Looking for a new 29er frame, which 29ers are regarding as "trail" 29ers...a bit more relaxed than XC frames ?
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What 29ers are "Trail" 29ers ?
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Posted 5 months ago #
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Depends what kind of "trails" you ride really.
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The ones that are'nt 'race' 29ers?
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I thought "trail" was just a new term for xc anyway.
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Presumably the forthcoming Cotic Solaris - if it's like a 29er Soul it'll be great!
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Depends what kind of "trails" you ride really.
around the Peak mostly.Posted 5 months ago # -
Solaris does look great....alas no small.
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The ones that are'nt 'race' 29ers?
gobsmakingly helpful...Posted 5 months ago # -
Canfield Yelli Screamy looks good.
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Niner RIP9 or WFO
Intense Tracer 29
Transition Bandit 29
Kona Sartori 29I wouldn't consider anything else on the market at the moment.
I ride a 2010 RIP9 BTW and I would buy it again in the current market.Posted 5 months ago # -
Banshee Paradox.
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Banshee Paradox.
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You need to look again.
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I ride my 29er on trails.....I race my 29er.Is it a trail 29er or a race 29er?I am confused,if it is a race 29er does that mean I can't ride it on trails?If it is a trail 29er does that preclude me from racing it.I thought I had bought a mountainbike.......guess not then.
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ffs
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i hear your pain.
the specialized camber/carve are both worth looking at.
i want a cotic solaris - if it's anything like the soul it'll be brilliant, and more 'trail' than 'race'
or, kona honzo?
niner rip nine/wfo?
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looking for Hardtail BTW.
thanks.
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I thought all 29ers were the same apart from what colour they were.
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Not for me i don't SSS.
With the new 120mm 44's it's all the bike i want....... for now
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looking for Hardtail BTW.
The only 29 HT that fits then is the Kona Honzo as far as I'm aware.
All the other 29 HT have race geometry.Posted 5 months ago # -
bigsi - Member
Not for me i don't
I admire your blindness to all the new bikes that are slowly becoming available.
Fingers in ears hands over eyes keeps bigsi's wallet in his pocket.
All the other 29 HT have race geometry.
Are you living in a cave.
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Chumba hx2??
Singular buzzard
Yelli screamy
Nimble ninePosted 5 months ago # -
2Souls QuarterHorse- very nice
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That's exactly why i do it Stu
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The only 29 HT that fits then is the Kona Honzo as far as I'm aware.
All the other 29 HT have race geometry.cobblers
canfield yelli or nimble 9
Banshee paradox
vassago chupacabra
chumba hx2
transition trans am 29er
voodoo soukrilots more if you can be bothered to look
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lots more if you can be bothered to look
Your right I can't be bothered looking cause I aint shopping for a bike.
My RIP9 and 456 SS serve all my needs.Posted 5 months ago # -
if you don't know the subject then why say
All the other 29 HT have race geometry.
buffoonary of the highest order sir, I salute you
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The only 29 HT that fits then is the Kona Honzo as far as I'm aware.
All the other 29 HT have race geometry.
I quote myself.
I said as far as I'm aware. You sir are the buffoon!!Posted 5 months ago # -
Could somebody please post up a pic of a buffoon.
I have no ideaPosted 5 months ago # -
I thought "trail" was just a new term for xc anyway.
Trail is the new term for too fat XC.Posted 5 months ago # -
Is my Lynskey Ridgeline 29er a race hardtail or a trail hardtail? I am confused.
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Looking for a new 29er frame, which 29ers are regarding as "trail" 29ers...a bit more relaxed than XC frames ?
have a look at the Whyte 29ers, they look ace.
but, expensive and aluminium, so for various reasons i'll not be getting one.
Is my Lynskey Ridgeline 29er a race hardtail or a trail hardtail? I am confused.
if it tries to kill you when you point it downhill, it's probably more 'race' than 'trail'... (and vice versa)
these guys:

really are some of the best bikecyclists in the world, the fact that some of them are even attempting to ride this section is testimony to that.
thankfully, we can now buy bikes not designed for these guys.
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I'd say a Chumba HX2 too, not that I'm biased but I think mines great.
Ridden it in the peaks too and didn't die!
My mate rode it yesterday and said it felt very stable and direct and when I sell it he'll have it
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Give it a rest with the niche bashing, OP is quite clear that he means slightly slacker but still relatively shorter travel, which is what people typically mean when they say 'trail'.
Yeah it's all XC at the end of the day but if he'd asked for an XC bike he's be inundated with suggestions of light-weight carbon whippets.
Back to the point, don't get carried away with slack on a 29er. 69deg feels pretty damned slack on a 29er. The Whyte does look interesting and if it rides anywhere near as nice as their 19 series, should be a winner!
The Trek Superfly hardtails aren't that steep to be honest (69 - 69.6 depending on size), I've got a full susser Superfly and ride it as a "Trail" bike.
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Reassuring see the pros walk something like that. I bet it looks pretty bad from the top though.
Guess the race time lost vs injury risk is not favorable. The rider actually riding it will probably not overtake the walkers.Posted 5 months ago #
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