Marzocchi travel mod - worth it?

97th choice
97th choice Posts: 2,222
edited May 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
There is a 140mm to 160mm travel mod available for the '08 fork I have on my bike, as I only use this bike for downhill orientated stuff with jumps and drop offs I'm thinking that it might be a good mod to carry out. Thing is I don't know how successful a mod it is and if it is as straight forward as the instructions suggest, I'm fairly technically minded but have never done fork work before. Plus my fork has been converted to open bath following the damper doing its usual failure.

Bike is a carrera banshee x, the xxx has 160mm forks so I am assuming the frame can take it ok

Anyone done this mod and recommend it? or otherwise?

Cheers.
Too-ra-loo-ra, too-ra-loo-rye, aye

Giant Trance
Radon ZR 27.5 Race
Btwin Alur700
Merida CX500

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    i would not on that frame.

    have a read of the Z1 travel change in the Tech links above. if it is anything like that it is easy.
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  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    Cheers. What's your reservation with the frame? The xxx had rockshox 318 160mm and is the same frame (isn't it?)

    EDIT: It's the '08 frame not the latest '09, if that makes any difference.
    Too-ra-loo-ra, too-ra-loo-rye, aye

    Giant Trance
    Radon ZR 27.5 Race
    Btwin Alur700
    Merida CX500

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