Comments on: Niner Carbon Fork: Update

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:12:22 +0000

I just received an email from Paula at Niner. They expect the forks to come in this week.

Considering I ordered mine months ago, I’d say it’s about time.

Maybe I can get some miles in before the ice hits.

Can’t wait!
Paul

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:35:22 +0000

Thanks for the heads up guys. What’s happening is that that field is auto populating with the SHIP weight from our system instead of the actual weight. We’re working on correcting this right now.

Steve
Niner Bikes

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:06:50 +0000

Steve, the reference is on the online store.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:21:59 +0000

Johnny, I just went on to our website and can’t seem to find where it says that it’s two pounds. In fact, I can’t find any reference to weight. Can you be more specific on where it says that? The fork weight is 550 grams. If I can find the infraction on the web site, I’ll have it changed asap.

Steve
Niner Bikes

By: JohnnyG

JohnnyG — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:30:42 +0000

@ Steve, Niner Bikes: I hate to add confusion, but why does your website show the weight of the fork to be 2 pounds?

By: Jared

Jared — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:57:50 +0000

I have to admit, since I’m going SS and fully rigid this year, this new offering has made my decision more difficult. Twice the price, but half the weight. I think it’d be a perfect match on an Aluminum frame (AIR 9 or other Salsa Scandium variety), but I’m not sure about how it would look on a thin-tubed steel frame. Decisions, decisions…

By: prphoto

prphoto — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:24:54 +0000

I was real excited under I heard they will be $400. Is that true? Ouch!
I know stuff costs money but my steel cro-moto was around $100.
But if you want to play you gotz to pay!

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:40:58 +0000

Steve: Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I appreciate it, and the readers surely do as well. I’m looking forward to seeing the finished product launch at Sea Otter.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:26:54 +0000

As always, thanks for the input and response to this fork, we really appreciate the excitement and feedback that we get from these forums. Cloxxki, just to give you a little background into the BB height, if you’re refering to our SIR 9 and ONE 9 frames with 70mm BB height, this is at the very BOTTOM of the EBB stroke (the 6 o’clock position), the likelyhood of the EBB resting at the very bottom of the stroke is very unlikely, therefor the BB heights are usually higher than this. Also, one of the beautiful things about an EBB is that you can position it in either a high position or low position when tensioning the chain, depending on which way you rotate the cranks. So if you prefer a lower BB height, then rotate the EBB down and forward while tensioning. If you like a high BB height, rotate up and forward while tensioning. The highest BB height that can be attained on our frames is 53mm (with the EBB at the 12 o’clock position). I hope this helps.

As stated, the c-t-a is 470mm and the rake is 45mm. Weight will be 550 grams. This fork has been tested a lot, and it’s really strong. We’ve lliterally broken over 40 forks in the test lab doing destructive testing, and we’re confident in the strength of this fork.

Steve
Niner Bikes

By: Cloxxki

Cloxxki — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:04:59 +0000

I find it odd that Niner rider don’t complain about BB height.
70mm BB drop, and then often used with a 25mm shorter fork, that should nett around 80mm BB drop?
When Fisher offered ~72-74mm BB drop frames, they were slammed over and over again for dangerously silly low BB’s. As a result they first went to 50mm, and now to 55mm if I have my facts straight.
Such a fork might work, but is it to be wished for? Is there a need for such a quick bike? Are you going to slalom the mosquitos over the trail?