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I ride a Niner RLT Steel (bought as a frame) for that exact reason. It was a tossup between that or a Lynsey, and I snagged a close out color of the Niner for
by CobaltFire 3y ago
I ride a Niner RLT Steel (bought as a frame) for that exact reason.
It was a tossup between that or a Lynsey, and I snagged a close out color of the Niner for 1/3 of the quoted price of the Lynsky at the time, and that included a carbon fork.
I’m actually overhauling it now with an entire group set after riding the last one since 2016.
Interesting fact that relates: the first couple years of the RLT Steel shipped with a fork that is 15x100 thru axle; nowadays the gravel/cyclocross market has settled on 12x100.
So I ended up getting a set of New Old Stock (NOS) 29” wheels from that same era that are 15x100/12x142 and 22.5mm wide. Perfect for my bike, but vanishingly hard to find now as a set due to the oddball matchup.
- aidenn0 3y agoYeah, that frame costs more than my entire bike did. There were steel-framed options at the time, but the cheapest ones were pushing $2k.
- CobaltFire 3y agoI was going to say I paid around half of what they list for, but it looks like they are closing out last years color right now. Inflation adjusted I paid about what they are asking today ($1,300). Pretty pricey, but I also got a bike fit and some other stuff and wanted a frame to just be done with it and ride. It’s served me well, and has many years of life left! Random side note: I just realized this is the second time in two days I’ve responded to you (other was regarding a 7 seat vehicle). HN can be quite a small place!
- lancesells 3y agoIf you're using it in place of a car $1,300 is cheap. Plus you're much more friendly to the environment and your own health.
- CobaltFire 3y agoI commuted on it for a few years, and now that I’m retired it’s getting plenty of recreational use.
- aidenn0 3y ago> If you're using it in place of a car $1,300 is cheap. Plus you're much more friendly to the environment and your own health. Except it was being compared to a $700 bike (not frame, assembled bike), by the person with whom I share financial decisions.
- jacquesm 3y agoKeep an eye on that fork and treat it with kid gloves. I'll ride any bike (even experimental ones) but no carbon forks for me.
- fingerlocks 3y agoMy Ritchey carbon fork is nearly 20 years old, still going strong! And this is on my former racing bike.
- CobaltFire 3y agoFork has been hammered to hell and back over the last 7 years, though no major crashes. Not an issue so far, nor are there any reported issues (Niner RDO carbon fork) with anyone else using it.
- prmoustache 3y agoIf you buy wheels with DT Swiss or Hope wheels you can usually swap the end caps to fit different standards. I am using almost exclusively DT Swiss 350 hubs and some of my wheels have been in use with quick axle, 15x100 and 12x100 frames. I even converted some 12x142 wheels to 12x148 (boost) mountain bike standard with the Boostinator kit from Wolftooth components.
- CobaltFire 3y agoDT Swiss is what I ended up buying, though they were already the setup I needed.
- geephroh 3y agoSame for Industry Nine and a couple of others. But you really have to re-dish the wheel if you're going from 142 to superboost or 157.
- prmoustache 3y agoTrue. I am used to wheel building so it was no big deal to me.