Marzocchi Bomber CR Review | $300 COIL SHOCK??
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- If you’re interested in running a coil shock on your mountain bike but not quite stoked on dropping 5 or 600 bucks for one, well we might just have your golden ticket...
In this video, Mike talks about our favorite simple and affordable coil shock; the Marzocchi Bomber CR. It's easy to setup, easy to live with, easy on the wallet and offers an amazing amount of performance for the buck!
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sooo what i am hearing is to neglect my rear shock for 2 years, save the service money and when it blows up buy this shock, got it 👍😋
Well. The service cost at fox for my crappy out of warranty dpx2 is $200 dollars and fox suggests having the full service done every 150 hours..lol.
Perfect plan. That's pretty much how all my parts work.
That exactly what I have done! Literally buying this shock right now, after my high end shock deciding it couldn't take it anymore
I only do that if I want a new part because if I brake something my dad likes to buy new parts
@@Calispeedboi or those who's shock malfunctions and needs a service.
Sooo I ordered this shock because of this video and put it on my Stumpjumper. It added weight and was very eager to go through the travel when climbing. I could have possibly gone with a 600lb spring. But then I tackled my least favorite techy climbs and found that I was clearing sections I couldn’t previously. Medium rebound = major grip. My downhill chatter and rock gardens are fun now instead of death grip sessions. I’ll take the weight penalty for the performance 10/10 times. In short, it punches above its price point and I’m starting to see these on Uber expensive bikes on my local trails.
Nice. What kind of stumpjumper do you have? I have a 2020 Stumpjumper Evo 27.5 and I read that the 210x55mm fits. Might take the plunge…
Marzocchi were always my first choice when I was a kid! Z1 BAM, Dirt Jumpers, junior T they were so cool back then and I wouldn’t hesitate to run them now
Pro-tip: When you get the compression sparks to turn purple you get a short speed boost. 1:20
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I learned more about shock setup watching this video than I have over the past year watching dedicated videos on the subject. This shock seems simple enough for me. I'll definitely be getting one!! Thanks!
I have been running one of these for the past year in Vermont, couldn’t be happier with the way it handles the rocky technical terrain of the northeast. Paired with a bomber Z2 in the front I couldn’t ask for a better setup for the price.
The real question is: how much PSI do I need to add to get that explosion effect?..... but seriously, great overview Mike! I'm thinking I need to finally trail a coil. PS - I think you're saying the brand name wrong - it's marZOOOOOOchi - you're welcome 😉
This is the best quality video you've made to date. Top notch. I am going to pick this up for my ripmo af thanks to you.
Just ordered mine and after a bad day the order confirmation email made my day 😊
Would you rather run this $300 coil shock or 'spring' for a more expensive shock? 😏
I have one on my Kenevo 2020 and blow it in less than a month
Would this be good for XC?
Kazoo kid Senior no... it’s a coil spring
Nope, airshocks are better in adjustability, plus don't have to buy several springs to find out which spring rate I need. Been throwing away springs through the years.
The price seems good, but tbh I‘m still a bit coil skeptical. There’s also great air shock options from SR Suntour and Manitou if you can spend just a little more money
Great video again! These shocks really rock and that bike is a beauty too!!!
Great review Mike! It convinced me to by one. Thanks for your great review videos.
Your videos crack me up....love the info. Thanks brother!
Nice video man. Nicely thought out
honestly this channel is like best best place to find out if its worth buying a product
Thank you very much!! Our goal is to help everyone buy the _right_ part, not just sell what we got!
Hey Mike, love the suggestion of using this shock for the bike park and saving the high dollar air for the trail! PS : glad to see no phones were harmed in the making of this video ;-)
Awesome to see people give lower end products a good shake out and honest review. Subbed to your channel because of this review. Good energy and great filming!!!
I have been using one of these for a year now that I bought from Lost Co after watching this video. I have no regrets, I love this shock. Recently combined it with a Sprindex adjustable coil and it has made it even better. Thanks Mike!
Wooo! Glad we could help! Enjoy and thanks for the kind words.
Best part about this is it comes in small sizes for smaller travel trail bikes (190x51/7.5x2.0).
Thanks so much Lost Co! love my new shock!
Your videos have gotten significantly better
Omg this is what I need. I’m a heavy weight and I never really felt good on air shocks. They just don’t feel like a coil. My first intro to dual sus was a specialized FSR elite. It had coil and boy was that bike fun to ride. I’ve been chasing that feeling ever since. I’m saving my spare change for this thing hopefully it won’t disappoint.
Always used coil and oil rear shocks. When I started riding the air shocks were specifically for XC riders and Downhill/Freeride riders ALWAYS used coil and oil due to their stronger construction and improved performance.
Have the CR and the Z1, both are amazing! Love it!
I Want To Try One 😎
Ride all ready 6 months and yes great, now ordered a Smashpot coil cartridge for the Z1 and ready for the new season,
I am riding the bomber cr in my V10 cc 2018 and I love how it feels
I'm not a suspension fidler so I'm tempted to look into this as an upgrade over my air shock !
I'd love to see a large blind test study between this and all the other current coil and air shocks. Have 10-15 test riders all with similar travel bikes. Then have an independent hidden party install the shocks on each bike, followed by wrapping each in a cloth "jacket" of some kind, and zip tie it tight on the bike. Have the riders shred a test circuit that has a climb followed by a descent that has both fast flow, and rocky / blocky stuff. Then have the same independent party swap the shocks between each bike and re-hide the shocks with the test jacket / zip tie thing. Repeat the test until each rider has done a lap on each shock. From here, design a standardized questionnaire that allows for subjective measures to be transferred into objective data.
I would be VERY curious to know if these "cheap" shocks hold a flame to top-tier products like the 11.6, in terms of statistical significance for rider feedback scores.
This test could be re-run several times, with several groups of testers to increase statistical significance. From there, you could also structure into the questionnaire some sort of metric that looks at rider biases based on perceived value based on shock brand. With that data, you could sort out what statistical significance perceived value has on perceived shock performance. The models could also be isolated for analysis on coil vs. air on perceived rider shock descending performance, as well as for climbing performance.
You could take this even a step further by creating yet another test study that does the same test, except this time allow each rider to know which shock they are riding. Run each shock on multiple test rider's bikes and run a statistical model that isolates "knowledge of shock brand, and its correlation to shock performance".
After running both studies, my hunch is that the high-end / expensive shocks would probably out-perform the cheaper products in terms of blind rider feedback, as well as non-blind rider feedback. However, I also think that perceived value would have a statistically significant impact on a rider's perceived shock performance. In other words, perceived value very likely has a significant impact on how someone "feels" that a shock is performing. Its possible that even if a more expensive shock feels worse than a cheaper shock, that the perceived value factor potentially offsets that difference.
I think a killer example of this is hubs. As of 2020, its really damn hard to find a garbage sealed bearing hub on the market. I'm willing to bet that cheap vs. expensive hubs are damn difficult to distinguish on the ride, particularly if you can't see them / distinguish the hub brand because of some test design.
I am kind of sick of the bike industry constantly convincing all of us that we NEED to upgrade to the newest shit because it supposedly waaaay out-performs the previous product.
Now, all of this crap being typed, I love the 11.6 and I9 hubs! LOL
Ive always had issues with marzocchi’s back in the day , they were always sticky and leaked oil but i’ve been impressed with their new stuff . I have my eye on a z1 coil for my hardtail .
I had the bomber cr with a fox sls 700# spring because I am fat on my e bike. Kept the shock and bought a 550-670 progressive spring! It’s the best it’s ever felt
Just ordered my looking forward to it.
I’m sold. This and the bomber z1 is going to be my combo!
This guy is just so high energy all the time!
Drains my energy watching the video
i think the new marzocchi stuff is looking awesome ... good performance and at a reasonable price
This shock... this shock is exactly what I was looking for.
Dope!!! Super want one.
Back in the day I put a marzocchi bomber fork on my trek 8000 and that fork was amazing. It was budget friendly and once I had it adjusted I was way faster on my trails I ride
I am of the opinion that more adjustments aren’t going to make you a better rider or make riding much easier, if you are a casual rider you’re conditions and riding style are probably going to change slightly from day to day and so will your preferred feel. Save the money,keep it simple and get riding! Great video
I’m running the Bomber cr since March 2019 and absolutely love it!
I’m a novice on these things. Are coil shocks more reliable than air?.
I have a San Quentin 2 that came with a RockShox RL air fork when that one breaks I think I’m going your route but only if it’s more reliable. Still this shock cost almost like the whole bike ha.
Jun Boo your bike is an hard tail and it cost more than 299$
Andrea Squeo I apologize I thought you were referring to the Z1 front fork.
Yeah it does. I like more hard tails because I don’t jump from cliffs. Full suspension is coming soon. Also I have a Gravel and thinking about a road bike.
I have been riding like 8 months and doing better than people with $3,000 bikes.
What I know is that when things breaks I hate it. That’s why I’m looking at this fork.
Your comment got my attention because it seems that this fork is worth it
Jun Boo anyway in my opinion, Marzocchi is worth it.
I would go for the bomber Z1 coil.
Andrea Squeo Yes. I think is also worth it. They look like tanks. Thanks a lot that will be my upgrade when the Rockshox breaks. Biking is awesome and money well spent.
I love that bike so much
have run one of these on my rocky mountain altitude for a while now and i have to say it is the best thing i have purchased for my bike!
Really!?! I have a 2018 Altitude and was wondering if there was a coil that fits. What size is it, what do you run up front? I'm not really happy with the Grip damper on the 36 as well.
I have a 2019 altitude and I was looking at getting this for my bike. The sizing should be 210×55
@@BushmanCanuck the cool thing about this shock is they make it to fit old school style bikes its what is on my 2002 kona stab primo matches my monster t forks perfect
@@BushmanCanuck i gave a grip 36 as well but i will be putting on the new marzochi coil bomber soon
couldn't expect anything less from marzocchi
I like your attitude, very nice
Can you please review the SR Suntour TriAir?
It can be had for under 300$ and according to VITAL MTB its outright the best "budget" rear shocks that they have ever tested.
Competes with the RockShox Deluxe, FOX DPX2 and DVO Topaz - thats what I would call crazy good value for money.
Really tempting ~!!!
Was going to buy one but bought a meg neg for my super deluxe, hopefully that moment saved can help me get a bomber z1 coil faster
Sounds great. Gonna have to make the drive over from Pullman to check out your shop
Are you riding the Troy? I have the same year bike. Just put the new z1 on it. Loving it. What shock would be good for this set up in the pnw?
Good Review bro. One question the compressión dial when you closet stay firm same as the bomber Z1? Thanks
I love the part where the fire comes out of the shock. lolololol
Thinking of getting this with the crane creek progressive spring
That frame looks so good with the marzochi setup
IT DOESSS!!
@@TheLostCo it the devinci Troy 2020 frame? I got one and look to put the Bomber Cr Coil
Marzocchi Bomber for the people!!
Nice shock .. I’m still deciding if I need one or not...I do mostly trails in Florida like Santos and Alafia.. I do go to NC a lot to do pisgah, beech and so on.. I have a 2020 carbon patrol with dpx2 and I want to get the coil ..
so, marzocchi is the entry brand for fox?
Pretty much. Also less tuning for idiots like me. Cause I don’t know what to do with most of the knobs. And some of us love the m logo cause we used to ride z1’s back in the day
the cool thing is they make shock for new and old school bikes. both the c.c.d.b. and fox rc wont fit old bikes.
Yes, this is literally a Fox Van RC.
Nothing more- but expensive for 300€...
I think i will buy the bomber 58 at the front and the bomber cr at the back, for the downhill rides with my enduro bike.👍
I personally ride the bomber cr I'm absolutely in love with it but I got it for 400 bugs
Hi Mike! I’d like to get one of these and put it on my Commencal Meta TR29 and at the same time add a bit of travel (fits 210x55). The thing is that the rear eyelet is horizontal, so rotated 90 degrees as oppose to the front eyelet. Is this an easy thing to do? Can I adjust that out of the box or is going to be tricky
Hey, just stumbled upon the canyon sender 6.Saw that it has the cr and bobmer 58 . Is that a good option ? i would be going second hand as i don't have much to spend.If there are other/better options for that price please,i would love to know
Got a base Nomad and always hearing how much better the vpp is with a coil shock. I'm wanting a lockout for climbing though so I'm not sure this will be for me. Price definitely though.
hi, i have a mondraker crafty 2021 with a fox dpx2 that is air, would it work better with the Marzocchi cr spring bomber to do enduro? or wouldn't you notice much difference?
Riding with an upgrade sping of sprindex and yes it is so good
This is a shock id be really interested to try in the future, but is there any way to run it as a 62.5 shock as that's what my bike is and I don't want to lose out on any travel
i am thinking of getting one of these, will it fit on my 2018 norco sight A3 womens model size medium. and also will the piggyback hit the frame.
I'm considering one of these, only because it seems like my only option at 190mm/51mm (7.5"x2.0")
What about the Öhlins TTX22? Love this thing...
I run a Cane Creek Coil and a Ohlins ttx coil on my dh bike. But I really would like to have a much simpler shock. 90% of riders don't even change the settings on their dhx2's and Cane creeks. SImplicity=reliability
There isnt enough progression in coil, so thought putting a mrp progressive spring on, but no one makes a 650 pound spring, neither does crane creek. Do you know if push or someone does? I like the idea of that shock, but if I can't get spring I want might have to go with fox for the high/low settings and rubber bumpers on end.
Are coil shocks considerably bigger? Would it fit on my 2017 Felt decree 3? 🤔
I love marzocchi the best susspension 4 me
Sometimes more simple and "basic" is better. Same goes with forks. If fork has settings you don't even understand, probably you have wrong settings.
Seems like great value. Comparison between 300$ air shock could be cool, though it would just end air vs. coil pretty quickly.
Pienimusta that is why I like the super deluxe as an air shock over the fox stuff , not saying it’s better , but I do know I can get it dialed in and running sweet with ease .
Running a Fox DPS in the rear would this be an upgrade for bigger hits/rock gardens?
I’ve been wondering how the new 2020 giant reign 29 is with a coil would be as I used to ride the 2017 giant reign with a coil but it was not good what so ever because on the smallest jump it would bottom out as the frame wasn’t progressive...
I have the X2 paired with a Fox Factory 36... I legitimately think That I will never be able to set all of those knobs right. Maybe going Marzocchi is the way, plus I like the Red better!
should I buy the bomber cr on my troy too? because I wnat to try a coil shock at that price but I want adjustability should I just go dhx2 or bomber cr
Can you please compare the dhx2 vs the rs superdeluxe coil?
Is there a spacer that will make this shock fit the 205x57.5 on the Transition Sentinel?
Can you get one in 150mm???
Can you order them in different tunes or just medium medium like RockShox aftermarket? Great review
that should be the way they do it..unfortunatly the HSC is to closed and its only solvable with a tune witch cost the same as a service..I managed to get mine riding well with a TI spring but im lucky that a friend is a FOX technician and had springs to try free of charge..still might go for the tune later on
Hi Guys - Will an MRP progressive spring fit this Marzocchi shock?
Hey, nice review! WHich coil shock do you recommend ? Bomber CR, or RS Vivid?
Hey there! We're big fans of SRAM's new Super Deluxe Coil shock that they replaced the Vivid coil with. It's our current favorite coil shock on the market!! -Tor
Hello sir
Can this fit Marin Rift Zone 1?
It came with XFusion O2 210mmx50mm
Hey guys, will a Rockshox coil fit this shock? asking because they have Marzocchi Bomber CR but dont have right FOX coil right now.
i want one but i just bought a rock shock air shock less 50 hours on it. I think ill pick one up for bike park applications YAH!!!!
i want one
Would this coilover fir on my 03 Azonic Saber with 5/6" of travel..it has The 4 bar horst link suspension .
F the shock part the damn bike is freaking awesome!!! 😆
I want to see whats inside of it! Looks a whole lot like an older DHX model from the outside.
What's the spring that's fitted into it.
I have a 2021 Vitus Mythique VRS with Fusion air shock 200mm x 56mm. I am a heavy rider about 255 lbs and am always have to put air in rear shock. Is this compatible? Thanks
I‘m interessted on a coil shock - bought a Push 11.6 😂
How could you buy such a cheap hunk of junk?! 😆
@@keirfarnum6811 I can‘t afford a more expensive one 🤷♂️ 🙈🙈🙈😂😂😂
How do I pick one for my trek slash 7😩
I'll buy it asap
What is the diameter of the hole? The same ?
Does anybody know if this shock fits my pivot firebird 29 in s size m. Please tell me
The calculator you use says 340ish lbs, and the Marzoochi site says 380 lbs. In Capra forums for my bike people are using 500-550 lbs, but for FOX DHX2. Does brand matter? I wonder why the large differences?
Just grabbed one of these to run, as a replacement or possibly backup to a DHX2. DHX2 lasted about 12mo of relatively hard trail riding, no park. Seems like shaft seal went and it spilled its guts out the other day. Here in Canada Fox is charging $240ish for a rebuild. New bomber cr rung in $440 all in shipped. I'm really curious if I'll be able to tell the shocks apart.
How did it turn out? Did you like it?
What rear travel range would one of these shocks be used for? Do they come in different lengths?
Yes they do. Look at what length of shock your bikes takes.
how do you descend with a coilshock with so little knobs