Hello all,
I have a mk1 puffin and I think it's a great machine, one of Sam's finest, if not his best.
Just wondered if anyone has ridden both a mk1 and a mk2? I understand the chain stays are slightly longer on the mk2, but I think the short chain stays are what makes it such a blast to ride.
Thanks,
Sam.
Hi there, another mk1 owner here.
The only difference between the mk1 and mk2 is 10mm longer chainstays so as to make it 29+ compatible.
Of course, it didn't stop me from riding the mk1 in 29+ mode 🙂
It's narrow, but it works.
white versus light grey...
Hmmm...
Great looking bike, akkwlsk.
Can I ask what size frame that is and what are the tyres you're running?
Cheers.
God, you had to wait so long, sorry! I haven't sorted out notifications on this forum yet.
XL and Chronicle front / Bomboloni rear. Chronicle is proper 3" and it's very tight on the rear (lots of clearance front), but a litlle bit of file-job would make it work. Bomboloni fits with ~5mm from the bottom-bracket shelf thing since it's slightly undersized.
Those are mounted on proper 50mm plus rims.
I don't think the notifications do anything but count up - there's no link to the thread.
Thanks for the reply! I'm thinking of going b+ rear and 29+ front.
Definitely go for it, my favourite setup (reg. geometry) is 2.4 Ardent rear and 3.0 Chronicle front. It slackens the HTA a bit and keeps the BB on a reasonable height. I assume the B+ wheel has similar diameter to regular 29er,
