Can anyone shed any light on Aluminium frames or complete bikes available that will take a nice fat(ish) 29er tyre? Talking in the region of 2.5-2.6 inch? Incidentally I don’t want a 27.5+ frame butchered to take a 29″.
Thanks.

Hardtails or full suss? A BMC Trailfox or Trek Remedy will both take a 2.5 minion in the rear. I think that’s probably an Actual 2.4 to be fair.

Sorry, a hardtail yes.

New Chameleon supposed to be able to take up to 2.5 in the rear. I’ve ordered a frame but not here until June apparently.

http://www.swinnertoncycles.co.uk/components-c169/frames-c223/mtb-c225/trek-stache-frameset-p53362/s111021?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=trek-stache-frameset-size-17-5-colour-matte-trek-black-size-17-5-colour-matte-trek-black-520867&utm_campaign=product%2Blisting%2Bads&cid=GBP&gclid=CjwKEAjw_PfGBRDW_sutqMbQsmMSJAAMpUapd7p1JK3EshaBFb6DYP3tNjaTWwujfwtJw6btICNo-RoC8fbw_wcB

That’ll do essentially whatever you want and more, and is pretty bloody mind blowing to ride.

Zealous Division mk2 will take a 2.5″ Minion in the back as long as the rim isn’t super wide.

I’ve just put 2.6 Nobby Nics front and rear on a 2Souls Quartehorse…

Ah sorry, it’s steel and not light… please ignore

trek stache

Sonder Frontier

Canfield Yelli Screamy will take a 2.5 DHF on a Flow EX.

http://www.konaworld.com/big_honzo_dr.cfm