Calling All 29er Riders - 29er Talk

snr_merv · *by **snr_merv** on Fri 26/Jun/09 5:18pm*

There was a Giant 29er frame picture floating around with carbon stays, sliding dropouts etc, hopefully that XTC 29 1 is just the el budgo model and they bring out that other frame with better spec

Probably a bit of weight in the crap wheels and derore cranks, but cheap as one would hope.

Monolith · *by **Monolith** on Fri 26/Jun/09 9:21pm*

JUANGEAR wrote:
Monolith wrote:Giant's XTC1 29er already out in the states.

Clicky

Prolly still a couple of months until we see them... in the meantime 29ers are getting thin on the ground supply wise

The good news is that Blingpusher has just landed 9 or so Singular Swifts, some of which are up for grabs. I know a few are already spoken for.

Checker it out. http://www.flickr.com/photos/singularcy ... 998408439/

Out of interest, what is a frame/fork worth?

29er frames aren't hard to come by at all, but being the time of year it is a lot of 09 bikes are sold out and the 2010 stuff is still a while off yet.

spiderweb · *by **spiderweb** on Fri 26/Jun/09 10:05pm*

For those interested in stock for 29's this might be of interest

http://bike29.com/catalog/index.php

Monolith · *by **Monolith** on Fri 26/Jun/09 10:33pm*

Most online stores (Speshly in teh USA) carry a vast amount of 29er gear now :thumbsup:

But of course because of the dollar, paying duty, freight, etc... it often works out better to buy locally.

Datsane · *by **Datsane** on Sat 27/Jun/09 3:57pm*

Also handy for warranty repairs.

Mel · *by **Mel** on Sat 27/Jun/09 8:11pm*

And improving your discount by demonstrating some loyalty. :thumbsup:

Lynskey · *by **Lynskey** on Sun 28/Jun/09 12:39am*

Was deciding between a Haro Ally SS and a Peace 9r SS both '09. I went for the Peace as steel seemed safer, wasn't too keen on an all alloy rigid mountain bike. Standard thus far except for replacing parts that I've broken and the Thompson seatpost which was a birthday gift. Use it for thrashing round various Wellington haunts, rad bike and great fun in the mud.

hoogie · *by **hoogie** on Tue 30/Jun/09 10:28am*

+1 ... only have a gt peace 9r multi for now, running as a 1x9

having so much fun with it at present that my salsa el santo dualie is still in the travel box after coming back from rotorua a couple of months ago ...

currently looking at a niner mcr9 or salsa el mariachi

hoogie · *by **hoogie** on Tue 30/Jun/09 10:34am*

spiderweb wrote:For those interested in stock for 29's this might be of interest

http://bike29.com/catalog/index.php

tried to order some bits from these guys last month but they cancelled the order saying they weren't set up for international orders, even though their FAQ page says they welcome international orders and have a special mention for aussie orders ... go figure!

yak71 · *by **yak71** on Tue 30/Jun/09 4:16pm*

http://www.singletrackworld.com/2009/06 ... e-tallboy/

danose · *by **danose** on Tue 30/Jun/09 4:23pm*

SLG's new haro mary SS turned up last night - complete with what I presume is the new style 2010 forks (now a welded on-one style affair like the beasley, not the old ugly unicrown ala project2). Will post pics when it's fully fettled (job #1 was to take the On-One mary bars and throw them in the bin)

slidecontrol · *by **slidecontrol** on Tue 30/Jun/09 4:57pm*

Monolith wrote:in other news, a pic of the bike Scott would never make (Well, until now)

that pic came as quite the bombshell to the local scott dealer ( after he had also assured me there was no plans for scott to build a wagon wheeler )

Mel · *by **Mel** on Tue 30/Jun/09 7:42pm*

danose wrote:SLG's new haro mary SS turned up last night - complete with what I presume is the new style 2010 forks (now a welded on-one style affair like the beasley, not the old ugly unicrown ala project2). Will post pics when it's fully fettled (job #1 was to take the On-One mary bars and throw them in the bin)

Oooh nice.

The new frame with the bent top tube should be much nicer than my standard frame. And the forks... :love:

Please extract said Mary bars from aforementioned bin and put them in a courier bag and send them to me.

Please?

I will reimburse the courier costs. :thumbsup:

Me likey the Mary bars.

danose · *by **danose** on Wed 1/Jul/09 11:23am*

Mel wrote:Oooh nice. The new frame with the bent top tube should be much nicer than my standard frame. And the forks...

this one appears to be a hybrid - new model forks, but the 09 frame (presumably one of those 'oops we're short of forks' things). So still a straight top tube - which is fine cos I'm not a big fan of the bent top tube on the beasley (yes, I know, people with short legs etc etc)

Please extract said Mary bars from aforementioned bin and put them in a courier bag and send them to me. Please? I will reimburse the courier costs. Me likey the Mary bars.

too late - mr bob already nabbed em