You may recall my DIY fat full suss bike. I was wondering about putting 29er wheels on it and using it year round as my full suss (replacing my Heckler). The angles are spot on, however the BB is 50mm ABOVE the hub centres (I've just checked and the Pugsley has a 55mmdrop, my Heckler 0mm)
I can't tell how it would really ride on 29er wheels (cost would be £150ish, tho it does feel high even on 4" tires which drop the BB lower.
Any thoughts?
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What's wrong with it as a fatbike?
Nothing.
*bump*
Is that the sound of the rear tyre hitting the frame??
No, I did the sums 🙄
i can't see that the wheel diameter should change the ride (with regard to bb drop) hub centres and bb drop will be fixed & independent of diameter.
having ridden my brothers trials bike which had around 50 mm -ve bb drop (ie 50 above) it was very unstable. lovely on one wheel; awful on two.