In the market for a 29er HT and need advice. I'm honestly trying to find the ultimate rainbow farting unicorn. Quick handling, easy to lift the front, but good climbing also. Not as worried about downhill as it's a HT and I don't expect it to be terribly stable. Also would like to have options for SS or geared but the plan is 1x10.
Custom is probably out, budget reasons and I'm not advanced enough to really notice/need that much cool in my life.
Currently thinking steel. I have a steel XXIX which won't lift the front without a crane but I like the ride. Rode the GF X-caliber, love the handling but it's harsh. Plus it feels like I'm gonna break the thing, ham-handed as I ride. But it is fun to wheelie and bunny hop.
The Canfield Nimble 9 and On One Inbred have the shortest chainstays. I'm a little leery of the On One dropout setup but it is cheap and the geo looks good. The Canfield is double the price and I've read it's a little stiff. My Xcaliber has shorter than average (445mm) stays so that's kinda what I'm basing upon. Oddly, the Inbred reviews make it sound somewhat slower turning despite the the short stays. Weird.
Looked at Singular, Gunnar,(both $$$) Soma (nice but n/a) and Salsa. I know Jdog has the El Mariachi set up pretty nice for about 2000.00 but I'd want to do the new Shadow Plus if I go geared so be wasting a bunch of parts. I'd probably try the Canfield first frame only, about the same price.
Also not entirely against aluminum, the ever popular Misfit (pretty long chainstays tho) and the Soul Cycles Dillinger are top of that list. Dillinger is EBB, so...:hmmm:
Right now, I could get a frame, borrow parts from the XXIX, ride it and upgrade as I go. Or sell everything and go all bling!!
Not sure how much I should be reading into geometry. I've been looking pretty hard at chainstay numbers but it's not the whole story, I understand. ETT had been pretty comparable throughout as well as head angle. What else should I be considering here?
Oh, going to run 100mm fork.
Enough already. Thoughts?
Custom is probably out, budget reasons and I'm not advanced enough to really notice/need that much cool in my life.
Currently thinking steel. I have a steel XXIX which won't lift the front without a crane but I like the ride. Rode the GF X-caliber, love the handling but it's harsh. Plus it feels like I'm gonna break the thing, ham-handed as I ride. But it is fun to wheelie and bunny hop.
The Canfield Nimble 9 and On One Inbred have the shortest chainstays. I'm a little leery of the On One dropout setup but it is cheap and the geo looks good. The Canfield is double the price and I've read it's a little stiff. My Xcaliber has shorter than average (445mm) stays so that's kinda what I'm basing upon. Oddly, the Inbred reviews make it sound somewhat slower turning despite the the short stays. Weird.
Looked at Singular, Gunnar,(both $$$) Soma (nice but n/a) and Salsa. I know Jdog has the El Mariachi set up pretty nice for about 2000.00 but I'd want to do the new Shadow Plus if I go geared so be wasting a bunch of parts. I'd probably try the Canfield first frame only, about the same price.
Also not entirely against aluminum, the ever popular Misfit (pretty long chainstays tho) and the Soul Cycles Dillinger are top of that list. Dillinger is EBB, so...:hmmm:
Right now, I could get a frame, borrow parts from the XXIX, ride it and upgrade as I go. Or sell everything and go all bling!!
Not sure how much I should be reading into geometry. I've been looking pretty hard at chainstay numbers but it's not the whole story, I understand. ETT had been pretty comparable throughout as well as head angle. What else should I be considering here?
Oh, going to run 100mm fork.
Enough already. Thoughts?
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