Comments on: Rock Shox Long Travel Fork? http://twentynineinches.com/2008/04/12/rock-shox-long-travel-fork/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rock-shox-long-travel-fork 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mark Compton http://twentynineinches.com/2008/04/12/rock-shox-long-travel-fork/#comment-44630 Mark Compton Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:38:10 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/04/12/rock-shox-long-travel-fork/#comment-44630 I'm testing a thru axle 120mm 29er fork for Rockshox. As a xc rider it took some convincing for me to adopt the thru axle let alone stepping up to a 120mm. During the first ride I was absolutely astounded how well the thru axle fork improved the frontend stability. Riding off-camber hillsides is where the thru axle shines with improved frontend control and stability The 120mm rocked hard down the rocky trail with some good sized dropoff's where as a 6ft rider I struggle. A xc rider who values light weight over anything is totally sold on thru axle and very happy with the 120mm travel on rough Colorado trails I’m testing a thru axle 120mm 29er fork for Rockshox.
As a xc rider it took some convincing for me to adopt the thru axle let alone stepping up to a 120mm.
During the first ride I was absolutely astounded how well the thru axle fork improved the frontend stability. Riding off-camber hillsides is where the thru axle shines with improved frontend control and stability
The 120mm rocked hard down the rocky trail with some good sized dropoff’s where as a 6ft rider I struggle.
A xc rider who values light weight over anything is totally sold on thru axle and very happy with the 120mm travel on rough Colorado trails

]]> By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2008/04/12/rock-shox-long-travel-fork/#comment-38142 Guitar Ted Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:30:05 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/04/12/rock-shox-long-travel-fork/#comment-38142 Dirt McGirt: Yeah, so it is, but the info is forthcoming after the "Official" release. That should be in the next day or so here at Sea Otter. Let me just say that we have seen this before, it's been pictured here back in February, and it was all over mtbr.com too. Different flavors, same name. ;) Know what I mean? Dirt McGirt: Yeah, so it is, but the info is forthcoming after the “Official” release. That should be in the next day or so here at Sea Otter.

Let me just say that we have seen this before, it’s been pictured here back in February, and it was all over mtbr.com too.

Different flavors, same name. ;)

Know what I mean?

]]> By: Dirt McGirt http://twentynineinches.com/2008/04/12/rock-shox-long-travel-fork/#comment-38128 Dirt McGirt Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:50:45 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/04/12/rock-shox-long-travel-fork/#comment-38128 Censored?! Lame. Way Lame. Censored?! Lame. Way Lame.

]]> By: Cy http://twentynineinches.com/2008/04/12/rock-shox-long-travel-fork/#comment-38123 Cy Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:24:25 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/04/12/rock-shox-long-travel-fork/#comment-38123 How is that not a white brothers Fluid-29? How is that not a white brothers Fluid-29?

]]> By: jncarpenter http://twentynineinches.com/2008/04/12/rock-shox-long-travel-fork/#comment-37960 jncarpenter Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:17:47 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/04/12/rock-shox-long-travel-fork/#comment-37960 The upcoming maxle'd Reba will reportedly be available as 80-100-120mm travel (which is only 7mm less than 5") Those are pretty obviously Reba lowers and definitely no bigger than 32mm stanchions. IMHO anyways :) The upcoming maxle’d Reba will reportedly be available as 80-100-120mm travel (which is only 7mm less than 5″) Those are pretty obviously Reba lowers and definitely no bigger than 32mm stanchions. IMHO anyways :)

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