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Fargo has finally arrived - it's a beautiful machine.
Fargo has finally arrived - it's a beautiful machine.
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Very noice bike.Fargo has finally arrived - it's a beautiful machine.
So what is the verdict on the Big top is it better than the dale? Will you ride it single speed as well? How did it absorb the course on the weekend - I noticed at least another one there as well.Ta
Yeah, frame weight is probably the major negative - apart from the obvious boat anchor (powertap) theres not a lot on there left where you could save real weight unless you went down the Ti bolt kit, lightweight rotor etc path. I guess if you were building as a dedicated XC race bike (not endurance racing) then you could perhaps drop 500g by being more careful with parts (not including whatever you'd get by dropping the powertap) and choosing lighter but less durable wheels... but thats not what I do so...
Sad (well not really) to say but a 9.5kg 29er isn't in the ballpark for XC anymore
I will say that its a lot more lively than the 'dale... just whispers evil thoughts like 'go-on, huck off that little lip... you'll get it landed and turned in time...' lots of fun on a trail ride but perhaps not conducive to keeping skin at 3am!
The Big Top is... well... amazing. To be honest, if the circumstances had been different and I had time to make a considered choice and then wait for it then I wouldn't have looked at one at all. I'd crossed it off the list based on its weight, geometry (couldn't get my head around the short chainstay and relaxed head angle - thought it would steer like a bus) and also, my last dually was a Yeti (ASR alloy) and although I got some good results on it, never managed to get it dialed.So what is the verdict on the Big top is it better than the dale? Will you ride it single speed as well? How did it absorb the course on the weekend - I noticed at least another one there as well.
Scott
have you got a build blog about the drivechain? I'm very interested to hear your thoughts about the options and costs.Spec-wise, XX is the shiz for 29ers. Running the Rotor Rings, I had a lowest ratio of 29 / 36 which was fine
I'm in the process of getting something organised on my blog... should be up in a day or two.have you got a build blog about the drivechain? I'm very interested to hear your thoughts about the options and costs.
Do you think you will ride it ss at all?I'm in the process of getting something organised on my blog... should be up in a day or two.
Can't fight the urge Scott?Do you think you will ride it ss at all?
I think I'm coming over to the dark side..... seeing Jebus fly past me efortlessly on the weekend inspired me! It was a bit of a damascus road experience...Can't fight the urge Scott?
Maybe... problem is that when you run it singlespeed the chainstays go out to 17.9 cause of the way the conversion mounts... so you'd loose some of that 'snap'Do you think you will ride it ss at all?
i'm really liking the look of these ones. What price are they running at??I suppose this belongs in here as well. My first foray into big wheels ready to roll for the Yowie on Saturday. As an aside, I weighed the tyres when I took them off to do the tubeless conversion. Hutchinson Toro 29x2.15 Tubeless Ready were 715 and 718 grams. Aired up very easily with a bit of Spex in there.
It took me a few moments... Twenty... Niner. *bing* I get it now. Very creative. I like it.My new project...ticking along: