Hello been 29er curious for somewhile and want to try one out for

touring bike
some xc/mtb trails general meadering
commuting

so at 5ft 11/6ft i think a 29er would be intresting for a change, usual bike s are 6 inch travel machines including yeti asr 7/turners rfx and mavericks, so can people recommend a frame/bike, especially size, not adversed to second hand in matter of fact maybe best option

So far on my short list is

swift…popular well regarded and steel
scandal…cheaper and seems okay
lurcher….light and intresting
surly…karate monkey

anything else

or a
69er singular but would 20 be too big

thanks

yet to hear a bad word said about the swift 😀

Surly Karate Monkey …(but I’m biased )
Swift is also a good bet
Buy second hand and enjoy a cheap do it all 29er…..

How about something with drop bars? CX/Tourer sort of thing….

druidh that maybe a step too far at the moment…also wondering rigids?
Steel or carbon?

Kingdom Double9? Send chris@kingdombike.com an email and he’ll probably let you have the UK demo bike for a while.

Rigid tourer, XC trails and commuting? You want some drop/wierdy drop bars 🙂

Get a 18″ Scandal or even just a frame and build it yourself to your budget! You’ll love it!

Genesis Fortitude would definitely be worth a look

my mate has a brand new cannondale 29er for sale never ever seen the road ,never had pedals on its a 2012 s/speed sl3 i think brand new ,open to offers ill health so its got to go thanks

thanks for the suggestions still undecided