New Marzocchi Bomber Air Shock - First Look
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2024
- After years of offering simplified, value-oriented, performance mountain bike forks, the Marzocchi Bomber Air rear shock is sure to please die-hard fans of the big red M. We spoke with Matt Hornland at length once we received our new shock and a shiny new Z1 fork for this video and an upcoming long term review. “The release of this shock isn’t something we took lightly,” Hornland shared, “it needed to be worthy of the Bomber name, the Bomber legacy. We wanted to develop a shock that was durable, would stand the test of time, and perform well for any rider.”
For those who may not know, Marzocchi is owned by Fox Factory Suspension but Matt told us this isn’t just a rebranded Float X. It was all part of the effort Marzocchi’s team put into making this shock a Bomber product. Keeping true to Marzocchi’s ethos, the Bomber Air shock is designed to be a simple, user-friendly product that is affordable yet capable of handling the roughest and fastest trails you can throw its way. A quick look at the Marzocchi rider-roster and you’ll see that riders like Cam McCaul, Jaxson Riddle and Reed Boggs have been sending this shock bigger and harder than the rest of us could ever hope to.
So far we’ve been quite pleased with the simplicity of the shock, how it changes our mindsets to just focus on the fun and ride rather than busting out the tools and notepad to endlessly tweak our suspension in search of minor improvements. This shock works, and the easy to understand dials do what they’re supposed to do. We look forward to spending more time aboard our new Marzocchi Bomber suspension as we conduct a long term review aboard our Fezzari La Sal Peak.
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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
01:00 - 3:00 Features and Tech
3:01 - 5:30 About the Shock and Who it's For
5:31 - First thoughts and impressions
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They come out with this in bright red to match that Bomber fork and I’m in 🤘🏻
I've been waiting for this product for a long time! I hope to run this shock on my bikes in the future!
Nice first look! Thanks!
As the recent owner of a merida e160 675 , with a bomber air shock , dishing out 65mm stroke , is agree with this assessment , easy to set up n forget , all I did is add a .10 token , total of .3 and shock feels good on 80% of everything I ride ,
I have a 2023 vs bomber on another bike , and the support may be a bit better on the coil (450lb spring )
But bottom out better on the air ..
It's very even thru it's stroke ..
By comparison , it's way better than my float x on a 2022 spectral 275 , with a M , M , tune n .4 token ..
But that a horst link bike , so yer..
Go buy a bomber air , they ain't too shabby
Hi friend! good video and thanks for sharing✌ greetings
Thanks for visiting
Mines on the way :)
Are the rebound and compression circuits independent like the float x?
Hi there - very impressive shock indeed! Would just tell me how it compares to Fox Float X2 performance (not performance elite). thanks
Just got a Bomber Air installed on my trail bike and first impressions of the shock have been great! Easy to set up, great feeling on my local trails.
Supportive and definitely and improvement over stock Fox DPS.
Good to hear ! I’m upgrading mine on my polygon to this
@@mudko3589 not sure what Polygon comes with but after few weeks and half a dozen rides on Bomber I'm completely sold on it.
Easy to set up and just works!
@@pan0rama546 mine came with a DPS as well but I ride hard enough to where it fades! Also got the bomber z1 which is amazing btw.
@@mudko3589 got ya, yeah dps is a lightweight shock, which becomes very obvious when you upgrade the fork. Z1 is a solid choice as well, had one in the past and was very happy with it.
Still satisfied? How does the low speed compression setting all the way cranked up compare to a full lockout? Still very bobbly or rather pretty firm?
Great, my Fox DPS is in need of total rebuild, maybe I'll just buy this and get better performance at a decent price.
Interesting, I was considering a Float X factory for an upgrade, but this might be a better option.
Rides well and costs less.
Marzocchi internals are all fox now anyhow, save the dough get the zoch
I'd definitely recommend a Float X Performance Elite instead (if you can find one), as it has the climb switch and low speed compression adjustment of the Float X Factory, but is only $40 more than this Marzocchi ($80 less than a Factory).
I feel like getting this would be like getting a Z1 over a 36 Performance Elite, if the Z1 was only $100 less than the 36 (instead of $300).
Would you compare that to Fox rhythm or performance?
I put a Z1 170mm/44 on my son's Ripmo AF and I have a DVO Onyx 170mm/44 on mine. The Z1 is beefier and super easy to dial in. I'd even say it handles bigger hits better, though it lacks the finesse of having HSC and LSC. Simpler, stronger, easier and cheaper. Hard to argue with that.
This seems to be a great alternative to both fox and rockshox!
Yeah next bike I'm getting Marzocchi stuff. HSC LSC HSR LSR is cool but man was it a pain to setup lol
Thanks for sharing.
@@TheLoamWolf also great video guys
Is that compression adjuster basically a climb switch? or not?
It could help a bit, but it is more of a firm/soft adjustment depending on if you're riding a rough and rooty trail or maybe a smoother flow line. Helps give some good and noticeable compression changes.
I like the concept of the brand. However, I need to know about parts availability and ease of service before I buy a shock. For example I like the performance of an X2 over a Super Deluxe, but the incredible amount of special tools and complexity of basic damper service along with questionable reliability makes me choose RS SD every time (or DVO/Manitou).
It's basically a Float X, and I believe uses more of the same parts (including the same service kit), so that shouldn't be an issue.
@@gpearce11 I guess we will find out once Fox updates their support page to include the new bomber air then we can compare the parts diagrams and part numbers to the float x.
would love to try out marzocci but man feel like their styling/ graphics really needs to be updated
there's only 40$ difference between this and a Float X performance... I was expecting more
Basically the price of the lockout lever and fox badge. My float x is sweet
@@humzilla707 Also low speed compression I believe, but I agree with your point.
Totally agree. Not enough discount compared to Float X Perf. I'm in the market for a new shock and the Float X Perf is on the top of my list. If this bomber air shock was closer to $400 I would consider it since I have a matching Z1 air fork. I'm currently running a Suntour Tri Air on another build. Got that shock on discount for under $300 directly from SunTour USA. It's basically the same as a DVO Topaz but with an IFP instead of the DVO bladder. Actually, I was told SunTour manufacturers DVO shocks. I wonder who makes this new bomber air and whether any Fox internals are used. I will keep an eye on the Fox support page for part numbers and drawings. Fox currently has the bomber CR parts diagrams on their site. Maybe they will post the bomber air and then I can compare part numbers from Float X internals.
looks interesting but i don't like the absence of clicks on the compression settings. I think that human beings need quantitative measurements.Even you, when you tried to describe the compression knob, have used qualitative value.You said 270 grads...
The price is reasonable, but of course if you go to their website, it's out of stock. FWIW... my motorcycle has Marzocchi suspension (forks and rear shock)... the fork is decent but the rear shock is just plain awful. It's "okay" on pavement but on dirt, especially if it gets washboarded, it's completely out of its league. This is on a new Tiger 900 GT.
Funny how cheap it looks compared to marzocchi air shocks of old
I don't know what's funny about it. Marzocchi used to be an individual brand back in the day, and nowadays it's cheap Fox.
This isn't the Marzocchi i grew up lusting over, Fox is ruining the brand by using Marzocchi as their cheap dumbed down suspension selection
the future is now old man, get off your monster T high horse
@@parker.gibbons this isnt the future, it's rebranded low end tech, kid
@@wanderoutdoors6094 big words for someone that more than likely cant distinguish between high and low speed compression
@@wanderoutdoors6094 "low tech" is not always worse. For example, having a bunch of external dials and nobs is worse than having a more simple shock that is tuned for you and your bike. It makes it much easier to service it too, and fewer things that can go wrong.
@@TeamCykelhold k it's still just rebranded