How much punishment can a Carbon MTB fork take?

[King_Crispy]

A SH#T Ton of it

 

There was A video on the hub a while back of someone casing a jump with his front wheel(big fella) that niner fork certainly bent quite A lot but it took it on the chin

Yes JC pounded that fork, and it broke.

But he has subsequently bought another Niner for his new SS

[Rigardt@Scott]

Rough terrain, manuals over little bumps and at speed getting airborne quite often.

 

I'm on Tapatalk now, so cant see your location, but here in Gauteng the terrain is rough, specially in placed I like to ride, like van Gaalens, Avianto, and Heia Safari at the stage when Hero adventure was still running it.

 

Also did mankele 3 towers as well as berg n bush before it's demise.

 

 

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I don't think that is a half bad CV for a carbon fork!

 

I am also in Gauteng, more Pretoria though. I ride mainly Buffels and Rosemary with the ocassional Hakahana. Because of my pre-existing condition (being fat haha) and the bike being a SS, I think it will mostly be used at Rosemary and district roads...

 

Buffels, Haka, and Van Gaalens will be tackled with my dual sus geared bike

[Rigardt@Scott]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4luHvIWixKs&index=2&list=FLux9ufAX648k1k8nusrRMRQ&ab_channel=MattStuttaford

Ouch.

[RocknRolla]

What fork was it?

I'd prefer not to say, as it was not the Brand's fault but mine.

 

But lets just say it was nowhere near the price of a niner fork.

 

 

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[the nerd]

Ive been riding my X-lite for almost 5 years at thaba and where ever the hell I want. 

 

Never ever questioned its integrity... 

 

That being said.. 

 

I should hopefully be getting my new fork sometime in the next month or two... 

[the nerd]

I'd prefer not to say, as it was not the Brand's fault but mine.

 

But lets just say it was nowhere near the price of a niner fork.

 

 

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Its not a brand bashing thing, things break, **** happens lol

[RocknRolla]

Its not a brand bashing thing, things break, **** happens lol

Yes, but this is thebikehub... next thing you know there's 20 pages and a person l's livelihood is in the balance.

 

 

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[Rigardt@Scott]

Yes, but this is thebikehub... next thing you know there's 20 pages and a person l's livelihood is in the balance.

 

 

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Agreed, things can get out of control very quickly - here and pretty much anywhere a keyboard is involved.

[the nerd]

I want JC to post the response he got from Niner when he sent them the video and asked if there was any chance of a warranty     

[King_Crispy]

Been riding this everywhere and no issues

[V12man]

A SH#T Ton of it

 

There was A video on the hub a while back of someone casing a jump with his front wheel(big fella) that niner fork certainly bent quite A lot but it took it on the chin

And broke a few days later...

[King_Crispy]

I did not know that ....still might impressive that it did not snap

But it did, a few days later...

With catastrophic results

[NotSoBigBen]

Is a rigid fork really the right tool for the job of you want to be jumping and 'hucking to flat' (don't even know what that means)?

 

I have ridden both carbon (some Chinese job) and steel rigid (Surly I suspect) forks on 'normal' routes including a lot of time at Thaba (green plus Leopards Claw and Samuel) for a long time and never had an issue. In my case the wheels very rarely leave the ground voluntarily though ... Not a particularly skilled technical rider to be fair.

 

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[King_Crispy]

Is a rigid fork really the right tool for the job of you want to be jumping and 'hucking to flat' (don't even know what that means)?

 

I have ridden both carbon (some Chinese job) and steel rigid (Surly I suspect) forks on 'normal' routes including a lot of time at Thaba (green plus Leopards Claw and Samuel) for a long time and never had an issue. In my case the wheels very rarely leave the ground voluntarily though ... Not a particularly skilled technical rider to be fair.

 

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Give credit where credit is due.......

Chinese carbon if bought from a proper supplier will NEVER give issues

[Rigardt@Scott]

Is a rigid fork really the right tool for the job of you want to be jumping and 'hucking to flat' (don't even know what that means)?

 

I have ridden both carbon (some Chinese job) and steel rigid (Surly I suspect) forks on 'normal' routes including a lot of time at Thaba (green plus Leopards Claw and Samuel) for a long time and never had an issue. In my case the wheels very rarely leave the ground voluntarily though ... Not a particularly skilled technical rider to be fair.

 

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No not at all, thats what my AM bike is for. The point of the thread was more to find out that if I am on the trails on the rigid SS and there is a little kicker, should I avoid completely, or can I go for it (within reason)....

 

I am also not in the air all the time, but I do like to have fun on the bike, and do not want to write my brand new build, or myself for that matter, off for something stupid.

 

In other words I just wanted to get an indication of what I can and cannot do with the fork. If the answer was a gravel road then that would also be fine as this won't be my go to bike, rather a tool to get stronger.

 

"Hucking to flat" = a drop off to a flat landing = a bad idea for most bikes. That's why I said use common sense and don't do that - it was just an extreme example

[FCH]

Man, I am literally one fart lighter than you, been pining after a Salsa with carbon fork....but jeez.... i know the stuff is strong..... still not 110% for me.

 

LOL, that's encouraging!