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  • 29 plus – tyres/choice – future proofing
  • vondally
    Free Member

    So picking on the thread – fat bike pro and cons – 29 plus is the next step to look at but someone has mentioned tyres are limited so what are the options and is 29 plus likely to be catered for in a couple of years time?

    Posted 8 years ago
    scotroutes
    Full Member

    As mention in t’other thread – why not B+?

    29+ tyres are really rather tall, limiting frame design and application.

    29+ has been around for almost five years now? The options for tyres are way more limited than B+ which has only been around for the past 18 months or so. I guess Surly will keep production going but, other than Trek and a couple of niche frame builders, it doesn’t seem to have caught on. I suspect the wheels/tyres just make it too “big” for the majority of the market.

    Posted 8 years ago
    taxi25
    Free Member

    Of all the new wheel sizes I’d say 29+ has the least appeal. It’s got it’s fans but not really catching on with main stream riders.

    Posted 8 years ago
    fin25
    Free Member

    Surly knard
    Surly Dirt Wizard
    Maxxis Chronicle
    Bonty Chupacabra
    Panaracer Fat b Nimble
    Vittoria Bomboloni

    Thems the choices (mostly)

    Posted 8 years ago
    fin25
    Free Member

    29 plus is very niche, only really makes sense if you’re over 6″ tall, I bloody love mine though.

    I think Surly will carry on with 29 plus for the foreseeable future.

    Posted 8 years ago
    ratherbeintobago
    Full Member

    What Scotroutes said. Am I right in thinking that most 650B+ frames will also take ‘normal’ 29er wheels/tyres?

    Posted 8 years ago
    fin25
    Free Member

    Am I right in thinking that most 650B+ frames will also take ‘normal’ 29er wheels/tyres?

    Yes, but beware the boost hub standard…

    Posted 8 years ago
    bigh
    Free Member

    I can no longer see the point of 29+

    I took a short break from plus size to favour my Niner wfo as the weather improved.
    I have a Trek stache with the adjustable chainstays set to minimum, just for a change i took it out for a short blast on saturday and there’s no blummin way would I ever consider sacrificing the agility of 650b+ for the rollability of 29+.

    This is of course a very limited view with very limited experience to back it up.

    In short, if you’re buying new, go for 27.5+ and uber short stays

    Posted 8 years ago
    dovebiker
    Full Member

    Yup, 29+ no use for anyone less than 6ft tall 😉

    Built this as an ‘experiment’ before going full-fat – maybe ‘niche’ for some but very capable in many conditions and rolls surprisingly quick on hardpack.

    Posted 8 years ago
    takisawa2
    Full Member

    B+ rear, 29+ front is where it’s really at.

    Should I start hoarding 29+ tyres then…like I did for filament light bulbs & 4kw vacuum cleaners.

    Posted 8 years ago
    bonesetter
    Free Member

    B+ rear, 29+ front is where it’s really at.

    +1

    Posted 8 years ago
    andyv
    Free Member

    Loving my 29+ (ish) on a Gary Fisher Sawyer frame with salsa firestarter fork.

    52mm Hugo rims with a 3″ fat-b-nimble up front and a 2.4 chunky monkey to the rear. Have XC raced it but is best at natural path mile munching and bike packing.

    Posted 8 years ago
    Cheezpleez
    Full Member

    29+ makes huge sense on the front of a rigid bike. Can’t see that changing.

    Posted 8 years ago
    BillOddie
    Full Member

    When my Krampus got nicked I pondered replacing it with another or a Jones Plus.
    I came to the conclusion that whilst I throughly enjoyed riding it I cam e to the conclusion that the tyre choice/price/availability that was problematic at the time, wasn’t likely to change and sinking £2k of insurance money into it probably wasn’t the best idea.

    I actually delayed building my Krampus up until Maxxis Chronicles were released as building it up with Knards in winter would have been daft.

    I ended up with a 29er that takes 2.5 rubber and to be honest for me it’s probably a better bike for me.

    Posted 8 years ago
    sillyoldman
    Full Member

    Maxxis have 29×3.0 Minion and HRII coming. Will be good to have some burlier tyres.

    B+ has overtaken 29+ simply because of the 2 bikes in one approach (B+ or 29er). Personally prefer 29+ myself and I’m only around 5’9″.

    Might be because I’ve been on 29ers for 11 yrs, so 650+ feels small? Dunno. Fitted a 29+ to the front of my Tarn – feels much better. Partly due to wheel size, and partly as my frame is pre-production with too low a BB, and the bigger wheel jacked it up closer to where it should be.

    Posted 8 years ago
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