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Chinese Carbon MTB => 29+ & 27+ => Topic started by: tripleDot on April 24, 2017, 08:03:38 AM
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Don't really know where to put this but...
I've been exploring this nearby island and had seen a good number of trails. Trails that my full rigid 29er XC starts to feel inadequate. So I'm considering building a new HT trail bike. My options are 29er with suspension fork or a full rigid plus bike. Haven't decided on wheel size for the plus size but kind of leaning on 29+.
My concern is would a rigid plus wheel feel as good (better) than suspensioned 29er? I personally want a rigid fork because it's maintenance-free.
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My suggestion would be a Trek Stache (or equivalent 29+ Chiner frame) with front suspension. However, I am biased as I own two of them.
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IMO maintenance is not a reason to go rigid. Have you had a lot of maintenance problems with suspension forks in the past?
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IMO maintenance is not a reason to go rigid. Have you had a lot of maintenance problems with suspension forks in the past?
I agree, going rigid shouldn't be about maintenance. And yes, I did encountered some problems with my suspension forks before, these problems were partly why I got into rigid in the first place.
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Another option you could consider is the Lauf fork.
I wanted to go rigid too, but the LBS made me an offer I couldn't resist for the Lauf.
It is maintenance free, and provide 60mm of travel.
I ride it for more than a year now in all kind of terrain but DH, and I'm really happy of it.
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That Lauf fork reco sure gave me some chills. Don't get me wrong, I actually love it, it's just that I will need to sell one of my bikes to increase my budget pool. Otherwise, I'm it's a 2018 project. Hehehe.