Steel 29er frame?

Did someone say post more pictures of QH’s?

Ok Then.
140 Rev.
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150 Fox 34.
2Souls by multispeedstu[/url], on Flickr

Fat bloke on board.
Hole In The Wall. by multispeedstu[/url], on Flickr

😛

Drums fingers and waits for the other QH to get posted up.

Did I?

Doh! 😉

Woops.

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I now have a gremlin on my shoulder screaming at me not to buy a Sherpa or Solaris and order a 2souls!

Please stop with the pics!

Please someone buy my bandit, where’s Hora?

What Pics?

2013_0331welshweekend0040 by multispeedstu[/url], on Flickr

I can’t see anything.

That P-29er is really nice, although I think the P-650b is a lot nicer!

Not that I’m biased of course…

Scienceofficer- how do you find the Kinesis Maxlight wheelset? I’m thinking about ordering a pair but can’t decide between the kinesis and hope/Stan combo. Apologies for the hijack

No problem with the hijack, I’m going to need advice on a Wheelset and forks also as this is my first foray into the world of 29ers.

scienceofficer had a Solaris, he saw the light and got a QH instead after using mine, buy once, buy the right thing.
Where are you OP? If your local you can try mine?

Mate of mine keeps snapping spokes/nipples on his kinesis wheels. He’s light and careful too.

Candodavid, not even a remote possibility of getting a test ride.

I’m in Northern Ireland

Kinesis wheels – as a package, they are well built, allegedly being built by the same place that does Reynolds wheels. They’re stiffer than you would think from the weight and reasonably strong. They are made of much harder ally than stans. The rim joints are sleeve bonded and I had the front fold under me for no good reason. On inspection, it hadn’t been glued properly and it was warrantied for me. They’re stated as tubeless ready rims, but they’re not the easiest, and are certainly harder to tubeless than stans or the light bike rims I have on the other bike.

My rear hub has been a total pain after the first 6 months of use. I’ve stripped a free hub and destroyed a set of pawls by breaking the tops off the teeth of both parts. Pawls are not readily available either.

I’ve very recently picked up a rear hub to build into the back wheel from the classified, since I’m not prepared to throw good money after bad.

Ultimately I’ve decided to retire them as emergency spares and replace them with light bike carbons on DT Swiss.

I’d buy a set of hope hoops with stans arches if I was buying a wheel package again.

Thanks, that is disappointing to hear.

Think I’ll pair my hope hubs to a set of flow ex rims on hearing that, cheers.

Complete hijack here… for Quarterhorse owners…. just sorting out bits for mine after ordering. Would like to use the new raceface turbine cranks and planned to use the Hope PF46 bottom bracket….do you know what width the shell is as you seem to have to stipulate when you order the BB. Ta

Edit I have asked Marc at 2Souls but I think he is busy with his other job so hasn’t replied and don’t want to hassle the guy as he has been very helpful so far.

Hi Steve,

The guys at 2Souls fitted one of these for me:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/shimano-bb71-mtb-press-fit-bottom-bracket/rp-prod61801

It is compatible with 89.5mm & 92mm shell widths.

So, I’m assuming the Hope bb is the same?

Alan.

Well, if we’re posting pictures of our steel hardtail 29ers I’ll just leave these two here 🙂 Same location, different times of year:

I’ll recommend what I’ve got, Surly Karate Monkey, its bloody brilliant!

in true recommend what you’ve got ….

Well if we are going with recommending what we have then here is another vote for the Solaris.

Confession time – I run mine @ 100mm.

roverpig:

Are those pics taken up the Sidlaws?

Nope. Bennachie (Aberdeenshire)

Gotama.
The bb shell is 92mm.

Thanks Stu. That seems to somewhat limit things to Shimano as far as I can work out from the bottom bracket lists. No bad thing and saves me c.£150!

Sorry to butt in but:
Letmetalktomark can you make a measure of the headtube on your Stanton.
I also note your 6’2″.
What’s your inside leg measurement?
I am after maybe the titanium Stanton Sherpa when available.
Just wondering whether the 21″ is too big?
I am 6’2″ with 34″ inside leg.
Thanks ,
Max

That seems to somewhat limit things to Shimano

The hope one fits a 92mm shell doesn’t it?

Not according to the Hope fit chart unless I’m reading it incorrectly which is quite possible. If it’s a 92mm she’ll width then they only have a 24mm axle one.

Hope bb

My mistake. I though it was for a 24mm axle. 😳

@ max – I have the same inside leg as you. HT is 140mm. The 19″ was too short in the TT for my gibbon arms! I run a70mm(?) stem and 760mm bar.

Shame, another QH

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Candodavid that really is lovely, just wish my bandit would sell, getting impatient now. Might end up selling the complete bike at a knockdown price

Bandit frame now sold, so now what?
Cotic or Stanton?

Just pulled the trigger on a Sherpa in gorgeous emerald green.

Great choice!

yeeeeesss! good choice

this_wreckage what fork are you running?

Looks a bit cx mince too me. 😉

X fusion trace. Very pleased with it too.