[Toshi]

Build some new wheels + DH tires, and save those for winter riding.

That’s a really good idea. Air down those 2.8”s on the 40 mm i.d. rims for the shoulder season rides and have robust 29” hoops with 2.4” DHF EXO/DHR II DD for rox. (All my flats out here have been of the rear tire so not worried about front casing.)

I will pull the trigger on this after the next rear flat, which could be in a day or in a season.

 

[jonKranked]

That’s a really good idea. Air down those 2.8”s on the 40 mm i.d. rims for the shoulder season rides and have robust 29” hoops with 2.4” DHF EXO/DHR II DD for rox. (All my flats out here have been of the rear tire so not worried about front casing.)

I will pull the trigger on this after the next rear flat, which could be in a day or in a season.

have you considered something like cushcore? i know a few guys on it that really like it. i'm considering it myself.

 

[Nick]

nd have robust 29” hoops with 2.4” DHF EXO/DHR II DD for rox.

I didn't realize that Pivot is a 29"er ... @stoney ... add that point to the list !!

 

[Toshi]

have you considered something like cushcore? i know a few guys on it that really like it. i'm considering it myself.

Haven’t considered it. I did chew up a rim a year or two ago but almost all of my flats are not of the pinching variety but rather of ripping sidewalls on rocks.

I didn't realize that Pivot is a 29"er ... @stoney ... add that point to the list !!

It’s a 27.5” plus size. Same outer diameter for 27.5”+ and 29”, I believe—think Pivot Switchblade.

And also like that Switchblade it’s Super Boost Plus spacing.

 

[jonKranked]

Haven’t considered it. I did chew up a rim a year or two ago but almost all of my flats are not of the pinching variety but rather of ripping sidewalls on rocks.



It’s a 27.5” plus size. Same outer diameter for 27.5”+ and 29”, I believe—think Pivot Switchblade.

And also like that Switchblade it’s Super Boost Plus spacing.

gotcha. then just get something with a proper casing.

 

[stoney]

I didn't realize that Pivot is a 29"er ... @stoney ... add that point to the list !!

Especially given @Toshi is all torso. 29" wheels makes sense for tall folk, not little (and stumpy legged) people.

 

[jonKranked]

Especially given @Toshi is all torso. 29" wheels makes sense for tall folk, not little (and stumpy legged) people.

yea but nobody is making e-bikes with 24" wheels

 

[Toshi]

Especially given @Toshi is all torso. 29" wheels makes sense for tall folk, not little (and stumpy legged) people.

The Pivot in medium has a 445 mm reach and no wheel/toe overlap issues even with the big meats.

After being on it for a bit I’d go for even a bit longer than 445…

 

[rideit]

That’s a really good idea. Air down those 2.8”s on the 40 mm i.d. rims for the shoulder season rides and have robust 29” hoops with 2.4” DHF EXO/DHR II DD for rox. (All my flats out here have been of the rear tire so not worried about front casing.)

I will pull the trigger on this after the next rear flat, which could be in a day or in a season.

I have a 29 Maxxis Aggressor, 2.5 DD for sale, brand new for $50.
It will cure what ails you.

 

[Jm_]

Gravel race today, 40 miles on the military base using their gravel training area roads. Feel like I crushed it relatively. Maybe 50-60 riders? Rode my fat-bike. It's fun going over every bad bump and rock and trying to get everyone to follow you. At one point, the "gravel" was more like baby-head river-rock size for a few miles, I just coasted through that stuff. Saw a few flat tires from that section. Any section on pavement though or where I can't draft behind someone is murder. As long as I can draft I can keep up fine. Towards the end it goes into double track and then a bumpy descent down to a boardwalk, preceded by a kind of table-top, then stairs at the end of the boardwalk. Then a crappy high resistance climb up, then some more gravel and then it gets bumpy again for a final descend down a ski area access road, then breaks out pavement for half a mile or so. Had 2 others I was drafting with until I dropped them when the more tech stuff started, but was only able to barely keep my lead at the end due to all the crazy wind resistance pedaling on the pavement. Somewhere around 15th I think though, which I am well happy with coming back from surgery and riding a freaking fat-bike when everyone else is on 1" tires. Did it for Kidwoo. View attachment 134756

lol, I got 11th...11th, on a freaking fat-bike. That's funny as hell. Guys on skinny roadie "gravel" bikes and I roll around 6 minutes off the pace. May have broken some "full roadie" hearts on Sunday...

 

[Toshi]

I have a 29 Maxxis Aggressor, 2.5 DD for sale, brand new for $50.
It will cure what ails you.

Perhaps it would if I already had 29” hoops, but I don’t at this point. 27.5” x 40 mm id rims at the moment.