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Frameset arrives on Monday and will initially be built with an old 29er wheel set whilst I consider what to go for. Tyres will be Chunky Monkeys. But, should I go the 29+ route or the 27.5+ route in the long term? What have you tried that worked (or didn't). Yes, it's a new thread and I have read the old one.
Cheers
David
Both work well
I prefer B+
An interesting fun combo was B+ (Trailblazer) rear and a Chronicle front
I've gone for 29er wheels (hope xc) with a maxxis ikon rear and ardent front. 2.0 and 2.35 if I remember correctly.
I wanted to keep it fairly fast rolling with an xc bias so I remember the limitations of the rigid frame.
I tend to use mine for local xc rides with a bit of road/gravel/Sustrans thrown in.
I have a full suss for anything more technical.
Chronicle looks good - EXO or non?
Hi David, the geometry of the current frame is designed around a 29x3 front, 29x2.3 rear set up, with those tyres you'll have the geometry that's on the geo chart on my website. I love this set up because its fast and comfortable, the fat front rubber does a fine job of getting rid of all the high frequency trail vibrations that normally kill your hands on a rigid bike, leaving your arms and legs to act as ruddy great big springs on the bigger stuff. That's where it should end, but 27x3 front and rear does really nice, lively things to the handling. The gen2 frame was redesigned to accomodate these tyres, but in short, if you're an ex-bmx type guy who loves flinging his bike around then B+ is the one, and in truth there aren't any downsides for any type of riding. As you already have 29er wheels why not try a plus tyre on the front, they work fine with regular rims on the front
2 sets of wheels for me;
- 27+ with 3.0 tyres (a set for mud and a set for dust)
- 29'' XC wheels with 38c tyres or 2.0 XC tyres.
Covers all the riding I could ever want. A set for hooligan fun and longer slow rides, and a set for faster road riding, country lane exploring and bike packing.
Make sure you get a set of Moto bars too- they make a huge difference.
Have fun! It's a hell of a bike. It takes care of all the things my FS bike doesn't do.