WHo makes this:
slidy or slotty dropouts for SSing rather than eccentric BB, but with a hanger too
DOn't want MASSIVE tyres, but big (maybe 3 inch or so?)
135 rear hub without needing weird dishing? (I'd prob ride it SS with the fat tyre on anyway but I'd also like a normal 29er wheel to fit sometimes - or maybe the stay would be wide enough to fit a normal 29er wheel even if the "fat" version had to be dished funny ?)
Tapered headtube
(BB is OK, I could live with that being daft)
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This has at least 10mm clearance around a mountain king 2.4
Bit more about it here http://twentynineinches.com/2011/05/09/experimental-short-and-elevated-chain-stay-29er/
New version on the way with tapered head tube
No fat bike.
Surly troll for 26" is your closest I think, not sure what its dropouts are.
Not sure any 29 x 3 tyres exist, nor frames to clear them.
Tapered headset - I doubt it
ah, no - soz : the fat tyre would be 26 but occasional use of normal 29er wheel too
A possibility: Evil Sovereign
Takes 3" tyres on 26er wheels
Has slidey drop-outs for ss
however, not tapered headtube and would be v high bottom bracket if the 29" wheel fits(no idea)
http://surlybikes.com/bikes/ogre
2.5" tyres max!
you can just squeeze a 3" in a surly karate monkey frame with clearance , probably ya best bet and a nice ride too
The fatbikers have all tried this and moved on. The answer to the question you asked is Surly 1X1 or Troll (edit: and KM).
The real answer is Pugsley.
yeh, been thinking of maybe a karate monkey as a likely option
(presumably the 3" is on a 26 wheel taz, or do you mean on a 29? - like Al says, that must be a rare tyre)
epi - how weird does the back wheel have to be for a pugsley ?
What Epi said. ^^.
If you want a fatbike save yourself some money and time pissing about with things that'll never be a fat bike and just buy a fatbike.
World of difference between 3" and 4"....
...tyres 
I don't really want a fatbike - not for the beach and we get very little snow here
... just big tyres on a rigid bike really
(was that on-one 29scandal that got me thinking again - I found a link somewhere to their fatbike but seems to have a 150rear)
I don't really want a fatbike - not for the beach and we get very little snow here
Snow and beaches have nowt to do with it for me.
Fun has everything to do with it though. 
3" tyres are heavy...2.5 etc not much nwrrower and way lighter.
Snow? No.
Beach? No.
Fun? Hell yeah.
as you said.
just big tyres on a rigid bike really
scaredypants - Member
epi - how weird does the back wheel have to be for a pugsley ?I don't really want a fatbike - not for the beach and we get very little snow here
It's simple enough to build the wheel. The frame has a 17.5mm offset, so you simply offset the wheel that much. Takes no longer to build than a normal wheel.
On anything but hardpacked trails the fatbike is better IMO, ie loose gravel, rocky trails, grass tussocks, sand, not to mention snow.
Try to get a ride on a fatbike before you splurge your money on a poor substitute.
And once you have a fatbike you'll be leaving the hardpacked trails to those poor chaps with skinny wheels.
My old karate monkey with 3" 26 tyres on
PLenty of room in there
Worked well in snow too
If you dont want a full on fatbike like a pugsley then maybe buy a Karate Monkey (or On One 29er etc)and build wheels with 47mm Kris Holm Uni cycle rims and fit 2.4 Ardents or WTB 2.55 Weirwolfs or similar,
Tyningham by coastkid71, on Flickr
I own one and run the tyres at 20 PSI , loads of grip and comfy,
a lot better on the road and fast trails than a fat bike, good on roots and the like too,
I also own a pug, the 29er is not a pug, but the pug is not a 29er!
each has its uses
Tyningham by coastkid71, on Flickr
I've used and 2.5 dissent 29ers on a big fat rim at 9psi and they're bloomin ace. If you want float get a fat bike if want comfort on a stiff frontage it works a treat.
In fact the last pic in the snow I think they are 2.55 weirwolf tyres
If I had a load of money to chuck around, I'd quite like to try a 3" rear tyre and full fat front end on my Sovereign, just to see if it worked...
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