6blueoval9
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If the weight is oil, lubricating and cooling the damping system, that's a good kind of weight.
I think it's better to have a good open oil bath system than something that saves weight by means of reduced oil volume. We don't have to pedal the thing uphill unassisted so I don't think weight saving is a big concern.
I would pay £45-£60 for single crown forks, Marzocchi Z1 BAM, Z3 QR20 around 17-19 years old. They are not too difficult to service. I got a first edition Z1 for my next build, though the BAM version is more practical.
I wouldn't want the disposable Suntour anything, personally.
If you need 6" travel then the upside down DNM USD 6 or aka DNM USD 150 are well reviewed, also O.O.B. system.
I had the Marzocchi Monster Triple, 8" travel fork with the 40mm stantions, it was a beast of a fork and unfortunately it got stolen but I think that weighed about 8kg but was soooo plush.
Ducati still spec Marzocchi O.O.B. system forks on their street bikes.
The Suntour SR Epicon air forks use a cartridge along with oil.
You can buy the cartridge and seals for them so they aren't really disposable if you know how to properly rebuild them.
I used an Epicon shock for quite some time without any problems...set the sag properly and ride away.