anything

[bdee]

Sorry, I just couldn't handle seing the last post be a classified ad in this section. :

If you have anything to add to my above statement feel free. If you want to talk about SS bikes, or 29ers, or SS 29ers etc. please do so.

[ArmOnFire]

I'll bite

I need to sell my geared fully to buy a 29er, which will most likely be SS.

Considering: Surly KM, On One, GF Rig, list goes on and on

How is the KM treating you BDEE?

I rode a 29er at Pedros and felt that the larger tire ate up the bumps and strengthened my feelings to go with a hardtail.
What I am wondering is if the rigid fork on a 29er has the same effect?
(The 29er I tested had a Reba, darn nice fork by the way)

We need to hook up for a ride some morning, I'll try to give you as much warning as possible.

Next topic: SS CX bikes, anyboby got one? The IRO Rob Roy looks cool.
I wish the Van Dessel Country Road Bob still had the curvey tubes.

-dan

[bdee]

The KM rules. I rode the homegrown I just built today, that was the first 26" mtb ride in a long while (other than the snow ride/struggle a week and a half ago). It felt real weird on the Schwinn at first. The KM is great with just the rigid fork, and it really does roll over stuff better. Once it gets up to speed it flies. The only downside I can find is that it's harder to get it going from a standstill, especially if you pause on a climb. But then again, that's never an easy situation anyway so I can't really complain.

SS 'cross bikes look cool but short of racing/townie I just can't go for one. I can't see myself pushing a 39x16 or bigger gear up some loose rock fireroad or on hilly singletrack. I'm a wuss, I know ;D SS 'cross in a race would be great - less to gunk up and if geared right could be super fast.

[AA]

[quote author=ArmOnFire link=board=33;threadid=8452;start=0#62379 date=1135807795]
I'll bite

I need to sell my geared fully to buy a 29er, which will most likely be SS.

Considering: Surly KM, On One, GF Rig, list goes on and on

How is the KM treating you BDEE?

I rode a 29er at Pedros and felt that the larger tire ate up the bumps and strengthened my feelings to go with a hardtail.
What I am wondering is if the rigid fork on a 29er has the same effect?
(The 29er I tested had a Reba, darn nice fork by the way)

We need to hook up for a ride some morning, I'll try to give you as much warning as possible.

Next topic: SS CX bikes, anyboby got one? The IRO Rob Roy looks cool.
I wish the Van Dessel Country Road Bob still had the curvey tubes.

-dan
[/quote]

Dan,

I have an XL Karate Monkey, it rides really nice. I may consider selling it to buy a SS specific 29er. I personally dont love the KM dropout, it does everything pretty well but none of them great.

As far as the 29er being harder to get up to speed, I havent noticed that at all. The other think that gets mentioned is that 29ers are hard to negotiate switchbacks on. I dissagree, I have ridden lots of tight switchbacks on the 29er and it handled them all perfect. FWIW the wheelbase on an XL KM is shorter than an XL Cake

[C.P.]

[quote author=bdee link=board=33;threadid=8452;start=0#62378 date=1135806600]
Sorry, I just couldn't handle seing the last post be a classified ad in this section. :

If you have anything to add to my above statement feel free. If you want to talk about SS bikes, or 29ers, or SS 29ers etc. please do so.
[/quote]
I'll bite on your 1st statement. Have any of you noticed that DREWALPINE hasn't contributed one post that is anything other then something he's got too sell. Kinda odd, and it's getting old if you know what I mean. I see the same pattern over on DR too...

Anyways...I'm saving my pennies for a 29er. I haven't even started looking, but, rather, spend a whole lotta time looking at the MTBR 29er threads...I especially like this Jeff Jones build thread
It wont be anytime soon that I'll spend the kinda dough he wants., but it sure is fun to dream.

[ArmOnFire]

[quote author=CP link=board=33;threadid=8452;start=0#62384 date=1135815356]
[quote author=bdee link=board=33;threadid=8452;start=0#62378 date=1135806600]
Sorry, I just couldn't handle seing the last post be a classified ad in this section. :

If you have anything to add to my above statement feel free. If you want to talk about SS bikes, or 29ers, or SS 29ers etc. please do so.
[/quote]
I'll bite on your 1st statement. Have any of you noticed that DREWALPINE hasn't contributed one post that is anything other then something he's got too sell. Kinda odd, and it's getting old if you know what I mean. I see the same pattern over on DR too...

Anyways...I'm saving my pennies for a 29er. I haven't even started looking, but, rather, spend a whole lotta time looking at the MTBR 29er threads...I especially like this Jeff Jones build thread
It wont be anytime soon that I'll spend the kinda dough he wants., but it sure is fun to dream.
[/quote]

Yes I noticed.

I knew it was a matter of time before the "And so it begins-Auqaholic" thread from empty beer made it over here. That was a daily check to see if there were any updates for a while. JJ=Nice stuff, long wait, and expensive: where do I sign up?!
Did anyone see the pics of what that guy does on that rigid bike?

EDIT: Deleted pic of bike because radair's computer screen is too small!

[C.P.]

On-One Inbred (26" version) w/ sliding dropouts for 269!

[gnurider1080]

[quote author=CP link=board=33;threadid=8452;start=0#62426 date=1135919256]
On-One Inbred (26" version) w/ sliding dropouts for 269!


[/quote]
oh that is so tempting. i really want to get a xc singlespeed built up again, but still no paycheck from the winter job yet.

[AA]

I really like that on-one design, for $269 thay wont last long.

Web cyclery has the 29" version for $400 (no fork) I like the dropout better than the Karate Monkey

[radair]

What do you guys think of a 29" front wheel and 26" rear? I saw one reviewed (Dirt Rag, I think?) and it looked like a great compromise for vertically challenged people like me.

Obviously there's the whole issue with two tube sizes, etc., but it seems like maybe the best of both worlds?

AOF - horizontal scrolling sux, resize your pics! ;D