Comments on: Rock Shox Reba To Be Tweaked For 29″ers http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/ 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:20:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/comment-page-1/#comment-60944 Guitar Ted Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:40:03 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/#comment-60944 learner driver: Since the original post date of 2007 on this post, you can find five different manufacturers of 29"er forks with different thru-axle set ups. White Brothers, Rock Shox, Manitou, Fox, and Marzocchi. :) learner driver: Since the original post date of 2007 on this post, you can find five different manufacturers of 29″er forks with different thru-axle set ups. White Brothers, Rock Shox, Manitou, Fox, and Marzocchi. :)

]]> By: learner driver http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/comment-page-1/#comment-60943 learner driver Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:22:00 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/#comment-60943 Does any manufacturer offer athru-axle version of a 29er fork? I'm holding out on buying a 29er until I can get a thru-axle setup for the front wheel. Does any manufacturer offer athru-axle version of a 29er fork?
I’m holding out on buying a 29er until I can get a thru-axle setup for the front wheel.

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/comment-page-1/#comment-16204 Guitar Ted Sat, 26 May 2007 10:00:45 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/#comment-16204 a nony mouse: YES! Don't for a minute think that Rock Shox is going to just give away their current preeminent position in the 29"er marketplace. There are going to be tweaks to the platform, no doubt. We shall not probably see the results until Interbike. That's the next big show that features product introductions. Look for several rumors to surface in the meantime. As always, Twenty Nine Inches will keep you updated as to the latest scuttlebutt. a nony mouse: YES! Don’t for a minute think that Rock Shox is going to just give away their current preeminent position in the 29″er marketplace. There are going to be tweaks to the platform, no doubt. We shall not probably see the results until Interbike. That’s the next big show that features product introductions.

Look for several rumors to surface in the meantime. As always, Twenty Nine Inches will keep you updated as to the latest scuttlebutt.

]]> By: a nony mouse http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/comment-page-1/#comment-16196 a nony mouse Sat, 26 May 2007 06:02:22 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/#comment-16196 quick question.....i was recently looking at the sram website, and the reba 29er fork is NOT listed on their site. is sram going to keep making a 29er fork??? quick question…..i was recently looking at the sram website, and the reba 29er fork is NOT listed on their site. is sram going to keep making a 29er fork???

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/comment-page-1/#comment-15746 Guitar Ted Sat, 19 May 2007 02:48:08 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/#comment-15746 anonminousness: No, I don't foresee this happening. I think that since the frame designers have capitulated and modified there approach, the issue is dead, for now. Curiously, most of my head tubes on the 29"ers I ride are actually too short. I wouldn't mind having an extra bit on all of my bikes head tubes! anonminousness: No, I don’t foresee this happening. I think that since the frame designers have capitulated and modified there approach, the issue is dead, for now.

Curiously, most of my head tubes on the 29″ers I ride are actually too short. I wouldn’t mind having an extra bit on all of my bikes head tubes!

]]> By: anonminousness http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/comment-page-1/#comment-15721 anonminousness Fri, 18 May 2007 23:01:55 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/#comment-15721 Are they going to lower the crown and knobs, so framemakers don't have to squeeze the top tube and downtube together to avoid the knobs hitting the DT? The requisite short headtubes are already a negative for the 29ers and if frame makers need to mess with gussets and welding DT and TT together --just isn't the most elegant engineering solution. Are they going to lower the crown and knobs, so framemakers don’t have to squeeze the top tube and downtube together to avoid the knobs hitting the DT? The requisite short headtubes are already a negative for the 29ers and if frame makers need to mess with gussets and welding DT and TT together –just isn’t the most elegant engineering solution.

]]> By: Cloxxki http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/comment-page-1/#comment-10823 Cloxxki Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:59:44 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/#comment-10823 Wow, would lobbying really work in the long run? I know Gary Fisher was all for this, and he did do RockShox a little favor by launching their 29" Reba's with a large OEM deal... If you have a frame with steeper head angle to get the short offset fork to steer quicker, you can still enjoy the longer offset of upcoming forks : Get one in 20mm longer than what you've got now (like going from an 80/39mm Reba to a 100/48mm Manitou. The taller front will slacken head angle, compensating for the extra offset, handling quickness with feel different, but not hugely quicker or slower. Mounting a longer fork also slightly shortens effective top tube (many 29" frame can spare some) as you'll want to slide your seat forward ca 11-14mm to get back in the same position over the BB. You get to enjoy the longer fork travel, lose some headset spacer or bar rise. Wow, would lobbying really work in the long run? I know Gary Fisher was all for this, and he did do RockShox a little favor by launching their 29″ Reba’s with a large OEM deal…

If you have a frame with steeper head angle to get the short offset fork to steer quicker, you can still enjoy the longer offset of upcoming forks :
Get one in 20mm longer than what you’ve got now (like going from an 80/39mm Reba to a 100/48mm Manitou. The taller front will slacken head angle, compensating for the extra offset, handling quickness with feel different, but not hugely quicker or slower.
Mounting a longer fork also slightly shortens effective top tube (many 29″ frame can spare some) as you’ll want to slide your seat forward ca 11-14mm to get back in the same position over the BB.

You get to enjoy the longer fork travel, lose some headset spacer or bar rise.

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/comment-page-1/#comment-10817 Guitar Ted Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:29:30 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/#comment-10817 M@RCO: My secret hope is that they do as the first two commenters to this thread posted and come out with a 29 inch version of the Pike or Lyrik. This would address the needs for a fork suited to more aggressive riders and demanding terrain and leave the Reba as a dedicated XC fork. M@RCO: My secret hope is that they do as the first two commenters to this thread posted and come out with a 29 inch version of the Pike or Lyrik. This would address the needs for a fork suited to more aggressive riders and demanding terrain and leave the Reba as a dedicated XC fork.

]]> By: M@RCO http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/comment-page-1/#comment-10810 M@RCO Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:41:35 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/#comment-10810 I hope they will make this great fork a little bit stiffer because now with the longer legs head is not on the stiff expecially if you are an hard rider. I hope they will make this great fork a little bit stiffer because now with the longer legs head is not on the stiff expecially if you are an hard rider.

]]> By: The Monkey http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/comment-page-1/#comment-10801 The Monkey Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:53:26 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2007/02/26/rock-shox-reba-to-be-tweaked-for-29ers/#comment-10801 This is a really good move for them, and as you said, riders using smaller frames will certainly benefit. This is a really good move for them, and as you said, riders using smaller frames will certainly benefit.

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