Stripped down my C456 and used most of the parts elsewhere and now looking for another project...
If I put a 29er fork and 29" wheel on the front of the C456 (100mm fork should be fine) and ran a 26" wheel on the back, would I get the benefits of both with minimal downside (and cost)?
Or would it just be stoopid?
Beast from the East 🙂
Steering might be interesting...
Would it impact steering all that much? I'd assume the front would be as per a 29er and the back would just follow? A bit like ye olde Penny Farthings... 😆
If you delve hard enough into the 456 archives, they actually sent a 456 similar to that to a mag for testing.
Was only a steel option then, but it got rave reviews.
Ring On One, sure they can advise you.
I reckon that'd work just fine, seen a few steel 456 69ers, so must work ok. Go for it, can't make it any uglier anyway 🙂
What fork length does it normally take? If you're fitting shorter travel then I guess it wouldn't alter the head angle much.
Think maverick did it once called it a 69er...could be wrong
been done with a number of steel 456's which have the same numbers I think? as long as a-c is <= a sagged 150mm fork it shoudl be ok.
Cool, just found some archived threads on the subject. I'll give it a shot...what could go wrong
69ers where all the rage at one point (fnarr!)
Trek even did one.
I run by 456 with a 29er rigid fork but a 26" wheel and it is a really good match. A 29er wheel would make it a bit taller at the front but not much. Compare the Crown to floor height with some 6" travel forks and a 26" wheel. I think it might be a bit high with suspension.
There is then also the added factor of having two sizes of wheel on the same bie if you carry tubes...