I have 3 sets of Reba 29er forks (a c.2009/10 QR SL, a 2009/10 Reba team maxle 120mm & a brand new 2011 Ream team maxle 120mm tapered).
I'd heard over the years that some of the lowers seemed to be offset meaning the tyre is far closer to the disc side than the drive side and indeed this is true on my older maxle fork (2.4 ardent would not fit without rubbing). I just accepted this and fitted a narrower 2.25" Ardent which does not rub as it was a hassle to look at warranties etc as i had to source the fork in the UK.
However, i bought the new one on the assumption that it was a historical problem that would have been fixed by now but the new one is worse than ever and i can't even fit a 2.25" Nevegal in it without it rubbing the disc side lower. It seem that this has been a persistant problem on RS 29ers for a few years now and i'm going to look at his being warrantied this time. I've done a bit of research and found these threads which seem to confirm it is a known problem?
http://forums.mtbr.com/29er-bikes/tire-rubbing-ardent-2-4-reba-rlt-762911.html
Anybody else here with these issues and anybody gone down the warranty route? I bought them at 29Squadron in Belgium and will be emailing them and Sram (Via Fishers i think in the UK?) to voice my concerns. My LBS said they may be able to send them back on my behalf in the UK as Fishers don't ask for proof of purchase?
Finally (sorry for the long post) i tried 3 different wheels in the forks last night to ensure it's not the wheels being badly dished and the LBS confirmed today that the wheel was spot on dish-wise.
Even the QR fork is off but it's less noticeable as i run narrower tyres on that bike. Any insight, first hand experience or knowledge on the subject would be gratefully received, cheers.
