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[Closed] Stooge owners - fat tyre up front necessary?

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Anyone have a Stooge with "standard" width 29" tyres?

Just wondering how if I'll cope with the lack of suspension up front


 
Posted : 09/09/2016 5:32 pm
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I've tried both up front. Standard 29 is good, 29+ is astonishingly wonderful.


 
Posted : 09/09/2016 9:31 pm
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I've tried both in mine, a Maxxis Chronicle fitted to a Surly rabbit hole and a 2.4 Ardent fitted to Hope tech enduro. Prefer it with the 2.4 setup.


 
Posted : 10/09/2016 5:30 am
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I'm with cheeze - 29+ at 11 psi


 
Posted : 10/09/2016 6:25 am
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29 is good, 29+ is gooder, b+ is goodest.


 
Posted : 10/09/2016 7:06 am
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I'm with mrhoppy. 3.0 NNs on 50mm 650b time are astonishingly good on the Stooge.


 
Posted : 10/09/2016 7:20 am
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Thanks all - can't stretch to new wheels but I've got some 29" wheels with 35mm rims


 
Posted : 10/09/2016 9:18 am
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Mixing is pretty good too

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Posted : 10/09/2016 9:53 am
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^ Total fail

Imagine this tyre wheel combo in a Stooge 😉

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Posted : 10/09/2016 10:37 am
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Currently enjoying a Bonty Hodag 27.5 X 3.8" up front on my Stooge.


 
Posted : 10/09/2016 10:54 pm
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Er mine, bought after seeing the trek stache- and really wanting 29 plus..... bit of a whim really

The front works really well far better than I thought ..my other bike is 29er Yeti with 150 mm. Fork ......you notice the difference but in a good way.

In trail centres fine but on really Rocky natural stuff it is harder but enjoyable


 
Posted : 11/09/2016 7:23 am
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Woah. Lovely looking Stooge Vondally. Is that an On-One fatty carbon fork?
How do you find the fat fron compared to 29+ or B+?


 
Posted : 12/09/2016 9:08 am

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