Trek Stache is the only carbon 29+ I can think of but there are probably others. No idea what the carbon ones ride like as mines aluminium.

Salsa Deadwood is a 29+ carbon full suss.

Salsa Woodsmoke is a 29+ carbon hardtail.

I have a 29+ Surly Krampus which is a steel fully rigid, the most fun bike I’ve ever had.

Stache here…. Ally version with magnum pro forks. Same tyre combo as slowbloke. Absolutely the most fun on two wheels and perfect for the riding i tend to do. Really sorted geometry. Carbon is lighter and erm maybe possibly slightly stiffer? The rear flex on the ally stache is noticeable (I am a stomper not a spinner) although not a problem with rub.

The bouncy fork did transform the bike.. I liked it rigid but the undamped squish of the rubber did have the tendency to throw the front end in all directions. Since getting the magnum it rides so much better.

Jones Plus.

A bit of a hooligan.

Really good for long distance? Doesn’t the wheel weight cripple you? By long distance how many miles you talking? 50-60, day after day?

I’ve done 75-80km rides on my Krampus no problem. Some SS, and some with an Alfine hub.

The wheels aren’t ridiculously heavy if you set them up tubeless (the original Surly 29+ tubes weighed loads!), and once they’re rolling they just keep on going!

I love mine for twisty local singletrack as much as big days out in the wilds.
29+ is a great concept and Surly got it bob on first time with the Krampus. Though I wouldn’t say no to trying out a Carbon Stache or a Jones Plus 😉

I’ve ridden 200 miles in a day on mine with about 15,000ft of climbing – I weigh 9.5 stone. Takes a bit more effort to get the wheels rolling, but once rolling they keep going. Might not suit those who like the twisties, but something like bike packing they’re great.

Krampus here, great for long distance mile munching but also hooning round the woods. The momentum it gathers is quite impressive!

Another Krampus rider here, I agree with everything Addy says (especially the momentum 😯 ).

Running mine rigid with tubed Dirt Wizards at both ends and an Alfine 11, not found any terrain that it won’t deal with.

Definitely the most grin inducing bike I’ve ridden.

Carbon Stache 9.8 (29+) here. Without doubt best bike I’ve owned to date, great for anything from XC to very rugged trail riding.

Only downside is choice of tyres and price of said choice.

Thought I’d post this here – DMR Trailstar set up as a 29+.
Turns an already hooligan bike into a proper monster truck 😀

@chevychase

I’ve ‘only’ gone half-fat (29+ at front 29*2.1 at rear), and even with tubes fitted, it’s done nothing but make me much faster, even over a regular 29er.

The cornering ability is just astounding.

Slight deviation from the topic but, as I’ve indicated in previous posts, it makes perfect sense to go 29+ up front for commuting.

I managed to get to Edinburgh last month and if tram tracks nationwide are the same as the ones that you see in Edinburgh then by going 29+, you won’t have to worry about somersaulting over your bike, teeth first as your wheel disappears betwixt the lines.

Even riding on concrete/ tarmac, half-fat is stupendously grin-inducing.

It’s a bit like the first time you take studded tyres out over ice.
Half of your brain says “I really shouldn’t be getting away with this”

The other half says “wheeeeeeeee” *

Maybe it’s time for some proper ‘slicks’ (schwalbe big apples) in an even wider size…

*though “harder, faster, tighter” sounds much more cool:)

Nice! Post some build pics up when you get it 🙂

Great beard…. I ran the 2.35 big apples on my stache on the mulefut rims for a bit whilst fixing my commuter. Ended up riding it for far longer than planned in this configuration.

I’m a bit late to add my 2p as you’ve ordered already, but for the benefit of anyone googling in future.

I have a 29+ I had made up by Waltly. It runs rigid forks in the winter and Fox 34 in the summer (non-boost, Bomboloni on farsports 35mm fits fine).

I’m only 177cm so just on the border-line of 29×3 making sense. Running carbon 35mm rims keeps the rotating weight down so it’s almost as fast as my Yeti ASR on my usual 28-minute (-28:30) XC lap.

Grip is superb as mentioned but get yourself a consistent gauge as the tyres are very sensitive to pressure. +/- 2 psi will see you pinging off everything to rim striking. Definitely go tubeless as you will strike your rims unless you run absolutely too high pressures. I guess a wider rim would make them less sensitive but that’s based on maybe rather than experience or science.

Good choice on the Stache. My friend has one and the rear dropout assembly that allows you to pull a 29×2 in even tighter is something I envy. If you’re building to their rigid fork then you’ll be able to swap to a Fox 34 if you want as I think their rigid is 15×100

If I was building again I would have gone for something that takes 27×3 and 29×2 but if you’re tall then the Stache is a great bike.

I have two 29er plus builds.

One is my Genesis Longitude the other a Rooster.

The Longitude is a bike for longer rides and it set up with Loop bars and 1×10 – insanely comfortable and capable. The same bike was really playful in 650b plus guise. It’s less so in 29er plus set up but that’s not such a bad thing given it’s set up.

My Rooster is currently set up SS and has got me back into SSing.

I’m temped my Andy’s ^^^ Stache frame but I don’t really need a third, do I 😉

LetmetalktoMark my Rooster is brilliant as a singlespeed. Seems to be more fun than all the Ti bling singlespeeds i had before.
People seem to rate the Stache, but not for me sadly 😥

the aluminium stache is so good, it renders the carbon unnecessary.

get some Chinese carbon rims on it and you’re laughing

Pipiom if you were running 30/42 on a 29er, then 32/50, on a 29er plus 3″ tyred wheel is about 8% lower by my calcs.