Got an On-one Parkwood in 29er flavour, it’s in a Large. However it feels a bit ‘big’ compared to my Whyte T130.

Last week i checked a few things out geometry wise and it’s not actually THAT much bigger than the Whyte in TT length, reach etc. But i was thinking of combining my thoughts a little bit and moving both bikes to 27.5

So what i could do, is buy a Parkwood 27.5 frame in a Medium. I’d then swap all my bits over from the 29er to the 27.5, O-O are knocking frames out for £89 so not a massive outlay, but i’d also get that back as i’ve got 2 sets of 29er wheels i could sell on to recoup the frame cost. I’ve got spare wheels for the 27.5 so that’s not a massive issue (although i would need a rear wheel as mine is a 142×12 which is to fit the Whyte and i need a QR for the Parkwood. But no biggy, i could sort that i guess.

The only downside with this plan is one i slightly forgot at first… I’ve got 29er forks on the current Parkwood. Which would mean unless i ran a perculiar 29er front/27.5 rear (i don’t fancy that), then i’m running 27.5 front wheel in a 29er forks…

The other plan is i guess to order the Parkwood 29er frame in the Medium instead… but the Large isn’t THAT large for me in honesty and seems a little excessive to swap just for a frame size, especially as the frame is pretty much worthless as it stands due to their pricing.