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48 posts & 18 voices | Started 1 year ago by Eccles | Latest reply from rootes1

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fontmoss - Member

ride them both but i think for the money you might be bit disappointed with the niner/elated with the swift?

swift + niner forks/sexy wheels would be my choice

Posted 1 year ago #
Clink - Member

swift + niner forks/sexy wheels would be my choice

Top idea.

Posted 1 year ago #
clubber - Member

Niner forks are gorgeous but only really look any good on the carbon Niner frame I reckon.

Posted 1 year ago #
Eccles - Member

Swift, singular forks, 2nd hand on-one wheels, spares bin finishing kit is the rather more prosaic reality.

100mm stem about in the ballpark for a large?

Posted 1 year ago #
Clink - Member

Niner forks are gorgeous but only really look any good on the carbon Niner frame I reckon.

Hope not, I'm about to put a set on my O-O ti 29er.

Posted 1 year ago #
fontmoss - Member

Hope not, I'm about to put a set on my O-O ti 29er.

they look awesome on any bike ive seen them on, some pretty special repainted indy fab ones...

from here

Posted 1 year ago #
Clink - Member

Seems both Ragley and O-O are bringing out new carbon forks this year. Bound to be cheaper than the Niners.

Posted 1 year ago #
convert - Member

I have a Sir9 frame bought 2nd hand with tatty paint that I resprayed with original decals etc. Love it, but not sure I could justify the price new.

Posted 1 year ago #
clubber - Member

Fontmoss - those just don't look right though matched to a fairly skinny straight tubes frame. Ymmv obviously...

Posted 1 year ago #
Eccles - Member

Righto, Swift it is. I'm going to hold you lot responsible.

That's a novel combination of risers/flipped stem/spacers on that indy fab. Not quite sure of the logic there.

Posted 1 year ago #
clubber - Member

I've done that before just because the bars and stem I had were too high with the stem the normal way round.

Posted 1 year ago #
patcouser - Member

there is also the pace 129 to consider -- should be out in the autumn apparently. Im looking for a lighter frame than my Inbred 29er and leaning towards the MCR or SIR but as you've all said --hard to justify the cost, should have gone for the On-One Ti when they were still available. The Inbred woith 80mm fox F29 (G2 with 51mm offset) handles impeccably. Other option is the Jamis Dragon or Jamis Dakota if you like the idea of a carbon mountain bike.

Posted 1 year ago #
rootes1 - Member

there is also the pace 129 to consider

now if they did this is square tubing etc as a nod to the past, i would buy one....

Posted 1 year ago #