hi, i,ve been riding 29 for the last two years, rm altitude 29er and rm hammer 29er, with a salsa cromoto or a suspension fork, a turner sultan, voodoo soukri, chumba hx2 and breezer lightning with rigid fork, so something has learned about handling and building a 29, this is a strange geo, really short chainstays and good seattube angle, and slack angle of direction, so don,t know exactly what to expect of this frame…. it, really different to all the others i have owned..
if you want a lively ride expend money on yours wheels… if the wheels are light and fast engagement hubs it will help a lot…
my wheelsets are chris king, marwiti spokes and notubes rims, with credt it weights 1500 grams, with arch about 1700… and with 32 spokes of 2 mm there,s no trouble of flex…
with tyres i prefer no troubles, maxxis ardent lust or crossmark depending on wich wheel and wrather, but here at barcelona, in spain usually the floor is dry….
my first option to build it is with 100 mm fork…
i expect have been useful… sorry of my english…