Marz have always done their cheap forks in 1 inch so this is hardly news. 

The trouble is they're 100mm travel and very long compared to other brands.  how many 1 inch steerered frames were designed around anything like that?

I've tried them on a 1996 P7 designed for 60mm and the geometry and handling was awful.

If they're serious about providing something to keep old retro bikes going, they should be no more than 75mm travel and maybe even less.  In the days of 1 inch steerers, Rockshox's pro level DH fork had 75mm of travel!  XC forks were around 50-60mm.

Also, the fork's almost 5lb and has no brake cable stop for cantilevers. 

I will keep looking for second hand forks I think.  I really can't see there being any market whatsoever for these. 

gingerflash you always can get marzocchi forks and buy negative springs as far as i remember you can get them in 1" of 2" - which would bring the fork much lower...but it might also mean that this fork will become bit more expensive. marzocchis are pretty easy to service - you can probable do everything yourself just make sure that you will have new set of seals before you strip everything down

the other issue brake cable stop - you can get something like a headset spacer with extension (brake cable holder) it works ok...

but these are just an ideas  

the other issue brake cable stop - you can get something like a headset spacer with extension (brake cable holder) it works ok...

No it doesn't, because the brake bosses move relative to the headset.

They ARE German, Mike!

Mike - surely no-one with a retro 1 inch frame would want a modern fork either.  If someone still rides a 1 inch steerer frame, then it's a fair bet they won't want 100mm travel, won't want a near-5lb fork, will want old brakes (to match the rear probably and maybe to go with their nice old levers).

If they make a 3-3.5lb, 60mm fork with proper bosses and cable hanger, then there'd be some interest here, from the US and Germany. 

Finally, my 96 XTR cantis are far nicer to use than any V-brakes I ever used.  I still have them on my singlespeeded old P7.

The brake hanger thing Michal is talking about only works with rigid forks. 

I agree about the 100mm.  1" frames are from an era when 80mm forks were considered long travel.  The 70mm paces I have on my P7 are just about the limit of what I'd want on there.

But anyway, I'm currently taking them off and making that bike rigid.  Old bikes like that are more fun lightweight, which brings us to the other thing - 5lbs.  Again, forks back in the day weighed far less.

Nice idea but misses the point, for me at least.

Mike - surely no-one with a retro 1 inch frame would want a modern fork either.

Define "modern"? If I had a much-loved old frame, I'd imagine that I'd quite like a fork that actually works, doesn't rely on pencil erasers and doesn't flop about like a drunk bloke at closing time. You're dead right about the travel, of course, but that was a point made in the original article...

If they make a 3-3.5lb, 60mm fork with proper bosses and cable hanger, then there'd be some interest here, from the US and Germany.

That would certainly be a more obviously appealing item than a 100mm fork. Can I put in a vote for removable brake bosses and cable hanger?  

Finally, my 96 XTR cantis are far nicer to use than any V-brakes I ever used.  I still have them on my singlespeeded old P7.

My singlespeeded 1995 Kona has a disc on the front and has had a cable stop added specifically so I can run a V on the back. Choice is a wonderful thing

Looks vaguely familiar:

No bigger wheels, though. Although I now find myself strangely tempted