So I finally got my White Bros Groove 200 today from UPS. I know that some of you will say that they aren't as sophisticated as a Fox 40 or Boxxer WC, but they are actually a very well built fork and 100% US made. They have air assisted spring preload and a speed sensitive compression damping. Can change the air pressure in the compression chamber for bottom out control. Looking forward to getting it on my demo after I finish stripping the paint and polishing it.
Early Christmas Present
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yeah riding it soon all depends on how long it takes me to my DEMO finished. on top of stripping the paint i also am replacing the main pivot bearings. they were toast.
Early Christmas Gifts that are Bike Related are the best
I can't do the early gift thing. I always treat myself to something fancy for Christmas, but I gotta wrap it and save it for the day. Congrats on the new fork!
I picked up the frame last week as an early christmas/end of finals present to myself. All the parts came off my older model V10. I love the holidays 
Good for you man, like above posted any bike related stuff to ourselves is nice. Unless its spandex, monkeybutt or a road saddle.
a V10 is a great Christmas end of year present
I got a pair of shoes from Jason @ sickliness today. Teva Lurk. Yes, they are awful colors but they're super comfy and well see how they stand up to some dh and pnw mud.
There is nothing wrong with a spandex or road saddle purchase to myself, but I am a roadie!!!Good for you man, like above posted any bike related stuff to ourselves is nice. Unless its spandex, monkeybutt or a road saddle.
They're not awful - - them are Yeti colorsI got a pair of shoes from Jason @ sickliness today. Teva Lurk. Yes, they are awful colors but they're super comfy and well see how they stand up to some dh and pnw mud.
. I almost snagged a pair this fall in Whistler, one of the shops was blowing them out 1/2 off. Wish I had now.My early Christmas present from the good elves in Taipei . . .
nice fork dude! Let us know how you like it. I've been considering one myself, you can get them pretty cheap off ebay from time to time. I wasn't overly pleased with my later model boxxer, and if you aren't setting weight records, that should be fine. Do you know whether the crown is boxxer-mount compatible?
Thanks. Yes, crown is the Boxxer DM bolt pattern.
This is the new 2012 version; so it has new damping circuitry. The compression damping has been changed to give both high and low-speed circuits now. It only ships with the medium spring now, so I'm hoping it's not as stiff as previous versions (I used to spec the soft spring, which is no longer available).
I'm coming back to the R-One after a season and a half on the Sigma; so I know for sure that shaving almost a pound is going to be welcome.
Nice fork. I had one of the original UD 150s in 98/99 and the fork was great. I'm sure they have come a long way.
I am waiting on a WB 150mm Loop to show up currently. Pretty stoked about that fork.
I am waiting on a WB 150mm Loop to show up currently. Pretty stoked about that fork.
I got my 2012 TR450 and TOP as an early gift. They are in the mail. Waiting, hoepfulyl they come by Xmas!
I just have to assemble it on my Glory via FSA Option headset
haha, that was really meant for the OP, as I've never actually seen an RST for sale anywhere, but I'd still love to hear how the RST holds up after a season. There used to be a lot of fork manufacturers, now it's down to pretty much 3. I like the USD design, which is one of my main motivators for looking at the white bros, bro.
Congrats! .............and good on ya for supporting a small company.
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Told ya everything you didn't want to know.To be honest, this is about the fourth generation of R-One I've had and each one gets just a little bit better. The basic chassis has remained pretty much the same but the internals keep being refined.
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1 month erlier than preannounced, built up with mostly my old parts. New LG1+ and 35t/11-25t drivetrain
Ive been really nice! The scale says 16,04 kgYou've got rich Santa
Did you put it on scale?
Bike Tetris!