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I have been checking those new raleighs, look really nice.

Wonder what they are going for.

Too bad my legs are too weak to power a 29er

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That's the logic one should apply , but in the real world it's not always possible.

Tom had the first models on display with Syncro's forks.

 

The reality, if one is going to ride the bike, then the correct fork for the application needs to be used.

A rigid bike, as appealing as it may look and sound and as doable it becomes on the regular training rides, becomes a monster to deal with when you put the bike in a race situation and ride it very hard.

 

For this application, the steel fork is the last one on the list.

I built my bike in December with the Ritchey fork, the bike in itself is a flipping amazing ride (I will post a u-toob link on a review)

 

I rode Attakwas with the Ritchey fork on a Niner steel frame.

It was tough as hell.

I bought the Niner fork and soon realized that it's not your average every day fork.

 

The Niner fork is an engineering masterpiece and feels as close to simulated suspension as one can imagine.

I saved my pennies, not wanting to slap my black Niner fork on my Ritchey, but rather the white Niner fork.

This I did in December.

 

The bike has gone from amazing to mind blowing.

 

Thanks for the feedback, so apart from looking a helluva lot nicer the Niner fork also handles better, thats good news.

 

I'll PM you to discuss availability

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Got my old Gary Fisher Paragon (1999 model) up and running for SS. All ready for 3 towers in Oct. Hope to get the new wheels before then

Edited by Swift01

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