Marzocchi
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Marzocchi is an Italian manufacturer founded in 1949 by the two brothers Stefano and Guglielmo Marzocchi. The company profile includes hydraulic industrial pumps and suspension components for motorcycles and bicycles.
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[edit] Industrial pumps
[edit] Motorbike suspension
[edit] Bicycle suspension
Marzocchi is one of the four high profile bicycle suspension manufacturers (the others are Rock Shox - SRAM, Fox Racing Shox, and Manitou - Answer Products). Marzocchi forks are generally known for their very nice suspension characteristics, high reliability, low maintenance requirements, but on the other hand usually are considered being heavy compared to the other three firms' comparable offerings. This weight penalty partly comes from their famous open bath system, which the firm brought over from their successful motorbike suspension technology. The other factor is that the company policy is not to cut corners to reach a weight advantage while compromising reliability. It is a question of personal preference, but it's no surprise that Marzocchi is very well received in the freeride and downhill branches of mountain biking, quite popular among the enduro and all mountain crowd, while it's much less likely to see a Marzocchi fork on an XC racing bike.
Marzocchi makes mountain bike suspension on bikes that start about $500 and go up from there. All the forks and rear shocks Marzocchi makes are specifically made to excel on a specific terrain from cross country (XC) to downhill. The fork they made with the most travel was the 'Super Monster T' (T for Triple, or triple crown setup) with 300mm of travel. The lowest is 60mm which is on the TXC series. Forks start at $250 and go up to $1800. Most of the forks are made in Italy, while the entry level OEM range is manufactured by the Japanese SunTour in Taiwan.
Marzocchi sponsors dozens of high caliber bike racers, among them are Brian Lopes, Wade Simmons and Cedric Gracia.
