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43 posts & 23 voices | Started 2 years ago by the-muffin-man | Latest reply from HeathenWoods

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the-muffin-man - Member

It was my first ride on a 29er tonight and I'm pretty impressed - not totally bowled over but impressed non-the-less!

A few comments...
• you can climb on a 29er - I think I'd actually have been quicker if it wasn't for the fat draggy tyres. I normally like my tyres with a lot less tread.
• a rigid 29er is still very much a rigid bike - punishing when it got rocky!
• its great on towpaths, you just barrel along!
• those small movements of the bike you make by adjusting your body position need to be exaggerated a bit more on a 29er (I got myself into trouble a couple of times by not moving enough!)
• it doesn't feel noticeably more sluggish than my normal bike.

Posted 2 years ago #
neilsonwheels - Member

Nice...

Posted 2 years ago #
ton - Member

very nice

Posted 2 years ago #
solarider - Member

Nice job. One of the most understated and classy bikes on here for a while.

Posted 2 years ago #
Clink - Member

I like it. Personally I think 29ers are ace - new build on the way, obviously not finished yet

Posted 2 years ago #
singlecrack - Member

Clink is one of those =XL balance bikes ???

Posted 2 years ago #
Clink - Member

XL balance bikes

All I could manage tonight - rest will get done at the weekend. Or perhaps I should aim it down hill and go for it?!

Posted 2 years ago #
ton - Member

i too am in the process of building a new (to me )29r.
wheels due next week, then pics will be up.

29rs rock

Posted 2 years ago #
Clink - Member

i too am in the process of building a new (to me )29r.

do tell...

Posted 2 years ago #
singlecrack - Member

I have to wait another 2-3 weeks for mine

Posted 2 years ago #
futon river crossing - Member

I can't think why I'd buy a 26er again.

Posted 2 years ago #
rOcKeTdOg - Member

29ers are getting too popular, it's like they grow on trees around here
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muffin that looks sweet!, get some summer rubber on it and it'll fly!

Posted 2 years ago #
the-muffin-man - Member

Cheers for the comments - its actually the cheapest bike I've ever bought. At £230 for the basic bike these DiamondBacks are a steal! Obviously this has been modified a fare bit with parts from my parts stash.

Posted 2 years ago #
HeathenWoods - Member

What a bargain - i might have to have a look next time the cyclescheme is running at work

Posted 2 years ago #
bigsi - Member

I have loved all the 29er's I've had over the past 12 months but the Banshee Paradox is the best by far.

Try a short chainstayed 29er and it will blow you away, i couldn't believe the difference it makes.

Nice looking bikes btw Clink & muffin-man

Posted 2 years ago #
postierich - Member

29,s are fugly and skillz compensators!

Posted 2 years ago #
Bushwacked - Member

I like the colour, but unless you are like 6ft5 I really really really don't get the whole 29" thing. Reminds me of american cars - not really designed to go round corners.

I'm not saying its wrong, just more I can't see the point.

Edit - I'm not trying to be negative to provoke a reaction (ie trolling) more I'd love someone to explain what these bikes are good for compared to a normal bike

Posted 2 years ago #
west kipper - Member

I like that, in fact, seeing the (relatively) low front end, the bar ends, the rigid forks, and...sniff...the old fashioned use of actual GEARS brought a nostalgic tear to my eye.

Posted 2 years ago #
TooTall - Member

I'd love someone to explain what these bikes are good for compared to a normal bike

Go ride one - don't talk, act.

Posted 2 years ago #
Bushwacked - Member

Tootall - I suppose thats the problem that I've not had chance to ride one, but I don't feel the urge. However I sense a big following of this wheel size so wonder what I am missing out on and where i would ride one.

How do they handle?

Posted 2 years ago #
ade ward - Member

my new one is just waiting for one part,,,,, frame

Posted 2 years ago #
epicsteve - Member

I've seen some good looking 29" wheeled bikes but that isn't one of them. It seems that it can look good on larger framed bikes but rarely on smaller ones.

Posted 2 years ago #
justa - Member

thats really nice - where did you get that from ?

i think its a myth spread about by the magazines that 29ers don''t accelerate quickly...

btw Tim - do you still live at the same place ? I still have your tyres !

Posted 2 years ago #
chainslapp - Member

Hey up Justin, hows it going?

Posted 2 years ago #
the-muffin-man - Member

Hi Justa

Yep, I still live at the same place!

I got the bike from Rutland Cycles ebay store...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DIAMONDBACK-MOJITO-29ER-29-WHEEL-MOUNTAIN-BIKE-18-SIZE_W0QQitemZ250574959913QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item3a576e7529#ht_4297wt_991

Posted 2 years ago #
justa - Member

tim- i'll drop them off sometime ! not sure if you'd moved !

chinslapp - hello - who are you !

Posted 2 years ago #
BigDummy - Member

not really designed to go round corners....How do they handle?

Not being evangelistic about it, I've had one for a matter of a couple of months and bikes are bikes. However, my Karate Monkey has a shorter wheelbase than friend's full-sus 26ers, and handles absolutely lovely. For whatever reason (I'm not about to pontificate about geometry stuff I don't understand) it corners extremely well. It rides in very much the same way as my rigid 2000 Lava Dome, except that it really does seem to roll better. A mate who threw a leg over it declared that it was "really fast" and he was coming from a Meta 5.5 and hasn't really ridden rigid bikes since the 90s.

Posted 2 years ago #
HeathenWoods - Member

justa/tim: do you fancy a spin round the new bits at cannock some time? (andrew)

Posted 2 years ago #
MrTall - Member

Clink,

That's the only other Big Mama i've seen so far. Had mine since last August and love it. I also have the bolt thru reba's and they are excellent. Is yours a large? Mines an XL and it's a very big bike. I'm running 120mm travel at the front but may well reduce it to 100mm at some stage as it can go a tad light up front on climbs. Mine's been pretty faultless so far but then i didn't really ride it much through the winter (used the HT) so it's only done 350 miles so far.

Did you get it cheap at Speedgoat in their sale? I got my frame and forks from the states as it saved me over £500 all in.

Posted 2 years ago #
tinsy - Member

You should send Rutland a pic of yours to use, they will sell out in hours.. the Picture on the advert is awful, is it the Diamondback advertising shot? Dont they want to sell any?

I like it a lot... what a bargain.

Posted 2 years ago #
futon river crossing - Member

Yes - they do grow on trees!

Nice bike Muffin man - but fail on the clown wheels!

Mine has a shorter wheelbase than my 26er and feels like it accelerates faster than my FSR 26er, though this may be a fully rigid vs full suspension thing. Goes round corners very well.

Posted 2 years ago #
Clink - Member

Did you get it cheap at Speedgoat in their sale?

Came from Bike29 for $599 - absolute bargain!

I think Salsa are discontinuing it, but every review I've read (here and states) has been positive.

Posted 2 years ago #
keavo - Member

another big mama coming my way, $599 from bikeman.com, definitely an impulsive purchase. i'm going to use the parts currently on my sir9 (1x9, 100mm reba, tubless flows, 660mm low rise bars, 80mm stem, slx brakes). never owned a full sus bike but ridden a few on hire. depending how it all goes i might have an air9 or a sir9 for sale.

Posted 2 years ago #
the-muffin-man - Member

You should send Rutland a pic of yours to use, they will sell out in hours.. the Picture on the advert is awful, is it the Diamondback advertising shot? Dont they want to sell any?

It has been highly modified from base spec so the pic doesn't show the actual bike they sell - I just looked on it as a cheap way to get a frame, forks, wheels, tyres etc., so I could try a 29er out. I've now got to sell all the ss stuff and cable discs that came on it.

Posted 2 years ago #
the-muffin-man - Member

justa/tim: do you fancy a spin round the new bits at cannock some time? (andrew)

Yep, that would be good! It will be a few weeks before I can make it though as I'm in the middle of putting a new patio down so my weekends are taken up with that.

How's the house hunting going - will you be moving up my way?

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