It is true though the 2013 to 2014 are very different forks I went straight from one to the other and it was night and day.

Brilliant so far taken some pretty big hits and are rock solid. Lovely feel to them, if I was to buy new wheels it would be these rims again.

Bike manufacturers are also saying there is little/no difference, well Santa Cruz did. Says allot when you compare their comments and lack of enthusiasm for 27.5 to Giants spin.

Worlds apart.

I don’t think you’ve fully considered the consequences of bringing trails to life. What does a trail eat? Will the natural predators (landowners and dobebrs doing skids) be enough to keep them under control, or will they end up driving out less magical life? How do we stop them from wandering off? And is it even ethical to ride over a living trail? I wouldn’t ride over a trail made of cats, it’s basically the same thing.

For these reasons I have sold no 650b bikes.

😆 I’m amazed no one had even considered this angle yet 😆

Damn just bought a new lid, I like that IXS one should of waited.

ESI chunkys are ok but I have tried all methods Charlie has given me to keep them from twisting on my bars and they still do it. Also if you are used to a harder compound they can feel small when you grip them as they are so soft. You could try Lizard Skin Northshores they are nice and long too unlike the odi rogues they are 15-20mm longer which is great for those with big hands.

http://www.tweekscycles.com/Product.do?method=view&n=3426&g=249809&p=343749&c=215&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Base&utm_campaign=Handlebar%20Grips&gclid=CMv8jJTo_LgCFXLItAodAV4AsA

Crossmark UST perhaps, don’t go Nobby Nic amazing tyres but they wear out in 15 mins. Maxxis UST tyres are hard to beat for longevity I have been trying others for years but always seem to come back to them.

Tenacious tape is excellent worked on mine. I did use a bit of superglue directly on the hole too.

Anyone know how big UST crossmark 2.1 29″ come up against a 29″ ardent 2.25?

Ha! I did exactly the same as OP thought Nobby Nic was the holy grail of the rear… but no its not the messiah its just a Brian. Its been great for couple of months then last night it rolled off my rim a few times and generally felt like crap I put it down to there being a bit more moisture around and the insanely quick rate it wears. Im off back to UST Ardent or might try Crossmark bombproof fit and forget.

I have had mine for about 3 months now I bought when I was in the states. Its a very adaptable bike I have a Minion 2.5 on the front with 140mm 34’s and it flys downhill. Its an all rounder but if I was to pick the type of trails it really is at home on then I would say flat or dh swoopy singletrack, loves berms and feels good in the air. I had an SB95 before this and although it might just be a little more stable going downhill its not as much fun as the Ripley.

It is very agile, amazing for a 29er when you are in tight trails, and just makes me smile lots when I ride it! Strava wise this knocked about 20 secs off a 3 min run of swoopy singletrack with small tables and big berms but on proper DH it equals out with the SB95, which I am fine with as that thing is a beast. Oh yes and its probably 2x as efficient going uphill, as I said earlier its genuinely very adaptable and straddles XC to heavy trail use depending on the build. Mine is 27.5 lb with a LEV dropper and light bike carbon rims.

Is this not it:

http://www.light-bicycle.com/wider-carbon-mountain-29er-rims-clincher-tubeless-compatible.html

ERD is listed as 603mm

Cheers for that – and that is using pro 2 evos?

All good for me, try ringing them up rather than placing order online they sourced a SRAM part for me and automatically gave me a 25% off the RRP very approachable and are now my first choice along with the incredibly nice chap at UK Bike Store 😀

Had a reverb it died after 3 months now got a LEV and find it allot better. Unless you have routing for stealth I would go with a LEV not just because it seems to work better but also the annoying cable has gone which would get in the way on descents.

Had about 10 rides on my 32t wolftooth and not lost the chain once using it with a type 2 mech and no chain guides, I got charged £16 customs so worth asking them to mark it down in value.

Lizardskin carbon leather downtube protectors are very good, just remember to clean the area first with provided alcohol rub and they don’t come off

That is a very useful site guru many thanks.

Considering getting a 2.3 29er Purgatory but a bit concerned about clearance height wise could someone please let me know if this is a tall tyre? Would be great if someone has it and can let me know the height and the rim it is seated on.

That YT looks allot of bike for the money

Ok cheers I will do the calcs and then wait for rim to double check.

Yes ardent on back is great

Funny that I gave away a rollamajig on here about 12 months ago! What are they shortcut?

I have 2013 SLX shifters with 2013 SLX clutch mech I will try the adjustment and see if that works. Cheers

I have a Yeti SB95 which with 127mm of rear travel is a little more than you have mentioned but it absolutely rips. Has the shortest chainstays of any FS 29er so very nimble and the rear suspension does not wallow gives lots of feedback. Overall I have been v impressed after 6 months.

I have one, very fast, nimble and stable 🙂

Brechfa tomorrow then Cwm Rhaeader. Sunday off to afan. its dry in Wales….no really it is

Got one its almost too bright so I stick it on half power so Im not dazzled…. amazing power

I thought Maxxis were releasing a Minion 29er that would solve all my tyre issues but I can only find rumours and a prototype of it last year and nothing more… know anything about it?

Enjoying it. Less of that smug & insincere Gary Lineker is great.

£199 plus 20% discount

its £20 extra discount… thought that was a bit too good to be true

On the piston it has an o ring but its just a standard one around 35mm Im guessing this is no good.

I might have one as mine bust the other day but its a joe blow max, will check to see if it has one.

cheers enjoyed that 😀

http://www.starbike.com mucho cheapo 😀

But not in stock yet….

I have these. Landed some pretty big stuff on them. These meet all strength tests required… would not be able to sell them otherwise.

In terms of width they are fine so no they did not seem tight, I didnt let all the air out of the shock compress it and check that its not hitting the seat tube, not really something that I would think of doing if I am fitting tyres that are the right size for the bike.

I guess my take is that manufacturers would test some of the more popular tyres in frames. The day this happened was a rare dry dusty day with no mud.

I have covered a fair few miles on a set of 29er 140mm 34’s I miss having the tuning I am on trail hard setting, there are 3 different setting for trail and am finding that there is not enough compression it dives through the travel and has bottomed out on tabletops and drops. I am still playing with psi I am up to 80 though and that seems allot to me.

Jury is out

Coed y brenin enduro http://www.summitcycles.co.uk/enduro12

Sorry I must of had the last set, which makes this thread a bit annoying…. please delete or close