Replace bottom tubes of Marzocchi fork with rigid tubes? I have a KHS Montaña Comp mountain bike with 26" wheels. It has a Marzocchi fork that is completely shot, both left and right side of the fork.

They hold no air, even spews oil and air if I move the suspension with my hand.

I looked up youtube videos about refurbishing, but in the videos, the top has a hex-nut that lets you take out the valve, but mine do not have that. I'm afraid that refurbishing this model Marzocchi is beyond amateur mechanic level? Professional refurbishing is probably expensive?

Since I use the bike for street riding, I want to replace it with a rigid fork. And I wonder if I can just replace the two bottom legs from a springed tube to a simple rigid tube that holds my wheel?

That way, I don't have to take off the entire fork assembly.



Or do I have to completely remove the whole thing, where it attaches to the steering and the frame?

I think the Marzocchi fork is an after-market part, I bought the bike used, and I don't think this bike came with one from the factory.

They look pretty hi-tech though, they have some dials at the bottom going 1-2-3-4 which the Marzocchi forks I see online do not have. Not sure what they are for, damping or stiffness setting?

Oh, and the bike has a rim-brake, which I guess complicates the whole matter even more, as not all forks support that?

UPDATE: I measured the Stanchions to be 24mm, and it appears that the model is Marzocchi XC500.
It wouldn't be a "simple rigid tube", because it would have to include dropouts and brake mounts. And it would also have to fit into the existing fork's crown. Where would you get such a thing? I don't think Marzocchi, or any other manufacturer, makes it. If you're handy with a welder, you could fabricate it yourself - but at that point, you might as well just make a whole new fork.

Just replace the fork. It's not difficult. Make sure that the crown-to-axle distance is similar to what you had before, otherwise it may screw up the handling.