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Thinking of fitting a 29+ on the front of my ss el Mariachi - please show me your set-ups, especially if you have cro-moto forks
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Posted : 25/07/2013 3:43 pm
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Sorry it's not a very good picture.

Almost as smooth as when it's got a fatfront on but quite a bit quicker on the climbs.

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/stu-b/8729462712/ ]20130511_104256[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/stu-b/ ]multispeedstu[/url], on Flickr

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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/stu-b/8726937666/ ]Rabbit Hole rim and Knard tubeless for the Jones.[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/stu-b/ ]multispeedstu[/url], on Flickr


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 3:54 pm
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Thanks stu - did you get a complete wheel with surly hub? Thinking about pro2 evo for flexibility...
Did you do anything special to set it up tubeless?


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 4:03 pm
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Surly hub? 😯

No mate it's a Whub. 🙂

Gorilla tape and a bolt in vale for tooblessing.
All the Surly rims work dead easy like that.


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 4:08 pm
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Posted : 25/07/2013 6:27 pm
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Tazzy, is that a Black Sheep?

Bloomin lovely whatever it is 🙂


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 8:13 pm
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yep a sheep, with a torus/burls Ti fork, 29 x 3 fits lovely with plenty of space.


 
Posted : 25/07/2013 8:15 pm
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Upgraded to a rabbit hole since this picture

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Posted : 25/07/2013 8:40 pm
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Sorry no photo but would be worthwhile checking the fork width. I've got one in my swift fork mounted on a P35 rim and there is only a couple of mm clearance on each side of the tyre. It's fine for my testing purposes as a stepping stone to fat front but i'm not sure it would be much use in the winter with whatever 29+ nate equiv surly release.


 
Posted : 26/07/2013 6:36 am
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29front with salsa cro moto forks you say.....

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old steel kona unit with a mix of parts from the shed

All parts were originally on this on specialized

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Posted : 26/07/2013 6:49 am
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OK so what is 29+


 
Posted : 26/07/2013 6:58 am
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OK so what is 29+

50mm rim and 29x3" tyre.


 
Posted : 26/07/2013 7:01 am
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OK so what is 29+

At the moment, as far as i'm aware, it's Surly's Knard tyre and nowt else. Fits on a 29er rim but is about 3" wide and as a result is relatively high volume. Knard at low pressure works nicely on rigid fronts to provide a bit more cushion.


 
Posted : 26/07/2013 7:05 am
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Ron Jeremy - that looks like standard 29 in a 26 cro-moto?

Taz - what is the width between the blades on your forks please?

Thanks all


 
Posted : 26/07/2013 7:07 am
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Gota.

They might fit on a standard 29er rim but that's kind of missing the point of a 3" tyre. 😉


 
Posted : 26/07/2013 7:15 am
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Oxy,

Yep had a 29 wheel and a 26 fork, so just thought I'd see if it works and it does and rather well too


 
Posted : 26/07/2013 7:33 am
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Stu - fair point and worth clarifying; building a wheel up from scratch a rabbit hole would definitely be the way to go. In my case it was just a test since i had the p35 built up and i'm patiently waiting for a jones test ride.


 
Posted : 26/07/2013 7:33 am
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I've been considering 29+ in my DT Swiss rigid fork (which has dimension similar to Tazzy's Ti fork by the looks of it; plenty of room).

If anyone is upgrading to a Rabbithole wheel and wants to sell their P35 rim or complete wheel (on a 100mm hub, no Jones hubs please!), drop me a msg.


 
Posted : 26/07/2013 8:19 am
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Giant XTC Composite and Pace 445mm forks.
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Posted : 26/07/2013 8:21 am
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Anyone know if 29+ is feasible with an On-One Carbon fork?


 
Posted : 26/07/2013 8:30 am

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