Right, first post, my build is work in progress (rotors and cassette to add), but just managed to fit B plus set up to a bizango frame no problems and get to run drop outs at shortest setting (can’t be done with 2.4 x 29 conti). Just trying B+ for comfort really and hopefully keep playfulness. Not gonna get ridden for another week… will report back. 2.8 trailblazer rear (on superstar DS25) with ~4mm clearance either side of chainstays, 3.0 Purgatory front (on Roval 29mm ID rim). Plenty of space in Suntour Epicon fork. Profiles of tyres look great to me, but as I say, yet to ride. I will attempt to attach a pic…
Looking further up the thread, alexh has kind of covered this (in fact I copied you, cheers dude :D), but WTB TB on Blunt 35 rim fits with room to spare into a CB Yelli Screamy, despite CB themselves saying it’s “not recommended” on their website. I probably have 6-7mm each side with a slight dish offset.
Also squeezed a Vee Trax Fatty 2.8 on Dually 45mm rims into an X-fusion trace. Although clearance on that is 4mm and shrinking. The tire seems to have grown on todays ride.
Just wish I’d gone for carbon instead now, the light bicycles stuff is barely more expensive than ally. Buy right or buy twice as they say
Rich, nice yelli! Thankfully I wasn’t doing it off my own back. My lbs built up some rims for me to try and assess clearance. Tyres do grow a touch, my vee has stopped thankfully or I’d need new forks!
That depends on how long the carbon rims last! Touch wood they are ok for now and I did go for a stronger lay up.
As its been dry all week I dusted off the full sys and I didn’t ride mine today. I missed it.
I’m going to try the bike with a 29″ front slapped back in.
Cheers alexh! Was a lucky spot on Pinkbike, so impressed with it. My Vee tire is another story though, on any surface that’s slightly dry or hard it just feels unpredictable. Will play around with different pressures I think. Have you settled on a pressure that works well? I’d almost say it might work better with TB on front and Vee on rear. Has anyone tried that?
Ctznsmith it’s in the shed at the moment but I’ll have a measure and post it ASAP
Yes Vee Trax Fatty almost self steers on tarmac. Ok on everything else apart from hardpack. Im running it at about 10psi on 45mm rims. Waiting for the Maxxis Rekon+ as I reckon that will be a perfect replacement.
Same here, waiting for the reckon to replace the trax fatty.
I’ve found it steers less above 15 psi. I’ve ran mine a touch harder of late and I’ve not noticed any performance issues. I’m not brave enough to try 10 psi on the carbon rims with how I ride
Ha, maybe I’ll try around 10 so I can bin my rims and get some carbons! Hopefully there’ll be a lot more choice in 6 months, when hopefully the trax will be worn enough to warrant changing. Schwalbe RR and NN are definitely on the horizon.
My TB is approx 65mm wide on a Blunt 35, at approx 18psi. Thats by eye so may be a mm or 2 either way.
I hope they have sorted out the clearance issues on the ff29 running 650b+, saw one at a race earlier this year and mud clearance was non existent, yes the tyre fits in the space, but that was about it.
@richw927 @alexh – what’s the current best practice on a mk 1 Yelli? What rims/tyres have you been getting away with while still having a little space for leaf muck etc. I need a North Downs winter reasonably viable setup (tho actually I spend most of the time on the Greensand – Leith Hill, Pitch, Winterfold etc).
I’m not enjoying the cornering lack of grip on my trailblazers with lb 30mm id rims. Might try a spec purgatory in the front with my Reba. If it is tight on a scraper in a pike, I hope I will be ok. Anyone done similar yet?
ssstu thx, mine is a late 2012/early 13 I think, serial start P12. (I bought 2nd hand spring 13 but it was pretty new). A Trailblazer goes on OK on a Flow, but really a wider rim is needed to make the best of b+ I think so trying to figure it out. (have mailed Canfield to see what mine is).
The later mk1s will fit a trailblazer on a scraper with very minimal room.
mk2s have a little more room.
After todays muddy ride i’m either going for a narrower rear rim or sticking 29 wheels back in my mk2…
I’m using a light bicycle 38mm rim with trailblazer rear and vee track (both 2.8). My yelli is a mk1 but 2013. Mud clearance on the rear has been fine so far. The trailblazer having no tread on the side doesn’t appear to hold mud on the sidewalk (the main pinch point to the stays in the rear).
2.8 Trailblazer on 45mm Dually, in the back of a SIR.9
(Not exactly known for big clearance).
Was fearing it wouldn’t fit but runs just fine.
(No tape hence ghetto, & not got round to trimming yet).
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@alex thanks, don’t suppose you’re anywhere near Surrey Hills are you? (I think I ‘probably’ have a later Yelli Mk 1, but it could be an expensive mistake).
@taki wow good result, and it’s refreshing to see a different pic of your SIR9 after all these years.