Cane Creek Helm 29 Boost Fork

Brand	Cane Creek
Category	BIKECOMPONENTS
Seller	Backcountry

The Helm 29 Boost Fork represents Cane Creek's foray into the high-end fork market, and is designed for discerning riders wanting a stout, highly-adjustable alternative to the other big brands on the market. With a variety of smooth travel options ranging from 100mm to 160mm, and burly 35-millimeter stanchions, this fork is plush throughout its stroke and has a stiff chassis that delivers precise tracking in rough terrain, an ideal setup for aggressive riders challenging their limits on technical trails. One question we had in mind when we heard Cane Creek was entering the fork business is whether or not they'd implement a twin-tube damper like the one found on their acclaimed Double Barrel rear shocks, but after 5-years of development Cane Creek found that a mono-tube damper is more effective for ease of service, weight savings, and reliability reasons. You might be wondering what separates this damper from others on the market if it uses a similar closed-cartridge design that's used throughout the industry for reasons of fade-free performance and low weight. Well, it mostly boils down to the damper tune that's been honed in-house on the dyno and by its crew of in-house rippers and sponsored riders. Cane Creek realizes that no two rides or riders are alike, so this damper gives you the wide-ranging ability to tune 10 and 17 clicks of high and low-speed compression, with an additional 10 positions of low-speed rebound adjustment so you can dial in the ride to your terrain, style, and weight. In addition, the air spring has independent positive and negative chambers that allow you to tune the fork for a super supple initial stroke, or for a more supportive overall ride quality. While some brands used to offer dual-air chambers as a means of further adjustment and the ability to tweak how plush the fork felt off the top of its stroke, many have abandoned it in the name of simplicity and cost savings. We've been fans of it for years and are sad to see it go, so it...   read more