I decided to give it a go on Double Black and Double Down-a couple of local favorites in Bellingham on Chuckanut Mountain that are steep and rough. And other than not being a fan of the quick release style thru axle, I was pretty stoked to have the fork feeling dialed after only a few minutes of tinkering. After strapping it on my bike, adjusting the psi to the suggested 20% sag, and adjusting the rebound it felt great. Setting up the fork was about as easy as itвЂ™s gets. Immediately my mind was flooded with old memories of riding in the woods with friends. Right out of the box I was greeted with that iconic arch and blistering red stanchions. It's hard to imagine a Marzzochi without the iconic M up front. Tapping into my inner childhood, I went for the biggest size available for my 27.5 Santa Cruz Nomad: 180mm of sending potential. The new Bomber Z1 is available for either 27.5вЂќ or 29вЂќ wheels, with travel options that range from 150-180mm for the 27.5вЂќ version and 130-170mm of travel for the 29вЂќ version, in 10mm increments. This is an aspect that may increase the weight but dramatically drops the overall price. However, these chassis are made from a different, heavier 6000-series aluminum rather than the Fox 7000-series aluminum. The Bomber has the same chassis and air spring as a Fox 36. Now inside the Bomber Z1 youвЂ™ll actually find a number of features that are found in a Fox 36, thanks to the fact that Marzocchi was acquired by Fox in 2015. And even though the fork has the same lipstick there are dramatic changes. More than twenty years since the first Bomber Z1 was released, Marzocchi is back with a newly renovated Bomber Z1. So naturally, Marzocchi began to focus on forks that were plush and could withstand abuse.

At that point riders really wanted suspension that could handle rough trail and big hits. One where bigger was better and landings didnвЂ™t necessarily need a smooth transition. That was back in the early 2000вЂ™s, when a new trend in biking was starting to build steam. That segment blew my mind and afterwards all I wanted was to have Marzocchi fork on my bike. I was first introduced to Marzocchi when Wade Simmons sent that legendary road gap over the Marzocchi truck in New World Disorder 3. ItвЂ™s been a while since I have ridden above that iconic M-shaped arch.

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