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  1. 10-04-2019, 12:09 AM #1
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    WTB - 29” boost fork, 29” wheelset for hardtail project

    I’m gonna be building up a Guerilla Gravity Pedalhead with 29” wheels for a wide variety of uses ... wet weather riding, mellow baby riding (via Thule Yepp Next Mini), flow trails / (small) jump line days, loaner bike for out of town friends to use on Oakridge trails (mostly steep fast soft loam).

    Edit: all good, ended up buying the exact fork and wheelset I needed. Thanks mags!

    29” Wheelset
    Ideally:
    -~33mm internal width +/- 3mm.
    I’m thinking of running 2.6” up front and 2.4” in back. Haven’t decided on Maxxis or Bontrager yet, will probably switch back and forth ...

    -28F / 32R for spokes ... I’m pretty light, but then again this is for a hardtail ... so I guess my ideal would be 28/32

    -Some hubs that can handle a bit of neglect and pacific northwet conditions ...

    -6-bolt, but I’d consider centerlock for the right price

    Must be:
    -Boost spacing
    -XD compatible (or can easily/cheaply swap freehub shell)
    -No freaking Novatec hubs!!!!


    Cheers and happy trails!
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  2. 10-04-2019, 11:39 AM #2
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    I realize there is not much hope for a bullfighting forum. I understand that most of you would prefer to discuss the ingredients of jacket fabrics than the ingredients of a brave man. I know nothing of the former. But the latter is made of courage, and skill, and grace in the presence of the possibility of death. If someone could make a jacket of those three things it would no doubt be the most popular and prized item in all of your closets.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ernest_Hemingway View Post
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    Bump for wheelset. Anyone?

    Just bought a brand new Pike 29” Dual Position Air for a great deal.
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    Bump because I still want a pony and Shralph still wants his ideal wheelset.
    Quote Originally Posted by Ernest_Hemingway View Post
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  9. 10-07-2019, 03:30 PM #9
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    Actually I ended up getting a ridiculous deal on VeloMine for a wheelset built up with SRAM 900 hubs and Fratelli FX35 rims. Not the lightest but the hubs were right and price was impossible to beat ...
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