I'm a huge fan of Marzocchi. They've always had that 'bolt on and forget' reliability. Not that I condone it, but I had Z1 Freerides on my old Heckler for 5 years and didn't need to service them once. I agree that it's basically all about marketing and if Marzocchi could make a bigger impact in SA then all the better. The thing with the RS Pike, you know, that bladder thing? Marzocchi have been doing that with their motocross bikes for ages, and have put it into their forks now too. I'd like to see more than just them though. Like Manitou (which did have a presence at Africa Cycle Fair, see the half bike on the couch), BOS (which, based on reviews, sound fantastic) and X-Fusion (also sound great, and reasonably priced). It really just comes down to what people see being raced too. What's winning is usually taken as best. Where it's actually what people are being sponsored by. The big guns have the big bucks to put their stuff on the winning bikes. My next bike will hopefully have a Marzocchi up front, if not X-Fusion or BOS if I had my own way.
