[Closed] Rigid evangelists? Indulge me...

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very light, very quick, back on boingy forks at the moment as everything else is rigid and it's nice to have a mix

Just got a set of rdo 15mm niners. You wouldn't believe how stiff n light they truly astound me and that,s only holding them 😛

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Not blinged particularly (the niner bars are nice), but I did manage under 20lbs build, it was too scarey tho, was getting pinged off everything.

Keep em coming, liking the carbon forks... Tempting! 😛

Here's my more modest affair, covered in Kinver sand/mud after a ride...

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mboy, get a 29er in the front with a big tyre on it! 69ers are ace. I have a spare front 29er wheel kicking about and some big rubber you can borrow to try if you fancy it

here's mine - every ride with a grin on my face:
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tazzy, cheers for the offer, I'd like to try it actually. Though I'm worried it might chopper the front out a touch, unless I compensated with a shorter a/c fork. Where am yow, I forget?

midlands matey

Still in the process of building up 🙂

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Hardly ever ride with suspension these days, and not on the Malverns for years.

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Only been fitted a few rides ago, took all of 10 minutes to adapt and I'm liking the rigid fork so far...

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Built this very recently, 1st rigid fork bike, 1st 29er and 1st singlespeed too.. lovin it.

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another one of my stiff frontages

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Every ride a pleasure.
Now got Conti 2.4 up front (On One special) and a Brooks B17 Titanium.
Much comfort.

Gone back to rigid on my Curtis (Salsa Cromotos after reading very good reviews). Done a couple of rides on it and its ace. Not got any pics yet unfortunately...

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It's a bit of a love hate relationship

Postie, starting to look very nice mate!

tazzy, yeah I remembered midlands, whereabouts was it though? Gotta go from Worcs to Nottingham on Wednesday, do I pass you or not? Will have to go to Stourbridge/Merry Hell some point next week too... Or you further up than that?

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20 years old next year, and still going strong. My first MTB, still getting used regularly.

I haven't any pictures, but I recently put the X-Lite carbon 15mm Maxle 29er forks on my TransAM. They're amazing and sort the geometry out perfectly.

Only problem with them is that they're so light the rest of the bike now feels heavy and One One are doing the Whippet at £250 and it's 3.5lbs lighter than the TransAM, you can see where this is heading......

mboy I'm stafford way but all over the place next week so may be able to catch you en route for a coffee and throw a big hoop at you

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my commuter

Haze, what fork is that on the Simple?

it's ok, worked out they're eXotics

ah go on then..

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Just seen those x lites, wowsers, crackin vfm!!!

My Niner. Tried a few rigid forks but steel feels better. (To me).

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69er
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Oh go on then, if you insist...

Freshly built:

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First ride:

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Sovereign 69er. Miles with smiles 😀
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*recognises Basil's knocking shop : )

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My old Trailstar, I haven't tried the Kona rigid yet but these photos are inspiring so may have a pop soon.

Wearing it's road wheels

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I've (only) ridden on suspension twice in the last 30 months, and didn't really get on with it ...

[Not that you can tell from this shot, but] My Swift has Salsa Enabler's (so 135mm OLN at front and rear), and it's fantastic, so much so, that any other suitable builds/rebuilds upstream of here are also going to have 135mm F & R ...

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ivan, personally I think the chain was a step too far but otherwise phwoar.

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Cheers D0NK, now with bar-ends and more red though I'm afraid!

Nimble 9
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Jones
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Mrs. Clink's Scandal
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Have a look at this thread too
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This thread has got me right tempted to lose the front shocks.

that's an ace link from Clink.. 😀

If you were getting carbon forks for a 29'er, what would you get?

Also will it be fine with a crest rim?

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another pic of the big blue jones in the peak, just cos it's a nice pic and makes me want to ride lots

If you were getting carbon forks for a 29'er, what would you get?

Also will it be fine with a crest rim?

the niner carbons are ace and don't have a weight limit now. On a budget?, then the exotics are good. On-one carbons are ok but a wee bit harsh compared to some. All will be fine with a crest rim, if you're worried, put a slightly bigger, burlier tyre on the front and drop the pressure a bit.