To all you 29er's out there!

Or have you bought some land?

Is it a good idea to have a saddle on a mtb that's slightly more padded than a road saddle?

Less air in your tyres = more padding ;-)

On One are just awesome. I'm always happy to give them and Charlie The Bikemonger all of my money!

Plus i've got my old Haro Mary as my desktop wallpaper and i've been wanting another steel SS bike ever since I sold it!

The plan is to move all of the bits from the Lurcher to the Inbred then upgrade the Lurcher with lots of weight-weenie stuff!

Very excited!

Oh good..... you'll be able to go even faster uphill then :-(

The plan is to move all of the bits from the Lurcher to the Inbred then upgrade the Lurcher with lots of weight-weenie stuff!

Very excited!

that's a solid plan there.

Indeed, but even slower on the downhills when something snaps!

To be honest, I may end up only using the Lurcher for racing and rather tame rides. And using the Inbred the rest of the time.

Though it'd be a shame not to use it that much. Time will tell!

The most imprtant thing is that I managed to convince the missus that we have enough room to hang another 29er in our living room!

The most imprtant thing is that I managed to convince the missus that we have enough room to hang another 29er in our living room!

got any tips? I need to hang a fgcx in the living room soon.

in other cross post news from current projects:

• fixed gear
  
• big knobbly tyres
  
• hydraulic front brake
  
• full mud(snow)guards
  
• a layer of ptfe spray grease
  
• skulls
  
  

alltogether a big fat high five in the face of king winter. and magical skids forever.

got any tips? I need to hang a fgcx in the living room soon.

Wine.

Also she has her 2 road bikes hanging up while I only have my 1 29er hanging up. And my Dutch bike and Beach Cruiser are kept outside.

Wine and guilt, can't beat it.

thanks, will remember those.

Skulls are win.

I use a Romin on my hardtail MTB with no problems.

So my suspension forks no longer suspension. They are the heavy suntours on the Trek Marlin.

I think any fork is an upgrade but are these worth getting or just shit http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/frame-forks/forks-shocks/rockshox-suspension-forks/rockshox-xc32-tk-29er-forks-2013.html

I don't really want to spend Reba amount of money but not sure what to do.

I had some rockshox Toras, they were nice, I felt the stanchions of the darts were too skinny. I'm guessing those would be rather like a Tora from back then.

Anyway, I'd go rigid on a 29er.

Especially a carbon for similar amount of money for a suspension.

I ended up riding rigid all the way home and it was somewhat unbearable. Would a carbon fork take out some of the bumps? When riding into a dip or hole it's nice to have the suspension take the force rather than my wrists. I'm using tubes as well.

Think I might just buy a 456 evo.

rigid suspension is really fucking uncomfortable so no surprise there.

Those won't be rubbish, but they'll be heavy. Steel steerer tube and steel stanchions.

On One have had good deals on Reba forks in the past. They tend to be of the tapered steerer or 15mm skewer variety now though.

The Recons seem to be a good middle ground at the moment. Old Reba technology in them + they're easily home serviceable. If you can stretch to Recons, then get them.

Also, check out reviews on some of the Manitou Minute 29er forks. A few years ago, I would have warned you off. They appear to have improved now.

http://twentynineinches.com/2010/07/21/manitou-minute-29er-fork-final-review/

http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-gear/manitou-minute-29er-fork-review/

Those ^ are the bolt thru version. Same stuff inside though.

Good price here.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=92191

I like rigid forks at the moment because they suit my local riding. If I wanted to go faster, or ride challenging terrain, then I'd get a suss fork.

were they sagged all the way (bottomed out)? cos then, all your weight would shift on your hands.
Yes, carbon absorbs small impacts very well, I love my tricross forks, which have a large offset which means they flex upwards quite a bit. I imagine straight tubes might not do that so much but will instead transfer power better.

Would a carbon fork take out some of the bumps? When riding into a dip or hole it's nice to have the suspension take the force rather than my wrists.

No, carbon is useful for slight damping of "trail buzz", any form of rigid fork will do very, very little to take out the bumps. Try letting the bars move up and down, letting your arms bend as the need to, as opposed to clutching the bars tightly which is most likely causing the discomfort in the wrists.

So my suspension forks no longer suspension. They are the heavy suntours on the Trek Marlin.

I think any fork is an upgrade but are these worth getting or just shit http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/frame-forks/forks-shocks/rockshox-suspension-forks/rockshox-xc32-tk-29er-forks-2013.html

I don't really want to spend Reba amount of money but not sure what to do.

For that cash your best bet it trying to pick something up second hand. For the money this is hard to beat even including the shipping , X Fusion are fantastic value for money.

^ They look like a good option Gabe. I'd consider them if I was after a new fork.

^ seriously tempted since they will mark it as gift. Going to try and find some reviews first.

Would buying the 120mm version be a silly idea? going to go on mtbr and see if anyone has done it

I really like the look of the Honzo.

Perfect for riding in Thetford ;-)