[Closed] 29er Lite/Conversion

toe overlap with the cross tires ?

looks good , love the colour 😉 forget the size of the wheels ! -

Seems fine - no overlap noticed but I shall be staying clipped in to make sure its avoided at all costs 😆

The colour is Argos's two pack orange. Not a million miles from the orange on my Soul.

Mrs LMTTM thinks that the two of them are the same bikes 😆 🙄

OT but is there any rules against using a 29er like that in an xc race, or putting road wheels and cross tyres on a conventional 29er like a niner? I was under the impression most xc rcaes would not allow cross bikes but would 29ers, however, this blurs the boundaries somewhat and might be quite advantagous on the right course...

Iain

I raced a guy around Mountain Mayhem one lap in 2005 whose bike was set up almost the same - basically a Cannondale mtb with 700c wheels and CX tyres. Seemed to work for him.

The wheels look to be sturdy so I hope to be putting them through their paces this weekend. 😈

Where did the bargain wheels come from? I have an older Kona I fancy doing the same too, and potentially transplanting across to a newer frame so I can run discs all round. I have a widget for shifting the rear bosses up so if the wheel and tyres were cheap enough, it's worth a go.

Would the handling be more twitchy on a 26" fork? ❓

OT but is there any rules against using a 29er like that in an xc race, or putting road wheels and cross tyres on a conventional 29er like a niner? I was under the impression most xc rcaes would not allow cross bikes but would 29ers, however, this blurs the boundaries somewhat and might be quite advantagous on the right course...

BC and therefore UCI allow it

2.0 THE BICYCLE
2.0.1 BC in no way wishes to stifle the natural
evolution of the mountain bike in any
recognised discipline. To this end there is
only one requirement; that the bicycle is
solely human powered. Any bicycle used
in competition must be capable of safely
and efficiently completing the task and
must, as a minimum, be mechanically
sound, have efficient brakes on all wheels
and all reasonable steps must be taken to
ensure the safety of the rider and others.
As part of the latter, bar plugs are
compulsory.
117
2.0.2 If, in the opinion of a scrutineer and/or
commissaire, a bicycle fails to meet the
above criteria the rider must take
immediate steps to ensure the necessary
steps are taken to remedy the
shortcomings and ensure the
Scrutineer/Commissaires requests are
met. Failure to do so will result in
exclusion from the competition.
2.0.3 For Four Cross an effective rear brake is
required.

some organisers ban them as they highlight the fact you are racing around a field (mayhem, 24/12, SiTS etc)

some organisers /ban them to preserve life (Brownbacks,Weekender)

brassneck - Member

Where did the bargain wheels come from? I have an older Kona I fancy doing the same too, and potentially transplanting across to a newer frame so I can run discs all round. I have a widget for shifting the rear bosses up so if the wheel and tyres were cheap enough, it's worth a go.

Would the handling be more twitchy on a 26" fork?

The wheels were bought second hand ( not that you would know ) but I have seem them built up and available in a number of on line stores.

Handling, whilst different, does not seem to be a problem 😕 smaller contact on the ground is more noticeable.

Its more of a 28er than a 29er

I've just done the same to my Kona to create a sort of monster cross with 700c wheel and 40c cyclocross tyre. No probs with toe overlap

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This 700c set up is roughly the same diameter as a 26" with 2.3s

I fabricated a widget to move the V bosses. It works great.

40mm tyres 😯

Mine only just fit 🙂

That looks more like monstercross lite 😉