They only have a few left, $299, (these are the 9mm QR model)
http://www.jensonusa.com/Niner-Carbon-Fiber-Fork
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Had to share my awesome deal!
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Had to share my awesome deal!
by vintagefisher » July 18th, 2012, 12:28 pm
'09 Jamis Dragon One SS (lots of carbon and steel)
70s Fuji Espree Frankencross SS (dirt roads/commuter)
http://mysinglespeed.com/
"You know how they make aluminum bike frames? They take steel and suck out all the soul..."
70s Fuji Espree Frankencross SS (dirt roads/commuter)
http://mysinglespeed.com/
"You know how they make aluminum bike frames? They take steel and suck out all the soul..."
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Re: Had to share my awesome deal!
by vintagefisher » July 19th, 2012, 9:07 am
my bike should be about a pound lighter and closer to its original geometry by next weekend, and this is coming from a different carbon fork. Ordered a niner fork, wipperman 808 chain (price matched it down $5) and got some serfas silicone grips for free.
You could almost buy a few and make $50 on each of them on ebay. used ones are going for around 300
You could almost buy a few and make $50 on each of them on ebay. used ones are going for around 300
'09 Jamis Dragon One SS (lots of carbon and steel)
70s Fuji Espree Frankencross SS (dirt roads/commuter)
http://mysinglespeed.com/
"You know how they make aluminum bike frames? They take steel and suck out all the soul..."
70s Fuji Espree Frankencross SS (dirt roads/commuter)
http://mysinglespeed.com/
"You know how they make aluminum bike frames? They take steel and suck out all the soul..."
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Re: Had to share my awesome deal!
by JonathanGennick » July 19th, 2012, 1:31 pm
Do those forks replace 100mm or 80mm travel suspension?
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Re: Had to share my awesome deal!
by vintagefisher » July 19th, 2012, 1:38 pm
it has a bit longer axle to crown than most rigid forks, im using it to replace a 100mm tora race.
'09 Jamis Dragon One SS (lots of carbon and steel)
70s Fuji Espree Frankencross SS (dirt roads/commuter)
http://mysinglespeed.com/
"You know how they make aluminum bike frames? They take steel and suck out all the soul..."
70s Fuji Espree Frankencross SS (dirt roads/commuter)
http://mysinglespeed.com/
"You know how they make aluminum bike frames? They take steel and suck out all the soul..."
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Re: Had to share my awesome deal!
by c0nsumer » July 19th, 2012, 2:17 pm
vintagefisher wrote:it has a bit longer axle to crown than most rigid forks, im using it to replace a 100mm tora race.
What's axel-to-crown on your Tora Race? I'm going to guess it's something like 505mm. With this fork at 470mm it's going to be like dropping the nose of the bike a good inch. If your frame is designed for this, then great. If not, it might make it a lot more twitchy than you want.
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Re: Had to share my awesome deal!
by vintagefisher » July 19th, 2012, 2:25 pm
I have road the bike all year with a origin 8 black ops with a shorter A to C. and a bit less rake so this will actually smooth it out a bit and does that ~505 account for the sag? That not to much of a difference condidering i have rode all year with a shorter rigid.
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'09 Jamis Dragon One SS (lots of carbon and steel)
70s Fuji Espree Frankencross SS (dirt roads/commuter)
http://mysinglespeed.com/
"You know how they make aluminum bike frames? They take steel and suck out all the soul..."
70s Fuji Espree Frankencross SS (dirt roads/commuter)
http://mysinglespeed.com/
"You know how they make aluminum bike frames? They take steel and suck out all the soul..."
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Re: Had to share my awesome deal!
by c0nsumer » July 19th, 2012, 2:30 pm
vintagefisher wrote:I have road the bike all year with a origin 8 black ops with a shorter A to C. and a bit less rake so this will actually smooth it out a bit and does that ~505 account for the sag? my measurements from when i had the fork (sold it a this spring) were pretty close to what the bike will be like with the niner.
No, it doesn't, but I'd guess you've only got around 12mm of sag (~1/2"). So that'd put you at 490-ish.
I was looking at a Niner fork for one of my older bikes and wanted their 485 A-C steel fork. Unfortunately they were very difficult to find. I ended up selling that frame and getting a new bike with a matching fork, and I like that setup a lot more.
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Re: Had to share my awesome deal!
by sisu » July 22nd, 2012, 10:42 am
anyone know of a hard tail frame designed for this fork (470 A-C)?
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