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leggy_blonde
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I'm toying with the notion of building a trail/ play bike to compliment my 180mm Capra next year...
I'm pretty well sold on getting a Marino frame built so I can shop for good deals on parts and then spec the frame to suit but here's the thing...
Would I be nuts to go for 26?
Wheels and forks are cheap as chips and I could probably just buy a complete build for <€500 to pillage for parts and end up with an older Fox Factory suspension setup and some nice wheels for small money.
I've never felt compelled to go 29 and never even considered 27.5 to really be that much of a step up as such from my old 26s...
Does a 26er 120-130mm travel, steel, modern slack geometry full suss (for <€1500 all in) sound like lunacy or a stroke of genius?