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After posting last night about my commutable trials hardtail with 2x8 gearing I remembered the unlimited budget.
I don't want a dinner plate chainring on the front, or front derailleur, and do want bash guard and chain guide.
So i had the idea of a 2 speed pinion gearbox to switch between trail gearing and road gearing while keeping regular derailleur on the rear. Idea being it would be lighter than a full pinion gearbox and give more clearance than big chain rings.
So i had the idea of a 2 speed pinion gearbox to switch between trail gearing and road gearing while keeping regular derailleur on the rear. Idea being it would be lighter than a full pinion gearbox and give more clearance than big chain rings.
Think you have invented the hammerschmitt
or place it in the rear hub
Mine is very similar to @tjagain above - I bought a Bahookie as a recovery present to myself after breaking my back in 4 places after a slow speed over the bars in March 2020, just as Lockdown 1.0 was hitting. For a short while I wasn't sure how bad the damage was going to be and in a fit of rage I sold all my bikes.....then as I slowly recovered I decided to treat myself to a dream build from Shand - I thought my riding would be limited to canal towpaths at best so I went fully rigid with the carbon fork, Gates belt driven Rohloff, 2.6 650b's, Ritchey finishing kit -
Anyhow here I am two and a half years after the accident and all is good - more or less fully recovered, but and inch and half shorter than before - and a Rohloff equipped Bahookie to my name, now supplemented by a hardtail Stif Squatch -
If I had to keep one of them, it would be the Bahookie but with a sus fork - probs a short travel (120) Pike - in fact, the fork off the Squatch!!
It's not quite as the photo now - I've gone Thompson finishing kit and 29er rims now with 2.4 Nobby Nics - I'd consider it almost perfect now (except it'd need sus forks to be a complete "all rounder")
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As commented on earlier, there are lots of multi purpose bikes being chosen. Im gueasing rhis reflects the riding we are doing most often...
I had thought there would be more love for premium brands like Yeti and Evil.
I was surprised there was no love for the Hope HB916 but maybe it again reflects the riding most of us do most often. Rqther than that 1 week a yr when i need big flattering bike in the alps.
So maybe what i really need is Tom Howard's Ra .410, or a Moots Routt 45 in RSL flavour with a Ti post and stem...
But once again , maybe it location again, and what i really want is to live in Colorado
Moors Womble, adorned with a selection of XTR and Chris King bits. It arrives in 4 weeks, not sure what fork to go for though.