver sc
Bike Setup:2005 norco bigfoot, only upgrades are 6" rotors, sherman flick plus, axiom dirt jump seat, and taken off front deraliour
Bottom Line:do not buy this fork it does not feel nice at all...it is a nice backup fork if your really desperate but nothing other than that...
Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1

Submitted by justin britton a Weekend Warrior from ontario
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2007
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Purchased At:bike land
Strengths:has lots of travel
Weaknesses:dosnt alow ajustment for stiff shocks
Bike Setup:hard tail
Bottom Line:product is easy to maintain
Value Rating:3Overall Rating:3

Submitted by james ryan a Weekend Warrior from canada
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2007
Favorite Trail:skate parks
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $100.00
Purchased At:friends house
Strengths:its sterdy but u cant do any thing to big
Weaknesses:i cracked teh crown on mine wis liek 20 ride i was only doing street anb some drops
Similar Products Used:mz comp and bomber
Bike Setup:street
Bottom Line:the fort sux
Value Rating:3Overall Rating:1

Submitted by Jeremy a Weekend Warrior from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2006
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $100.00
Strengths:-Not too stiff, not too soft, juuust right.
-Rebounce adj. works well.
Weaknesses:-Twists a little when riding.
-Not ment for anything more than small jumps.
Similar Products Used:Marzocchi Drop off 4's and bomers. oh and some rst ones...but those suck too bad to count:)
Bike Setup:Raleigh ram 3.0 frame with Avid bb5's and mx22 alexrims and yea...
Bottom Line:Fork is overall good.
Doesn't bounce around.
Twists a little while riding or turning.
Adj. works great.
Overall good fork for 100 bucks.
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

Submitted by Tyler a Downhiller from Edmonton, Alberta
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2006
Duration Product Used:1 Year
Purchased At:Came with bike
Strengths:Actually a really strong fork, iv'e used it for over a year and haven't had any problems with it. The preload adjust works well for what it is. Good travel for Dj's/Urban riding.
Weaknesses:Could have a little more travel and adjustability.
Similar Products Used:Marz DJ3
Bike Setup:2005 Norco Bigfoot, Sun Rims, Hussefelt bar and stem, stock Dirt Jam Comps.
Bottom Line:Great bang for the buck if you buy them used, or if it comes with your bike. Easy and smooth, good 4-5 inch travel, pretty strong, can handle 5/6 foot drops and I weigh 175, not too bad. Great for some small to big Dj's and urban riding. Not recommended for and DH/Freeride. Great overall product.
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

Submitted by chris pepin a Downhiller from Sudbury
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2006
Favorite Trail:centenial
Duration Product Used:3 months
Purchased At:came with bike
Strengths:this fork can get pretty stiff or pretty loose depending on how much you way
Weaknesses:very easy to bottom out if the fork stiffness is setup half way
Bike Setup:kona shred
Bottom Line:if you do street or little dirt jumps you should buy this fork but if you are doing big drops or freeride you should not buy this fork
Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1

Submitted by ross a Weekend Warrior from uk
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2006
Favorite Trail:portreath jumps
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $10.00
Purchased At:from friend
Strengths:ummm quite gd damping and also the springs r betta cuz they hold the bikeuprite giving a betta ride feel to the bike
Weaknesses:they r heavy and they have a harsh top out
Similar Products Used:ummm sr suntour xcp75 and marzocchi dirt jam pro forks on friends bike also dirt jumper 2
Bike Setup:umm dirt jump really small frame single brake and forks
Bottom Line:the bottom line is that the forks r great for me coz i paid £5 for them but i would not buy these specifically for jumping
Value Rating:3Overall Rating:4

Submitted by Kyle a Weekend Warrior from West Linn, OR
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2006
Favorite Trail:anything
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $100.00
Purchased At:store
Strengths:the fork is a lot more stiff that my previous forks (stance/exr)preload seemed to work well, isnt all floppy like some of marzocchi's forks.
Weaknesses:stiffens up really quick in cold weather, and by stiff I mean the fork doesnt move. it came on a Kona shred that I had for a while. also its very heavy. maybe around 6 pounds ? has no controll and tops out makeing a harsh feeling.
Similar Products Used:Stance Static, Sherman jumper, Marzocchi Drop off comp, Marzocchi DJII
Bike Setup:stock Kona shred
Bottom Line:if it comes on your bike, then great! but I wouldent reccomend actually purchaseing this fork for your bike. maybe if you saw it used for like 80 bucks then go for it, but its not worth more than that. dont bother selling it when you take it off your bike, keep it as its actually a pretty good back up fork.
Value Rating:3Overall Rating:4






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