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Bolts are the adapter for the front derailleur
These are 135qr frames
Yes - it would have shipped with a 90mm travel Lefty
Yes - you can fit a tapered rigid fork by using KP205
They're reasonably tough frames...but they are also weight weenie race rigs. Get some helitape :)
Howard-
Thanks for the quick answers.
Likely will go with a Fox Step cast or an Enve MTN....depending on if I can justify buying more bike parts and where I see this bike going in the future. TDR potentially!
The whole thing will likely get a frameskin treatment before I start strapping any bags to it.
Edit: is there any alternative to the KP205?
Philip_J_Fry
So I'm entering into a pretty damn long bikepacking ride in NZ, and I'm really worried about suffering a rear shock failure, or being declined by air new zealand at the check in counter for my air shock...
So I've been costing out a new bike build, and I'm looking to go full rigid. I've spotted an F29 ultimate on the local gumtree for pretty cheap, but for the life of me I can't work out what's going on at the BB cluster area with those bolts. On top of that, I'm sure these were shipped with lefty forks, are there going to be any issues fitting a standard tapered rigid fork?
Also, this is a 135mm spaced frame, not a 142x12 right?
Seller describes as F29 Ultimate Hi Mod, which makes me think it's a 2013 year group. The other question is - how fragile is this thing in terms of knocks (not abrasion)?