Hoping to put an X Fusion Trace 36 on the bike once the forks become available.... axle to crown is 20mm longer than the Sweep, so will slacken it out a bit, more inline with where it should be..... :-)

Spot the new part!

Got a couple of months on my Ican P9 now and it's great fun.... If I were to build another then it would have to be the FS27.

Spot the new part!!

Now that you have time on the bike.. is there anything you would do differently if you were to start over?

Overall I'm very pleased with the build, It is 14kg on the nose and to have gone lighter would have added unreasonable costs. I'm still waiting on the 210x55 shock and hoping the bike will be a little more poppy with less rear wheel travel. Plus tyres have many advantages, but do make things a little lazy. I still think the FS27(with correct travel 122mm??) would be more fun and lively. Once into bigger faster terrain, the P9 is a blast. I think the p8 built up longer travel 200x57 and a 140mm up front would be a great all rounder! Just would need to be a little slacker for my liking!

Cant say for 100% certain, but I have a 140mm fork on the FS27 and love it.  Might even try 150 one day.  The 140mm 27.5 fork with plus tires probably gives similar height as the 130 29" fork.

You got some pictures of your build somewhere, or could you post some here? Cheers

Anyone found any other 165x45mm shock option for this frame....? 

A few photos with clearance might be useful for other people interested in doing a 29er build....