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clydes that ride a 29er.... what are you riding?

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#1 ·
just wondering what the fellow clydes are riding this year, any upgrades or etc? lets see those 29ers....
 
#124 ·
Frame: Niner EMD
Fork: Fox Float 100mm
Wheels: Mavic Crossmax / Nobby Nic
Dive: Sram X.9
Crank: Raceface Turbine
Headset: Cane Creek 40
Breaks: Hope Tech X2
Rotors: Carver Ti
Bar: Raceface Turbine
Stem: Raceface Turbine
Seatpost Raceface Turbine
Saddle: Flite Ti
Grips: Raceface Sniper Lock on
Eggbeater pedals

Bike is 23.8lbs * Im 210Lbs. I ride to this park from my front door :)

Bicycle frame Tire Bicycle tire Bicycle wheel Wheel
 
#125 · (Edited)
Haro Flightline Trail 29er 20"

Im at 6'1" 230lbs

great beginner bike so far.

upgrades:
WTB Bronson 2.2 tires
DMR Bikes Vault pedals
KS dropper post
Race Face Evolve crank with single 32tooth and basher
SRAM X7 shifter and medium derailur (in the mail)
ODI AM50 Stem

possible future upgrades will be
Stans Arch wheel combo
Fox float or Talas 140 fork
Tire Bicycle tire Wheel Bicycle wheel Bicycle frame
 
#126 ·
I am 6' 4" and 250ish pounds. I just got a Banshee Prime and it's amazing.

Crappy pic...but this is it in it's latest iteration:



Frame: XL Banshee Prime - Yellow
Rear Shock: Fox Float CTD
Forks: X-Fusion Trace RL2 - Tapered HT
Wheels - Spank Oozy
Tires: F-Specialized Purgatory 2.3 R-Specialized Ground Control 2.3 (both control casing) Running Tubes now
Cranks: Race Face Atlas - Single ring with Wolftooth 30t narrow wide ring
Drivetrain: X9 shifter and derailleur 10 speed 10-36
Seatpost: Thomson Dropper Elite
Saddle: Chromag Trailmaster LTD
Seatpost Clamp: Chromag
Bars: Spank SPIKE 777FR BEARCLAW
Grips: Chromag Palmskin
Brakes: Shimano Saint - 8" F rotor 7" rear rotor
Pedals: Straitline Lenosky
Headset: Crane Creek 40

Weighing in at around 32 pounds.

I do not treat this bike gently...I am a bit of a hack with no style...I just kinda monster truck everything...lol. Just a fun, fun bike!

A little review and more pics and a video included in this very self serving link:
The Mountain Bike Life: One Month With a 29er - Banshee Prime Review
 
#131 ·
I am 6'6" and when I got my Surly Karate Monkey (used off ebay) 9 years ago 29ers were not supported by the major bike manufacturers. I was about 250 lbs then. I am now sub 195 and still ride the same bike. The only thing I have replaced is the drive train and given 9 years of riding that's not bad. The bike has treated me very well!

I am just now thinking of getting a new bike but it isn't because my current one isn't capable. It is because i am lusting after something new :p
 
#134 ·
5'9" 249lbs. I'm riding a Salsa Fargo or a Surly Pugsley depending on the conditions.
Having owned several mtb hardtails and never liked a single one of them. Prefer riding without suspension, because they aren't made to work with the weight and force I put on the bikes.
 
#137 ·
Clydes Ride...

Bought a 2009 Jamis Dakota 29er 'new-non-current' 3 years ago and love it.

It rolls over everything.

Bent my seatpost this summer, so I'm looking for a Thompson elite of a GD Turbo, if funds allow.

Only mods were wider bars and NS Bikes Legeater pedals. They live up to their name... scars to prove. I carry the clipless pedals in my pack in case I find myself on a long road stretch. Still not confident enough to ride clipless in the bush, it wouldn't be pretty.

Need new tires now as well. Acvtually looking for another wheelset to have knobbys on one and commuter tires on the other.

Ride on. :thumbsup:
 

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#139 ·
5' 10" 250lbs Haven't ridden in years, I picked up a 2012 Cannondale Scalpel 29r. What a blast. Completely out of shape, so I'm taking my time working up to more technical trails. Could not choose just one pic I liked, so I attached a couple.

Ray
 

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#140 ·
Been rocking this bike for a while. It a Santacruz Tallboy AL version 1.0. Its the best bike that I have probably ever ridden and I have ridden more than my fair share.


Tallboy on a foggy day (HTC One X) by simplexityphoto, on Flickr

Frame: Santacruz Tallboy AL 1.0 XL clearcoat over brushed Aluminum
Fork: Rockshox Reba RLT tapered, 15mm set to 100mm
Shock: Fox Float CTD
Headset: Canecreek 40
Wheels: Hadley hubs laced to WTB Frequency i23 rims with DT swiss
14/15g spokes and alloy nipples
Tires: Kenda Nevegals
Shifters: X9
Front der: XT
Rear der: XO
Chain: Sram pc1091 hollowpin
Cass: XT 11-36
Crank: Raceface Turbine 24-36t
Headset: Cane Creek 40
Brakes: XO trails <-- love these things!
Rotors: Shimano SLX
Bar: Raceface SIXC
Stem: Truvative t30 90mm
Seatpost: Rockshox reverb 5" drop
Saddle: WTB speed v
Grips: Oury or ESI
Pedals: XT (xc version)
 
#142 ·
I have to take a pic with my camera this phone pic did not turn out great. lol This is my 2011 karakoram 1.0 it stock mostly but the drivetrain it is now a 1x9 setup with
Truvativ GXP Stylo Cranks
Truvativ GXP bottom bracket
X9 shifter
Xo rear deraileur
SRAM PowerGlide 990 Cassette
sram powerchain
vp pedals

 
#145 ·
Bicycle tire Tire Bicycle wheel Wheel Bicycle wheel rim


2012 Focus Black Forrest 2.0 29er, upgraded to XT rims, XT brakes, Race Face bars, fat guy seat for now, Blackspire plateform pedals (DO NOT LIKE), tubeless (Zero flats since doing this)

plan on upgrading to a Raceface 3x10 crank and more rigid forks.

Over 1000 miles road and trail, lost 37 pounds (hit a plateau, holiday food) 5-8, now 230, glad I found this forum. Great motivation.

Soon to get my first FS bike, any opinion please post them http://forums.mtbr.com/bike-frame-discussion/one-first-fs-bike-yes-another-one-these-threads-890907.html
 
#149 ·
2012 Diamondback Overdrive.



I've heard great things about this frame. Right now I'm just on the road. Just got a bike rack so it's off to the trails next. I'm hoping this baby holds up for a while. I really dig the way it looks and currently rides.

Ordered a new Planet Bike Men's A.R.S. Anatomic Relief Bicycle Saddle and I'm going to be in the market for an air shock with lockout and a cassette with taller gearing. Something tells me that I may be looking out for a new wheelset too... sooner than I'd like to.

If any of you other big guys have any recommendations about those parts, I'd love to hear them.
 
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