Pace’s 104 hardtail is arguably the best looking steel hardtail out there at the moment, from the beautifully elegant tubing to the tasteful Morris Blue paintjob it has us a little weak in the knees. Now Pace are turning their attention to the world of 29ers…
Adrian from Pace says:
“There you go- our new 29er (or 129er as its working title is).
Its a 29er version of our new 104. Its at first prototype stage presently so not available until later in year. Made of Reynolds 853 all handmade and fillet brazed with chrome plated stay and coachwork line detailing. Pace Slideout system to adjust chain tension, custom one-piece handlebar plus straightblade steel fork. It will be available as a complete bike (spec’ to be finalised but shown with WTB, Shimano. Pace and Raceface component spec’ here) or as framekit.”
Yum, is the unofficial Singletrack verdict.
yum +1
Looks great, especially the bar/stem combo although the colour isn’t for me. I’ll take a black one.
Wow! Never thought Pace would do that!!
Would it be wrong to lick the top tube? yum+2
Mustard!
Beautiful, but change the rear brake routing for production.
Hope that bar/stem combo makes it to final production too.
That would look great with internal cable routing,lovely clean lines,
+1 for the Bar/stem combo.
Internal would lok nice but a bugger with hydraulic disk brake hoses.
Yum +3 That looks lovely
“Pace’s 104 hardtail is arguably the best looking steel hardtail out there”
No it isn’t
Phwoar, that looks beautiful!
+1 for no it isnt
Ooo look. A tractor!
That looks just like bikes used to look….
…before they saw sense and started designing them properly.
Strange mix of sexy rear triangle with brutal-looking fork. Is that toptube really fillet-brazed?
I love those polished chromed bits though.
I’m in the ‘Don’t like it’ camp, I’m afraid. Maybe it’s just the colour – and silly bar/stem.
Wheres the tractor? The fields look bare to me?
The best looking 29″er? IMO (of course) it looks about the worst
A pic of one in a ‘proper’ size would probably look alright though
I’m not a fan of the bar/stem combo either. Theres no adjustment for upsweep for different preferences or if you swap the forks or the relative saddle/handlebar heights. With the upsweep appearing a negative angle in the pics, the handlebar looks bent
I like it a lot and I’m not a fan of big wheelers by any stretch of the imagination.
If that’s the best looking, I’d hate to see the rest of them!
Actually that Singular 29er is much prettier.
i’ll have one please.
Might make a nice frame & forks package, but Id have to put different stem & bars on.
Bet thatll be cheap 😉