What suspension forks were available in 1997?

[MiniNinjaRob]

What's wrong with the chrome ones on Ebay at the moment? There's also an orange pair and a yellow pair that need the usual work.

Changing the seals and bushes is so easy and requires no specialist tools but will set you back around £60 in parts.

Good luck in your search!

That's the problem - they go for £50+ and if they need work it'll be £100 before I know it and I can't justify that. Some of the ones on eBay have too short a steerer anyway.

 

[JeRkY]

I wouldn't go with pace on a DMR, I don't know why really but it just doesn't go, a no too race bread for a heavier hitting type bike in my mind.

 

[markwashington]

How about these bad boys, still pretty cheap, not cosmetically brilliant, but shouldn't go for too much:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marzocchi-BOM ... 4abe475bb5

or these, a few years out, but I've got a pair of these and they're cracking forks, really smooth and lighter than the original Z1s

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-Retro-Ma ... 2ec35f0e0f

 

[MiniNinjaRob]

Yeah I am watching both of those. First pair I like, second pair I REALLY like and they are close to me.

 

[MiniNinjaRob]

Just won some Z3 Lites - not exactly what I wanted but they are in silver with blue decals so they will go with the rest of my DMR. Took a chance on a poor listing so they might not work out but I got them cheap enough.

 

[highlandsflyer]

Those were decent forks back in the day, and dead simple to service if they are otherwise solid.

With Ebay you have protection, so if they are goosed you have some come back.

 

[dbmtb]

When square-o-philes like Jerky and I are both saying Marzocchi - then it's a no-brainer.

Don't think I've ever seen this much consensus in a Retrobike thread before.