“Solaris, ff29, fireline or wait for on-one to release the parkwood.”
i can’t comment on the others, but i’ve just come from a FF29 to the solaris. on my dodgy scales 200gm difference.
Now that is either not much or quite alot depending on where you start from. but I’m happy with that.
i liked the FF29 but i never loved it. At 6ft i’m right on the change between a med and a large. All advice was towards the large (no demo bikes at the time.) But they are a tall frame, maybe a medium would have been the way to go.
front mech.
Low band will foul the rear wheel, has to be a high band. Cutting the bootom pull arm off has opened up the gap.
sorry not really getting the single ring thing. i’ve got a double on the FSR, but that can run out of gears on the top end, but the increased chain ring clearence is good on a FS.
the 29er will be used for big days out and multi days, the FF29 spent a lot of time in the big ring, more than my 26in hardtail. Also if i’m at the end of a big day or are carrying kit for a over night then 22t is might be nice to visit.
I’ve tried 32/22, and missed 42.