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[Closed] Niner/Exotic 29" Carbon forks on a roadrat

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How dumb an idea is this? Have access to a cheap deal on either fork - they'd be too long for a roadrat on skinny 700c tyres, right?


 
Posted : 02/09/2011 6:10 pm
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490 when they should be 440? Not a good idea!


 
Posted : 02/09/2011 6:17 pm
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Care to share the access on the niner forks?


 
Posted : 02/09/2011 6:59 pm
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Yes share as I phoned about some yesterday


 
Posted : 02/09/2011 7:33 pm
 Sam
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Niners are 470, but still, it's a lot. I've got a feeling roadrats use a shorter than 440 fork as well.


 
Posted : 02/09/2011 7:44 pm
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Rat fork is 400mm a-c or thereabouts


 
Posted : 02/09/2011 7:47 pm
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Rat fork is 400mm a-c or thereabouts

That's want I meant! Doh! ๐Ÿ™„ And obviously Niner is 470!! I must have been asleep ๐Ÿ˜ฏ Still not a good idea though...


 
Posted : 02/09/2011 8:01 pm
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waaaay to long as the other have pointed out. Think the smallest you can get in the exotic is about 420mm. I did see some Boardman carbon forks on ebay the other day which I think were off a commuter so had disc mounts. On the right side too unlike the road rat so remember to swap your disc round to the right way.

I have a scandal 29er that is looking for some carbon forks though ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 02/09/2011 10:09 pm
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I'm still after the niner forks if there's any going cheap


 
Posted : 13/09/2011 1:09 am
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I rode a Roadrat with a Pace RC31 short carbon fork (I guess it was the 420mm one) It was nice and lightened the front end up considerably!


 
Posted : 13/09/2011 7:21 am