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dickt3030
a RacerDate Reviewed: May 11, 2012
Strengths: Strength. Weight. Compliance. Looks. Handling. Price compared to other carbon forks on the market.Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: I absolutely love this fork, and can't get enough of it. After about 9 months using a suspension fork, I went back to my trusty rigid carbon fork, and realized what I was missing. It almost feels more compliant than my suspension fork with small bumps and trail chatter. It is super light and stiff where you need it. Point and shoot quick handling. It has taken some serious punishment, and keeps (not)ticking.
Duration Product Used: Brown County, IN
Price Paid:
$350.00
Similar Products Used: various steel forks
Bike Setup: Niner S.I.R.9 single speed
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rob1208lv
a Cross Country RiderDate Reviewed: May 3, 2012
Strengths: light, nimble, strongWeaknesses: priceBottom Line: this Fork is outstanding, supper light and strong, I feel like I am superman and can throw bike around anywhere. Even with the lack of weight I still feel stable on decedents. A+ to Niner Bikes Love this fork
Price Paid:
$280.00
Purchased At: friend
Similar Products Used: Vassago Steel fork, Salsa Steel fork, Reba 80mm
Bike Setup: rigid Single Speed
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kustomz
a Cross Country RiderDate Reviewed: May 2, 2012
Strengths: The absolute smoothest rigid for that I have ridden and head and shoulders above everything that i have tried. It even has less brake chatter than rigid steel forks, yet remains very compliant.
Weaknesses: Has a carbon steer tube that limits the amount of spacers you can run under the stem to 40mm.Bottom Line: Overall a really good fork, that should be priced about a $100 less and be available with an aluminum steer tube.
Purchased At: Cambria Bike
Similar Products Used: White Brothers Carbon
Bike Setup: Gary Fisher Supercaliber 29
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FireSpitter
a Weekend WarriorDate Reviewed: April 25, 2012
Strengths: Light, robust, great ride qualityWeaknesses: Like 90% of Niner products, it's grossly overpriced.Bottom Line: When I was doing some research some months back about what Niner fork owners felt about this fork, I came across one very significant review which mentioned something to the effect of "The magic is to pair the Niner fork to the Niner frame. When I rode the Niner bike without the Niner frame, the magic disappeared".
Lets face it... I do not want to want to try pairing my SIR9 with another fork to find out if there is truth to that claim but I do know that the current combination is keeping my smiles broad everytime I ride my bike.
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dubthang
a Date Reviewed: April 25, 2012
Strengths: Super light, stiff, absorbs chatter bumps, looks slickWeaknesses: Needs to be used with a really good front skewer to prevent creaking.Bottom Line: This is an amazingly light carbon fork. I was a little concerned about breaking it, but it has held up under a solid year of abuse. It helps smooth out trail chatter, and it is very stiff keeping the bike going in the direction its pointed. This is the best rigid carbon fork on the market imho. I have heard of people have issues with obtaining these due to back orders, but I had no problem getting mine last Spring from my lbs.
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rlpavlik
a Cross Country Rider
from Monument CODate Reviewed: April 7, 2012
Strengths: Very stiff, light, and compliant. Great for technical climbing. Improved maneuverability in tight turns. Lots of fun to ride. Breaking is chatter free.Weaknesses: Still a little worried about catastrophic failure see http://forums.mtbr.com/29er-bikes/catastrophic-failure-niner-carbon-fork-745314.html. Hoping Niner provides more info on what happened here.Bottom Line: I'm an aggressive XC/AM rider who rides all the trails on the front range of CO, Moab, and NM. Started riding SS rigid and just loved how much better my bike tracked. Wanted to try this carbon fork for a while and finally found a decent deal on Craigs List. This fork is everything I had hoped for. It tracks way better than my Reba which was very flexy (9mm QR version). With the Niner fork I've dropped nearly two pounds and added stiffness up front. This has made my Dos Niner faster on the climbs and single track and and much more fun to ride. With such precise steering and such a light front end my Dos Niner climbs like nothing I've ever ridden before. If you want to ride this fork like an aggressive trail bike, I highly recommend wide flat bars and a high volume front tire. I love my new Ardent 2.4 (running it at 190lbs and I weigh 190). You will need to use good finesse and pick a good line on the downhills, but technical climbs and fast single track will be better than ever!
Favorite Trail: Anything technical
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$275.00
Purchased At: Craigs List
Similar Products Used: Reba set at 80mm, Salsa Moto Grande Steel, Other steel forks...
Bike Setup: Salsa Dos Niner, Arch Rims, Salsa Pro Moto flat bar, Maxxis Ardent 2.4 up front, Geax Sagauro in rear
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Goldsbar
a Cross Country Rider
from NJDate Reviewed: October 8, 2011
Strengths: Flexible yet stiff, mega light.Weaknesses: Typical Niner product delays. Took 5 months to get.Bottom Line: Using to replace a Niner steel fork but I've had plenty of suspension bikes from a mid 90s HT with a 50mm(?) fork to a 6" Enduro SL F/S. The Niner steel fork was very good and certainly a much better value. This fork is simply great. The steel fork required some speed before it became compliant. This fork feels compliant at 2 mph. When things get faster, this fork really comes alive and dampens up the rock hits very nicely. It feels like a low travel suspension fork. Yet somehow, during slow climbs, it still manages to turn on a dime. Really impressed. Rigid and 29ers go together well. Many of the trails in the area are rocky - not downhill style rocky but certainly what people used to call technical. My hands are still able to function after a couple of hours on this fork. Not so much the steel fork.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: Various over 20 years. Replacing a Niner steel fork.
Bike Setup: SIR 9, 2.4" Ardent up front at 23-25 psi. Don't try to run rigid with a thin racing tire at 40 psi!!!
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Chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Rotorua, New ZealandDate Reviewed: September 22, 2011
Strengths: Light weight, looks great, absorbs smaller impacts well, excellent on high speed sketchy tracks, stiff enough to steer great yet enough flex give comfortable rideWeaknesses: None so farBottom Line: Only just had the fork fitted but absolutely love it. Steel feels great but never thought carbon rigid to be that much better, but it is. Single speed 29r rigid matched with carbon is the way to go. Will seriously be looking at an Air9
Favorite Trail: Old Chevy, Rotorua NZ
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At: NZ Dealer
Similar Products Used: GT Steel and original Salsa steel
Bike Setup: 2011 Salsa El Mariachi in blue, Nude carbon Niner fork, Chris King headset, Thomson 100 stem, Niner flat top bar 710 wide, Ergon grips, Thomson 410 seatpost, Flite titanium saddle, Truvativ Stylo BB and crank (32-18), mavic 719 rims, DT Swiss SS spokes, Hope hubs front and rear. Rides fantastic.
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tmcgreer
a Cross Country Rider
from Keene, NHDate Reviewed: May 15, 2011
Strengths: This fork is so resilient! Super strong, yet not harsh. Great design!Weaknesses: None.Bottom Line: Being over 210lbs and over 40 yrs old, I was a little aprehensive about going to a rigid fork. After 2 rides, I decided to sell my Reba Race! I put a 2.4 tubeless up front, and took 2 lbs off the bike! It is so responsive, steering is more precise, and the ride quality couldn't be better!
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$375.00
Purchased At: Niner Store
Bike Setup: Moots Ybb, Full XTR, Carbon Bars, Moots Stem and Seat Post
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jomissa
a Cross Country Rider
from PhiladelphiaDate Reviewed: May 14, 2011
Strengths: Looks killer, super lightweight.Weaknesses: -Crown Race snugs right up to the top of the fork- no way to get off without damaging top of fork (e.g. notches with white brothers rock solid) MUST use removal tool.
-I found the ride quality to be harsh for rocky riding even with a 2.4 raching raplh.Bottom Line: I did not like the ride quality and fgor technical rocky riding would not suggest. Im still giving it a good rating as its a pretty good product- just not my cup of tea. went back to WB rock solit and felt back at home!
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$375.00
Purchased At: colorado cyclist
Similar Products Used: WB Rock Solid, older bonty
Bike Setup: SS custom steel
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ssloser
a Cross Country Rider
from So Orange County, CADate Reviewed: May 12, 2011
Strengths: way cool factor, blingy looks, superb handling, total fun, over 2 lb weight loss!Weaknesses: noneBottom Line: i thought the White Bros was a good rigid fork but this Niner is a fantastic product. In a nother league. First time i rode i had a ear to ear grin. makes you ride way faster and a better rider. I originally bought it for a CX bike , decided to try it on my SS, took off the Fox F29er and never looked back. want to get the tapered setup now, got to be even better i would imagine/. Be a man. Do it.
Favorite Trail: SCST
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: white bros carbon
Bike Setup: Specialized Stumpjumper SS (non tapered)
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Thubeav
a Cross Country Rider
from Decatur, GA USADate Reviewed: November 9, 2010
Strengths: Bling factor. Functionality. Fun factor.Weaknesses: None really. However, carbon does require careful handling to achieve best results.Bottom Line: What a great ride. Everybody loves it. It's as light and simple as it gets. I'm still learning what I can do with this set up. It feels like an extra tooth or two faster.
The factory install directions must be observed. 1. Don't void your warranty. 2. Don't hurt yourself or worse your bike. 3. Do it right and get a torque wrench.
Favorite Trail: Chicopee Woods
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$375.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: Nothing similar. Lots of mtb suspension forks.
Bike Setup: carbon Niner w carbon Niner fork. And other parts to make SS bike.
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sngltrkr
a Cross Country Rider
from Deerfield IL USADate Reviewed: August 23, 2010
Strengths: super light, stiff, durableWeaknesses: cost i guessBottom Line: This fork rocks. The front end is super light and handling is outstanding. I have an old wrist injury and no problems riding this on lots of rough single track. Fork is very durable. I've done several direct hits and even been over the bars more than a couple of times and no problems with the forks. I'm riding a Ti frame with carbon seatpost, this fork and carbon bars. It's like having suspension on an 18 lb. bike.
Favorite Trail: John Muir - La Grange WI
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$350.00
Purchased At: web retailer
Similar Products Used: Kona Project 2, Rock Shox Reba Race
Bike Setup: IF Ti Deluxe SS 29er
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yourdaguy
a Cross Country Rider
from NewburgDate Reviewed: July 30, 2010
Strengths: Light, comfortable ride, good looks, resists brakeing forces well considering the ride.Weaknesses: Solid Gold color did not match Solid Gold color on bike. (Apparently this is the only color that has that problem)Bottom Line: Rides softer than steel, yet resists braking forces much better. Steering is super responsive. I actually rode this bike for 6 months with a Fox RL29 that was off my recalled Jet and I bought this when the new Jet came in to put the Fox back on the new Jet. After riding full rigid on the 853 Steel Sir and this fork, I barely ride my full sus and very awesome Jet with the Fox RL29. This bike/fork combo is so responsive both steering and accelerating that the very plush Jet actually feels sluggish. I might be faster on the Jet if I timed it because I am sure I descend faster, but I like the sharpness of this fork and the Sir9.
Just for the record, I generally use an Ardent 2.4 on Arch rim front tire and Aspen on Flow rear. I have 4 wheelsets so I have tried many combo's and this setup is heaven with this fork at an amazingly low 21 PSI (I weigh 175)
Favorite Trail: Scales
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At: Wood N Wave
Similar Products Used: Generic Steel fork and suspension forks
Bike Setup: This is on a Sir9 both ss and geared. Various wheelsets mostly Stans all tubeless.
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CornerCanyonRider
a Cross Country Rider
from Draper, UT, USADate Reviewed: May 14, 2010
Strengths: Super strong/crazy light/absorbs vibration/looks amazing!Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: Awesome, awesome fork! I was on the fence for a long time deciding if I should switch to rigid. I had a Manitou Minute 29er and felt it was a little too heavy and too squishy for the type of racing/riding I do (mostly buff singletrack and fireroads). I don't do a lot of big jumps or drop-offs or anything like that. I thought that a rigid carbon fork would be very harsh. That is not what I found with Niner! It did seem a little harsh on my first ride, but I didn't have my headset/stem adjusted properly and there was too much play and so I was getting a lot of feedback from that. I was half-way through my ride today and thought "Wow, did I put the squish fork back on?". I couldn't believe it when I looked down and saw the Niner fork! It is so comfy. It probably also helps that I'm running a carbon riser and big WTB tires (DIY tubeless w/Stan's) at low (26-28psi) pressure. If you are on the fence and think that a rigid fork my suit the type of riding you do, just go for it and take the plunge--but only if you get a Niner Carbon Fork! They are pricey for a rigid, but worth every penny in my book--especially if you have a Niner framer to match!
Favorite Trail: Jacob's Ladder/Ghost Falls
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$325.00
Purchased At: eBay!
Similar Products Used: Cromoly forks/Manitou Minute 29er
Bike Setup: Kermit Green Niner Air9 w/matching Niner carbon fork. XT crankset/Sram 990 cassette/Easton monkeylite riser/Ergon grips/XTR everything else.
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