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are those bars upside down?
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Superfli - yeah I noticed how heavy the stock wheels are - especially the rear - when I tubelessified it. It’s a right lump.
the00 - Your Solaris max with a rigid fork pictured on page 1. I assume the rigid fork lowers the front end a bit? I read Cotic recommend 120mm suspension minimum. Reason for asking is that I have a Solaris Max that I am thinking about putting a 100mm suspension fork on. Is the reduced BB height ok? Any other comments on the ride?
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Assume that's a Puffin? Looks good as 29+. Are the Aion's 29+ or just have a particularly girthy arch?
Yes, Puffin mk1. This is the new Aion35 29 boost version. It's not speced as 29+, but takes 29x3.0 Minion on 45mm id rim with ~1cm of clearance:
Thanks, been on the look out for a Puffin for ages. Like hens teeth!
I think this qualifies?
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Sonder frontier, XL frame. Really fun!
This is my Pinnacle Ramin I picked up for a good price.
Well I would post a picture if I could work out how to.
Whyte 29CS in the snow
Singlespeed Sherpa
are those bars upside down?
Ragley Carnegies - swept back bendy bars. I find them a bit more comfortable. The decals on them are the right way up so I'm assuming they are too.
Thanks, been on the look out for a Puffin for ages. Like hens teeth!
Puffins are still available from Singular's [url= https://www.wheelsports.de/Fahrradteile/Rahmen-Rahmensaetze/Singular-Puffin-Rahmen.html ]German distributors[/url] (I bought my Swift from them without issue in November 2017) with 25% off. If might be worth talking to Franz first though as they currently appear to be listed at 0€ (as are the [url= https://www.wheelsports.de/Fahrradteile/Gabeln-Daempfer/Singular-Puffin-Gabel-Standard.html?force_sid=67d5keh4pg2t83c2g4hf4saia0&listtype=search&searchparam=singular ]forks[/url] 😯 ).
Karate monkey
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Krampus
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Ooooo that Karate Monkey looks nice.
Agreed, the KM looks super cool.
Enough mainstream. Time for some junk made in the shed.
E-stay 2011. Now my work commuter with mudguards and slicks, alfine etc.
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Tight
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Bifurcated chainstay 2012. Pensioned off last year with a small downtube crack.
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rOcKeTdOg where did you get that undertube bag?
Mick_r, How did you bend the seat tube?
I'm just about to build a new 29er frame and was going to bend the seat tube but not worked out the best way to do it yet. Initial thought was to make a giant tube bender out of hardwood and fill the tube with leftover fine grit from the shotblaster to provide extra support and stop the tube creasing/collapsing.
Dose this count!
Dartmoor primal+
It’s currently on 27.5+ but will take 29 as well.
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jonm - pretty much what you describe. Apologies to others about digressing into framebuild geekery....
Big block of birch plywood laminated together. Each piece of plywood was cut to a slightly different radius so I had a "steppy" cross section of the tube profile once glued together. Then used holesaw and bits of my tube notcher - all clamped to a bedplate at work to machine out the steppy bit into a final 28.6mm tube cross section.
Aluminium slipper block, also with 28.6 diameter. Steel side plates and old washing machine ballraces rolling on top of slipper. Actually needs more leverage than the photo shows (another 1m of steel bar).
Tube is filled with sand. originally kiln dried, but latest batch is my homebrew foundry sand (sand plus bentonite clay). Some cat litter is 100% bentonite clay. Combine with a £10 blender. You can see where this is going..... Blender is now slightly poorly 🙂
Sand held in with 28mm plumbing compression fittings, bored out to 28.6mm. Compression olive just split with a hacksaw to fit on bigger pipe.
Still has a few fine ripples on the back of the tube but generally usable. Not sure if the foundry sand gave any better results for the extra effort.
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Thanks Mick. That is exactly what I was thinking about. Glad to know it works.
To keep this slightly on topic with only a minor hijack here is the first 29er I built 9 years ago
And here is the crack I found in the chainstay this afternoon. 🙁
I have a spare chainstay so given this was originally TIGed when cutting out and replacing the chainstay would you TIG or fillet braze the replacement stay?
The crack is in the old chainstay not the dropout so TIG will probably work OK. The only tricky bit is you are welding on top of previously welded parent metal (brazing is probably more tolerant of that). I've read people on MTBR frame forum saying brazing isn't good on that type of dropout due to the lack of contact area with small tube diameters but not found it a particular problem myself. I guess any good repair will last until you make a new frame anyway.
Columbus now lists a Zona 29er seat tube with a 10 degree bend if that is any use.
I don't like the current fad for steep seat tubes - prefer something around 72 deg effective STA. My bent tube starts vertical at the bb and heads to the saddle at 66 deg (so 24 deg bend).
PVD makes bigger diameter tubes with a tight bend. His usual blurb is below but I pretty much disagree with all of it for my application 🙂 (rarely run a dropper and as a lightweight I actively want the flex from a 27.2 post and slack angle).
http://www.peterverdone.com/the-right-way-to-build-and-spec-bent-seat-tubes/
I think Waltworks makes something in between and Walt is a nice guy.
I'll happily bend you a tube if you don't want to tool up. Message me if you want to compare notes sometime. My new 29er should be in the "last thing you made" thread in a few (?) weeks.
My Kona Unit
It has a hard life- winter bike mostly, for a good 5 years, but Manitou Tower forks are still great and simple to service, £100 superstar wheelset has had 1 freehub & bearings in that time and still true. Gravity dropper is nearly 10 years old, but starting to wear, Hope Mono M4s even older
Mick_r - do you build just for yourself/fun or do you sell your frames/forks?
Rik - just build for family and the odd friend. Irrationally nervous about things breaking if building for others......
Not actually made a fork yet - those are Singular Hummingbird. Again irrational fear of smashed face 🙂
Thanks for the information Mick. I may well take you up on the offer to bend a tube. I'll let this thread get back on topic and pm you about framebuilding.
The trusty XTC 29er. Built this up around 9 years ago now, keep thinking I should replace it, but it's perfect for what I need:
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Jabbi your cromo with the tan walls looks awesome.
The bike I usually reach for first.
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almost 8 years in and still besotted by the jones. recently trying out wide straight bars after forever on jones loops. wow!
Loving the variety in builds, and I guess then in intended uses as well. Awesome.
Agree the cromo looks lovely, as does that silver machine with the nicer forks (is it a Charge? or related to your username genesiscore?) - also, why such a huge stake of spacers, nicely colour coded though they are? Is it for giving some flexibility if you use forks with different A-C?
Zinaru - when I win the lottery, a ti jones space frame will be top of my list. An itch I really want to scratch!
Hi - charge cooker Ti. Have kept the steerer long and spaced out on top as it then let’s me run the garmin on the headset stem mount and the exposure toro on the exposure stem attachment mount without fouling each other.
29erer.
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B+erer mode.
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Mrs stus current hardtail.
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My old faithful FF29 which has just been retired
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and most of the bits rebuilt onto a second hand carbon frame to save a few pounds! I hope the lack of colour coordination doesn't offend. Look away now if you are of a sensitive nature 🙂
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Titus El Chulo - bought the frame as a cheap way to dip my toe into 29er land, and rapidly become my ‘go to’ bike.
big_scot_nanny
wishing you a lottery win!
i just opted for the bank loan option, so glad i did. what an adventure and all this time later i still have that new bike grin. folk do zone in on the cost (and visual appeal or lack of) but for me, the whole thing is so solid, well thought out and so wonderfully ridable, its worth every penny.
Some of the niche tat I've owned in the past before I came to my senses.😁
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My Ti Titus Fireline. Lovely bike.
Have built it up with nice yet not super bling parts. Reliability was a big factor:
Rockshox Pikes @ 140mm
Hope/Easton wheels with Bontrager XR3 and Hans Dampf tyres
Hope X2 brakes
Middleburn Uno cranks
Plastic pedals
1x10 - Saint shifter, Xt mech, Sunrace cassette
Gravity dropper
Vibrocore bars
It's light yet very capable and I'm still exploring what it can do
Finally got round to building up my SS Scandal after having the frame sat hidden in a cupboard for the last two years!
Seems like a good place to ask, looking for some 2.4 ish fast rolling tyres for my lovely light xc 29er (pics coming soon), currently got geax saguaro 2.2's and would love a bit more shock absorption with similar weight and rolling (I know moon on a stick) what would you all recommend?
Mines running 2.4 ardents, no complaints here.
You think they would be good for Dales and lakes type stuff?
SOme great looking bikes here- love the Scandal 🙂 What is the fork you are using @stayhigh ?
@danw Thanks, so far its proving to be a great ride 🙂 The fork is an On One/Planet X carbon I picked up new from eBay.
Some of the niche tat I’ve owned in the past before I came to my senses.
What are the bikes in the last two pictures? Best niche tat I’ve seen in ages. I’m tempted to sell my full sus and go rigid. A Krampus, El Mar or Stooge to cover everything from commuting through to peak riding.
Both of them are Blacksheep.
Both went on to be owned by different people from the forum.
The one with the extra tube is a Highroller and the other a Highline.
The Highroller was one of the worst handling bikes I've ever ridden.😱
Oh, go on then.
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Stayhigh
Finally got round to building up my SS Scandal...
Good looking bike. On-One were mad to discontinue it.
Awful photo but I can no longer resist posting my DIY repaired Chinese carbon 29er with recent changes for Beastway race series like Racing Ralph 2.1, 105 carbon SPD SL (yes really), removed mudguards and 2nd bottle cage etc. I've also got an ZTTO SLR2 cassette (-125g) waiting to go on and a 310g asymmetric Chinese carbon rim as an experiment (-145g), which is wider and will hopefully be stiffer for monster power delivery (haha jk)- with a lighter hub (pro 4 or DT 350) and DT revs I'm aiming to shed 600g from the rear wheel after going tubeless and replacing the xt rotor with an ashima ai2. I'll also go tubeless on the front but probably won't splash out on another carbon rim. Seems hard to go lighter after that without seriously sacrificing rideability or longevity.
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Genesis High Latitude here, fitted with slackerizer, longer fork, dropper, Hans dampf. Fastest and most fun hardtail I have ridden
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Mine:
Bargain bin build, it has convinced me I like 29ers though but also (as per my thread the other day) that I maybe want a bit of tail end bounce...
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