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29+ Frames
bigdugsbaws
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Are there any aluminium/carbon 29+ frames out yet? I cant seem to find any but something may have slipped under the radar, i was sure On One had something in the pipeline.

Posted 9 years ago

YoKaiser
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Some fat bikes have 29+ clearance but I can’t think of anything specific.

Posted 9 years ago

takisawa2
Full Member

Was going to say ROS9+ but turns out that’s cro mo. 😐
Can’t think of any others.

Posted 9 years ago

dirtyrider
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Carbon Beargrease

Posted 9 years ago

bigdugsbaws
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Ros 9+ looks ace but wrong colour and sadly no frame only option.

Posted 9 years ago

Andy
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Mukluk 2013 onwards (Alternators) takes 29+

Posted 9 years ago

scotroutes
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How about Titanium? Travers Bikes could sort you out.

Posted 9 years ago

ijs445ra
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You want to get a nice Ti Travers Rudy Fat 😀

Edit: Beaten to it, i like ScotRoutes thinking

Posted 9 years ago

bigdugsbaws
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Now i like the mukluc idea, 2 bikes in one 😀

Posted 9 years ago

scotroutes
Full Member

The Travers Fat Race will handle fat and 29+ as well. With Salsa prices being what they are, you might find the Travers cost quite surprising.

Pretty sure there are a few others too (like the 9zero7)

Posted 9 years ago

Andy
Full Member

Now i like the mukluc idea, 2 bikes in one

That’s what I’ve done with 2 pairs of wheels 😉

Posted 9 years ago

TimCotic
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I think I could get a 29+ tire in the Cromoto fork on the front of my Salsa El-Mariachi Ti.

Posted 9 years ago

JohnClimber
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ijs445ra – Member
You want to get a nice Ti Travers Rudy Fat

Posted 9 years ago

traversbikes
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Yes I have a number of titanium frames that can handle the 29+ wheels size, The Fat Race which is a 26″ Fat Bike frame that can handle a 29+ wheels and makes an ideal summer bike then put the 26″ back on for the winter. I also have 2 dedicated 29+ frames the Rudy Fat which is a standard derailleur gear frame or the Angus which is designed to be a single speed or Rohloff hub geared bike. http://www.traversbikes.com

Posted 9 years ago

SidewaysTim
Full Member

The 9:ZERO:7 sliding dropout frame will take 29+, along with hub gears, belt drive, derailliers, 4″ fat tyres too. It’s pretty versatile. The 190mm frames will all take 29+ too.

Posted 9 years ago

ijs445ra
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How does a 26″ fat bike running 29+ wheels compare to a dedicated 29+ on the trail, is the geo ok with the bigger wheels?

Posted 9 years ago

ajantom
Full Member

Any reason why steel isn’t a goer? Is it just the weight? My Krampus isn’t a heavy bike, and you could get a custom steel frame from someone like Shand or Rourke (Shand did a lovely Fat frame for someone on here if I remember rightly).
Before I bought the Krampus I did think about getting a Pugsley, as they can handle 29+ as well as fat tyres. But with a fat frame you start getting into non-standard BB and hub widths, and I preferred to keep it all standard as much as possible.

Posted 9 years ago

Paceman
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^^^ Great photo of the 29+ Ti Travers Rudy Fat ^^^

Posted 9 years ago

dirtyrider
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“My Krampus isn’t a heavy bike”

neither is mine

Posted 9 years ago

takisawa2
Full Member

Is that reading in kg dirtyrider… 😀

Posted 9 years ago

rOcKeTdOg
Full Member

+ no front wheel

Posted 9 years ago

Bregante
Full Member

Course it’s got a front wheel.

It’s just resting on the ground.

Posted 9 years ago

Paceman
Free Member

^^ Spoil sports ^^ 😆

My Krampus weighs in at 29lbs running XT 1×10 with the standard Surly Rabbit Hole wheels and Knard tyres. More importantly it rides light for a bike with most of its weight in the wheels/tyres. The geometry is spot on with the 29+ tyres which makes the bike a pleasure to ride.

Yeah a couple of pounds off the weight would help with the climbs and when accelerating but it really doesn’t make that much difference when you’re steamrollin’ through the woods 😀

Posted 9 years ago

ajantom
Full Member

Ok maybe it’s not a lightweight 😉 but as above it doesn’t ride like a heavy bike. It feels just right.
I’ll go and weigh it……

…..ok, 31.22 lbs on the fishing scales, but that’s with front and rear guards, a half full water bottle, and a frame bag with normal riding stuff in. So probably take off 3 or 4 lbs for all that crap?

Posted 9 years ago