Helm 160 Boost Fork - 29in
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It took Cane Creek a little longer than expected to enter the fork market with about a five-year span from napkin drawings into production models, giving it plenty of time for extensive research and development. Why so long you might be asking? Well, there's a lot of good, larger players in the fork market and a half-ass attempt just wouldn't cut it. Cane Creek knew that its offering would have to be an excellent and viable option of providing discerning riders with a good alternative through a stiff chassis, smooth travel, and amazing adjustability if it wanted to compete with the other premium forks on the market. This fork, the Helm 160 Boost Fork for 29in wheels, offers 160 millimeters of plush travel through its 35-millimeter stanchions for sure tracking to please even the most aggressive riders as they barrel through technical trails on their all-mountain and enduro rigs. And in contrast to its twin-tube damper that's drawn acclaim on its Double Barrel shocks, through testing, Cane Creek found that for a fork, a mono-tube damper was most effective and simplified servicing while improving reliability.
A rear shock is much smaller in structure, has to manage more heat, and has more seals to deal with higher air pressures, so the twin-tube design makes a lot of sense as it provides more consistent damping, dumps heat better by circulating the oil, and offers more adjustments. A fork doesn't have to deal with such extremes so the mono-tube offers a lighter weight build with fewer complexities. Don't let that translate to a dumbed down damper, it still offers you the ability to tune 10 and 17 clicks of high and low-speed compression, with an additional 10 positions of low-speed rebound adjustment.
Cane Creek offers the Helm in coil and air-sprung versions and the one we have here has high volume, independent positive and negative air springs allowing you full tune-ability of both air chambers for increased sensitivity as well as the ability to adjust the travel internally in 10mm increments from 160mm down to 100mm without the need for a new air spring for each travel setting. Other forks have offered dual air springs in the past, however, it is more expensive to manufacture and requires that the rider knows the importance of setup. If you’re the discerning rider and you're reading this, we're certain you can benefit and appreciate the lengths Cane Creek went through to offer two air springs. The fork includes 2 travel spacers so you can go to 140mm out of the box with others available separately if you seek less travel. Another neat feature is the indexed rod that allows you to change the static piston height. By moving the piston up or down, it effectively changes the positive chamber's air volume and how quickly the fork ramps up, all without the need for adding volume spacers like you've come to expect with others. This gives you the ability to gradually progress the ramp-up in 8 positions so you can take bigger hits without the fork blowing through its travel.
Finally, the unique D-Loc axle assembly features a hard anodized aluminum cam lever that closes against a self-lubricating brass clamp washer for easy axle function and impressive durability. It uses a quick keyed entry axle and locking system that eliminates rotational and torsional axle forces for impressive levels of stiffness and ensures that your wheel is not only better secured, but the legs are better aligned for smoother travel.
Details
- Cane Creek's entry for the premium fork market
- 160mm of smooth travel and stiff 35mm stanchions
- Adjustable travel of 140-170mm with included travel spacers
- Mono-tube damper offer easier service and reliability
- Independent positive and negative air chambers tune the ride
- 10/17 clicks of high/low-speed compression
- 10 clicks of low-speed rebound adjustment
- Accessory-free air volume adjustment
- Item #CNE001R
- Travel
- 140-160mm with included spacers, down to 100mm with additional spacers
- Stanchion Material
- aluminum
- Lower Material
- magnesium
- Crown Material
- aluminum
- Wheel Size
- 29in, 27.5+
- Steer Tube Diameter
- 1-1/8 - 1.5 tapered
- Stanchion Diameter
- 35mm
- Axle To Crown
- 568mm at 160mm
- Rake
- 51mm
- Spring Type
- isolated positive and negative air chambers
- Damper
- monotube
- Adjustability
- 10/17 clicks of high-speed/low-speed compression, 10 positions of low-speed rebound, 8 positions of volume reduction (no spacers needed)
- Axle
- 15 x 110mm Boost D-Loc QR thru-axle
- Max Rotor Size
- 200mm
- Brake Compatibility
- post mount disc
- Claimed Weight
- 4lb 9.4oz (2080g)
- Recommended Use
- enduro, trail
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 1 year
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