– HT
– 29
– Long, short stem, slackish (trail not XC)
– Aluminium
– 120/130mm travel

-short CS’s
-fits ppl over 6ft
-isn’t built like a tank
-not steel (for me)

Your preaching to the choir.. A regular thread topic

Kona Honza Al?

Kona Honza Al?

Cheers, never considered the Kona, but does seem to fit the bill 😀

How long are you looking for?

If you can still get a decent length Reverb in with a 20″ ST then these have a reach of 452 in XL:

Orbea Loki 29

I demoed a large set up 27.5+ (a LTD with the factory brake/bar upgrades) and it was lovely. My first real go on a plus bike and I was blown away, so I wouldn’t discount getting something with clearance for 3″ tyres. Worth giving a go. I went in very cynical but had an amazing ride, flat out down EWS tracks. I think it would also make an amazing 29er, we ordered a demo bike for stock off the back and I have some 29er wheels to fit for testing.

If you aren’t too hung up on the search for reach then my current bike gets a vote:

Zealous Division Mk2

Really fun and nimble, very fast and capable bike.

Nukeproof scout 290?

dartmoor primal 29?

Scout if you can live with the stiffness, I definitely couldn’t but some folks like that sort of thing. You may want to go up a size, I would, but it’s pretty compact so you don’t feel like you’re riding too big a frame.