Rigid forks....whats the best brand?

[gummibear]

OMG!!! where'd your avatar go?!?!

 

It stopped working.Think it was removed.

[Fire Engine]

Richey ?

I'm listening

[Fire Engine]

It stopped working.Think it was removed.

 

That sucks

[eddy]

 

I'm listening

 

No man, I'm listening. Somebody must say something.

 

But I see the Martini (I always thought it was a girls drink) has one on. I'm sure the sheriff will have an opinion soon.

[arendoog]

The niner is a bit longer and takes a 15mm axle at R6500 .My rapide is shorter by 1cm and only takes QR and cost R1000 .Niner looks great thou and is wider and should be stronger .If money was not an option i would go for the niner

[DIPSLICK]

The niner is a bit longer and takes a 15mm axle at R6500 .My rapide is shorter by 1cm and only takes QR and cost R1000 .Niner looks great thou and is wider and should be stronger .If money was not an option i would go for the niner

I HAD BOTH ON MY NINER,,,,,,,,YOU CANT COMPARE THE RIDE BETWEEN THE RAPIDE TO THE NINER, THE NINER WINS HANDS DOWN WORTH EVERY CENT IMHO

[shaper]

I ride with an On One and am happy with it so far, not tried any of the others so cannot compare

 

no one with a chinese carbon commenting?

[rudi-h]

Slight Hi-jack, but it is Friday afterall... So really now if you throw the cost benefits of a rigid fork out of the picture, how can a sane person prefer a rigid rig to a suspension bike?

 

My first MTB was a rigid cro-moly Trek 930 (1997 model) and after riding a rocky downhill section my wrists were so broken that I used to pray just to get to the bottom. Haven't done it recently, but that bike used to take ALL of the fun out of riding downhill. Other than trying to be a tough guy, why would you want to ride rigid, any perks that I don't know about?

[DIPSLICK]

Slight Hi-jack, but it is Friday afterall... So really now if you throw the cost benefits of a rigid fork out of the picture, how can a sane person prefer a rigid rig to a suspension bike?

 

My first MTB was a rigid cro-moly Trek 930 (1997 model) and after riding a rocky downhill section my wrists were so broken that I used to pray just to get to the bottom. Haven't done it recently, but that bike used to take ALL of the fun out of riding downhill. Other than trying to be a tough guy, why would you want to ride rigid, any perks that I don't know about?

 

NAHH JUST TOUGH GUY CRED

[arendoog]

I think if you serious about riding rigid for a long time the niner is the one to have .If only for mucking about anything will do !

[dirtrider]

I think if you serious about riding rigid for a long time the niner is the one to have .If only for mucking about anything will do !

 

[rouxtjie]

Slight Hi-jack, but it is Friday afterall... So really now if you throw the cost benefits of a rigid fork out of the picture, how can a sane person prefer a rigid rig to a suspension bike?

 

My first MTB was a rigid cro-moly Trek 930 (1997 model) and after riding a rocky downhill section my wrists were so broken that I used to pray just to get to the bottom. Haven't done it recently, but that bike used to take ALL of the fun out of riding downhill. Other than trying to be a tough guy, why would you want to ride rigid, any perks that I don't know about?

Rigids arent cheap rudi...they are just cheap to maintain....a niner or whisky will set you back 6 grand...which is there or thereabout for a good suspension fork

 

Ok so why you ask....

 

They climb like nothing out there....lockouts dont lockout like a rigid if that was going to be your response. This is a non-neg for a SS where you stand quite a bit...you cannot afford any bob on a SS

They are simple...ito maintenance...no 150 hour this or that....they work, and always do

They are light...as in 500-600g light...making you front end super nimble...see my previous post

They teach you to ride good lines....choose a kuk line and it punishes you, keeps you honest so to speak

They just look awesome...cleaner lines and awesome finishes complements the look of the bike

 

Now the reason you got punished is because you chose kuk lines...lines where a suspension fork flattered your skills. Yes its harsher, but your hands and joints get used to it and you learn to flow rather than bomb...

 

PS the real tough guys are roadies...so it aint there for street cred I can guarantee you that.

Edited June 6, 2014 by rouxtjie

[arendoog]

Slight Hi-jack, but it is Friday afterall... So really now if you throw the cost benefits of a rigid fork out of the picture, how can a sane person prefer a rigid rig to a suspension bike?

 

My first MTB was a rigid cro-moly Trek 930 (1997 model) and after riding a rocky downhill section my wrists were so broken that I used to pray just to get to the bottom. Haven't done it recently, but that bike used to take ALL of the fun out of riding downhill. Other than trying to be a tough guy, why would you want to ride rigid, any perks that I don't know about?

I have a 120mm reba fork on my SS .If i put the rigid on ,weight drops from 12kg to 10.5 kg .Only reason really

[DIPSLICK]

Rigids arent cheap rudi...they are just cheap to maintain....a niner or whisky will set you back 6 grand...which is there or thereabout for a good suspension fork

 

Ok so why you ask....

 

They climb like nothing out there....lockouts dont lockout like a rigid if that was going to be your response. This is a non-neg for a SS where you stand quite a bit...you cannot afford any bob on a SS

They are simple...ito maintenance...no 150 hour this or that....they work, and always do

They are light...as in 500-600g light...making you front end super nimble...see my previous post

They teach you to ride good lines....choose a kuk line and it punishes you, keeps you honest so to speak

They just look awesome...cleaner lines and awesome finishes complements the look of the bike

 

PS the real tough guys are roadies...so it aint there for street cred I can guarantee you that.

:thumbup: :thumbup: 10/10

[DJ84]

I use my rigid for training,

really has helped in the tight areas and the tech sections, it has also lowered maintenance costs.

 

Cant wait to have the my 9er built with the Reba,

gonna flow through those sections.

 

Cant compare my fork to anything else as this is the only rigid I have had,

Its and Exotic but I think its pretty compliant and seems to be quite strong.

[rudi-h]

Rigids arent cheap rudi...they are just cheap to maintain....a niner or whisky will set you back 6 grand...which is there or thereabout for a good suspension fork

 

Ok so why you ask....

 

They climb like nothing out there....lockouts dont lockout like a rigid if that was going to be your response. This is a non-neg for a SS where you stand quite a bit...you cannot afford any bob on a SS

They are simple...ito maintenance...no 150 hour this or that....they work, and always do

They are light...as in 500-600g light...making you front end super nimble...see my previous post

They teach you to ride good lines....choose a kuk line and it punishes you, keeps you honest so to speak

They just look awesome...cleaner lines and awesome finishes complements the look of the bike

 

PS the real tough guys are roadies...so it aint there for street cred I can guarantee you that.

 

Thanks, maybe time to try it again after 10+ years...

 

One more question then: If its lighter and improves handling (as you mention), I guess the theory is that you can go faster at the expense of comfort. This makes me wonder why you don't see them on podiums of marathon type races? Is it fair to say that you lose all the gain that you make on the climbs on the downhills and technical sections?