Looking for 90s steel frame that will take wide tyres

[hoppington]

Hi all

I'm wondering if the knowledgeable people here may know which brand/model I should focus on if I'm looking for a 90s steel MTB which takes wider than usual tyres. Ideally 2.6" but realistically at least 2.35" front and back.

I want to build an 26" wheel, CroMo, derailleur (3x9), V-brake off-road tourer but would prefer to recycle a quality frame from the 1990s rather than a Surly Troll or similar.

Any ideas? It should also have braze-ons for racks and ideally mudguards too.

Thanks in advance

Michael

 

[cce]

it's a little bit late, but my mate has 26x2.8 tyres on a vertical dropout 26er on one inbred

 

[hoppington]

Re:

that sounds good. I guess they are not made anymore?

 

[legrandefromage]

what frame size?

 

[hoppington]

18"-20" seat tube usually feels about right, I'm 6' with more of my length in my back. Planning straight bars.

 

[legrandefromage]

I do have a nice Fisher Hoo koo e koo sitting around

I can look to see if my 2.25's sit in it ok

 

[cce]

inbred ended production relatively recently. but was made for yeaaaaars

this is similar to my mate's one

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16-On-One-In ... 7675.l2557

 

[hoppington]

Thanks I'll start looking at On-Ones, I see there are quite a few on eBay etc.

I am after a 26" wheel so I guess that is the 456 model? They seem to have fittings for racks but not mudguards, and a variety of options for V-brakes or disks.

 

[pigman]

Re:

if it has fittings for racks, why doesn't it follow that it has fittings for mudguards - they use the same eyelets. Unless there's no chainstay bridge, but you could put a collar on the seat tube to accommodate the guard end

 

[hoppington]

I mean that a touring bike normally has extra fittings for mudguards both at the dropouts and bridges on chainstay and seatstay