$75??!!?
However they arrived there - employee owned, using very established suspension tech, in house suspension production - I think backwards compatibility is the key to long term product support. How to get more companies on board?
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Hahahahaha. The R7 is a 32mm stanchioned XC race fork. But it caught my interest reading somewhere (can’t find it now) that they were so confident in the chassis that you could dirt jump it if you wanted.
I know a few folks who still ride Shore trails on full on XC bikes and that’s basically a new CSU with every service. Plus carbon wheels being what they are and most XC forks being what they are, I think it creates a significant stiffness imbalance when you put the package together.
Anyway, I _had to_ try one. In the days where riders are snapping up 38mm chassis forks and proclaiming their deliverance from the flexy horrors of 35/36mm chassis it just seemed too fitting.
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Total aside. Helm is a great fork. Loved mine and it’s still going strong on the original CSU. Love how easy it is to adjust travel/volume and set up.
June 7, 2022, 7 a.m. - Andrew Major
$75??!!? However they arrived there - employee owned, using very established suspension tech, in house suspension production - I think backwards compatibility is the key to long term product support. How to get more companies on board? ——— Hahahahaha. The R7 is a 32mm stanchioned XC race fork. But it caught my interest reading somewhere (can’t find it now) that they were so confident in the chassis that you could dirt jump it if you wanted. I know a few folks who still ride Shore trails on full on XC bikes and that’s basically a new CSU with every service. Plus carbon wheels being what they are and most XC forks being what they are, I think it creates a significant stiffness imbalance when you put the package together. Anyway, I _had to_ try one. In the days where riders are snapping up 38mm chassis forks and proclaiming their deliverance from the flexy horrors of 35/36mm chassis it just seemed too fitting. ——— Total aside. Helm is a great fork. Loved mine and it’s still going strong on the original CSU. Love how easy it is to adjust travel/volume and set up.