Looking for a bit of inspiration here.
Only dabbled once with a 29er - A Singular Swift.
Just couldn't get the balance of spec & weight etc right 
Just landed a new 29er frame - Thank you Tony - so looking for some examples.
Can thee help?
My Swift in 29er lite guise
any excuse 
GT Peace cobbled together with odds and sods from the shed and the shop on its first off road ride at Whites Level.
Yeti Big Top, best bike I've ever owned.
think I'll show mine in "starting to apprecaite that this is not enough bike for the alps" pose. Me on the right with the fixed grin (not long before massive off on the longest bit of steep I've ever ridden. Seriously, you know those drop offs you do that then G-out at the bottom and you go "wheeeeee", well it was like that, but the g-out was 1km from the start and sound was of me swearing profusely!)
This was day 3, was begining to feel a bit beaten up but the bike was absolutely mechanical free. Amazing.
Yet another Swift.
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Niner mcr, 1x10
My old Inbred 29er
sold to buy a Scandal MK1
Now I am building up something new
Thanks Guys 
Have been thinking that a v braked option is on the cards ....
Rich; loving the simplicity of yours 
Out of interest what wheels were you using?
On the Inbred? they were stock Retard rims on retard hubs(basically DMR revolvers) Proper SS hub with screw on free-wheel. Which I hated as I broke 3 in a year.
Best SS hub I have had was a Planet X cassette type which would only take 1 sprocket.
I've got two...
My Chi-Ti
And my new inbred.
ill post my TD:1 up later for you. absolutely love it.
Td-1
Gary Fisher Ferrous 29er (now sports 1x9 and bouncy forks)
Tazzy - where'd you get the serfas bar ends? fancy some as the cane creek's i've got are a bit tubby (not that it'll make a huge difference but i'm putting the bike on a bit of a diet).
Kona Big Unit.
Specialized Rockhopper.
Lynskey Ridgeline. I broke this one after 11 months from new.
Gary Fisher Rig. I broke this one after 7 months from new.
there's certainly a hell of a lot of wheel exploding potential on this thread, I'm sure glad I dont have one 
[quote] fresh this week 2012 stumpy expert carbon slighty pimped already.
@ sofaking
NOW LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE!
Nicolai Argon CC 29er on the top of Long Mynd. 1x9
Oooppps
Nice Ian, just waiting for mine to come, was going to be that colour but changed to ano black....
Not a bad ride either Ian - has XTR race brakes on it now too.
I'm going for avid bb7s, a funny handle bar, and a rack..... nevermind hey, next summer it will be rebuilt, just need to cycle the lenght of africa on it....
there's certainly a hell of a lot of wheel exploding potential on this thread, I'm sure glad I dont have one
non here fat enough to explode 
and a s/s!
go on then
Ian that Nicolai is lovely.
Are the 2 swifts (not ds3000's) further up in XL flavour ? They look biig. I have a Large Swift on order. Can't wait.
Not looking forward to its wheels exploding though.
Cheesybeanz do you want to go for clown bike ride when I get mine so we can talk about how fit Sue is from Sooty & Sweep again ???
I know I've changed. 29" wheels just look normal to me now, whilst 26" look like my son's bikes !
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