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Scott Cole
Trad climber
Jackson, WY^
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Sep 22, 2008 - 10:10am PT
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I just built a 29 HT on a Kona frame after a buddy who won the Great Divide Race (Canada/Mexico)in record time last year, convinced me they were the way to go.I love it.
I started MT biking in the early 80's but, like Tarbuster, was catching air on my Schwin Varsity years before that. After a brief flirtation with FS bikes, including a 7/7 Scott, I went back to my roots. Couldn't afford Moots, so I opted for a Kona Frame and put the $ into the Grupo, maybe I will upgrade to TI next year and switch the Kona to a SS.
S.Cole
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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho
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Sep 22, 2008 - 11:44am PT
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Ti? WTF. Moots? WTF. Yah gotta be a doctor to be riding that sh!t.
If you really want to stick to your roots you should be riding steel. Nothing like a 4130 or OX Platinum to feel the love. Get yourself a Karate Monkey or an El Mariachi. You'll save big coin and you can go either SS or geared depending on your mood.
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Loomis
climber
(>_
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Sep 22, 2008 - 01:37pm PT
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Here's mine!
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Mtnmun
Trad climber
Top of the Mountain Mun
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Sep 22, 2008 - 02:26pm PT
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I have two mountain bikes for sale.
Specialized Stump Jumper L, hard tail, like new, rarely ridden,about 5 years old. It is my wife's bike
Gary Fischer Paragon XL hardtail, rebuilt with new chain/rings, tires, cables, the works.
350 each or two for 600.
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howlostami
Trad climber
Southern Tier, NY
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Sep 22, 2008 - 03:51pm PT
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I keep looking at those redline 29ers, someday I want to build up a flight 29er in a 1x9. Either that or a karate monkey, which I really just want for the name,.
I'm 6'4" and ride a SC heckler (XL), it's got 26" wheels, although I've heard they can be rebuilt with 650cm wheels. That might be a winter project for me if my front fork will take it. It'll be a cheaper way to get into the big wheel game, and let me keep my frame, which I still manage to lust after having it for a couple years.
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Euroford
Trad climber
chicago
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Sep 23, 2008 - 08:30am PT
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since my girl had to work on saturday, i stopped in at u-bikes and stole a gary fisher rig for the afternoon.
sweet ride, goes like stink, way more nimble than i thought it would be, and i was even ridin half block manuals on it and bunny hoppin over benches.
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Exposure unkie
Mountain climber
Balimore, Maryland
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Sep 23, 2008 - 11:19am PT
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Check out the Trek 69'er series. 29 in the front, 26 in the back. The best bike that I've ever ridden.
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Euroford
Trad climber
chicago
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Sep 23, 2008 - 11:43am PT
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now i just can't get on board with that one.
yeah, i suppose that does address the issue with the longer chainstays on a 29er... but its just not that big of a deal for use on a trailbike.
longer chainstays can be mighty helpfull climbing, and if they arn't excessive the bike will still feel snappy.
like i said, i could manual the GF Rig up and down pearl street pretty much as far as i wanted too. sure, it wasn't as easy as with the 15"ish chainstays on my blk mrkt, but for trailbike use, it was pretty spot on.
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