Just whoring my bike here:
160mm 29er with 2.5 front and 2.3 rear.
I've got a fuck load of clearance on the rear and could fit a 2.6 easily... The down side, is that I can only fit a 30 tooth chainring.
get that chromag frame that just came up on here
I like that!! but only a 30t?!?! I have a 32 NWO now and was thinking of swapping to a 34t NWO with an 11-50 sunrace cassette!
Yeah, the chain stays bow out massively to make the huge tyre clearance
Is that a boost crankset? If not, changing to boost cranks (and guide, I guess) could get a few more teeth on the ring.
I think with the 142mm rear the chainline might be all screwey.
Tyre clearance on my NP scout 275 is fricken huge, ill take a picture later.
Heaps of clearance around the stays but the FD cable stop on the back of the seat tube will cramp the tyre size.
He was a carpenter so probably new his way around power tools and the odd mitre joint.This is why Jesus invented dremels and 1X.
This is why Jesus invented dremels and 1X.
I keep on coming back to the Nukeproof bikes I was originally looking at and really cant decide which would be better for my riding 29 with 2.35 tyres or the 27.5 with 2.6 tyres...
Just whoring my bike here:
160mm 29er with 2.5 front and 2.3 rear.
I've got a fuck load of clearance on the rear and could fit a 2.6 easily... The down side, is that I can only fit a 30 tooth chainring.
Yeah I have pretty much ruled out the Merida, I really don't like the fork and it would need to be stupidly cheaper than Nukeproof to even consider it. I am thinking Dartmoor Primal or the NP scout 290 or Scout 275 depending on what tyres I can fit on each (asked CRC and bike right but no replies as yet)