Nice bike!
Why not 90mm? I have a Bandersnatch too, and I felt the same dilemma. I ended up chopping up the spacer to make two 5mm spacers and now have a 90mm Fox fork. Almost as plush as 100, almost as snappy handling as 80 - I like it, it's been that way for over a year now, which is a...
I have Kenda Khans - heavy but an awesome touring tyre IMO.
Also maybe Vulpines? Nanos roll pretty well on road too.
Specialized had something too, can't remember the name, might not quite have been 50 wide though...not sure.
edit: How could I forget THE 29er slick - Schwalbe BIG...
Beautiful bike! If you are happy with the V-brakes, I'd say get it. I'm 5-10 and my Rig has a 24.7 ETT, and it's fine with an 80 or 90mm stem. I don't think 25.5 is too much for someone 6-1.
Zenki - sounds badass! I'd run one of the new 29er forks instead though, a 5inch for on a 29er HT...
Parts selection is getting better all the time.
After my experience I was all primed to build a HT up with the new 120 Reba, Salsa Gordo rims etc, but ran out of money:greedy:. I even managed to cram Maxxis DH tubes into my Rampages - that was the key - made the bike a lot more bombproof...
gave up DH last year. I sold my Sunday, but then took my 29er HT DHing a few weekends, and it worked so much better than I could have imagined....fun!
I've also ridden the Cobia a bit, same geo and frame material as the Rig, and it was good. I think you'll be happy with it. I do like the...
So I made it back alive....and all I can say is WOW! I had a ball, and rode way too much way too easily for a puny HT. With an inch or so more fork, and tougher wheels/tyres/tubes that K2 would be a weapon! Maybe I will order me a Simon Bar, as SS would be cool too - chainslap was an issue...
Haha, I wish! No, it's a cheapo Japan-only K2 "BigTrain" - I found it in a local sports store 3 years ago fr $350 complete. My first 29er, and has turned out to be a great frame. Slack HA (not sure what angle though, sorry, no specs avail.) has just been waiting for larger offset forks. Nice...
Haha, I was only kidding, I was trying to leave that empty-beer attitude behind! I agree that this fork opens up a whole lot of new possibilities, and would like to see some of them explored. I love DH on a hardtail - and I would like to have a true all-round 29er. Something like the new SC...
I see - we are after similar bikes, but to do vastly different things. I don't really see why you need a five inch fork with a steep HA, but then I haven't ridden where you ride. I am looking for a AM/DH HT, so I will leave you to your East-coast thing now, since you were ignoring me anyway! ;)
I agree about the HA, at 120mm I would want roundabout 69deg too. We're talking about a fork with a fairly healthy offset after all...oh yeah, and for me, I don't need no stinkin' high bb...but it might have to be high to accomodate the forking changes. sigh, can anyone say...
timing, that is! I just built this bike back up into a 29er version of a hardcore HT (at least that is what I am pretending it is!). With the Reba at 100mm HA is slack, but handles pretty well, and is very capable poined DH. The short stays make it a wheelie-machine, and it loves to get off...
I had a KM, just sold it a few weeks ago and already I miss it. It was one of the original campstove green ones, and it was a blast to ride.
I rode it for over two years, only sold it because it was a small (advertised here in Japan as M when I bought it - the only issue with the small was...
Mavics would be nice, but for a lot less you could get a set of Stans Flow rims on XT hubs from Mike Curiak, I bet they'd be plenty stiff, and easy to run tubeless. He's offering them right now for $449 delivered. Hard to beat, IMHO, and spokes don't cost you an arm and a leg to replace.
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Do you have to include sag in your calculations for the magic fork? I know other forks sag, so you can get away with a taller (unsagged) fork, as the sagged height works out very close to the length of a rigid fork, but does the magic system sag at all? If you do include it for the magic, I...
There was a dude who was doing very well in Super D on his 29er HT - I think it was Harlan Price, but I may be wrong. Anyway, he won at least one Super D.
It'd be great to see someone race a 29er in 4x!
If you got one of the new-school forks you might be able to run 100mm and still have...
Frame is reported to be very strong, and lots of people say it is one of the sweetest handling 29ers around. If you don't mind the weight, go for it! Well worthy of upgrades.
Enjoy the bike, 29ers kick it.
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