Marzocchi Z1 QR20

Sorry for the small picture, Marzocchi used to be the best brand in suspension forks for a brief time around the new millennium. Their receipt for success was easy, they made motorcycle suspension for bicycles. But that also meant heavy forks. Not a problem when industry tried to sell 35 pound 5" travel freeriding bikes as CC bikes. Not everyone want to run a 4 pound suspension fork anymore, but do not argue that the old school Marzocchi forks still looks totally badass!

The Z1 QR20 fork was the top of the line fork offering 5" suspension in a single crown design requiring special QR20 front hub for stiffness. Polished it looked wicked!

Manitou Prototype double triple crown fork

Once upon a time everyone in the industry (or MBA) thought that the future of the suspension fork in all categories was double triple crowns.With the past behind us we now know that double triple clamp forks only stuck on DH style bikes, but there is no doubt a triple crown fork looks badass on a XC-bike or light full suspension bike. Maybe it will come back next year.

Look Fournales suspension fork

Here is a crisp foto of a euro suspension fork, the Look Fournales. Nothing really beats a good classic suspension fork but you can be sure there are always alternatives popping up all  the time. The Look Fournales is not a bad fork and is quite light.