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Helm MKII 29 Chameleon

The Limited Edition Chameleon Helm MKII is available in our 29-inch wheel | 44mm offset platform with Cane Creek’s travel adjustable air spring pre-set at 160mm travel or Helm Coil with travel pre-set at 160mm. Looking to blend into the forest?  This unique earth-toned fork with color-shifting decals is the perfect addition to any custom bike build. Helm Chameleon includes Cane Creek’s bolt-on fender.

TAKE CONTROL ON THE TRAIL

The Works Series Helm beats out the competing fork with a stiffer chassis, giving riders more control through chundery sections of trails and rock gardens. This fork is the perfect do-all for riders who regularly ride XC and occasionally rip on more technical and challenging terrain.

HAND-BUILT IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

Every single Helm fork is designed, built, inspected, tested and packed by a dedicated team of suspension professionals at our facility in Fletcher, North Carolina. Our suspension team’s attention to detail is illustrated in our three step Dyno testing, ensuring that our hand built products reach high standards of precision and performance.

This process includes: 

  • Individual Damper Assemblies compression and rebound verification.
  • Helm Chassis validation of the spring and damper
  • Final hand dyno to ensure quality and supple feel.
 

Description

Features

Fully Revised Damper Tune

  • New compression and midvalve circuit for increased support and control
  • New SKF low friction oil seal head cartridge
  • High performance damper oil from Motorex

New SKF low friction wiper seals installed in the castings.

Redesigned Air Spring

  • Increased air volume for better traction and suppleness
  • New air piston for reduced friction
  • New threadless air seal head for easier travel change

Coil Spring Recommendations

  • 35lb spring – AAG0421 RED – (90-120lbs rider)*
  • 45lb spring – AAG0422 BLACK – (120-160lbs rider)*
  • 55lb spring – AAG0424 GREEN – (160-200lbs rider) ** Stock Spring in Helm Coil 
  • 65lb spring – AAG0426 BLUE –  (200-240lbs rider)*
*Optional Coil Springs can be purchased separately
 

Technical Documents

Additional information

Weight

2080 grams

Damping

High Speed Compression, Low Speed Compression, Low Speed Rebound

Adjustments

High speed compression (10 positions)
Low speed compression (17 positions)
Low speed rebound (10 positions)
Independent positive air spring
Independent negative air spring
Indexed travel adjust system (8 positions)

Spring

Double-Air spring system. High volume positive and negative air springs

Stanchion Diameter

35mm

Minimum Brake Rotor Size

180mm. *If you are using a Hope Tech brake on a Helm fork, you will need to use a 200mm rotor with appropriate adapter.

Travel

Optimized for 130-160mm of travel

Travel Adjustments

Internal, 10mm Increments (160mm down to 130mm)

2 Travel spacers included

Axel / Spacing / Offset

"D-Loc" 15mm Bolt-on thru axle / 15mm x 110 BOOST spacing / 51mm and 44mm

Max Tire Size

64mm wide by 749mm tall (29) / 75mm wide by 739mm tall (27.5+)

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The helm coil fork is one of the best purchases I have made. Very little weight difference and quiet. Very easy to set up. I will run these from now on

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Helped keep me rolling on race day for the win!! Thank you!

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Reed Mann

Design Engineer
Name: Reed Mann
Position: Design Engineer
Year started: 2022
Best part of being a part of the Cane Creek family:  It’s very refreshing to work for a small, tight-knit company where we all share the same passions and to develop new products that make cycling better for everyone.
What you’ll find me doing on the weekends: Obviously riding bikes, but also wrenching on bikes or cars, exploring the mountains, and watching F1 races.
How I got here (at Cane Creek): Feeling pretty unfulfilled with a corporate engineering job, I happened to see that Cane Creek was hiring. I jumped at the opportunity to get my hands dirty working on the latest bike tech and was fortunate enough to be offered the position.