I rode the Cannnondale Holligan to the Railrunner station in downtown ABQ, and rode the train north to Santa Fe. I sold the Hooligan to Cass and purchased this large-framed Raleigh XXIX+G from an acquaintance, who had at once ridden the bike with both drop bars and suspension fork. I was back on the train within the hour. The new bike rides real good.
Framebag coming soon, thanks to Scott of Porcelain Rocket. Many changes to come in the next two weeks.
Scott has made an informative video on how to make a pattern for a custom frame bag.
I just rode a knarded out xxix sans g last weekend, it was a blast!
Knards front and rear, or just up front? What rims, P35 or similar?
It was the stock wheelset from the frog green xxix. I was thinking the 29er snow cats and knards would fit pretty well on it. This was also at spenardicman
Lucas of bikeisthenewblack blog spotted an XXIX at Spenarcticman sporting 29er Knards (pictured in the background of the last picture on his latest post). I doubt they were on rabbit holes, but still.
So it’s been done and spotted in the wild.
Obviously a front derailleur might complicate things, but still fun to consider.
Spenarctic man sounds like fun! Good to know it is possible. I am thinking about P35 rims and 2.3-2.4″ tires for a huge tire volume. Should be cheaper, lighter and without as much fuss as shoe-horning big tires into a little frame.
I’ve got a Maxxis ardent 2.4 on a p35 700cc rim up front on my fat-tail setup – seems good :-)
Tom, I ordered two Velocity P35 rims for myself today, as well as a 2.4″ Ardent. We are on the same cosmic wavelength.
It had p35 rims. Plenty of room. Ever since riding it, I’ve been scouring the interwebs for a dirt cheap XXIX to Knardify.
Nice looking bike! I continue to be impressed with Julie’s XXIX, even though it is too small for me to really ride. Huge possibilities for not a lot of cash. However, in my case I have to repeat the mantra that you’ve previously suggested: I don’t need another bike. I don’t need another bike.
I am thrilled with the XXIX– it fits like a glove, and is ready for some rough stuff. I especially like the super-high BB. Lots of frame mods today.
Frame mods, meaning under down tube bottle cage mounts, etc.? Can’t put braze ons on that suspension fork, but I can imagine your plans include some bikepacking improvements.
Good to hear that it fits well. It’s a large, correct?
Yes, large.
Holes under the DT, on the seatstays for my Nitto mini-rack/bag support and under the seatstay bridge for the rack tang. Also, ordered a bunch of parts today.