MattyG Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Hi recently just coz i can decided to move to a 29er and see what all the vibe is about .. but now i need a cheap 29er fork. What is the cheapest 29er fork money can buy? I dont care if its crap as long as a 29er wheel can fit in..ill be happy..any one know of anyone selling ?my budget is R1500 tight i know but it will have to do.
JarradVZ Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Rather get a rigid fork than a really crap suspension fork. My 2c.
MattyG Posted January 19, 2011 Author Posted January 19, 2011 but i ride jeeptrack and singletrack all the time .. i was looking at these sr suntour epiconhttp://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=50695 Marzocchi 44 TST2 http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=42266 they look perfect but i cant affort the shipping to sa..lol
Rob Mortimer Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 This is probably the cheapest new fork you would be able to get in SA at the moment http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.za/c111/29.aspx
Thug Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Or you could import your own... Exotic Carbon Fork
Kiwi Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) Hi recently just coz i can decided to move to a 29er and see what all the vibe is about .. but now i need a cheap 29er fork. What is the cheapest 29er fork money can buy? I dont care if its crap as long as a 29er wheel can fit in..ill be happy..any one know of anyone selling ?my budget is R1500 tight i know but it will have to do. Hi MattyG, We have RST M29er suspension forks in stock. They were twentynineinches.com's product of the year a few years back. R2265 Review link: http://twentynineinc...uspension-fork/ http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.za/images/products/M29-2010.jpg We also have the On One Rigid Carbon Fork, as used in the Freedom Challenge last year: on Special R1698.99http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.za/pON%20ONE%20RIGID%20CARBON%20FORK/On-One-Rigid-Carbon-Fork.aspx http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.za/images/products/on-one-superlight-carbon-forks-2.jpg Edited January 20, 2011 by Kiwi
JarradVZ Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Yeah, apparently those RST forks are alright, if a little heavy.
JarradVZ Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 And who says you can't ride singletrack on a rigid fork?
Kranswurm Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 And who says you can't ride singletrack on a rigid fork? There is an excellent article in a recent MTBUK Mag that does a test on 4 or 5 HT 29ersThey test the On One Scandel with the rigid fork and the Niner with its rigid fork.The on One got a good review apart from the weight.The Niner blew them away.Funny enough it was a KHS with a suspension fork that won the day
rock Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 you cant go wrong with the RST, yes its just over 2kg but besides the top of the range stuff from RS and FOX, all the mid-level forks are weighing that these days.....
Wyatt Earp Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 And who says you can't ride singletrack on a rigid fork?You can ride anything on a rigid fork.
Kiwi Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) There is an excellent article in a recent MTBUK Mag that does a test on 4 or 5 HT 29ersThey test the On One Scandel with the rigid fork and the Niner with its rigid fork.The on One got a good review apart from the weight.The Niner blew them away.Funny enough it was a KHS with a suspension fork that won the day Hi Kranswurm, If you look at the specs page in the results of that test the Scandal was lighter than the Niner and cheaper. The Scandal was also What Mountain Bikes HT 29er of the year. The Fork that the KHS was using is the RST M29er in the post above. Edited January 20, 2011 by Kiwi
Kranswurm Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 you cant go wrong with the RST, yes its just over 2kg but besides the top of the range stuff from RS and FOX, all the mid-level forks are weighing that these days..... A questionAre 29ers aimed at cross country only.I see only 100mm forks.Are there beefier forks and designs more for trails and AM or is that not an option
Kiwi Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) Hi Kranswurm, You can get 120mm, 140mm travel Reba RLT's with 20mm through axels, tapered steerers etc There are also 29er DH forks from Manitou (Dorado) White Bros etc. Edited January 20, 2011 by Kiwi
Kiwi Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 We can supply Lenz AM/FR and DH 29ers with travel up to 7" (custom made to order)
CAAD4 Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 you cant go wrong with the RST, yes its just over 2kg but besides the top of the range stuff from RS and FOX, all the mid-level forks are weighing that these days..... I agree. I have one on my 29er and so far no complaints.
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