Just wanted to update folks on another frame that fits a 650b in the back.
I have a Carver Bumblebee (650b/29er) in for testing and review (we also have a Soul Cycles Dillinger in house as well) for the 29er forum in 2008 and I thought I'd see if the rear 650b wheel and tire would fit in the back of a Soul Cycles Titan Hardtail that I bought earlier this summer for my son to ride.
I'm here to report that the tire and the NeoMoto fit with good clearance for mud and muck. So you could definitely set up the Titan as a 650ber with a Fox fork or a X-Fusion or one of the Manitous that are reported to fit without modification.
This frame needs a fork - so I'm going to keep my eye out for a used Fox Vanilla 125!!! From there, the next step might be a Deore disc/Velocity Blunt based wheelset for it and some Neomotos.
I'll get some photos of the rear wheel in the new year.
I may also mess around with a 29er Reba and a 29" front wheel to see if we can't turn the titan into a Bumblebee like set up as well!
Stay tuned.
Mark
I have a Carver Bumblebee (650b/29er) in for testing and review (we also have a Soul Cycles Dillinger in house as well) for the 29er forum in 2008 and I thought I'd see if the rear 650b wheel and tire would fit in the back of a Soul Cycles Titan Hardtail that I bought earlier this summer for my son to ride.
I'm here to report that the tire and the NeoMoto fit with good clearance for mud and muck. So you could definitely set up the Titan as a 650ber with a Fox fork or a X-Fusion or one of the Manitous that are reported to fit without modification.
This frame needs a fork - so I'm going to keep my eye out for a used Fox Vanilla 125!!! From there, the next step might be a Deore disc/Velocity Blunt based wheelset for it and some Neomotos.
I'll get some photos of the rear wheel in the new year.
I may also mess around with a 29er Reba and a 29" front wheel to see if we can't turn the titan into a Bumblebee like set up as well!
Stay tuned.
Mark