yes, i'm working - but i'm not sure for how long, it's looking like nice riding weather…
I'm glad to hear that you are enjoying the fork. Do you still have some sticktion or is it all worked out?
I would love to ride but I well, um, we actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, [HTML_REMOVED] Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time. [-thanks "old school"]
…any other day…:(
Hey SdB:
The "stiction" of the 66SL1 ATA is perhaps noticeable in a parking lot test (or a "drop the front end on the pavement test"), but on the trail it's really a non-issue. I've got an 888 RC2X World Cup on my other bike which could be considered to have the "least amount of stiction" from a factory fork and while the difference between the 888WC and the 66SL1 ATA is noticeable, on the trail the 66SL1 ATA is still an excellent fork capable of serious riding.
Apart from a couple of QA issues that are affecting a few of the 66SL1 ATA forks (leaking ATA top caps), this fork really is a good as the reviews suggest. In fact, I would say that the 2007 Marzocchi air forks (AM1 SL, 66SL1 ATA and the 888SL1 ATA) are the first air suspension products that are truly starting to push into coil sprung performance. The reason is not just "plushness" though - it's the fact that these new air forks have the damping dialed throughout their travel. The 06 Marz forks lacked a bit of mid stroke compression damping, as do the current generation of Fox forks and rear shocks as well as the Rockshox air forks. Don't get me wrong - the Fox 36 and DHX air products are really good and the Rockshox stuff is going to be great as well. However, the 2007 Marz air forks are really, really, really good.
Sure, it's still not quite coil performance, but they are 1-2 pounds lighter weight and have adjustable travel. Pretty cool in my book :)
Cheers!
Noel
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