Thanks. This makes me want to try a rigid fork later.
But let's build a bike first!

I thought I heard that the IP-256 SL was the frame that was most like the 0-1.0

Quote from: Ray Zorbak on July 25, 2014, 02:54:23 PM
I thought I heard that the IP-256 SL was the frame that was most like the 0-1.0

Then you should take a look at the geometry charts for the three frames. 69º.5 HA on the 256 vs 72º on the O-1.0 and 71º on the Orion, that's a huge difference immediately. As well as the front center length being 20mm longer on the 256 for my size, whereas the Orion is 1mm different.

Couple more photos anyway

Very nice. How much did you pay for the Niner fork if you don't mind me asking? And do you feel that the quality is superior to the chiner version?

I paid £280 for them. They were second hand but the guy I got them from had bought them for a build but never used them. I can't really compare them to any other forks since I've not used any others, without a doubt the quality is high but I'm not sure it justifies the extra expense over the Chiner stuff. If I needed forks I wouldn't hesitate to buy some from Carbonal because the quality and finish on the frame is excellent.

This build turned out great.  I'm digging all these rigid forks popping up on these builds. 

As you get more seat time, please share your experiences/impressions with us.

Quote from: Vipassana on July 30, 2014, 12:43:07 AM
This build turned out great.  I'm digging all these rigid forks popping up on these builds. 

As you get more seat time, please share your experiences/impressions with us.

I went rigid purely because it was cheaper than trying to get a high end 29er suspension fork for a good price (I ran SID's on my 26 and would want something of a similar weight/performance)

I took it up to the local trails this evening, it's such a fast bike, they're not the kind of trails you can rip through because they're pretty short and technical unlike the trail centres I frequent, but on the climbs it is so planted and absolutely flies, I am in love. Plus a few people have said it's the coolest bike they've ever seen so I'll take that!