Marzocchi DJ3

con1924
con1924 Posts: 89
edited July 2012 in MTB buying advice
Hi,
Can someone please explain to me what hydraulic dampening is on marzocchi dj 3's ? What does "fix r" mean? Is the mech preload the one where there is a twisty thing on top of the fork stanchion ? And are they okay forks ? I know a lot of questions .
http://www.marzocchi.com/Template/detai ... etto=59715
Getting them on a NS Metropolis 2 2012 from chainreactioncycles .
Cheers for the help

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    https://www.marzocchi.com/admin/downloa ... etto=59658

    Hydraulic damping is oil base motion control of the fork.

    Fix r is fixed rebound.

    The adjuster adds preload.

    They do what they are meant to do but stack it bad and anything can break.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    You should get a manual with the bike.
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  • con1924
    con1924 Posts: 89
    Cheers for the help :) so is hydraulic damping good then ? I know its not as good as compressed air ect.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    con1924 wrote:
    Cheers for the help :) so is hydraulic damping good then ? I know its not as good as compressed air ect.
    Err air is a spring.

    All forks with good damping use oil.
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