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  • My First 29er
  • MostlyBalanced
    Free Member

    Here it is:

    Spec (if you're interested) as follows:

    Frame – Tomac Flint (apparantly one of the first to be built up)
    Wheels – DT Swiss TK7.1 on DMR hubs with silver DT Swiss Competition spokes
    Forks – Nukeproof 445mm rather than the more usual 465mm for 29er in order to keep the steering on the lively side through the woods
    Brakes – Tektro Auriga, cheap and do the job
    Cranks – Shimano M442, as above
    Bars and stem – ex samples from a departing rep, not particularly special but look nice
    Seat – OE from my Merida road bike and much more comfortable with a more upright riding position

    Being fully rigid it's more of a winter/snotty conditions bike but first impressions are that it fulfils the objective of being pretty handy for weaving between the trees. For the fellow bike geeks out there the wheelbase is 107cm which is 3cm shorter than a 18 inch inbred and 2cm longer than my 16 inch Surly.

    BigDummy
    Free Member

    Very nice. 🙂

    Clink
    Full Member

    Definately very nice – I looked at getting one of these for a while, but delays on CRC getting them in stock gave me time to realise that buying a scandal would give me a similar frame for less ££.

    Be interested in a ride report though

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