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fork no longer available.

I bought a frame off them late last year and it took a few months as they didnt have it in stock and then neither did the supplier. Communication wasn't great but they did respond to emails at the time. I got the feeling that it was a business being run part time. I was happy to wait as the...

These guys do various wheelset builds, but this one looks reasonable value. https://shop.tunecycles.com.au/DT-Swiss-Enduro-EX511/XM481-Hope-Pro-4-MTB-Boost-Wheelset They also do one with stans flow for $800.

An having just looked at their website, maybe some modern geometry. Bikes look great, but outdated geo.

Cant give any feedback on using them yet, but I just got a set today. Quality looks excellent. I got the 180mm as well. Mainly wanted them for working on suspension. All alloy in forks seems to be made of cheese.

Commencal tempo might be worth a look too. According to the reviews, they are a fun bike. https://www.commencal.com/au/en/bike/bikes/trail/t.e.m.p.o./

go coil? https://cyclinic.com.au/products/marzocchi-bomber-cr-coil-shock-2022-standard?variant=39346019729462

And being notoriously unreliable. Crazy that anyone would think it a good idea to reuse that name. What next from sram? Rebirth of the Avid Elixir name for their brakes?

Yeah fair point, if they started with the Onyx 36 then it makes sense. I've got an Onyx 36 and it isn't a light fork.

Weight is definitely on the porky side. They've taken out the OTT which used to weigh a bit, so I wonder where all this weight is coming from.

Yeah totally understand there must be 100s of hours in R&D behind each of these sorts of products and that those costs need to be built into the selling price. I guess volumes are low, so proportionally, the R&D costs end up being quite high. Regardless, its all way too pricey for me.

By most accounts this guy does good work, but this is taking the piss surely: https://www.shockcraft.co.nz/tuning-upgrades-for-marzocchi-bomber-cr-shockcraft.html Just under $1000 to tune a bomber CR.

Glad to see that it made it there in one piece.

Sold pending payment

I am 178cm and probably at the upper limit for the frame with a 50mm stem. Seated position was good with just enough length for me and the front end was pretty low which was good for XC which is what I mostly do, but I'd probably have put higher rise bars on (I ran 15mm rise) if I wanted a more...