Winter bike / Snow bike thread

I'd forgotten that you were going 175 and I can understand it better when you describe the 29er you have.

It's looking like an interesting build, can't wait to see the reaction over at MBR when you get it rolling.
175?

I take it you mean 170 rear hub, in which case you usually need to go 170 OLD. If you want the possibility of a 29er wheelset. The 17.5mm offset frames require the rim to be offset by the same amount to keep everthing in line. That said, I'm sure folk have gotten around it.

There's no iron clad excuse for building a 5th bike. Simply, I love building bikes, have the space, and actually consider it economical. As the wear and tear is spread over more bikes, which are in turn more fit-for-purpose, than a do-it-all.

....well thats my excuse ;)

I'll probably post the build on MTBR's fatbike thread. Those folks have been the source of both info and inspiration.