I am getting a 29! I am soo excited! Its a bedford with a Kenda tire…So I will use it for lond distance and cross country…But no drops since it is Cotterless…I am very excited! I will post a pic when I get it!
haha okay…is it really that much different…It will feel good from riding a 29" and then going to a 20" because It will feel small and feel amazing for Trials…
I ride 10+Km’s daily back and forth to work on 29".
When I come home I practice on my 20"
To be honest when I switch between 29 back to 20 my freemount, idle, is throw off.
Each pedal crank travels shorter or farther between the two.
For example:
When I freemount 20" my crank is at the 3’oclock position, and I don’t hang onto the handle.
When I freemount the 29" my crank is at the 5’oclock postition and I hang onto the handle to mount.
I find bunny hopping the same.
Try idling for the first time and let me know how that goes. To be honest I have no problems idling on my 20" but can’t do it on 29". It may be my technique but practice should cure that.
haha okay I will when I get it! I did the Terry Fox Run on my 20" boy my butt was sore after that but that was with a KH Fusion Street saddle and the KH Fusion is a ton more comfy.
Ok this morning I went for a 6 km ride and boy i did it fast. I could do so much more…I can just tell…I am very excited to get into distance…And right now i Dont have a camera…Well maybe I do so I might post pics today.
Thank you. I am very pleased with it. I got it used for $120. I am really liking it alot! I will have to make a video maybe…haha a little harder to do that though
You just need metal, pinned pedals and it will be perfect! They really do help with grip a lot, and on a 29er (on the road at least), there is very little risk of destroying your shins
Doesnt need to be custom. KH makes a 29" uni that will easily take some good muni trials.
Nimbus also makes a 29" uni with ISIS hub for the price of the Torker AX. You could also upgrade the cranks to KH moment cranks for extra strength and almost have a uni identical to the KH, but half the price.
The Torker AX that Hazmat linked to uss a cotterless wheelset, and those wont hold that well on muni.
Even though the muni generally done on a 29" or bigger wheel isnt that demanding, and cotterless cranks are usually all you need to manage the trails, it is just better to go with ISIS. It is still a very cheap option, and will be so much stronger than a cotterless hub.