It has been awhile since I have put the Spinner 2Nine suspension fork on my Dos Niner. I made a switch to my OS Bikes Blackbuck recently and have some more to say about the fork. So, sit back and check out the latest!

Spinner on the Blackbuck

With the Spinner 2Nine on the Blackbuck now I have a little better understandng of how this fork stacks up against the “big dogs” of the 29″er world. I have already tested the Blackbuck with a Fox F-29 and the classic Reba fork everyone is familiar with. How did it fair? Well, It isn’t really in the same league as these forks, nor was it intended to be.

The Spinner 2Nine has to be viewed for what it is, an entry level suspension fork. In that capaity I think it fairs fairly well. It just doesn’t have the chassis stiffness that the Fox F-29 has, nor does it have that wonderfully tunable plushness of a Reba. The Spinner 2Nine isn’t terrible, but it isn’t to be seen on the same playing field as the other forks mentioned. What does it have going for it?

Well, it is easy to set up and it has a decent amount of travel that is useable. It feels a bit harsher than a Reba, more akin to the Fox in this regard. In the previous report, I mentioned having a bit of an issue with the mid-stroke of the suspension. I think that I have found a way to alleviate that issue now.

Rebound adjust

I mentioned in the earlier report that I was going to mess with the rebound and that I did. I ended up going to full slow, and it made a huge difference in the way the fork felt and performed for me. I also feel that now the fork is breaking in and coming into its own, which is also lending to the better feelings during compression that were not there before. Now the travel is much smoother and with the rebound set as it is, the fork seems much less harsh.

Overall, for the terrain I recently tested the fork on, it seems to be fine. In harsher, faster terrain, I still feel that the damper gets overwhelmed. The maxed out rebound gets a little “packed up” and the slight flexiness of the chassis shows through. This doesn’t make the Spinner 2Nine a “bad” fork. It is what it is, and it makes no pretenses otherwise.

Interestingly, I was able to chat with a representative of Spinner at Interbike and the company is very interested in feedback and improving the fork. I made my suggestions to them which included getting rid of the cantilever bosses, going to a 32mm stanchion for a stiffer chassis, and made some other suggestions regarding the lowers and aesthetics. It will be interesting to see if Spinner makes some changes. I am hopeful that they will.

I am going to give the Spinner 2Nine some more trail time and come back with a final asessment in a week or so. Stay tuned!