A 29er is born
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A 29er is born
Postby Jean » Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:59 am
Probably be the spring before I've got all the parts and it's built.
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Re: A 29er is born
Postby Jean » Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:11 pm
It's the Inbred 'swap-out' frame, so single speed (or Rohloff) can be run after changing over to the other supplied drop outs.
The forks are in the post.
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Re: A 29er is born
Postby Mugglechops » Sun Apr 01, 2012 2:04 pm
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Re: A 29er is born
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A 29er is born
Postby toolonglegs » Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:49 pm
I was nearly tempted to start a 29er build... But my tt project is already hurting the bank!.
That frame can be had for 99 quid!
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Re: A 29er is born
Postby Jean » Sat May 12, 2012 1:29 pm
The headset (obviously) and 690mm flat bar.
Agonising over saddle choices at the moment.
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Re: A 29er is born
Postby Mugglechops » Sat May 12, 2012 3:56 pm
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Re: A 29er is born
Postby Jean » Sun May 20, 2012 3:28 pm
I started with some internal rust-proofing and figured sheep smell better than fish.
I've made my own headset race installation tool: a section of 25mm PVC plumbing pipe, a 25mm cap at one end and a 25mm coupler at the other end. It cost <$10 to make:
The race fit perfectly:
And went on just like I'd spent $25 at the LBS:
I'd made a headset cup installation tool out of threaded rod and wood too, but it became a horse's a#$e - mallet and block of wood FTW
Getting there:
Saddle and stem to get, then onto the wheels.
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Re: A 29er is born
Postby landscapecadmonkey » Thu May 31, 2012 12:20 am
what fork did you get ? i was thinking rigid cromo, but want to do off-road so looking at shocks
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Re: A 29er is born
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Re: A 29er is born
Postby landscapecadmonkey » Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:54 am
Thanks Jean. After doing a bit of a fork search here, i realise you did some extensive research on the Epicon, so cheers for the recommendation.Jean wrote:It's a SR Suntour Epicon 29" fork with a 15mm through-axle and a remote lock out. Bought on <a class="vglnk" title="Link added by VigLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ebay.com/"><span>Ebay</span></a>.
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Re: A 29er is born
Postby brokenbus » Fri Jun 01, 2012 2:45 pm
Cheers
Nicko
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Re: A 29er is born
Postby Jean » Fri Jun 01, 2012 7:34 pm
Well I did research the bejezus out of it and it kept coming up as a capable and good value for money fork, but any recommendation would be accompanied by the proviso that I've yet to actually ride on it! I'm looking forward to trying it and I'm hopeful I've chosen something I like, but how I actually find it is anyone's guess. The joy/peril of putting a bike together this way.landscapecadmonkey wrote:Thanks Jean. After doing a bit of a fork search here, i realise you did some extensive research on the Epicon, so cheers for the recommendation.Jean wrote:It's a SR Suntour Epicon 29" fork with a 15mm through-axle and a remote lock out. Bought on <a class="vglnk" title="Link added by VigLink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ebay.com/"><span>Ebay</span></a>.
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Re: A 29er is born
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Re: A 29er is born
Postby petie » Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:44 pm
Ah, thanks. How's the build progressing?Jean wrote:I bought straight from the UK. Shipping was a little steep compared to when I've bought a frame from Ribble in the past, but it was handled by a good carrier and fully trackable. There is an Australian reseller but they have a very limited range - I don't think they even had the 29er frames.
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Re: A 29er is born
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Re: A 29er is born
Postby Jean » Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:02 pm
I'm open to suggestions though, if anyone has any?
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Re: A 29er is born
Postby silentbutdeadly » Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:00 am
http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=314
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Re: A 29er is born
Postby Jean » Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:56 am
Unless I've missed something in the rather bewildering world of MTB tubeless compatibility, these don't play well with UST tyres. They were my original selections, but I discarded them when I opted to go down the low faff (but more costly, tyres wise) UST path.
They look fine, but I don't think there's any cost or performance advantage over the WTB i19 rim/Sram X9 hub/DT Comp combination I'll be building myself.silentbutdeadly wrote:The Mavic XM819 is a UST tubeless rim. These blokes in the UK can build you a wheelset with them on their sealed bearing hubs for under 225 quid. Still have the 'problem' of balck rims but you can have white spokes and hubs.
http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=314
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Re: A 29er is born
Postby Jean » Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:10 pm
Before you say it - yes I measured more than once before cutting (but it was by referring to the incorrect measurement on my meticulously kept key sizing cheat sheet). Reflection at a quieter time of the day made it clear I had stuffed up. I have cut too much off and the post is useless to me. There is, unfortunately, no emoticon for '#$(AT)%ing idjeet'.
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Re: A 29er is born
Postby Jean » Sat Jul 14, 2012 11:34 am
A white leather saddle on an MTB . It's a new saddle for me, so I hope my nether regions like it.
And my UST compliant WTB i19 Frequency rims:
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