Help me build an OK 29er!

[jimo746]

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is there no way back after 29?

No. It is the Dark Side of mountainbiking, and the Force is very strong....

 

[Silvergoat]

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It's quite tempting though.

I know it's a 650b but I love this http://www.freshtripe.co.uk/Freshtripe/ ... 567BF.html And if I was going to build a 25th anniversary Clockwork, this how I would have done it.

 

[The History Man]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Salsa-El-Mari ... SwNuxXYHuK

do it now!

 

[Silvergoat]

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Sweet Salsalicious! Wish I had the £265 spare right now

 

[The History Man]

Haven't even put a chain on mine yet. :facepalm: Keep riding the cooker as a bit of a 'swiss army' bike. The coastroad will come out in a few weeks and be made tour ready with racks and panniers.

 

[ultrazenith]

I have a 29er Salsa El Mariachi on the way now, thanks to THM for spotting it on ebay.

Now things are getting real, I'm starting to plan the rest of the components...

 

[kaiser]

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I've moved the thread. Hopefully you'll be very happy with the El Mar, great bikes by all accounts, I've had an Ala carte and a couple of forks and they are very nice steel.

 

[dyson]

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makster how do you find the ride on the genesis? Looks lovely in that green too.

 

[ultrazenith]

It's been almost a year and no progress has been made on this build. Frame still in storage, away from prying eyes. However, in that time I've decided to stay rigid, and go with a 29+ 3" front wheel/tyre, and fit a 3x11 drivetrain. And if I every get round to doing it, this will be the bike I'll take to race the Tour Divide in 2018 or 2019.