Marzocchi forks ?

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    • August 19, 2013 at 4:35 pm
    vpc66
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    My Mom’s neighbor rebuilds donated bikes which most of the time they are big box store bikes, but Saturday he showed me a 90’s aluminum GT ( pantera model )that got my attention. Thing needs help but has parts that I figure could sell or fix it up to sell whole…size to large for me but at $10.oo for the bike how could you say no. But knowing that Mix and Neo have talk about fork rebuild and know vintage forks I had to post this to ask….are they worth anything …rebuild,sell as is…Remember I only have ten bucks put into this thing. STX cranks,canti brakes,and derailleurs, kore stem, lower end Mavic rims plus the frame which is very lite as well the handlebars and seatpost. But the forks is what I hope you guys can tell me about because I am having problems finding the model on line to see what I have.

    Are they junk or worth something?

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    • August 19, 2013 at 4:44 pm
    vpc66
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    PS…the other parts on the bike look much better that what the hardware on the forks do…plus they sound like water is in them yet the stachions are smooth and shine well.
    • August 22, 2013 at 6:49 pm
    zoltanka79
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    • August 22, 2013 at 8:28 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    That is the fork..THANKS zoltanka79 ! Now I have year and model number….not sure what I will do with the things, not my style of fork and to rebuild for the bike would run the cost up which I want to keep on the lower side to sell..unless I part out. Jury is still out on the plan for this thing, but as said now I can check going price on these things so I have a clue.
    • August 22, 2013 at 8:58 pm
    zoltanka79
    Member
    I just bouth a frameset(Mbk), with the Shimano Dx line, for the same reason…part it out and sell it. I’m going to put a couple of hours of work into that(clean/grease the parts) and try to sell them.
    • August 23, 2013 at 12:27 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    That is what I have been doing, that is when I get the chance between the wife and kids and house duties! Playing with parts last night I found damage on the rear rim, plus the cassette body does not move and if I can not remove it from the hub it will be trash which means the only thing from the rear wheel that could be used is the cassette and Skewer. I will try a tire on the rim to see if it will seat . Need to use some PB blaster on the BB to remove, I hope that thing comes out being that it is worn out.

    Good luck with your project!

    • August 27, 2013 at 2:45 pm
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    When it comes to flippin’ bikes before I dump any of my time into wheels, I always check Craigslist, Reachoo, whatever and see if there is a cheap replacement. I’ve found the offset in replacing the wheel breaks even if you are spending hours of your limited time trying to polish a turd. I’d rather find another bike to flip, fix it up, and sell both bikes.

    Just me…

    -D-

    p.s. Hey V., I tried to post about your Marz fork but for whatever reason, it wouldn’t take the post, it kept kickin’ it back to the sign in page and I got pissed and gave up.

    • August 27, 2013 at 3:09 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    Trust me D, first thing I did was trash the parts that I deem not worth my time. When I get the time I plan on working on the small ding in the brake wall. Will relax in front of the Tv with a small adjustable wrench and scale and if it does not come out nice enough the rear wheel will meet the trash can. All ready have a buddy that wants the parts that are good, just need to get the bb out so we can build the bike up for him.
    • September 5, 2013 at 9:01 am
    zoltanka79
    Member
    Hey vpc66, what did you do with that marzo? I’m asking, because i I found an cx60 for sale(needs some tune up), for about 15 bucks. Are they reliable? Thinking about swaping it with my Manitou 3, until I buy a new pack of elastomers.
    • September 5, 2013 at 12:52 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    Sorry but I would not know! Just a few weeks ago I paid ten dollars for a older ( real ) Gt mtb that need TLC and they were the forks on the bike. If it can be done, they need a rebuild which is why I have no clue as to how the forks ride, again SORRY no info !

    Hey! Check with Mark, Neo and Mix …I know they have experience with the older forks . I know Zoke has history with forks before MTB dealing with motorcycles and still produce good forks just in this day FOX wears the crown for best forks so older names have drop from top shelf stat.

    • September 6, 2013 at 7:46 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    @zoltanka79 wrote:

    Hey vpc66, what did you do with that marzo? I’m asking, because i I found an cx60 for sale(needs some tune up), for about 15 bucks. Are they reliable? Thinking about swaping it with my Manitou 3, until I buy a new pack of elastomers.

    The Manitou forks were the performance choice forks back in the day, I spent $400.00 on Manitou Comp fork (in 1993 I think) for my GT Tequesta. If you rode your bike, then your fork died, end of story… elastomers suck!!! However, you have a couple options, go stock and replace the elastomers knowing they will fail down the line, or use a spring. When I rebuilt my Comp, I used a Post Moderne suspension seatpost spring and it came out beautifully. After taking the internals out and cleaning everything (nasty job since your elastomers likely “melted”), install the spring in the fork leg with the adjuster knob, combine the best elastomers from both fork stacks and make one good elastomer stack for the opposite leg. I took a chance and it worked out, no promises, but I don’t see why it couldn’t work. Here is a link to the spring, $9.99 with free shipping, better than $63.00 for repop rubber donuts!

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spare-Spring-Post-Moderne-PM-770-PM-780-PM-790-Suspension-Seat-Post-Seatpost-/150933556856?pt=US_Seatposts&hash=item2324574e78

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Answer-Manitou-3-Elastomer-Refresh-Kit-/221275724263?pt=US_Forks&hash=item33850f99e7

    Good luck and keep us posted!

    -DON-

    • September 6, 2013 at 2:55 pm
    zoltanka79
    Member
    Neo_pop_71, I will try to do that upgrade since i do have a leftover spring from an old cheap fork. Hopefully it’s going to work. Yeah, when I cleaned the Manitou, I noticed that the bottom elastomers were melted, firs I didn’t know that those were actually elastomers, thought that is grease. Besides the 2 bottom ones, the rest of them are in decent shape, so I will use them in one of the legs(I suppose it’s for dampning). The elastomer kit would cost about 80usd with shipping to Romania, maybe that’s to much. What kind of grease did you use for lubing in the legs, both elastomers and spring?
    • September 7, 2013 at 12:33 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    I used a combination of Phil Wood bearing grease (similar to what was in the fork leg) and a few drops of the Phil Tenacious Oil and it was ultra smooth. My buddy did a similar rebuild and only used the Phil grease and his came out great too. I have not gone without a tube of Phil grease in my bike box for at least 15 years… it is that good!!! Headsets, wheels, even a film of it on the stem, seatposts, watewr bottle bolts… everything is better with Phil (that’s what a buddy said, but he was gay and his partner’s name was Phil)!

    Good luck!

    -D-

    • September 7, 2013 at 1:12 am
    vpc66
    Member
    Just a bit to far with the good points about Phil, THANKS for not talking about Phil’s lube injector that Sir would have been to much!
    • September 7, 2013 at 3:09 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    Hey vpc,

    Which one do ‘ya mean?

    The big guy manly man injector…

    or the pre-pubescent one aka the Lil’ Phil…

    or

    … is this the injector you’re looking for ? ? ?

    (DAMN! I MAKE THESE LOOK GOOD ! ! ! )

    • September 7, 2013 at 3:13 am
    vpc66
    Member
    Uhhhh…I knew that I would pay for that comment with your sick humor ( you know I would NEVER say or post something so sick )…take bets on how long it will be before T clears it off ???
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