Last year I went back and forth on getting a 29er but having to choose one or the other I opted with the 26inch Sycip Diesel. But the bug of interest had bit and over this last year I obsessed and thought and had to figure out a way to justify to the wife another Sycip in the garage. Finally, it had to be a trade off to get one I had to get rid of one, so my Sycip CX SS is on the block for sale and in its place is the new Sycip Unleaded 29er.
I've been in the dirt just once on it so far but my impression are positive, mostly the same as many have said before, rolls fast once up to speed, smooths out the bumps a bit (especially rigid), and is very stable at speed. Handling isn't slow, or at least what I was expecting lhaving listened to other comments. Climbing I'm not ready to comment on, the first dirt ride had lots of climbing but it was also a week after a 24hr solo effort (not on this bike), so my legs would have been lead on any bike. As a commuter, oh boy, it rolls nice and has been unnerving for roadie's I happen upon.
The build, I wanted it to stay around or below sub 4 lbs for the frame. I also love my Diesel, so I opted to do this as a geared frame only. I'm sure I'll run it SS with a singelator at some point. Jeremy (reluctantly because I'm a bit hard on equipment) built it using the Foco tubeset to my request. He also used modest but lightest he had available disc mount/drop outs. Also, he built it for around a 30 inch standover, effective top tube is 23.5 inches. I had Canti mounts included so I can run V-brakes when I race it as a cross bike. The fork is a Walt Works that I had built for 100 mm corrected suspension on my Diesel, the length was perfect to move over to the 29er where it will permanently stay. I'll have Canti mounts set up on the fork at some point, maybe the PACE V mounts if I can get them to work. The color; what better color for a big wheel bike then John Deere Green with a gold nugget top coat.
With modest parts (, Bontrager Race Disc wheelset, SRAM shifting equipment, XT cassete and Cranks, Avid disc brakes, Ritchey WCS other parts) it came in at just over 23.5 lbs.
I've been in the dirt just once on it so far but my impression are positive, mostly the same as many have said before, rolls fast once up to speed, smooths out the bumps a bit (especially rigid), and is very stable at speed. Handling isn't slow, or at least what I was expecting lhaving listened to other comments. Climbing I'm not ready to comment on, the first dirt ride had lots of climbing but it was also a week after a 24hr solo effort (not on this bike), so my legs would have been lead on any bike. As a commuter, oh boy, it rolls nice and has been unnerving for roadie's I happen upon.
The build, I wanted it to stay around or below sub 4 lbs for the frame. I also love my Diesel, so I opted to do this as a geared frame only. I'm sure I'll run it SS with a singelator at some point. Jeremy (reluctantly because I'm a bit hard on equipment) built it using the Foco tubeset to my request. He also used modest but lightest he had available disc mount/drop outs. Also, he built it for around a 30 inch standover, effective top tube is 23.5 inches. I had Canti mounts included so I can run V-brakes when I race it as a cross bike. The fork is a Walt Works that I had built for 100 mm corrected suspension on my Diesel, the length was perfect to move over to the 29er where it will permanently stay. I'll have Canti mounts set up on the fork at some point, maybe the PACE V mounts if I can get them to work. The color; what better color for a big wheel bike then John Deere Green with a gold nugget top coat.
With modest parts (, Bontrager Race Disc wheelset, SRAM shifting equipment, XT cassete and Cranks, Avid disc brakes, Ritchey WCS other parts) it came in at just over 23.5 lbs.