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Liquid10
09-11-2005, 06:06 PM
Well, the 04 Super T Pro that came with my Kona has bit the dust. Both stanchions sheered off right at lower crown brace upon landing :eek:. That fork has performed flawlessly until this incident. Anyone have any suggestions for forks? I mostly ride freeride type terrain with fairly large hucks and drops. I want something that will handle this, as well as provide some degree of smoothness in the fast stutter bumps/roots at whistler. I'm looking at the Marz 888 RC right now (they don't make super T s anymore). Any input is welcome
Gex
09-11-2005, 06:58 PM
crash replacement on a 888 would be a good choice
kinghami3
09-11-2005, 07:14 PM
Well, the 04 Super T Pro that came with my Kona has bit the dust. Both stanchions sheered off right at lower crown brace upon landing :eek:. That fork has performed flawlessly until this incident. Anyone have any suggestions for forks? I mostly ride freeride type terrain with fairly large hucks and drops. I want something that will handle this, as well as provide some degree of smoothness in the fast stutter bumps/roots at whistler. I'm looking at the Marz 888 RC right now (they don't make super T s anymore). Any input is welcome
Good location, I'm in B'ham at my parent's house right now, but will head back to Seattle in a couple hours. I would suggest crash replacement too; but is it under warranty?
vallEbikes
09-11-2005, 07:33 PM
pic's please!
Liquid10
09-11-2005, 08:02 PM
I will post pics soon. What do you mean by crash replacement? (bear with me I don't know much about the warranty thing) Is crash replacement some kind of implied warranty such as "the stanchions are NEVER supposed to break"?
Certified Drunk
09-11-2005, 08:10 PM
You should get a super monster T and you could be a Pinkbike hero.
joelsman
09-11-2005, 08:33 PM
call marzocchi up and talk to them, crash replacement is like warranty but you might have to pay some, upgrading to a 888 would be ideal and marzocchi should cut you a good deal. not many people break forks like that.
Liquid10
09-11-2005, 10:51 PM
here is a pic of the carnage
http://www.geocities.com/atvpunk/Picture1.jpg
BIGHIT756
09-12-2005, 12:51 AM
ooh ****!!! that is crazy...that must have felt great on the crash...damn!!!
kinghami3
09-12-2005, 01:01 AM
Huck to face-plant? That had to hurt!
Liquid10
09-12-2005, 08:39 AM
Huck to face-plant? That had to hurt!
That it did, stiches, concussion, I'm still not feeling too well. The fork snapped upon landing, sending me head first into the ground.
Fast&Smooth
09-12-2005, 11:15 AM
ha you came into the shop yesterday. you should probably also look into a full face helmet! :nono: