To all you 29er's out there!

PSA: Continental X-King ProTection 29" are 56% off on CRC right now. Just bought me a new pair.

Great tyres, good traction, and lasted me entire 2700 miles of Tour Divide with no punctures and rear had enough tread to do another 500 miles back here afterwards. Front is still going with 4500+ miles on it.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/continental-x-king-29-mtb-tyre-protection/rp-prod142572

Ha! Is this what your random message was referring to?

Haha, yeah. You'd think I don't understand computers or something.

Might have to give these a go, cheers!

I'm about to press 'buy' on an Inbred 29er frame to build as a touring bike/occasional MTB. I'll be building it with a Surly ECR fork, flat bars, front and rear panniers, disc brakes, etc.

I was playing polo when everyone's Pompino chainstays broke and I'm slightly nervous these will too (especially with rear luggage). Does anyone have any experience/advice? I'm looking at a 21" as I'm 6ft 2" and have had issues with bent seatposts on bikes with seattubes below 50cm long.

I'm only going to be in western europe so I'm thinking if it does snap I can possibly process a warranty claim from abroad and get a replacement sent out. I've only read a few reports online of them breaking (and they must have sold a fair few) and one was apparently after 12,000km of South American touring...

I know I should get an Ogre or something 'proper' but they're 3 x the price and I'm trying not to spend a fortune on gear so I actually have some money left to live off.

I thought you could only destroy an Inbred frame by throwing it into the fires of Mount Doom?

You must have misheard, that's how you destroy Mount Doom.

that's how you destroy Mount Doom

I thought you did that by throwing Indra in there?

I should probably formalise this, so dibs if you ever sell. Wish I'd had the money when it came up for sale.

Get in line...

love my inbred, not heard of any common cracks etc

don't you have a scandal not an inbred?

fuck sake yes. sorry

Tyres going cheap: http://www.charliethebikemonger.com/ritchey-comp-folding-mtb-tyre-29er-bundle-deal-10840-p.asp

I have a few tyres for sale #spam

29er tyres

If the Inbred seems underbuilt, get a 456. No chainstay bridge for guards through.

Ill, unable to train, moving house, depressed - time to bolt some WW bits and bouncy forks to my Niner.

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Race weapon

Moved away from 29ers for a while, anyone fancy some tyres...

Ardent 2.4" EXO sidewalls, tubeless ready
Ikon 2.2" EXO sidewall, tubeless ready
Hans Dampf 2.35" Evo line, tubeless ready, snakeskin sidewalls, pacestar compound

All in good condition, plenty of tread. Maxxis have been run tubeless but only saw one 200km event in mid-Wales. Hans Dampf run with tubes. Maxxis £30 for the pair, £15 for the HD (all posted)

Strathpuffer '17?

PSA: Continental X-King ProTection 29" are 56% off on CRC right now. Just bought me a new pair.

Great tyres, good traction, and lasted me entire 2700 miles of Tour Divide with no punctures and rear had enough tread to do another 500 miles back here afterwards. Front is still going with 4500+ miles on it.

What sealant have you been running with the Contis, @gabes ?

NDS piccy.

Feels odd, just had a quick shake down blast around, wheels didn't fall off and brakes braked, even got the gears working after loads of faffing....

Going to go back and hide in the Surly owners thread.......... :)

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They're a bitch to get to seat on UST rims without a compressor or airshot variant I can tell you that much!
Pay day is a a week away and then I'll buy a new pump...

Having climbed Mt. Doom and also having owned an Inbred, I can confirm the Inbred is tougher.

I had an Inbred for bikepacking and it was super-ace for the price.

Anyone want to buy me some new wheels:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AX-Lightness-29er-mountain-bike-Wheelset-A-Dugast-1080g-Tubular-Carbon-Extralite-/222074053146?hash=item33b4a5221a:g:tpUAAOSwA4dWGoh7

Sure, when's your next race?