[Closed] 650B ti Hardtail?

Custom build from someone like Justin Burls?

http://kingdombike.com/en/

[i] http://singletrackmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/a-nice-simple-hardtail-from-kingdom-bikes/ [/i]

Stanton switchback ti

Bird Zero?

What size do you need? Small Sync is 650b

If you're a small then the Kinesis Sync Ti is 650b. Med and Lg are 29, I've got the Lg, stunning bike 🙂

Edit: Beat me to it 🙂

Clobber - Member
Bird Zero?

You fool

Kona Explosif 650b Ti- designed around 120mm 🙂

If only someone had a second hand cove hummer 650bj or whatever its called for sale.

You fool

you are correct! I missed the ti and the 120 fork bit... nice looking bike tho

lynskey?

Ain't the Kona a Lynskey?

I'm 6" so assume I'd need a large. There's a nice 29er Lynskey in the classifieds but I liked the idea of being able to use my Enves on it... Explosif looks nice.

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[i]The spectacular ride feel, compliance, lightweight, snap, liveliness, and comfort of Titanium come to life in a long-time Kona classic: the 2015 Ti Explosif. Also available as a 27.5-inch-wheel aggressive cromoly Trail bike, the frame-only Titanium version comes straight from the pros at [b]Lynskey Performance Designs[/b] and features the same geometry as its cromoly brother: 68 degree head tube angle, short 420mm chainstays and wicked standover. The result is a lightning-quick, feather-light, fun-as-hell Kona hardtail built to rage technical singletrack from the US to the UK and beyond.[/i]

[i] http://www.konaworld.com/ti_explosif_frame.cfm [/i]

If only someone had a second hand cove hummer 650bj or whatever its called for sale.

Yes if I were taller I would have had the one in the classifieds Ridgeline 29er

I'll make you one. Infact, as you're my size, there's a special one on the way 😉

Drop me a line if interested. Address in profile.

^ cool ^

Brant - YHM!

I'd make a strong vote for the stanton switchback ti.

I have the slackline ti, is my 2nd ti hardtail, having previously had and adored the Ragley ti.

The stanton frame is really well made (only complaint no bottle mounts), once up to speed it rides superbly, its a fairly stiff ti frame (think cove brand) but it works at speed and starts to make more sense.

I run a 130mm pike on the front, with an external lower headset cup. It will turn its hand to everything, large drops, 4x, Xc duties.

Has a proper threaded BB, 31.8 seat tube for a dropper and 44mm head tube to cover all bases up front.

I'd expect the switchback to be equally brilliant.. its a fun purchase a ti hardtail - do it 🙂

Kona looks nice. Get a ride first, as always. I had a urge for a ti frame but the one I got (Lynskey) was just too twangy and didn't ride well at all. Back on steel now.

I'll make you one. Infact, as you're my size, there's a special one on the way

Drop me a line if interested. Address in profile.

If you'd like to make one for a short arse (5'7") with some slidey dropouts/ebb/magic so I can run it SS (and rigid) that would be right up my street!

Reggiegasket, what Lynsey frame were you running?

If you'd like to make one for a short arse (5'7") with some slidey dropouts/ebb/magic so I can run it SS (and rigid) that would be right up my street!

470mm rigids play quite nicely with sagged 650B geometry actually.

470mm rigids play quite nicely with sagged 650B geometry actually.

Interesting, I've got some 445mm rigids on an inbred that I squeezed some 650bs in. Seems to work quite nicely, although saying that I'm used to steep and racy xc bikes so it might feel like a bag of spanners to some people.

Brant I'm also intrigued, will send you an email.

mine was a 26er Ridgeline.

Lynskey got the geo wrong on their website so my original 'medium' turned out to be too small, so I had to send it back and re-order a large. When that finally arrived it was a ungainly gate. Sold it on for a loss of £400. Never again Lynskey.

schmiken, let me know any juicy info if you get any?

[i]The stanton frame is really well made (only complaint no bottle mounts),[/i]
For info - I asked for bottle mounts on mine and Dan had Argos add them FOC.

if you are 6" you definitely don't want a large.... maybe xxxxxxxxxxxxsmall...

What do you call it when you have a 29er front end on a 27.5" frame? Whatever it' called, Steve Worland used to have a Pacenti built like that and really rated it. A Ti equivalent would be a really interesting move.

schmiken, let me know any juicy info if you get any?

Will do Nath 🙂

schmiken, let me know any juicy info if you get any?
Will do Nath

Sounds like a pact.

Can apparently fit 650b wheels in my Commencal flame if the sliding dropouts are set right back
Might give it a try if I can borrow some wheels and a fork off someone to try

What do you call it when you have a 29er front end on a 27.5" frame? Whatever it' called, Steve Worland used to have a Pacenti built like that and really rated it. A Ti equivalent would be a really interesting move.

29er forks are 20mm longer than 650B ones for the same travel.
29er wheels are 18mm larger radius for the same tread pattern (ish).

So potentially not the end of the world to swap 120mm 650B to be a 100mm 29er front end. And certainly a lot closer than the attempted 26-29in swaps that people have done.